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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Education Pre-K - 12 Jan 27th, 2026

Education Pre-K - 12

Bills: S0564, S1062, S1340, S1646, S1718
Summary: The Senate Committee on Education Pre-K through 12 met with a quorum present and heard several education-related bills. The committee first considered CS/SB 1062 on speech and debate, which would create a Speech and Debate Hall of Fame, designate Speech and Debate Week, authorize a teacher endorsement, require FLVS to establish an institute for speech and debate, direct development of related coursework and credentials, and require annual district reporting. Supporters, including a parent and representatives of the Florida Debate Initiative and school groups, emphasized the academic and civic benefits of debate and the need for funding for travel and training. The committee adopted a delete-all amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard and reported favorably SB 1718 on educator preparation and certification, with testimony from an Orange County principal and others supporting a proposal to let educators bank professional learning hours, and SB 1646 on educational facilities, which revises how facility funding is calculated and prioritized, including safety and planning considerations. The committee then took up CS/SB 564 on student volunteers at polling locations. An amendment clarified that high school students who are registered or pre-registered to vote may volunteer at polling places and count the service toward graduation or postsecondary financial aid requirements. Testimony from a county supervisor of elections and civic groups supported the bill as a way to engage students in elections and expand volunteer opportunities, while clarifying it would not conflict with existing election funding rules. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 1340 on coordinated screening and progress monitoring, which requires school districts to screen students for characteristics of dyslexia and dyscalculia, place identified students on support plans, and use evidence-based interventions, with State Board of Education rulemaking to implement the process. The sponsor and a supporting parent group stressed early identification and intervention. The committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also recommended confirmation of Laila Collins to the State Board of Education, and then adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Education Finance Committee 3/18/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:36:10.560> The students and innovation zones. The students and innovation zones.
  • Thank you for your time.” innovation zone laws from 2012 to 2017. innovation zone laws from 2012 to 2017
  • Innovation zones contribute to talents.
  • <01:04:20.400> that been part of the innovation zone. that been part of the innovation zone
  • There are referring to innovation zones.
Bills: HF630, HF1435, HF1607
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce May 20th, 2026

Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Interesting enough, I think that's actually more of a local zoning issue.
  • Last year, I'm sorry, Brad Hauser, on behalf of the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council
  • Last year, I'm sorry, Brad Hauser, on behalf of the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council
  • Last year, the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council was transferred from underneath the
  • The treasurer's team has been a constructive partner in getting these details right, and the bill in
Summary: The Senate Commerce Committee met on April 20, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then heard a series of bills and resolutions. It first advanced H. CR 66, which directs Louisiana Economic Development, working with the Governor’s Office of Rural Development, to study rural parish economic assets, infrastructure, workforce, and development opportunities. The committee also moved HB 387, a clarification allowing the fire marshal to review architectural and engineering plans equally, and HB 1223, which seeks to promote clinical trials in Louisiana by having LED market the state’s research capacity and by adjusting internal review board procedures. HB 1228, a cleanup bill for hearing aid dealers that updates definitions, contracts, testing periods, licensing, and related requirements, was also reported favorably, as was HB 950, which would create an elderly consumer perception program through the Office of Elderly Affairs to help seniors recognize scams and fraud. The committee spent the most time on HB 617, a broad “hidden fees” consumer transparency bill. The author and supporters said it would require mandatory fees to be included in upfront pricing so consumers can make informed choices, while opponents from grocery, restaurant, hotel, housing, retail, and business groups argued the bill was vague, overly broad, and likely to create compliance burdens and litigation risk. Housing advocates objected to the bill’s housing exemption, warning it could weaken renters’ ability to bring claims over undisclosed fees. After extensive debate over variable pricing, sales taxes, enforcement, and the scope of the bill, Senator Morris moved to defer HB 617, and the committee agreed without objection. The committee also heard HB 797, which would create a “Bayou Gold” certification program for certain gold vendors and transactional gold products. The sponsor said the program would encourage vendors to keep gold insured, segregated, and closer to Louisiana consumers, with the Treasury administering the certification through participant fees. Several senators and an outside witness raised concerns that the state seal could be mistaken for an endorsement, could create liability or consumer confusion, and would favor a narrow set of vendors. Despite opposition, the committee reported HB 797 favorably, with members noting it still had to go to Finance. Later, the committee advanced HB 1186, which would create a more uniform statewide building code and licensing system for inspectors, add disciplinary authority, and impose a small permit fee to support the program, and HB 1222, which would let LED develop a grocery initiative to address food deserts and food insecurity. The meeting concluded with the committee hearing HB 1256 on abandoned digital assets, which would require dormant digital assets to be held in original form for three years so owners can reclaim them.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Cap Committee Meeting - 2025-05-06

