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KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 39 (3-4-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 897, Representative Bowling, an act relating to investor-owned water utilities.
  • relating Representative Bowling, an act relating to<02:52:12.960><c> investor-owned</c><02:52:13.920><c> water
  • </c><02:52:15.120><c> House</c> to investor-owned water utilities.
  • House to investor-owned water utilities.
Keywords: 958, all
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-11 (4:00PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 4017 repeals the Nassau County Recreation and Water Conservation and Control Districts, created
  • We have funded over and over and over resiliency bills, water quality bills, all of which are playing
  • Peaches' little nose was just barely sticking above the water, and Tristan saw her and scooped her out
  • of the water.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Terry Fields and the Parkland victims, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine organizational actions including approval of the journal and adoption of a special order report. The chamber then took up House Bill 1119, relating to materials harmful to minors, which the sponsor described as a measure to clarify and strengthen standards for removing obscene or pornographic content from public school classrooms and libraries while preserving educational uses and not targeting classical literature, LGBTQ content, or other protected viewpoints. Members questioned the bill’s use of terms such as “predominantly,” its relationship to existing local review processes, the impact on AP/IB and college-level materials, the applicability to voucher-funded schools, and the risk of additional First Amendment litigation and costs. The sponsor responded that the bill was needed because current standards were being bypassed and that the legislation was aimed at material harmful to minors, not general literary value. The House considered numerous amendments, most of which were defeated. Amendments offered by Representatives Gant, Aristide, Bartleman, Eskamani, Nixon, Rainer, Woodson, and Harris sought, among other things, to preserve parental choice during review periods, restore a whole-work constitutional standard, limit repeated objections, protect educational and abuse-prevention materials, prevent LGBTQ-inclusive books from being labeled harmful solely on that basis, shield school districts from funding penalties, and delay enforcement in districts already under litigation. Supporters of the amendments argued that the bill would encourage censorship, remove books with clear literary or educational value, burden districts with costs and lawsuits, and harm students who rely on school libraries for access to reading material and representation. Opponents of the amendments argued the bill was necessary to protect minors from explicit content and that the proposed changes would weaken that protection. All of the amendments described in the transcript failed. After the amendment process, the House waived rules, read HB 1119 a third time by title, and entered structured debate on final passage. In closing debate, opponents repeated concerns about constitutional vulnerability, overbroad book removals, and the educational harm of limiting access to literature, while supporters framed the bill as a child-protection measure and a clarification of existing law. The transcript ends during the structured debate on final passage, before the final vote on the bill is shown.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-11 (4:00PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 4017 repeals the Nassau County Recreation and Water Conservation and Control Districts, created
  • We have funded over and over and over resiliency bills, water quality bills, all of which are playing
  • Peaches' little nose was just barely sticking above the water, and Tristan saw her and scooped her out
  • of the water.
Keywords: 998, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-11 (4:00PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 4017 repeals the Nassau County Recreation and Water Conservation and Control Districts, created
  • We have funded over and over and over resiliency bills, water quality bills, all of which are playing
  • Peaches' little nose was just barely sticking above the water, and Tristan saw her and scooped her out
  • of the water.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, moments of silence for former member Terry Fields and the Parkland victims, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of guests and visitors. The chamber then adopted the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report setting the day’s calendar and debate times. The main measure taken up was HB 1119, relating to materials harmful to minors in public schools and charter schools, which the sponsor described as a clarification of existing law to keep pornographic or sexually explicit material away from minors and to give districts clearer standards for review and objection processes. The bill drew extensive debate over constitutional concerns, local control, litigation risk, and the scope of the definition of “harmful to minors.” Members supporting the bill argued it was needed to close loopholes and protect children, while opponents warned it could lead to overbroad book removals, conflict with federal court rulings, and costly lawsuits. A series of amendments sought to narrow or redirect the bill: proposals by Gant, Aristide, Bartleman, Eskamani, Nixon, Rainer, Woodson, and Harris would have preserved literary value review, protected educational and abuse-prevention materials, exempted LGBTQ-inclusive books, limited objections, preserved funding for districts, or delayed enforcement during ongoing litigation. Supporters of the amendments framed them as protecting parental choice, academic value, student safety, and district finances; opponents said they would weaken the bill’s child-protection purpose. All of the amendments failed. After the amendment process, the House waived rules, read HB 1119 a third time by title, and entered structured debate on final passage. Debate continued along the same lines, with opponents emphasizing book removals, First Amendment concerns, and the impact on students and schools, and supporters reiterating that the bill was intended to prevent minors from accessing obscene material. The transcript provided ends during structured debate and does not include the final vote on HB 1119.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Jan 23rd, 2026 at 10:43 am

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Sometimes blue skies, we also need some gray to bring that water down, whether it's hard, soft, or in
  • them on the beach, somebody comes and says, you're never going to get all these starfish into the water
  • The water is done, the drainage is done, all the infrastructure is done, and the intersection is not
  • , is an act making an appropriation to expand the supports available to owners of private drinking water
Keywords: 996, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Transportation Committee Jul 14th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • CMUA represents publicly owned electric, water, and wastewater utilities from across the state.
