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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 03-19-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • complex area superintendent Rochelle Mahoe.
  • Kaz Ernest<00:31:54.520> Mau, Jody Karoyama, Leeward District's Pearl City-Waipahu Complex Area
  • :32:24.960> City<00:32:25.320> Waipahu<00:32:25.800> Complex<00:32:26.520> Area
  • <00:32:26.880> Teacher Pearl City-Waipahu Complex Area Teacher of the Year.
  • assessments to monitor student progress and collaborated with teachers to analyze data to identify areas
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/27/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • are establishing rural areas of the state.
  • The goal of an active management area articulates the savings in that water. Okay, thanks.
  • The goal of an active management area articulates the savings in that water. Okay, thanks.
  • My questioning was aimed at highlighting how areas that have a subsequent AMA declared are areas where
  • rebound also known as perhaps a cut to the aquifer that might help the area rebound.
Summary: The Senate Natural Resources Committee approved the January 13, 2026 minutes and held Senate Bills 1041 and 11676 by request for further review. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1197, which would allow irrigation grandfather rights and associated water duty in subsequent active management areas (AMAs) to be sold, leased, or transferred within the same AMA. The sponsor said the bill is intended to help wineries and other farmers in the Wilcox and Douglas areas adjust fields and expand while staying within existing water limits. Opposition testimony from Sierra Club and Rural Arizona Action argued the bill could increase groundwater pumping unless it includes stronger safeguards, such as a net reduction in water use and clearer ties to AMA management goals. The City of Wilcox and the Department of Water Resources were neutral but said the bill needs more work on consistency, oversight, and transparency. The committee passed SB 1197 on a 4-3 vote, with one member not voting. The committee then unanimously passed Senate Bill 1198, which continues the Arizona Beef Council for eight years until July 1, 2034. Testimony from the council’s executive director was supportive, and members discussed the importance of the beef industry and the value of longer continuation periods for agency review. Senate Bill 1199, which continues the Arizona State Veterinary Examining Board for eight years until July 1, 2034, also passed unanimously. Members used the discussion to raise broader concerns about the shortage of rural and large-animal veterinarians and the need for future funding and workforce support. Finally, the committee considered Senate Concurrent Memorial 1004, urging Congress to clarify the EPA’s powers and end what the sponsor described as regulatory overreach. Supporters framed it as a request for Congress to fix unclear federal law, while opponents said it would weaken science-based environmental protections and deny climate and public health realities. The memorial passed 4-3 with one not voting. The committee then adjourned.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/13/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • Irrigation non-expansion areas, as many of you are aware, draw a line around the areas that can't be
  • I picked that area, that amount. “What’s a normal use of farmland in a different area?
  • If that’s good enough for some areas, it should be okay for non-expansion areas.”
  • “That figure, if it’s good enough for some areas, it should be okay for non-expansion areas.”
  • “And what is that exactly, non-expansion areas? Irrigation non-expansion areas, if—is an INA.
Summary: The committee began with member and staff introductions, then heard House Bill 2024, which would expand the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority’s water supply development definition to include snowpack augmentation and related planning and facility work. Supporters argued cloud seeding and drone-based silver iodide deployment could increase snowpack and water supply at relatively low cost, while opponents raised concerns about weather modification, uncertainty in the science, and possible environmental or health effects. After debate, the committee approved HB 2024 on a 6-4 vote, with some members expressing reservations and requesting more information before floor consideration. The committee next considered House Bill 2053, which would direct the Arizona Department of Water Resources to update stormwater recharge mapping statewide and provide $100,000 for the work. The sponsor and ADWR said the bill would expand on prior state-land mapping and help identify recharge opportunities on private land; ADWR was neutral and said it could do the technical mapping but could not make legal determinations about appropriable surface water rights. Salt River Project opposed the bill’s language on surface-water rights, arguing that determinations about unappropriated water belong to the courts and that site-specific recharge projects could affect downstream rights. The committee adopted the Griffin amendment and then passed HB 2053 as amended on a 6-4 vote. Chelsea McGuire of WIFA then gave a broad presentation on the agency’s revolving funds, conservation grants, and long-term augmentation efforts, describing past investments, current grant awards, and seven potential augmentation projects under development. She said WIFA’s current budget ask was essentially for no additional cuts, while members asked about costs, project qualifications, and public-private structure. The committee then took up House Bill 2097, which would impose a six acre-feet-per-acre groundwater pumping cap in irrigation non-expansion areas, add reporting and well-measurement requirements, and set a $150 penalty for violations. ADWR said the bill could require additional staffing and that the cap and substitution provisions had technical concerns; environmental groups argued the cap was too high and could still encourage overpumping, while supporters said it would finally place a limit on INA pumping. HB 2097 passed 6-4. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2116, which would appropriate $1 million to the Colorado River Litigation Fund; the sponsor described it as a contingency for ongoing Colorado River negotiations, and the committee moved the bill forward after brief discussion.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Apr 10th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • that is 35,000 students in an area that is 35,000 students in an area that is roughly the size of Rhode
  • The other it was inserted in that area. Everything else had to in that area.
