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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/26/2026 - House Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Transcript Highlights:
  • Are there other training facilities in, quote unquote, northern Arizona? Mr.
  • So training new recruits, obviously, that's the purpose of the facility.
  • For example, you say you make certain facilities available for training.
  • , and so I fully support the new training facility and vote yes.
  • But you can't do that without proper training facilities. You have to have a place to train them.
Summary: The committee first heard HB 2641, which would ban firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals. The sponsor said the bill was intended to protect firefighters and the public from carcinogenic and persistent chemicals that can contaminate groundwater, and noted Arizona had already banned the foam for training. A University of Arizona public health researcher testified that firefighters have higher PFAS levels than the general public and that AFFF use is associated with elevated exposure, while a firefighters’ association representative said alternatives exist and that the bill would remove uncertainty for departments. The committee passed HB 2641 unanimously, 15-0. The committee then heard HB 2602, a $24,000 appropriation for a 10% pay increase for Department of Public Safety employees in fiscal year 2027. The sponsor and supporters from the Arizona Troopers Association argued the raise was needed for recruitment and retention, citing vacancies, departures, and the cost of training new troopers. Several members supported the idea but raised concerns about the budget impact and the broader issue of pay disparities across agencies and state employees. The bill received a do pass recommendation on a 10-0-3 vote, with two members voting no and three voting present. Finally, the committee considered HB 2225, which would appropriate $10 million for capital costs at the Northern Arizona Regional Training Academy in Yavapai County and keep the funds from lapsing until 2029. The sponsor and Yavapai County law enforcement witnesses said the academy is overcrowded, serves multiple agencies across northern Arizona, reduces travel and lodging costs, and provides both basic and in-service training. Some members questioned whether the state should fund a county-based facility and raised concerns about the size and structure of the appropriation, while others supported the training mission but wanted the issue handled in the budget process. The committee voted to give HB 2225 a do pass recommendation, with several members voting no or present.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/10/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • The existing roadway is a high-speed rural roadway with limited trail facilities. city of Sock Rapids
  • with limited high-speed rural roadway with limited trail<00:02:24.640> uh<00:02:24.840> facilities
  • <00:48:41.520> which<00:48:41.680> have major athletic facilities which have major
  • athletic facilities which have been<00:48:41.920> in<00:48:42.079> the<00:48:42.240>
  • <01:14:15.120> and amazed to hear uh tour the facility and amazed to hear uh tour the facility
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - Senate Education

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Chair, Senator Kavanaugh, the national standards already incorporate AED training in the CPR training
  • Arizona already requires CPR training before graduation, and the training includes instruction on using
  • This is why training matters. An AED on the wall doesn’t save lives, but a trained person does.
  • Simple research that I looked up says AED training is highly recommended to complement CPR training because
  • Simple research that I looked up says AED training is highly recommended to complement CPR training because
Bills: SB1009
Summary: The committee meeting began with member and staff introductions, followed by consideration of SB 1009, which would expand Arizona high school emergency response training to include instruction on using automated external defibrillators (AEDs) alongside CPR. The sponsor, Senator Kavanaugh, argued the bill would improve school safety, cost schools nothing because it would be folded into existing CPR instruction, and would help students and staff respond to sudden cardiac arrest. Supporters included the American Heart Association and student witnesses, who emphasized that AED and CPR training can save lives and should be available in schools. The Arizona Education Association opposed the bill, saying it adds an unfunded mandate, could take instructional time away from core subjects, and may require staff time and resources that schools do not have. The Arizona School Boards Association was neutral but raised concerns about funding and implementation, especially for rural districts. During questions, senators debated whether AED instruction is already included in existing CPR standards and whether the bill would create new costs. Senator Kavanaugh said many programs already include AED training and that the bill simply ensures it is part of all school CPR instruction. Opponents questioned the lack of a fiscal note and the reliance on tax credit funding. After discussion, the committee voted on SB 1009 and passed it with a due pass recommendation by a 5-2 vote. Senators Diaz and Brown voted no, while Senators Dunn, Mesnard, Miranda, Werner, and Angius voted yes.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 10th, 2026 at 07:02 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we just want to note that out of our clients' programs, 90% of apprentices trained through our programs
  • This is really just about training efforts to enact nationally recognized programs, and we think this
  • The focus on evidence-based models, training, and wraparound services includes families, not just a child
Bills: SB241, SB145, HB2
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • restitution payments when people are incarcerated, including taking 10% of money coming into the facility
  • of any money that is coming<00:38:07.119> into<00:38:07.440> the<00:38:07.680> facility
  • Use of force training money was established for those funds, and they were only available until 2026
  • Use of force training money was session.
  • Use of force training money was established<01:06:10.720> for<01:06:10.880> those<01:06
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Workforce Apr 8th, 2025

