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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study May 29th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Staff highlight: This is the one program that I think we could generally say is the most at risk in a
- Staff highlight: The general proposal from the federal government has been to consolidate some of the
- And so, because of that, the question I'm pondering—the question we're pondering as staff at the LASC—is
- But your staff here at LESC is going to be tracking this throughout the interim.
- The work of the staff. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Representative Garratt, thanks, Mr. Chair.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee Jul 1st, 2026
Utilities and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- And just as a reminder to members or staff who are monitoring today's hearing, we only have two bills
- And just as a reminder to members or staff who are monitoring today's hearing, we only have two bills
- And I want to thank the committee staff for that.
- Certainly the committee staff has done a great job handling some of those same issues.
- Certainly the committee staff has done a great job handling some of those same issues.
Committee:
House Utilities and Energy
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/01/2026 - Joint Legislative Audit Committee
Joint Legislative Audit Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The district completed the table and submitted it to J-LAC staff before the requested deadline of April
- Especially when you don't have staff that are dedicated to it exclusively.
- If staff could follow up with us on that, because I think that's going to be a pretty big boost to your
- , and trying to separate responsibilities among our limited staff.
- Those things take staff training, showing them what they need to do, how they're going to do it.
Committee:
Joint Joint Legislative Audit Committee
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Jul 10th, 2025
New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So it applies to our classified staff and to our GovX staff, and it is a critical need.
- This morning with some of your staff.
- So I will ask Marco to work with his staff and the Hispanic cultural staff to see if there's a way.
- We have staff and congregations.
- We have a national ambassador that is on our staff for FFA.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance May 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Standpoint, as I've mentioned, we have faculty and staff in all 33 counties with our county extension
- They provide those offices for us and also pay one third of the salary for faculty and staff in those
- So I just want to thank the faculty and staff for all their work in doing that, but it provides us a
- They have, they have the staff. They have the ability.
- Uh, please drive home safe, everybody, and a big thanks to our staff. We're adjourned.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- I am your Chief of Staff.
- That they have the staff to deploy all these resources?
- within six months, or do they have to hire staff?
- Chair, Senator Steinborn, they do have staff, but the staff that they're requesting is to help coordinate
- And then, obviously, they have the staff to get the money out, but they don't have the staff. locally
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> impact uh on teachers and staff. impact uh on teachers and staff.
- use uh by our students and staff. Um use uh by our students and staff.
- ,</c> We're actually working with our staff, We're actually working with our staff, our<02:31:12.160>
- </c> that we staff full-time in our program. that we staff full-time in our program.
- We have weekly staff meetings, PLCs, all of those things you'd expect to see amongst staff members.
Committee:
Joint Education
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (03/07/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- So they would be interfacing with our staff.
- </c><00:50:40.799><c> we</c> existing staff but the staff that we existing staff but the staff that we
- </c><00:56:05.520><c> too</c> you'd be looking at some more staff too you'd be looking at some more staff
- We've had a lot of conversations with DNCR, with my staff.
- I feel like it it eats the the staff I feel like it it eats the the staff time<02:10:11.719><c> alive
Summary:
The committee heard a presentation from the Department of Environmental Services on proposed changes in House Bill 2 and related technical changes in House Bill 1 tied to the governor’s permitting realignment initiative. The proposal would move environmental review staff from Fish and Game and DNCR to DES to create a more centralized “one-stop shop” for applicants needing DES permits, especially for wildlife and natural heritage reviews. DES said the goal is to speed permitting, support a 60-day review clock, and improve coordination among agencies while keeping the substantive review work in place.
Members asked about staffing impacts, the scope of the transferred duties, and whether the change would create redundancy or weaken the other agencies. DES said most of the affected staff work primarily on these reviews, though Fish and Game staff also handle other state and federal reviews, which is why the proposal was adjusted to keep one of the four Fish and Game positions there and move three to DES, along with two positions from DNCR. DES also described a new supervisory position in HB 2 to manage the transferred staff within its land resources bureau. Officials said the reviews would still be done by specialists, but under DES supervision, and that the agencies would continue to coordinate recommendations on species impacts and mitigation.