  • They cannot provide medical advice, but some I find medical advice, but some I find medical advice, but
  • they cannot is telling local areas that they cannot have their own taxes in those areas.
  • And have their own taxes in those areas. And have their own taxes in those areas.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 10th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Lalani's area.
  • That area was dilapidated. The city was...
  • Is that medical care?
  • I went with her. medication list and we changed some of the medication.
  • that they are rationing their medications.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EDU Public Hearing 03-20-2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then that's at the principal's discretion, not the complex area superintendent, the district area
  • And then that's at the principal's discretion, not the complex area superintendent, the district area
  • >> for the remote areas. >> for the remote areas.
  • office at OO and the complex area office at OO and the complex area superintendent<00:58:30.720>
  • for each of the um complex areas. for each of the um complex areas.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the reason for areas for utilities.
  • <00:16:09.120> by hurt the people in those areas by hurt the people in those areas by undermining
  • 47.200> burden<01:04:47.520> when area is considered energy burden when area is considered
  • <01:10:44.080> as high energy burden areas as high energy burden areas as Representative<01
  • <01:12:50.239> median have income up to 80% of area median have income up to 80% of area median
Summary: The committee approved the March 5, 2026 minutes and then took up House File 3458, as amended, which would exempt tribes from utility exclusive rights and assigned service areas. The bill’s author and the Upper Sioux community chairman said the measure was prompted by a dispute over a solar project at the tribal casino and argued the issue is really about tribal sovereignty, not solar, citing tribal civil regulatory authority and prior court cases. The amendment A1 was adopted before testimony. Testimony was split. Chairman Kevin Jensel of the Upper Sioux community strongly supported the bill, saying the tribe should not be forced to follow utility service territories and that the state should correct a long-standing omission in law. Derek Mo of the Minnesota Rural Electric Association opposed the bill, warning it would undermine the regulatory compact, reliability, long-term planning, and financing for electric service, especially in tribal areas. Justin Johns of East Central Energy also opposed the bill, but emphasized that many cooperatives have productive tribal partnerships and said his co-op has worked successfully with the Mille Lacs Band on solar, resilience, and workforce efforts; he cautioned that removing service obligations could leave difficult-to-serve areas underinvested. Members discussed whether the Public Utilities Commission process already underway should be allowed to resolve the dispute and whether the bill’s scope could extend beyond the current solar issue. The chair responded that the bill was a legislative approach to a problem that had not been resolved and said the amendment addressed concerns about removing the obligation to serve. A roll call was requested, and the committee voted to re-refer House File 3458, as amended, to the General Register.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/17/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • submit a separate hydraulic study, to assume the recovery well is located within the stored waters area
  • one-mile safe harbor policy for determining whether recovery of stored water is occurring within an area
  • of impact of sort of water mound that occurs That essentially quantifies the area of impact, a sort
  • Medical interventions like blood, platelet, and plasma transfusions, along with kidney dialysis, are
  • That representative of the individual areas of expertise that we can have that oversight committee.