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Murphy naming of the library construction grants that we passed off the House floor.
  • the communities I absolutely wanted to campaign for, but I actually wanted to get on and use my construction
Bills: HF719, HF2484, HF2486
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee, February 25, 2026

Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:08:21.680> without call the right to construct without call the right to construct without
  • Um, I will mention that it is only for residential construction.
  • So it does not residential construction.
  • So you know our hope is construction.
  • So this bill bill does not construction.
Bills: HB0002, HB0022
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Capital Investment Committee 5/6/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Murphy naming of the library construction grants that we passed off the House floor.
  • Murphy um naming of the<00:02:49.120> library<00:02:49.440> construction<00:02:49.840><
  • c> grants<00:02:50.080> that<00:02:50.239> we the library construction grants that
  • we the library construction grants that we passed<00:02:50.560> off<00:02:50.720> the<00
  • I absolutely wanted to campaign for, but absolutely wanted to get on and use my construction experience
Bills: HF719, HF2484, HF2486
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • Preservation Board, it's really become a redundant process that a lot of the county's planning and zoning
  • like, just pointing out, you already have the Department of Agriculture, DNREC, and the planning and zoning
  • Either this advisory board or the Planning and Zoning Commission can make that approval.
  • Now, since the advisory boards don't typically exist and the Planning and Zoning Commission is perfectly
Bills: SB311, HB371
Summary: The House Agriculture Committee met with a quorum present and considered three bills. Senate Bill 53 would codify and continue the Farm to Community Program if federal support is reduced or unavailable, prioritize Delaware farmers, and require reporting and transparency. Testimony in support came from the Delaware Farm Bureau, the Academy of Medicine and Public Health, and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Jimmy Crone, who said the department supports the bill. Members raised no questions, and the committee voted to release the bill by roll call. The committee then heard Senate Bill 311, a Department of Agriculture maintenance bill updating Title 3 provisions related to plant industry and pesticides. The bill removes an outdated $100 license fee, requires certified private applicators to keep pesticide application records available for inspection, expands the definition of landscaper to include commercial entities installing their own nursery stock, and removes a good-character requirement for grain inspector applicants. With no public comment or questions, the committee voted to release the bill by roll call. Finally, House Bill 371, sponsored by Representative Vanderwyn, would streamline the Agland Preservation Act by eliminating a redundant county advisory board step for farmland preservation districts. Representative Vanderwyn and Deputy Secretary Crone explained that the advisory boards were more useful when the program was new, but now the county planning and zoning commissions and the Department of Agriculture already provide the needed review. After brief discussion, with no public comment, the committee voted to release the bill by roll call and then adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Workforce Development Committee Meeting - 2026-04-09