  • There are numerous water, electric, and wastewater utilities in California, and it's extremely difficult
  • Good evening, Brian White, on behalf of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, respectfully in
  • because when you're trying to do a project like this, it touches on everything: cities, counties, water
Summary: The committee first took up SB 712, which would expand California’s smog-check exemption for classic vehicles by adding model years 1976 through 1986 in phases, with a sunset in 2032. The author and supporters, including lowrider advocates and the Specialty Equipment Market Association, argued the bill would preserve car culture, support a small class of rarely driven collector vehicles, and reduce burdens on owners who struggle to find equipment for older smog tests. Opponents, including air district officials, the American Lung Association, and other environmental groups, warned the bill would weaken an important emissions-control program and increase pollution. After discussion, the committee adopted the motion to do pass as amended to Appropriations on a roll call vote of 10-0, with the roll held open for additional votes. The committee then heard SB 800, which requires Caltrans, working with local governments, to assess mitigation measures for suicide prevention on locally owned overpasses crossing state highways. The bill was presented as a response to recent tragedies in Rancho Cucamonga and was supported by local officials, health organizations, and suicide-prevention advocates, who said the measure would help identify high-risk locations and lead to life-saving interventions. There was no registered opposition. The committee members expressed support, and SB 800 was passed to Appropriations on a unanimous roll call vote, with the roll held open. Next, the committee considered SB 30, which would prohibit California public entities from selling, donating, or transferring decommissioned diesel locomotives and railroad equipment with Tier 1 or older engines unless the engine is removed, while allowing Tier 2 and newer transfers under certain conditions. The author and supporters framed the bill as a climate and public-health measure to prevent older, dirtier locomotives from continuing to pollute elsewhere, while transit agencies opposed it, arguing it could limit useful transfers of equipment that still supports passenger service and could be better handled through case-by-case air-quality review. After debate, the committee voted 6-4 to pass SB 30 as amended to Appropriations, with the roll held open for later additions. The committee also heard SB 791, which replaces the flat dealer document processing charge cap with a 1% fee capped at $350, along with new disclosure requirements. Dealers and industry groups supported the bill as a way to recover costs and improve transparency, while consumer advocates opposed it as an unjustified increase that would burden buyers. The committee approved SB 791 on a 8-? roll call vote and held the roll open. The meeting then moved on to SB 34, a port-air-quality bill presented by Senator Richardson, but the transcript ends during testimony and debate on that measure.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • And many of these, we want to point out, are critical water supply sources for their surrounding communities
  • point out many of these um we want to point out they're<00:45:40.720><c> critical</c><00:45:41.280><c> water
  • see several chemical releases from older dry-cleaning facilities where chemicals have gone into the water
  • </c><00:46:47.920><c> gone</c><00:46:48.240><c> into</c><00:46:48.560><c> the</c><00:46:48.720><c> water
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Capital Planning Advisory Board met for its first meeting of the year, confirmed a quorum, approved the prior year’s minutes, and welcomed new co-chairs and members. The board reviewed the capital planning timeline and a list of agencies that submitted plans but would not testify. Members were reminded to keep presentations brief because of a packed agenda. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services presented first, outlining priorities centered on public safety, infrastructure preservation, and preventive maintenance. Its requests included a $21 million maintenance pool, phase two funding for a new state public health laboratory, construction of an 18-bed children’s psychiatric hospital, and several projects at Western State Hospital and Western State Nursing Facility, including HVAC work, cooling tower repair or replacement, and chiller plant repiping. Additional projects covered elevator upgrades at Hazlewood and phased cottage renovations at Oakwood. Board members asked about vacant buildings, the cost per bed for the youth psychiatric facility, and the relationship between the CHFS youth facility and a separate DJJ facility; CHFS said the youth facility would serve DCBS-involved youth and be separate from the DJJ project. The Kentucky Department of Education then described its state-operated facilities, including the Kentucky School for the Deaf, the Kentucky School for the Blind, and the FFA leadership training center. Its priorities included additional funding for the FFA classroom and activity building, a rewrite of the SEEK education finance application system, renovation and repair of the FFA swimming