The committee also discussed fee increases intended to offset costs, including a 50% increase in wetlands fees and a 100% increase in alteration-of-terrain fees, with the department saying the changes would cover the new positions. Members raised concerns about impacts on private homeowners, possible incentives to work without permits, and whether fines should be used more as a revenue source or for mitigation. DES said wetlands permits are roughly split between homeowner-related and commercial projects, that permit-by-notification already creates a two-tier structure for smaller projects, and that enforcement relies partly on public complaints and online permitting systems. The department also said most fines currently go to the general fund and vary widely year to year, with about $75,000 budgeted, and that the proposal would also create permit-by-notification authority for alteration-of-terrain projects between 100,000 and 150,000 square feet, mirroring language in Senate Bill 110. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion provided.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- staff of the various chambers, is 36.
- staff of the various chambers, is 36.
- </c> uh our staff uh our staff attorneys<00:32:57.279><c> are</c><00:32:57.600><c> very</c><00:32:58.000
- A lot of times people automatically put me in a little box. staff and all the five offices that I staff
- Um, more and four staff members.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee heard Governor’s Message 790, the nomination of Karen T. Nakasone to serve as chief judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals for a 10-year term. The chair announced that no vote would be taken that day and that the committee would vote on Thursday. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, with the chair reading that there were 103 supporters, zero opposed, and one comment.
Supporters included current and retired judges, public defenders, bar association representatives, former elected officials, and community members. They described Nakasone as intelligent, fair, hardworking, well respected, and a strong leader with deep legal experience. Several speakers emphasized her judicial temperament, her work as an advocate and judge, and her community involvement, including leadership in civic and civil rights organizations. One pro se litigant also testified that she had been treated kindly and respectfully by Nakasone in prior interactions.
The Hawaii State Bar Association reported that it had conducted an interview and review process and found her qualified for the position. In her own remarks, Nakasone introduced family and colleagues, described her 30-year legal career, and said her first job after law school was as an ICA law clerk. She highlighted the court’s backlog reduction efforts under Acting Chief Judge Katherine Leonard, saying the number of older pending appeals had dropped significantly through team-based reforms, and stated that she would continue that work if confirmed. The hearing ended without questions from the committee and with the nomination held for a later vote.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It's also good for our correctional staff.
- It's also good for our correctional staff.
- It's also good for our correctional staff.
- It's also good for our correctional staff.
- </c><01:21:05.639><c> have</c> respond immediately my staff have respond immediately my staff have noticed
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 1/22/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- There are 10 full-time staff positions and one part-time position for the board.
- position positions and one staff position positions and one part-time<00:03:01.640><c> position</c><
- The staff also reviews our periodic reports looking for potential errors or violations through excess
- There is no way for 10 staff members to really monitor what's going on in 2011 legislative districts,
- Seearson, that your office is amazing and your staff are amazing.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public Health Effects of Xylazine Jun 21st, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee staff, Be that we'll split into work groups based on the legislative charge.
- Staff will incorporate those changes.
- I look forward to working on that with you and your staff. Yes. Rep, please. Zaras, X.
- And we try to do that with medical staff.
- And we try to do that with medical staff.
Summary:
The Special Commission on xylazine held its first meeting, with House Chair Mindy Domb and Senate Co-Chair John Keenan outlining the commission’s charge and a proposed work plan. The commission is tasked with studying the public health and safety impacts of xylazine in the illicit drug supply, including whether it should be scheduled as a controlled substance, how to regulate its production and distribution, and how to improve outreach and treatment for people exposed to it. Members were told the report deadline had been extended to March 30, 2026, and staff proposed a series of public hearings and working groups leading to a final report. The meeting also included attendance, packet materials, and procedural planning.
The first major testimony came from BSAS Director Deirdre Calvert, who described xylazine’s appearance in Massachusetts drug supply data, the state’s public health alerts, and DPH’s partnership with Brandeis, CDC, and harm reduction organizations. She emphasized four priorities: reducing stigma and discrimination in health care, expanding self-directed wound care support and coverage for supplies, expanding access to drug checking and test strips, and supporting low-barrier services such as mobile vans and drop-in centers. Commission members asked about first responder awareness, medical education, and whether harm reduction services might face federal restrictions; Calvert said misinformation remains a problem and noted ongoing training efforts, including collaboration with public safety agencies.