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • If they should have operations zone.
  • <01:09:36.719> doesn't operations outside of the zone doesn't operations outside of the zone
  • It could also be that they had zone?
  • , had legal uh operations inside the zone, had legal uh operations inside the zone, then<01:10:04.880
  • So that is in process as well. the zone? Uh, if that's their one and the zone?
Bills: HF3217, HF2252
Summary: The committee first approved the prior day’s minutes as amended, correcting the meeting number from the 46th to the 45th meeting. It then took up House File 3217, which would restore funding for the Minnesota Bioincentive Program. Representative Kisha argued the state should honor commitments made to companies that met program requirements and had not received full reimbursement. Testifiers from the Great Plains Institute and Minnesota Biofuels Association said the program has supported bioeconomy investment, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and generated strong economic returns, but has been underfunded, leaving unpaid claims. Members raised questions about whether the bill was retrospective and whether it should be reviewed by another committee; the bill was laid over for further consideration without a vote. The committee then heard House File 2252, a proposal to modernize Minnesota’s private activity bond volume cap by shifting unused allocation from the small issuer/manufacturing bucket to the public facilities bucket while leaving the overall cap unchanged. The bill’s public finance testifier said the current allocation formula is outdated, housing would remain the top priority, and the change would be budget neutral. Testifiers from the Minnesota Milk Producers Association and Minnesota Biofuels Association supported the bill, saying it would better align financing with rural infrastructure, clean water, manure management, renewable natural gas, dairy processing, and low-carbon fuel projects, and could lower borrowing costs for those sectors. Members questioned whether the bill fit the committee’s jurisdiction and noted it might be more appropriate for another committee; the bill was also laid over for further consideration.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 26th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • He's referring to fortified construction, and it is available.
  • Now the hurricane zone has widened. Now the hurricane zone has widened.
  • ..the wood frame construction manual.
  • It takes an engineer to read that wood frame construction manual.
  • wood frame construction manual.
Bills: HB324, HB252, SB80, HB241
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill really sets up a construct that...
  • So this is a check and balance on tax increment reinvestment zones that they get a check on.
  • The issue is that the Corpus Christi PFC zone established in December 2024 includes a large portion,
  • The project financing zone only includes 21 hotels, and it's expected to generate $122 million over a
  • They're just moving the area to encompass the landmass and not the ocean part of the zone.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 9th, 2025 at 10:30 am

Appropriations - Education and Environment Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • Section 5 is the exemption to spend the various funds that were appropriated for construction of CTE
Bills: SB2019, HB1369
Summary: The committee met to finalize and advance the Career and Technical Education budget in Engrossed Senate Bill 2019. Representative Richter walked through Amendment 2004, which included increases for salaries and wages, inflationary operating expenses, a $2.5 million federal grant increase, $12.7 million for secondary grant programs and related work-based learning support, a $100,000 increase for Marketplace for Kids, and removal of the STEM initiative and adult farm management from the CTE budget because that program funding was moved to the Department of Agriculture. The amendment also included $750,000 for workforce training branch office positions and set the total general fund appropriation at $64 million. Members also discussed a $1 million virtual reality career exploration item, which remained in the bill but was shifted to SIF one-time funding. A new $150,000 one-time general fund appropriation was added for CTE