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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Tobacco Settlement Revenue Oversight Nov 14th, 2025
Tobacco Settlement Revenue Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- programs.
- Every state has a Medicaid program. It's an entitlement program under federal law.
- So, two different programs.
- These cities are interested.
- What can cities do?
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- of Birmingham and the state to the city of Birmingham and the state of<00:23:19.280><c> Alabama.
- I'm working on one now because in the city of Birmingham, we have so much blight.
- We haven't had a building program for residential property in years.
- </c><01:24:16.440><c> of</c><01:24:16.560><c> Birmingham,</c> the city of Birmingham, the city of Birmingham
- >> In past years, and I think it was a very popular program, wasn't it? Did we let that sunset?
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform Jan 20th, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform
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- This would be an incentive for those counties to get with the program.
- It's just a small number, but they exist. Um, what's that? 11% is the number?
- We have what's called the personal care program, and we have the cash grant.
- We have what's called the personal care program, and we have the cash grant.
- The network of this kind of the city is pretty much.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Finance and Tax Feb 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- THAT HAVE BEEN REIMBURSED UNDER THAT PROGRAM.
- CATASTROPHIC REFUND PROGRAM.
- MOST OF THEM ARE ALREADY REGISTERED BECAUSE THERE ARE CITIES AND COUNTIES BUT WE DO HAVE SMALL INDEPENDENT
- THE DOLLAR VALUE IS VERY SMALL 30 OR $40 OR SOMETIMES LESS THAN THAT.
- THERE'S A PRETTY ACTIVE PROGRAM TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PROGRAMS.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 04/08/26
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
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- Grant program.
- </c> city administrator for the City of St. city administrator for the City of St.
- </c> solar for public building grant program. solar for public building grant program.
- </c> Becker city administrator. Becker city administrator.
- </c> boundaries of our city. boundaries of our city.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (02/10/2026)
Science, Technology and Energy
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- We hire what we think will protect the city and the people in the city.
- We hire what we think will protect the city and the people in the city.
- We hire what we think will protect the city and the people in the city.
- And I city and the people in the city.
- </c><02:16:38.240><c> small</c> um you know with those small small um you know with those small small
Committee:
House Science, Technology and Energy
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/22/2026 - Joint Legislative Audit Committee
Joint Legislative Audit Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- systems program.
- program and the rural county interoperability communication systems program.
- and the interoperability fund and program.
- But in terms of driving the interoperability, it was a local, city-by-city or town-by-town decision.
- It's a pilot program.'
Committee:
Joint Joint Legislative Audit Committee
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (02/11/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a program, an actual template of a... can't be around small children.
- programs are funded.
- , town and city level how those<00:43:20.000><c> programs</c><00:43:20.319><c> are</c><00:43:20.560><
- </c><00:43:21.200><c> Um,</c> those programs are funded. Um, those programs are funded.
- </c> cities and towns and they're small. cities and towns and they're small.
Committee:
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Health Jun 21st, 2026 at 09:00 am
Joint Committee on Public Health
Transcript Highlights:
- It's no small matter to get your city or town to take an action like that, and so it's a lot of effort
- This one seems fairly straightforward to me, like easier to bump up the list because we have cities and
- . ...an act creating an OBGYN loan repayment grant program.
- benefit from this program, we can look to the existing loan repayment program by the Massachusetts Department
- In New York City, on a smaller scale, schools that implemented free period product programs reported
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Public Health
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Health heard testimony on a wide range of bills focused on environmental health, disease prevention, and access to care. Major topics included restricting polystyrene use, creating a pancreatic cancer awareness and early-detection initiative, improving indoor air quality through a task force and new regulations, expanding access to epinephrine in public places, improving access to health care for people with long COVID, creating an OBGYN loan repayment program for underserved areas, expanding access to hygiene products, modernizing licensure for dietitians and nutritionists, updating school postural screening requirements, and restricting harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements. Several legislators also testified in support of their own bills, including measures on menstrual product access and ingredient disclosure, and surgical smoke protections.
Testimony on the polystyrene bill emphasized local municipal bans and the need to reduce plastic pollution. Pancreatic cancer advocates and patients described the disease’s low survival rate, the difficulty of early diagnosis, and the need for an awareness campaign and implementation of commission recommendations. Indoor air quality supporters from environmental justice groups, public health organizations, and residents described asthma, mold, pollution, and the need for a task force with technical expertise; some witnesses urged adding remediation professionals to the task force. On epinephrine access, family members of a man who died after a bee sting and an allergy organization stressed that anaphylaxis can be sudden and fatal and that stock epinephrine in public venues could save lives. Long COVID advocates said the condition affects hundreds of thousands of residents and called for better surveillance and access to care, with a request to include MECFS in the bills’ scope.