pool, electrical upgrades, campus education enhancements, safety and security work, door and window replacements, and HVAC maintenance. Members asked about student outcomes, the size and cost of the swimming pool project, and construction cost assumptions; KDE said it tracks student outcomes through special education staff and that current estimates reflect higher post-COVID construction costs. The Education and Labor Cabinet began its presentation with 12 priority projects, including a state labor exchange system, renovation of the McDow Vocational Rehabilitation Center, and a new adult education and family literacy management information system. The cabinet said the labor exchange would connect job seekers and employers at no cost, while the McDow renovation was needed because the 30-year-old facility faces safety and code concerns. The cabinet planned to continue through the remaining priorities and answer questions at the end of its presentation.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Session Apr 16th, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • DOWN AT THE WATER, WONDERING WHEN WE WERE GOING TO SEE OUR FIRST TAR BALL WASH UP.
  • This is the charter of the North Springs Improvement District special water district in Broward County
  • employees of the district from having conflicting employment or contractual relationships and codifies the water
  • I just wanted to Highlight the results of this bill will be that the North Springs Water District is
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Communities on 363 and then a $10 million local road wetland replacement appropriation for the Board of Water
  • 21:41.919><c> of</c> note, University of Minnesota board of note, University of Minnesota board of water
  • 00:21:44.400><c> and</c><00:21:44.640><c> then</c><00:21:45.039><c> the</c><00:21:45.600><c> uh</c> water
  • and soil resources and then the uh water and soil resources and then the uh total<00:21:46.080><c> spending
Bills: HF2438
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • San Diego held, the Qualcomm Stadium site, and CSU came in and snatched it from the taxpayers and water
  • department ratepayers as our water rates are going up, and a lot of the local... ...and water department
  • ratepayers as our water rates are going up, and a lot of the local control and local value were taken
Summary: The committee first adopted its 2025-26 rules on a 7-0 roll call, then approved three consent items—AB 88, AB 240, and AB 313—on a due-pass motion to Appropriations. The hearing then moved to AB 648, which would give community college districts the same zoning authority as the UC and CSU systems to build student and staff housing on property they own or lease. The author and supporters argued the bill would help address severe housing insecurity and homelessness among community college students, while opponents and some members raised concerns about local control, zoning exemptions, and the impact on nearby communities. AB 648 passed the committee on a 5-2 vote and was sent to the Local Government Committee. The committee next heard AB 466, which would require California Community Colleges and CSU campuses to provide organ and tissue donor registry information during student orientation, and request UC campuses to do the same. Supporters shared personal stories about transplants and donation, saying college orientation is a good opportunity to increase registrations. Some members worried about information overload during orientation and suggested campuses have flexibility in how they present the material, but the bill advanced on a unanimous 7-0 vote to Appropriations. AB 326 followed, proposing campus-by-campus external audits of the CSU every three years and public release of the audits. The author, faculty supporters, and a student argued that systemwide audits do not provide enough transparency about how money is spent at individual campuses, citing examples of financial mismanagement and fee increases. CSU opposed the bill, saying it already conducts annual consolidated external audits and that campus-level audits would add cost without added benefit. After extensive discussion about transparency, audit scope, and implementation, the bill passed 6-1 to Appropriations. The committee then took up AB 335, which would create a California Black-Serving Institution Grant Program to support Black student success and broader underserved student services; supporters emphasized persistent equity gaps and low completion rates, while an opponent argued the bill needed to be carefully amended to comply with Proposition 209 and equal protection requirements. The transcript ends during that item’s discussion, before a final vote is shown.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 3/13/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • At our high-water mark, Mr.
  • Minnesota we at help preserve resorts in Minnesota we at our<00:41:01.359><c> high</c><00:41:01.560><c> water
  • <c> Mr</c><00:41:02.480><c> chairman</c><00:41:02.800><c> we</c><00:41:02.920><c> had</c> our high water
  • Market Mr chairman we had our high water Market Mr chairman we had about<00:41:03.280><c> 3,000</c><
Bills: HF1359 , HF1829 , HF290 , HF1933 , HF926
Committee: House Taxes
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • That is getting water lines moved, electric lines moved.