Summary: The Senate Natural Resources Committee first considered two nominations. Jessica Manuel was introduced as a nominee to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, where testimony emphasized her science background and experience working with agencies and stakeholders. Members asked about wolf management and her qualifications, and the committee voted 8-0 to recommend her confirmation. Stephen Williams was then introduced for the Arizona Livestock Loss Board, with discussion focused on his livestock and State Land Department experience and how the board handles wolf-related livestock losses. The committee also voted 8-0 to recommend his confirmation. The committee then took up several bills. SB 1785, which would codify ADWR’s one-mile safe-harbor policy for recovery wells near groundwater storage facilities, passed 5-3 after ADWR said it largely reflected current practice but requested clarifying language. SB 1082, requiring sanitation measures and signage for petting zoos and similar animal encounter exhibits, drew strong testimony from a parent advocate describing severe E. coli/HUS cases and opposition from fair/agriculture representatives who argued the bill was too broad and unnecessary; after amendment, it failed 4-4. SB 1336, extending the State Land Department and creating a temporary oversight committee with a broad amendment on lease holdovers, notice periods, and committee membership, passed 6-2 after significant debate over the committee’s composition and scope. Later, SB 1200, which would require ADWR to revisit certain Phoenix AMA assured water supply applications using older groundwater models, passed 5-3 despite opposition from CAP and ADWR over added replenishment obligations and concerns about relying on outdated models. SB 1335, requiring the Arizona Water Banking Authority to post its annual report online, passed 7-1. SB 1559, creating rural groundwater management work groups in each basin to report to ADWR, passed 5-3 after supporters said it would improve basin-level coordination and opponents argued it created new bureaucracy without enforcement tools. SB 1761, appropriating $47.7 million to the University of Arizona for the Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture, Cooperative Extension, and the Experiment Station, passed 7-1 amid broad support but some concern about funding levels. Finally, SCM 1007, urging Congress to divest and improve the San Carlos Irrigation Project electric system, passed unanimously.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 6th, 2026 at 05:13 pm

Senate Health & Public Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Medical or disability information. No, it depends.
  • That is about the average debt that a medical student has.
  • Medical malpractice is a work in progress. It won't go to finance.
  • Medical malpractice is a work in progress.
  • But if there's a high-need area in this other area and you still want to move, they're going to be dinged
Bills: SB20, SB111, SB211, SB218, SB14
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Apr 17th, 2025

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Approved by the CDC, and it allows HHSC to establish medical necessity criteria for anti-obesity medication
  • He added one of these GLP medications.
  • The truth is, while our minds might travel to a place like an urban area, it's also rural areas as well
  • This allowed for people who have the medical... need for insulin to access their medication during times
  • areas.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Apr 17th, 2025

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • The result is that there are few retailers in our rural areas due to the cost of transportation and low
  • There is a lack of affordable property for large grocers in urban areas.
  • new bus routes in cities, host grocery tours, trips, and deliveries, or provide gift cards in rural areas
  • The problem is similar for low-income residents in urban areas where fresh produce... and nutritious
  • Texas Department of Agriculture did a food study. ...covered access, income intervention, low-income areas
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 28th, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our parents, for the most part, are in the unemployed area, in the homeless area, in the drug and alcohol
  • addiction area, and in the mental health arena.
  • The CFSRs are structured to help states identify strengths and... areas needing improvement in their
  • But, Chair, I asked colleagues at the Houston Area Women's Center to also.
  • For example, was that in a large area like Harris County, or...? I don't know.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HWN-WLA, HWN DEFER Public Hearings 02-10-2026

Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • That managing the area and living there.
  • If within four years of area closures.
  • Point area and I am um strongly against Point area and I am um strongly against this<01:19:29.040>
  • versus uncollected areas.
  • The populations of the fishes in those areas versus uncollected areas is dramatically different.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures affecting Hawaiian affairs, historic preservation, water access, and land governance. SB 1406 would let the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands assume historic preservation review for projects on lands under its jurisdiction, except for properties listed or nominated for the state or national historic registers. DHHL supported the bill, while a descendant testifier strongly opposed it, arguing that burial and preservation review protects ancestors and should not be streamlined or reduced. No questions were raised and the bill was moved on after testimony. SB 521 would require DHHL to work with county water boards or water departments to provide potable and agricultural water on Hawaiian homelands, with agreements made public. DHHL said it already works with counties but objected to the bill’s mandatory language, saying it could undermine the department’s discretion and independence. A public testifier supported the measure, and committee discussion focused on how water requirements could affect subsistence lots and infrastructure decisions. The committee then took up SB 3247, which would create a Royal Mausoleum Commission within DLNR to oversee preservation, operations, and outreach at Mauna Ala. State Parks said it valued existing collaboration with the aliʻi trusts but wanted clarity on roles, coordination, and funding if a new commission is created. The Royal Order of Kamehameha strongly supported the bill as a culturally grounded way to protect the site, while several other testifiers opposed it, saying the real issue is the curator selection process and warning that a commission could add bureaucracy and delay. The committee also heard SB 1654, authorizing transfer of certain state lands to DHHL, and SB 112, which would add the DHHL chair or designee to the Hawaii Community Development Authority; the Attorney General and HCDA offered technical and policy comments, with HCDA opposing the board change and DHHL supporting participation to protect beneficiary interests. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EEP Public Hearing - Thu Jan 29, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Energy & Environmental Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • , which we know are higher priority, like either priority area one or two.