S/C on Workforce

Transcript Highlights:
  • with eligible training providers to equip new workers with in-demand skills or upgrade the skills of
  • House Bill 5008 will expand access to cutting-edge bio-manufacturing training and address the talent
  • half with about a dozen community colleges around the state to create a common curriculum and a training
  • program. program, a hands-on training program in that lab to prepare entry-level manufacturing workers
  • Parents will also be connected to short-term training programs through our partner Workforce Solutions
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Taxes Committee 3/27/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • This kind of training facility is an important recruitment and retention asset.
  • This kind of training facility is an important recruitment and retention asset.
  • This kind of training facility is an important recruitment and retention asset.
  • This kind of training facility is an important recruitment and retention asset.
  • This kind of training facility is an important recruitment and retention asset.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Healthcare Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Healthcare

Transcript Highlights:
  • Medical Center and the hospital in Winfield and multiple places that were a long way from any other facility
  • were a long way from any other facility. were a long way from any other facility.
  • He said the difference is training.
  • He said that is less than one-twentieth the training of a physician.
  • The discussion continued as someone asked to look at the information and how close the facilities are
Bills: SB63, SB80, SB63, SB80
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PBS Public Hearing - Fri Feb 6, 2026 @ 8:30 AM HST

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • youth and adult correctional facilities. youth and adult correctional facilities.
  • facilities every day with our clients. facilities every day with our clients.
  • individuals. for persons in correctional facilities, for persons in correctional facilities, I<01:55:
  • :50.400> to require correctional facilities to require correctional facilities to provide<01:55
  • <02:50:11.600> to eligible care home facilities to eligible care home facilities to implement
Bills: HB676
Summary: The committee heard three public safety bills. HB 2235 would appropriate $1.3 million for the Military Affairs and Community Relations Office to strengthen coordination on military and defense issues. Supporters, including the Hawaii National Guard and DBEDT’s military relations office, said the office helps Hawaiʻi understand federal contracting, USA Jobs, and military-related economic impacts. One member questioned why the state should fund a DoD-related office while Hawaiʻi remains under-reimbursed on impact aid; supporters responded that the office serves Hawaiʻi communities and helps prepare residents for federal jobs. The chair said she intended to recommend the bill pass with a HD1, a blank appropriation to be filled in the committee report, technical amendments, a defective effective date, and updated office title language. HB 2263 would expand Hawaiʻi family leave law to cover qualifying military exigencies. The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, DBEDT’s military relations office, and the Hawaii National Guard supported the measure, saying military families often face short-notice deployments, relocations, briefings, and urgent family arrangements that require time away from work, and that aligning state law with federal standards would provide clarity and consistency. The chair said she would recommend passage with a HD1, a defective effective date, and technical amendments. HB 2291 would clarify that certain National Guard Youth and Educational Programs employees are excluded from collective bargaining, rename the program, and codify its Hawaiian name. The Hawaii National Guard said it was a housekeeping bill with no appropriation, but requested an amendment to align the bill with updated authorities and program references; the chair asked for proposed language before the later decision-making. She said she would recommend passage with a defective date and the requested amendment if provided, and then recessed the hearing until 11:30 a.m. for decision-making on all three bills.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • But the opportunities and the training.
  • So we will be raising training, etc.
  • a joint apprenticeship training a joint apprenticeship training committee<01:02:27.440> model
  • <01:21:17.920> Because Training Committee. Go, go, go. Because Training Committee.
  • So, we with um youth skills training.
Bills: HF3650, HF2238
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Environment and Natural Resources Feb 3rd, 2026