Other testimony focused on workforce and equity issues. Supporters of the OBGYN loan repayment bill said it would help address maternal health disparities and provider shortages, especially in rural and underserved communities. Hope and Comfort described widespread hygiene insecurity and a long waiting list for basic products, urging a task force to study statewide solutions. Dietitians and nutritionists supported modernization of licensure to clarify standards for medical nutrition therapy while allowing broader wellness counseling. School nurses backed reducing mandatory postural screenings, arguing the current law is not evidence-based, is not reimbursed by MassHealth, and takes time from other student health needs. On the supplement bill, the industry trade group opposed restrictions as overbroad and burdensome, while a public health expert cited research linking weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to serious harms and urged passage. The committee also heard support for menstrual product access and surgical smoke protections, with legislators and advocates describing those bills as longstanding priorities.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/11/26
Health and Human Services
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- </c> health programs. health programs.
- And here in Minnesota, there are 856 cities. 108 cities currently regulate massage therapies through
- therapy programs all teaching educational<00:25:47.560><c> programs</c><00:25:48.080><c> at</c><00:25
- </c> licensed in each city. licensed in each city.
- your educational cities are trying to decide what kind of education they need, cities can just adopt
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 9, 2025 - 03:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- The members that city castle, it is like them are 2 programs need.
- The rule defines a program called the Target City CTE program is expected to meet as well as required
- actions for programs that fall short of those targets in programs do not meet.
- It's 60% of our program.
- And that's how a program gets. A Dana fight is a program of strategic emphasis.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- So is there any concern for agriculture and small business?
- They also sustained three Youth Challenge programs, three STAR base programs, and one Job Challenge program
- The Youth Challenge Program and Job Challenge programs are funded 75% federally and 25% through state
- One of the programs that has been a pet program for me, and one that I've been advocating and funding
- We found similar savings in SNAP, the SNAP program.
Committee:
House Appropriations
Summary:
The committee began a series of House Appropriations budget hearings focused on the fiscal year 2026-2027 executive budget, the preamble, and the executive department. Staff presented revenue and spending trends showing projected declines in revenues alongside increasing expenditures, with members emphasizing the need for a standstill budget and additional efficiencies. The House Fiscal Division also reviewed the FY25 surplus and FY26 excess, the constitutional uses of surplus funds, and the overall FY27 budget structure, including the distinction between discretionary and non-discretionary spending. The commissioner of administration described the administration’s use of one-time money, efficiency reviews, and budget reductions, while members asked about revenue forecasts, the motor vehicle sales tax dedication, corporate tax changes, and the impact of federal policy changes on state costs, especially SNAP and Medicaid administration.
The committee then moved through several executive department agencies. The Division of Administration presentation covered its budget, vacancies, debt service, and reductions tied to statewide adjustments and efficiency measures. GOSEP’s functions were described as transferred into the Department of Military Affairs under Act 262 of 2025, and military officials outlined the new combined structure, emergency response duties, overseas deployments, youth programs, and concerns about future federal funding. The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority reviewed its largely dedicated funding and explained that large apparent balances reflect long-term project planning and multi-year capital work. The Office of the State Inspector General presented a budget increase for consulting services tied to the governor’s DOGE-style efficiency initiative, and the inspector general said the effort had identified nearly $1 billion in savings across the executive branch, largely through eligibility reviews in Medicaid and SNAP and implementation of prior audit recommendations.
Members raised questions throughout about how budget figures were calculated, why some totals appeared to rise while state general fund support fell, and how federal changes would affect state agencies. There were also questions about the transition of GOSEP into Military Affairs, the status of school safety centers, and whether the new structure would change local emergency responsibilities. No formal votes or amendments were taken during the portion provided; the meeting consisted of presentations, explanations, and member questions.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Apr 16th, 2026
Business and Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm a co-owner of a small business, and I look forward to being on the abstractors board.
- I'm a co-owner of a small business. estate broker in Durant. I've been there for a while.
- I'm a co-owner of a small business, and I look forward to being on the abstractor's board.
- He spent 31 years as a firefighter, including 16 years as Midwest City Fire Chief.