  • , which we know are higher priority, like either priority area one or two.
  • , which we know are higher priority, like either priority area one or two.
  • three, which we know are higher priority, like either priority area one or two.
  • you know, priority area one, two, and three distinction between those.
Summary: The committee heard several environmental and energy bills, beginning with HB 644 on single-use plastics. DLNR and DOH supported the measure, and environmental advocates said it would reduce plastic waste in oceans and landfills. Testifiers urged the bill to avoid weakening existing county ordinances, and some supported delaying implementation to use up inventory, while Upstream opposed compostable-plastic exemptions and urged prompt passage. Committee members asked whether reusable and refillable foodware could be added to the PFAS prohibition, and Upstream said that would be consistent with the bill’s goals. The committee then took up HB 1802 on conservation mitigation banks, HB 1569 on microfiber filters for newly manufactured washing machines, and HB 1619 on electric vehicle infrastructure. HB 1802 drew mostly agency testimony from DLNR, with opposition testimony noted from environmental groups, and members discussed whether suggested amendments would address concerns. HB 1569 received limited testimony, with support from the Hawaii Reef and Ocean Coalition and opposition from the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers. HB 1619 was supported by the PUC, Hawaiian Electric, the Department of Transportation, and several advocacy groups; Earthjustice said the bill was needed to address a widening EV charging shortfall and described the funding increase as relatively small compared with the benefits. The committee also heard HB 1620, which would increase the barrel tax to fund the EV charging rebate program. The State Energy Office and PUC offered comments, while the Tax Foundation of Hawaii opposed the special-fund approach and said the bill should also address the non-petroleum fossil-fuel portion of the barrel tax. Earthjustice and youth transportation advocates supported the measure, and the chair asked for information on unused hydrogen fueling subaccount funds; PUC said no hydrogen program funds had been deployed and estimated the balance was likely around $2 million, with exact figures to be provided later. Finally, the committee heard HB 1730 on wastewater systems, which would create a wastewater technical advisory group and fund positions at DOH. DLNR, DOH, OPSD, UH, and several environmental groups supported the bill, emphasizing cesspool pollution, affordability, and the need for more staffing and technical assistance. Testifiers suggested amendments to create a separate cesspool conversion implementation working group and debated the size and composition of the advisory group, including whether to include outside engineers and whether SHIP should be on the panel. No votes were taken during the hearing segment provided.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Feb 25th, 2026 at 02:30 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • And senator, that's split 50% for large municipalities and the rest for rural areas.
  • , and then 25% to areas between 30 and 400,000, 50% to areas under 30,000.
  • areas.
  • Could you share how Thought that breakdown was kind of fair to the larger areas that are more distantly
  • So the other areas would receive 75%. Would you agree? Thank you for the question.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education May 6th, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is a strategic and investment to incentivize new health care professionals to serve in areas with
  • It's so vitally important to our area in South Texas.
  • areas, this bill now expands it to schools. an eligible workplace.
  • It had caused some issues regarding certain areas of where the ombudsman would have oversight.
  • So I think we've seen a lot of success in that area as a state.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Are there areas to grow? Absolutely. There's areas to grow everywhere.
  • provides $252,000 to the Office of Juvenile Affairs to ensure that juveniles receive prescribed medication
  • upon placement. to ensure that juveniles receive prescribed medication upon placement.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 4/15/26

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • So those 7.4% of the adult population in non-metro areas are veterans, compared to 5.4% in metro areas
  • So, I exceeds those of other areas.
  • <01:01:59.040> realm playing field in the medical realm playing field in the medical realm
  • like to see a licensed medical facility. like to see a licensed medical facility.
  • Um so that's why we federal areas.