moving expenses because the agency must relocate after Legislative Council expands into its current space. Committee members noted that amount may need to be revisited in conference committee once more accurate relocation and rent costs are known. Levi from legislative staff explained that the exemption language in the bill applies to remaining coronavirus capital projects fund dollars for CTE center construction, allowing those federal funds to be spent before they expire. The committee adopted Amendment 2004 on a 5-0 roll call and then passed Engrossed Senate Bill 2019 as amended on a 5-0 roll call. Representative Richter was named the carrier, and the committee adjourned after noting that higher education and congressional budgets were the remaining items to resolve.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • The first item on the agenda is SB 2190 SD2 related to inclusionary zoning.
  • Because we don't want to create an off-site construction program that outsources all of the construction
  • <00:35:53.520> that off-site construction program that off-site construction program that
  • <00:35:56.800> and outsources all of the construction and outsources all of the construction
  • I recommend that we move construction.
Summary: The House Housing Committee heard testimony on a series of housing-related Senate bills. SB 2190 SD2 on inclusionary zoning drew support from HHFDC, Hawaii YIMBY, Grassroot Institute, Housing Hawaii’s Future, and Hako Seed Center, with opposition from OHA and Aloha Independent Living Hawaii. SB 2338 SD1, dealing with housing agency personnel authority, received comments from the Attorney General cautioning that the bill should be clarified to avoid conflicts with civil service and collective bargaining laws and recommending removal of a provision limiting employment contracts; HHFDC said its comments addressed those concerns and supported the measure. SB 2424 SD1, concerning HHFDC, received broad support from housing, business, and community groups, with one opposition. Testimony focused on changing the definition of “qualified resident” so people who already own an HHFDC-assisted unit could later purchase another if their housing needs change; HHFDC said the current rule forces people to sell before buying again and that the bill would help people move up the housing ladder and encourage more housing development. SB 2356 on parking also drew broad support from state agencies, housing advocates, business groups, and local officials, with Unite Here Local 5 in opposition. SB 2981 on land use had strong support from many organizations and 67 individuals, with Unite Here Local 5 opposing. SB 3028 SD2 on property conveyance generated the most detailed policy debate. Supporters, including Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, Indivisible Hawaii, and others, backed restructuring the conveyance tax into a marginal rate system and urged changes to revenue allocations, including dedicated funding for homeless services, DHHL, and the rental housing revolving fund. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii supported the marginal-rate concept but opposed dedicated special-fund allocations and criticized the bill’s blank sections. Committee members questioned the historical purpose of the conveyance tax, and the Tax Foundation explained it was originally a modest tax tied to property-value tracking when the state still ran the property tax system. The committee also heard SB 3187 SD2 on off-site construction, SB 2378 SD2 on housing permitting, and SB 2398 SD2 on residential housing utilities. OPSD supported SB 3187 but said it preferred the House version and wanted clarification that off-site certification should apply to factories in Hawaii, not out of state, to avoid outsourcing labor; it also suggested starting with a small scope. SB 2378 SD2 drew support from engineering, housing, and labor groups, with testimony that the House version included needed fixes to make the program insurable. On SB 2398 SD2, the Board of Water Supply opposed the bill, saying it could require disclosure of sensitive infrastructure information beyond ordinary water-availability assessments and raise critical-infrastructure and cybersecurity concerns; developers and housing groups supported the measure. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HOU Public Hearing 01-27-2026