Environment and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 1196 on waste facilities by Senator Sherri. SB 1196 on waste facilities by Senator Sharif.
  • It applies only to new facilities.
  • out of a waste-to-energy facility.
  • of a waste energy facility.
  • They don't have the facility to recycle.
Bills: S0912, S1196, S1422, S1510, S7034
Summary: The Environment and Natural Resources Committee met with a quorum and took up several environmental bills and one appointment. SB 1422, as amended by a strike-all focused on coral reef protection and designating coral reefs as critical natural infrastructure, was reported favorably after support from Audubon Florida was noted. The committee then considered SPB 7034, a DEP rule ratification related to minimum flows and levels for the Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers and associated recovery strategy; witnesses from the Florida Springs Council and local river advocates criticized the plan as too delayed and too dependent on a single future water project, while committee members raised questions about funding and utility responsibility. Despite concerns, the committee approved the bill as a committee bill, with Senator Smith voting no. The committee next heard SB 1510, as amended, which made technical changes to DEP-related provisions including B-MAP notice and timing, septic system requirements in Florida Springs areas, biosolids, fees, land acquisition, and rulemaking procedures. The main public testimony came from the Florida Springs Council, which opposed the 60-day delay for B-MAP effectiveness as harmful to spring restoration, while DEP and others supported the measure. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also considered SB 1196, a targeted siting bill restricting new ash-producing incinerators or waste-to-energy facilities within two miles of large federally authorized water impoundment areas, with an amendment narrowing the practical effect to Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Supporters, including the City of Miramar, argued it would protect water resources and communities; opponents from the Florida Waste-to-Energy Coalition argued it would limit local waste-disposal options and could force more landfilling. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 912, the Safe Battery Collection and Recovery Act, which would require battery stewardship organizations and related recycling plans to keep batteries out of the waste stream. Industry and recycling representatives supported the bill, citing growing battery volumes and fire risks at recycling facilities. The committee also recommended confirmation of Gary Jennings to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. All measures were approved favorably except that Senator Smith voted against SPB 7034; the meeting then adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health May 19th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • How did they complete training approved by the State Board of Dental Examiners?
  • Before I even started training, I spent 10 years in training, including cadaver anatomy training and
  • They aren't trained in full head and neck anatomy.
  • And they do intense surgical training for reconstruction.
  • current penalty structure for the larger facilities.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health May 19th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • training and residency as well, and they are focused on...
  • Just because you're a DPM, regardless of how much training you have, you may even train the guys.
  • It curbs needless training and focuses on essential training requirements.
  • Redundant training is not necessary. I close. Thank you.
  • Also, the bill gives facilities the power to detain a person.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Mar 24th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • They cannot charge a fee for consultation services or training opportunities.
  • With proper bereavement training and the availability of cooling...
  • I'm here because I had one incredible nurse who was trained in bereavement care.
  • Providing bereavement training and cooling devices...
  • I believe we can get these in a lot of healthcare facilities.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We provide training on marketing.
  • We provide training on marketing.
  • businesses to address critical facility businesses to address critical facility maintenance<00:31
  • introduced is about the facility introduced is about the facility revitalization<00:36:29.440>
  • Recruit and train a police officer.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 13th, 2026 at 05:31 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's an assisted living facility for veterans. It's a DOH facility.
  • So rural New Mexico is ideal for a lot of these facilities. Thank you, Mr.
  • For a lot of these facilities. Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you, Representative.
  • And the idea was that the biofuel from the forest would be used there to heat the facility.
  • Vacancy strains response time, training schedules, and investigative capacities.