  • is</c> initial enabling projects that is initial enabling projects that is getting<00:21:24.720><c> water
  • uh</c><00:21:25.760><c> lines</c><00:21:26.200><c> moved</c><00:21:26.840><c> electric</c> getting water
  • uh lines moved electric getting water uh lines moved electric electricity<00:21:28.240><c> moved</c>
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2, which would address the taxation of currency and bullion and was presented as a response to last session’s dispute over whether a line-item veto could be applied to a revenue measure. The sponsor said the bill, as amended by Committee Substitute 2, was largely technical but also made the tax exemption retroactive to August 1, 2024 while making the $1,000-per-day penalty prospective only. Members asked about fiscal impact, possible legal liability for executive branch officials, and whether the issue should instead be resolved by the courts. The sponsor argued the Constitution limits the governor’s line-item veto power to appropriations, not revenue bills, and said the bill would create a judicial remedy and refund process if the executive branch continued collecting the tax. The committee approved the committee substitute and then passed House Bill 2 by a vote of 19-1, with two members passing; the bill was reported favorably to the floor. During discussion, Representative Bojanowski voted no, saying he could not support removing taxes on gold bars while parents pay taxes on diapers. Representative Gentry passed, saying he supported the original intent but was not yet convinced and wanted more time to review the issue. The sponsor also clarified that any liability would be joint and several and could involve executive officials or their budgets if the tax collection continued despite the exemption. The committee then heard a discussion-only presentation on the Kentucky Exposition Center Redevelopment Plan Phase 2. Facility representatives described Phase 1 and the planned Phase 2 expansion, saying the center had record attendance and needed more space to remain competitive and meet client demand. They said Phase 1 was about 20% complete, with completion now expected in October 2026 and an opening target of December 31, 2026 after a short testing period. Phase 2 would follow, including demolition of the West Wing, utility work, and improvements to food service and circulation areas. They said the project would be funded without federal dollars and estimated that, once complete, it could generate about $683 million in annual economic impact, $302 million in state sales tax, and 850,000 room nights in Jefferson County.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • and the years of experience—four years for people that design dams, whose primary purpose is to hold water
  • , that's not accurate. dams whose primary purpose is to hold dams whose primary purpose is to hold water
  • 41.560><c> but</c><00:41:41.720><c> there's</c><00:41:41.880><c> a</c><00:41:42.400><c> safety</c> water
  • back but there's a safety water back but there's a safety component<00:41:43.359><c> as</c><00:41:43.560
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 46, which would allow lottery winners of $1 million or more to remain anonymous. After brief discussion and a motion with a second, the committee approved the bill unanimously and sent it to the House floor. Members then heard House Bill 54, a workforce and education measure aimed at aligning dual credit and project-based learning with licensed construction trades and other high-demand careers. The sponsor and witness said the bill is intended to help students meet both education and on-the-job training requirements, address labor shortages, and speed entry into the trades. Several members raised concerns about possible abuse of internships, the need for input from unions and other trade groups, and the amount of authority left to the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction to write regulations. The sponsor said the bill does not replace current hands-on training requirements and expressed willingness to continue discussions. The committee passed the bill, with some members explaining their votes as conditional or in hopes of further amendments. The committee also approved House Bill 261, which would let retired CPAs provide certain uncompensated services, such as nonprofit work, while retaining their CPA designation, and would create a retirement-based CPE waiver for those limited services. A question from Representative Donworth focused on how retired CPAs would disclose their status to nonprofits; the board representative said retired status is noted in board records, but there is currently no separate requirement governing use of the CPA designation. The bill passed. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 262, which would remove restrictions on small CPA firm names after an owner dies or retires. The sponsor said Kentucky is an outlier because current law requires the remaining owner to change the firm name. The bill passed unanimously. After that, the chair turned the gavel over to the vice chair and began presenting House Bill 306, which would change engineering education requirements for licensure, especially to help Eastern Kentucky University fire protection engineering technology graduates qualify for licensure in Kentucky rather than leaving the state. The sponsor and witnesses explained that the bill would not change the rest of the PE licensure pathway, only the education component, and said most other states already allow this route. Members noted that engineers may have concerns and encouraged continued discussions before the bill advances further.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • TKC has been working on food and water security for over 25 years.