Several other speakers reinforced the need for low-barrier care and drug checking. Dr. Raghini Jala, an infectious disease and addiction medicine physician, said xylazine has become a common component of the unregulated opioid supply and urged support for rapid-response education teams, community-based drug checking, and better hospital and detox protocols for xylazine withdrawal and wounds. Recovery coach Alan Young testified from lived experience, describing severe wounds, fear of inadequate withdrawal treatment in emergency settings, and the value of mobile care vans that can provide methadone, buprenorphine, and wound care in the community. Dr. Sarah Wakeman echoed the need for naloxone, rescue breathing, low-threshold treatment, and non-stigmatizing health care settings, while Sarah Macon of the Boston Public Health Commission described Boston’s harm reduction and drug checking work, including on-site testing, wound care, and a decline in opioid mortality. Tracy Green of the Massachusetts Drug Supply Data Stream explained that xylazine has declined in recent samples while metatomidine is rising, said drug checking is increasingly used but still not enough, and argued for more funding, staffing, and statewide access to real-time drug checking and harm reduction services.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Seventy One - Friday, May 15 - Morning Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And to our staff, Justy and Tammy, thank you for putting up with our antics.
- I also want to thank the staff of this building—the clerks, the sergeants, assistants, maintenance staff
- We recognize that we have to do better by our staff.
- We have to keep good staff.
- It's a small staff, but they do an amazing, Behind the dais.
Summary:
The House met on the final day of session with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the previous day’s journal by a 126-0 vote. Much of the early floor time was devoted to points of personal privilege, with members and the Speaker offering lengthy tributes to departing colleagues, House staff, law enforcement, veterans, and family members. Several members reflected on their service, discussed the challenges of the session, and thanked staff in the chamber and across the Capitol for their work.
The chamber then took up Senate messages and committee reports, followed by several bills and resolutions. House Bill 2636, dealing with mortgage modification and related consumer protections, was adopted as amended and finally passed by votes of 142-1 on adoption and 144-1 on final passage. House Bill 2397, concerning water district dissolution procedures and related safeguards, was adopted and finally passed by votes of 129-16 and 127-17. House Bill 2576, a naming and designation bill adding observances and memorial highways/bridges, was adopted and finally passed by votes of 136-4 and 134-6.
The House also debated Senate Joint Resolution 95, which proposed creating a constitutional Show Me Prosperity Fund as a sovereign wealth fund intended to eventually replace state taxes through long-term investment returns. Supporters argued it was a forward-looking fiscal strategy based on compound interest and could reduce reliance on taxes over generations. Opponents warned that the state was facing near-term budget shortfalls and that locking money away could make it inaccessible during emergencies or when needed for current services. The transcript ends during continued debate on the resolution, with no final vote shown.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Omnibus tax finance and policy bill, HF9, passed in Minnesota House 6/9/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We did not add any new funds to staff. I was hoping that we'd be able to do that.
- </c><00:02:34.560><c> We</c> We did not add any new funds to staff.
- I just want to take a second about our nonpartisan staff.
- We all know we can't do anything without our staff.
- </c> anything uh without our staff. anything uh without our staff.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Rep. Peggy Bennett departing member remarks 5/18/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- First, I'll start with the staff, LAs, our media writers, our committee administrators.
- Well, first of all, I have to say our chief clerk, Patrick Murphy, all of the sergeant-at-arms staff
- Um<00:07:47.160><c> other</c><00:07:47.480><c> staff</c><00:07:48.480><c> um</c> Um other staff um Um
- other staff um well,<00:07:49.400><c> first</c><00:07:49.680><c> of</c><00:07:49.760><c> all,</c><00
- troopers staff people, our troopers it's<00:08:02.480><c> amazing</c><00:08:02.960><c> and</c><00:08
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Human Services Feb 25th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So why don't we start with a briefing from staff?
- Madam Chair, members of the committee, Allison Mendiola, committee staff.
- CRC ratios, so are currently four staff to eight children with no less than three staff to eight children
- I want to extend deep gratitude to our staff who are here.
- I know we were down one staff person this session.
Summary:
The Senate Human Services Committee met on February 25 and received staff briefings on three bills. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2253, the DCYF licensing bill, was described as affecting foster care licensing, crisis residential center staffing ratios, and child care licensing. Staff reviewed multiple proposed amendments, including changes related to immediate threats to children’s safety, substance use, subsidy fraud, reporting channels, and DUI-related ineligibility, as well as a Wilson striking amendment that would remove many of those floor changes. After caucus, the chair announced she would pull ESHB 2253 from executive action for further work over the interim, and no vote was taken on the bill.