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • So basically we put contribute equity in the construction of projects, which is repaid with shared appreciation
  • <00:13:01.680> equity<00:13:02.000> in<00:13:02.160> the<00:13:02.320> construction
  • <00:13:02.639> of contribute equity in the construction of contribute equity in the construction
  • How quickly can they sell units so they can start construction, and what we hear from developers and
  • How quickly can they sell units so they can start construction, and what we hear from developers and
Summary: The committee heard five housing measures, with the chair announcing that SB 2060, SB 2063, SB 2062, and SB 2069 were works in progress and that decision-making would be deferred to February 3. SB 2060 would allow HHFDC, with Finance approval, to transfer money within the rental housing revolving fund and its subaccounts without further legislative authorization, including a transfer to the mixed-income subaccount for FY 2026-2027. HHFDC and other supporters said the change would give the agency more flexibility to move projects forward, while Catholic Charities Hawaii and a testifier from Roars and Cares supported the bill but warned that shifting money away from lower-income housing could weaken efforts to serve households under 80% of area median income and people at risk of homelessness. HHFDC said the fund’s uncommitted balance was about $100 million and that demand exceeded available resources. SB 2063 would revise the mixed-income subaccount by changing project priorities, adding new criteria, allowing transfers within the subaccount without legislative approval, and directing conveyance tax revenues into the subaccount. HHFDC, OPSD, LURF, Hawaii Appleseed, Housing Hawaii’s Future, Stanford Carr Development, and Roars and Cares supported the measure, while Catholic Charities urged the committee to keep rental and for-sale housing policy separate and to use other mechanisms for homeownership. Catholic Charities said the rental housing revolving fund should remain focused on rentals, and that for-sale initiatives should be addressed separately. The chair indicated an intent to defer the bill for further edits. SB 2062 would make the dwelling unit revolving fund equity pilot a permanent HHFDC program, allowing the agency to buy equity in for-sale developments to lower initial purchase prices and require repayment through shared appreciation. HHFDC said the pilot had been successful, with 83 units committed and $7.6 million of the $10 million program cap already committed, and said permanence would let the agency pair the program with DERF loans earlier in project financing. The chair said SB 2069 would be used as the vehicle for amendments to the DERF equity program and related changes. SB 2069 would authorize HHFDC to use existing dwelling unit revolving fund balances for the equity pilot; it drew support from HHFDC and several housing organizations. SB 2070 would create a permanently affordable for-sale housing program by replacing the current 10-year buyback restriction with a resale price cap tied to an appreciation index, which HHFDC said would preserve affordability while allowing owners to build equity. In questioning, senators pressed HHFDC on whether the bill was necessary, whether it would remove first-time homebuyer and other ownership restrictions, and whether the new program was truly “permanently affordable” if not tied to AMI. HHFDC said the current statutory restrictions limit flexibility, that the proposal would expand access to local residents, and that the price cap would be based on about 4.5% annual appreciation. Supporters said the approach would help buyers move up the housing ladder, while some senators expressed concern that it could open the program to owners of multiple properties and that the committee should see sales-velocity data on existing restricted units before proceeding.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Transportation, Highways and Public Works May 26th, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman, Member, Senate Concurrent Resolution 64 by Senator Price creates the task force on construction
  • On construction management at risk, CMAR. And we do have a set of amendments. Thank you, ma'am.
  • Turin is kind of similar in that sense, in Italy in general, when it comes to highway construction.
  • Why would our state willingly spend more on these pilot construction projects than necessary?
  • I had another amendment set that would strike Office of Highway Construction and limit it to only two
Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on May 26 with a quorum present and took up several resolutions and one Senate bill. SCR 64 created a task force to study construction management at risk (CMAR) in Louisiana public works; an amendment added representatives from the Louisiana Associated General Contractors and Associated Builders and Contractors, and the resolution was reported with amendments. HR 282 created a task force to study utility terrain vehicles with state agencies; an amendment added the State Fire Marshal, and it was also reported with amendments. The committee then considered SB 513 on public works project delivery methods. The bill originally included an average-bid award method for certain pilot projects, along with airport design-build provisions. Testimony from a Reason Foundation analyst and from the Louisiana Associated General Contractors raised concerns that average-bid contracting could encourage collusion, raise costs, and lacked supporting data or use by U.S. transportation departments, while airport design-build was supported. The committee adopted an amendment in concept to strike the average-bid provisions, leaving the airport-related design-build language in place, and SB 513 was reported with amendments by a vote of 11 yeas and 4 nays. The committee also reported SCR 62 favorably, which urges DOTD to evaluate school zones on state highways in response to safety concerns and near misses, including a fatal incident referenced by the author. HCR 112 was reported favorably to study flooding on Louisiana Highway 1 in Shreveport, and HR 275 was reported favorably to study an interstate highway signage maintenance and reporting program. The meeting concluded after all items were disposed of and the committee adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • them as workforce housing because we realize the cost of housing these days—it can’t all be new construction
  • can't all cost of housing these days it can't all be<00:29:13.159> new<00:29:13.440> construction
  • > and<00:29:14.279> this<00:29:14.399> will<00:29:14.679> help be new construction
  • and this will help be new construction and this will help preserve<00:29:15.880> some<00:29:16.039
Bills: HF110, HF111, HF263, HF105
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 11th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • I got a lot of comments from some very constructive people; thank you—you know who you are.
  • This could create issues, but you end up with situations such as a zoning area where there are zoning
  • variances... ...where there are zoning variances or historic districts where they don't meet that 45
  • So we think SB12, along with SB29, both streamline construction projects and decrease unnecessary...
Bills: SB36, SB39, SB40, SB12, SB29, SB121, SB131, SB12
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Economic Development and Tourism Committee Mar 17th, 2026

Economic Development and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • still going to allow for sales and use tax and non-educational taxes to be abated during their construction
  • /c><00:09:54.480> their taxes to be abated during their taxes to be abated during their construction
  • 56.720> But<00:09:56.959> once<00:09:57.360> that<00:09:58.080> um construction
  • But once that um construction period.
Bills: SB265, HB593
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Health and Public Affairs Jan 26th, 2026 at 01:45 pm

Senate Health & Public Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I grew up in the community called the War Zone, now known as the International District.
  • systemic inequities that lead us to the place where we have a community in our state called the War Zone
  • young people who are trying to navigate multiple overlapping crises in those communities, and the War Zone
  • Senate Bill 6 supports the new construction of a School of Medicine to replace the University of New
  • This bill provides a mechanism for the necessary advancement and construction of a three-year project
Bills: SB5, SB6, SB8