- Mike has attended numerous training programs through FEMA, the Emergency Management Institute, and the
Bills:
HB2933 , HB3041 , HB3048 , HB3081 , HB3297 , HB3338 , HB3673 , HB3790 , HB3983 , HB4105 , HB4139 , HB4203 , HJR1023
Committee:
Senate Business and Insurance
Keywords:
insurance regulation, homeowner claims, premium discounts, catastrophe mitigation, civil penalties, credit card transactions, payment methods, service charge, consumer rights, financial regulation, insurance, nonadmitted insurers, surplus lines, Oklahoma, fire extinguisher, licensing, public safety, age qualification, State Fire Marshal, towing services
Summary:
The Business and Insurance Committee considered a long agenda of bills and executive nominations. Among the bills, it advanced measures to update fire extinguisher industry age restrictions and application rules (HB 381), create a five-day cancellation right for homeowners after severe storm-related contracts (HB 3790), require a biennial workers’ compensation medical fee schedule update (HJR 1023), create the Oklahoma Home Services Act to standardize home service contract disclosures (HB 4139, amended to correct a wording error), cap surcharge fees and add a career tech exemption (HB 3041), create the Oklahoma Tolling and Recovery Board (HB 3297), allow expired electrical contractor licenses to be reinstated without re-examination (HB 3673), clarify who is not a security guard for licensing purposes (HB 4105), create a licensing framework for in-ground pool contractors effective November 1, 2027 (HB 3338), and streamline surplus lines insurance procedures and premium tax enforcement (HB 3048). One bill on smokeless tobacco taxation (HB 3983) drew extended debate over whether a weight-based tax would be fairer and revenue-neutral; after questions about health impacts, reporting, fraud concerns, and inflation, the bill failed to receive a second and was left in committee. HB 3041 also drew significant debate over whether it would effectively allow higher credit card surcharges, but it ultimately passed 5-4.
The committee also heard numerous executive nominations, all of which were approved and sent to the full Senate. Those included Michael Stop and Michael Bauer to the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission, Michael Cantrell and Burrell Sears to the Oklahoma Abstractors Board, Richard Willoughby to the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, E. Keith Mitchell and Andrew Revelis to the ABLE Commission, Jackie Ward to the alarm, locksmith, and fire sprinkler industry board, Terence Shreve to the Used Motor Vehicle Dismantler and Manufacturer Board, and Adra Berry as Cabinet Secretary of Licensing and Regulation. Nominees generally described their professional backgrounds and commitment to public safety, regulation, or industry expertise, and several senators spoke in support of their service. Most nominations passed unanimously or near-unanimously.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (01/23/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- But these are small businesses.
- But these are small businesses.
- But these are small businesses.
- of the uh The Loan program the zero interest<01:02:46.240><c> Loan</c><01:02:46.680><c> program</c><
- So they pass on that cost. the bill this the cities have no the bill this the cities have no resource
Committee:
House Municipal and County Government
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Apr 23rd, 2026 at 09:30 am
Business and Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm getting all this writing's awful small. 1.2. Do you have any information?
- So do you have any concerns with the small payroll processors, the independents, the mom and pops.
- They even offered to potentially waive all licensing fees for those small Oklahoma businesses.
- They work with hundreds of other Oklahoma mom and pop small businesses.
- things in this bill will help the out-of-town people that are currently in my city.
Bills:
HB4322 , HB4202 , HB4203 , HB4457 , HB3983 , HB3660 , HB3802 , HB2933 , HB2955 , HB2956 , HB3781 , HB3521 , HB3794 , HB3796 , HB3800
Committee:
Senate Business and Insurance
Keywords:
funeral services licensing, funeral director, embalmer, funeral director in charge, dual licensure, mortuary science, Oklahoma Funeral Board, funeral establishment, commercial embalming establishment, crematory, cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, apprenticeship, licensing requirements, professional regulation, undertaker, mortician, burial services, death care industry, workers' compensation
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Leveraged funds and ultimately received $750,000 from the program, with a $335,000 match from the city
- For the 2025-2026 school year, Ignite is serving Louisiana students through over 435 small-group programs
- program.
- Really, this is an economic development program for small-scale farmers.
- This program allows us to purchase those items directly from Louisiana producers, helping small- and
Committee:
House Appropriations
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Higher Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Many universities do have substance use intervention programs and policies, but none of these programs
- House Bill 1461 seeks to expand this scholarship program to students enrolled in practical nursing programs
- As a college recovery program.