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2319, which renames certain residential habilitation centers, had one amendment to rename Yakima Valley School as the Yakima Valley Residential Habilitation Center. The committee adopted the amendment despite opposition from Senators Warnick and Christian, who said constituents in Yakima did not support the change. The bill then received a do-pass recommendation and was sent to Rules, with Senators Warnick and Christian voting no.
House Bill 2464, concerning incident reporting by private detention facilities to the Department of Health and local law enforcement, was also considered. Senator Christian offered six amendments, including a JLARC study, public posting and legislative sharing of reports, expanded reporting requirements, food-safety consistency, and reimbursement for compliance costs; all six amendments failed. The committee then approved the bill on a do-pass recommendation and sent it to Rules, with Senator Christian opposing and Senator Orwall supporting the measure as a human-rights and safety bill. The chair closed the meeting after noting the committee had reached the policy cutoff and thanking staff for their work.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment & Energy Feb 19th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Environment & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- Megan McFadden, staff for this committee.
- Megan McFadden, again, staff for this committee.
- Seeing no changes, staff will announce the vote. Seeing no changes, staff will announce the vote.
- I think the staff will call the roll, seeing no further discussion. Dolio?
- Seeing none, staff will announce the vote.
Bills:
SB6013
Committee:
House Environment & Energy
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment & Energy Feb 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Megan McFadden, staff for this committee.
- Megan McFadden, again, staff for this committee.
- Seeing no changes, staff will announce the vote. Seeing no changes, staff will announce the vote.
- I think the staff will call the roll, seeing no further discussion. Doleo?
- Seeing none, staff will announce the vote.
Summary:
The committee held a public hearing on SSB 6269, which updates the Motor Fuel Quality Act by removing the separate definition of alternative fuel and broadening the definition of motor fuel to include gaseous products and fuels used for transportation purposes. The Washington State Department of Agriculture testified that the change would let weights and measures staff test a wider range of fuels, including hydrogen and other clean fuels, and Douglas County PUD supported the bill as necessary to help regulate the state’s first hydrogen fueling station and future hydrogen infrastructure. A question clarified that the bill concerns the purity of the final hydrogen fuel product, not certification of the production process.
The committee then received a briefing on three amendments to SB 5982, which expands Clean Energy Transformation Act coverage to additional entities. Amendment 170 would remove a requirement tied to affected market customers consuming the same or greater share of non-emitting and renewable electricity for the same end uses; Amendment 171 would exempt electricity used solely for emergency backup purposes; and Amendment 173 would similarly exempt backup generation using de minimis fossil fuels and related load from CETA compliance. Members discussed whether the amendments were needed to protect cogeneration facilities and emergency backup systems, while others argued they could weaken CETA’s clean-energy goals.
In executive session, SB 6013 was reported out of committee with a do pass recommendation by a 21-0 voice vote. On SB 5982, Amendment 170 failed, Amendment 171 failed, and Amendment 173 passed. The committee then adopted the amendments into a striking amendment and voted 12-8 to report Substitute Senate Bill 5982 out of committee with a do pass as amended recommendation. Members supporting the bill said it levels the playing field and preserves exemptions for backup power and existing cogeneration, while opponents argued it could undermine CETA and allow continued fossil-fuel use or create loopholes.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 008 Jan 22nd, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- You can wear jeans, wear your Bronco gear, and that also applies to staff and nonpartisan staff.
- that<00:26:32.880><c> also</c><00:26:33.279><c> applies</c><00:26:34.159><c> to</c><00:26:34.480><c> staff
- </c><00:26:34.720><c> and</c> that also applies to staff and that also applies to staff and nonpartisan
- <00:26:35.760><c> staff.
- </c> nonpartisan staff. With that, Mr. nonpartisan staff. With that, Mr.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Postsecondary Education & Workforce
Transcript Highlights:
- Gerry Pollet from the 46th, that includes North Seattle College and the most faculty, students, and staff
- And then we'll have staff introduce themselves. We'll start with Lily.
- For the record, Elizabeth Brenn, staff to the committee.
- Any questions for staff? Rep. Leavitt, tell us about your bill. Thank you, Mr.
- Any questions for staff? Rep Levitt, tell us about your bill. Thank you, Mr.
Bills:
HB2088
Committee:
House Postsecondary Education & Workforce