  • TKC has been working on food and water security for over 25 years.
  • TKC has been working on food and water security for over 25 years.
  • Access Surf Hawaii is to provide life-changing accessible water programs for people with disabilities
  • Both the water safety programs and activities. Thank you. Thank you. Uh, yeah. Okay.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: This joint informational briefing on Act 310 grants and aid focused on organizations describing how federal funding cuts, Medicaid/SNAP changes, and related policy shifts are affecting their services and budgets. Committee members explained there would be no Q&A, testimony would be limited to one minute, and in-person participants would be heard before Zoom callers. Members repeatedly asked testifiers to identify the amount of federal funding lost or at risk. Testimony came from a wide range of nonprofits and community providers, including Aloha Care, Hawaii Bicycling League, Hawaii Literacy, Hawaii Youth Symphony, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii, the Tsunami Museum, The Kohala Center, West Hawaii Community Health Center, West Hawaii Region Hospital Foundation, Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii, Dynamic Community Solutions, Feeding Hawaii Together, Girl Scouts of Hawaii, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, Hawaii Youth Services Network, Hawaiian Lending and Investments, Homana, Honolulu Theatre for the Youth, Kids Hurt Too Hawaii, and Kokua Kalihi Valley. Most described reduced or threatened federal support and requested state funding to maintain services such as health care access, food security, disaster preparedness, literacy and digital inclusion, youth mentoring, arts education, housing, and climate or agricultural resilience. Several speakers emphasized direct impacts on vulnerable populations, including kūpuna, low-income families, immigrants, homeless youth, and people with disabilities. Requests ranged from relatively small planning or program grants to multi-million-dollar stabilization asks, with some organizations citing specific losses such as reduced Medicaid or USDA funding, canceled EPA or FEMA support, or expiring federal grants. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Ways and Means (04/30/2025)

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, yeah, we need to give them some water to do.
  • So, yeah, we need to give them some water to do.
  • So, yeah, we need to give them some water to do.
  • So, yeah, we need to give them some water to do.
  • So, yeah, we need to give them some water to do.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Policy - 02/05/25

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It</c><00:56:15.200><c> was</c><00:56:15.359><c> oil</c><00:56:15.599><c> and</c><00:56:15.760><c> water
  • It was oil and water and the way to mix.
  • It was oil and water and the way you<00:56:16.960><c> get</c><00:56:17.359><c> that</c><00:56:17.599>
  • Um, so I would feel into hot water.
  • Just from a practical standpoint moving forward, how excited would that kid be to learn about the water
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Session (03/20/2025)

New Hampshire House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It weakens, waters down what is truly needed.
  • It weakens, waters down what is truly needed.
  • significant majority of New Hampshire people want, and finally, if I know the amendment before us waters
  • around the country, and much larger one around the country and much larger one exists in toxic, um, water
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Finance - 05/06/26

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Passed through the Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Constitutional Amendment in 2008.
  • The Legacy Constitutional Amendment created four dedicated funds for outdoor heritage, clean water, parks
  • The Legacy Constitutional Amendment created four dedicated funds for outdoor heritage, clean water, parks
  • um the Parks and Trails Fund, the funds, um the Parks and Trails Fund, the Clean<00:14:51.720><c> Water
  • Fund, and the Arts and Clean Water Fund, and the Arts and Cultural<00:14:53.400><c> Heritage</c><00:
Committee: Senate Finance
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I don't have water there. I have 12 in concrete block walls. We prioritize our educators.
  • I don't have water there. I have 12 in concrete block walls.
  • I don't have water there. I have 12 in concrete block walls.
  • there.<01:05:31.200><c> I</c><01:05:31.440><c> don't</c><01:05:31.520><c> have</c><01:05:31.680><c> water
  • I don't have water there. I have there. I don't have water there.
Keywords: 1183, house
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session, 3/4/2026 #1

Maryland Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • intentions to try to be sure we're getting juvenile services at the right time, I also believe when we water
  • intentions to try to be sure we're getting juvenile services at the right time, I also believe when we water
  • when</c><00:26:43.039><c> we</c><00:26:43.360><c> when</c><00:26:43.600><c> we</c><00:26:43.760><c> water
  • </c><00:26:44.159><c> down</c> believe when we when we water down believe when we when we water down
  • </c> "Senate Bill 108, Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee in Environment, Water