- In a companion study of collegiate recovery program directors, we found that programs with sustainable
- In a companion study of collegiate recovery program directors, we found that programs with sustainable
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Higher Education
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Higher Education held its fourth public hearing, opening with remarks about the importance of protecting and expanding access to higher education amid federal disinvestment. The chairs also announced future informational hearings on the impact of federal cuts and on ASAP models. The hearing then focused on several bills, beginning with S. 951/H. 1462, An Act to Support College Students in Recovery, which would require recovery-focused housing on public campuses and expand naloxone access and overdose training. Senator Rausch, medical professionals, students, and advocates testified in support, emphasizing the prevalence of overdose risk among college students, the value of recovery housing, and the need for campus naloxone; committee members asked about implementation details and the existing state pilot program. Deb Schmill and Rep. Tarski gave especially personal testimony in favor of the bill, and the committee discussed broadening the naloxone language to opioid reversal agents.
The committee also heard testimony on H. 1461, which would expand MassReconnect scholarships to practical nursing students at vocational and technical schools to help address the long-term care workforce shortage. Rep. Stanley argued that vocational schools graduate more practical nursing students than community colleges and serve many low-income students in areas without nearby community college programs. The committee then took up H. 1433, which would require public higher education institutions to accept IEPs and 504 plans as sufficient documentation for disability accommodations. Advocates from the National Center for Learning Disabilities described the high cost and burden of repeat testing, the lifelong nature of disabilities, and the need for more uniform access across campuses; committee members raised questions about documentation freshness, campus autonomy, and how to preserve the integrity of accommodations.
Later, the committee heard S. 919/H. 1454 on modernizing the Community College Endowment Match Program so community colleges could receive state matching funds for current-use donations as well as endowments and capital gifts. Community college foundation leaders said the change would help fund immediate student needs such as food pantries, child care, emergency aid, and equipment. The hearing then moved to faculty-related bills: S. 933 on UMass faculty rights and tenure transparency, S. 930/H. 3948 on contingent faculty rights and career advancement, and S. 940/H. 1429 on an Adjunct Bill of Rights. Testimony from faculty and union representatives focused on low pay, lack of benefits, job insecurity, and the need for clearer pathways to full-time positions and fairer treatment for adjuncts who teach large shares of courses. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and asked clarifying questions.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Feb 13th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm honored to speak this morning about the California YMCA Youth and Government Programs Leadership
- Many California political leaders have come from programs like the YMCA's Youth and Government Program
- Many California political leaders have come from programs like the YMCA's Youth and Government Program
- In the YMCA Statewide Youth and Government Program, my amazing young legislators-to-be, welcome.
- He always greeted me, and he always reminded me that when I was on the Carson City Council, I always
Summary:
The Assembly met for a floor session marked largely by ceremonial and procedural business. After a quorum call, the body opened with Valentine’s Day remarks, a prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by guest introductions recognizing California YMCA Youth and Government participants from several delegations, including Glendora High School, Crenshaw YMCA, Wilmington YMCA, and Mid Valley YMCA.
On the daily file, most items were passed, retained, or continued without controversy. The only recorded vote was on the consent calendar, which included Senate Concurrent Resolution 107 honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; it was adopted 63-0. The chamber also approved a request to allow certain members to speak on adjournments in memory.
Several members then offered adjournment tributes: Assembly Member Gibson honored James Armstrong, a veteran and community leader in Carson and Watts; Assembly Member Rubio remembered actor-comedian Thomas Kent Carter (TK Carter); and Assembly Member Boerner honored Dave Hodges, founder of the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach. The Assembly then announced there would be no session on President’s Day, with the next floor session scheduled for Tuesday, February 17 at 1 p.m., and adjourned accordingly.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House/Senate DFL Media Availability 4/10/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- of Duth um when we think about the city of Duth um the<00:09:52.399><c> city</c><00:09:52.560><c> of
- of Duth and the lift bridge for the city of Duth and the lift bridge for instance.<00:09:54.959><c>
- </c> government, school boards, city government, school boards, city councils,<00:10:08.720><c> counties
- Are you pleased that Senator Champion asked for an advisory review of these program thoughts on where
- Thank you. packed into the the cafeteria at a small packed into the the cafeteria at a small public<00
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Aug 6th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They joined my young legislator program to build their understanding of state government and develop
- Cities, labor groups, and the service providers themselves, like waste haulers, are in joint support
- They want certainty and they want well-maintained roads, along with the cities and the counties.
- Without program stability, our businesses, employers, and local economies suffer as well.
- Jonathan dedicated more than 30 years to the City of Sacramento Fire Department.