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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 56 (3-31-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 652, an act relating to critical facility mapping and declaring an emergency.
- House Bill 652, an act relating to House Bill 652, an act relating to critical<02:14:56.239><c> facility
- mapping and declaring critical facility mapping and declaring an<02:14:58.560><c> emergency.
- Senate Bill 29, an act relating to solid waste management facilities. Senator from Taylor. Mr.
- </c> waste management facilities. waste management facilities.
Keywords:
open records, public access, transparency, government accountability, public agency, dental practice, licensing, administrative regulations, dental assistants, supervision, Medicaid, community engagement, healthcare, managed care, eligibility, public assistance, insurance, public adjuster, claim process, contract requirements
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources & Energy (2-26-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- and while this does not affect his power to do that whatsoever, because it's critical in this day and age
- If a person owns a lake on their property and their kids become of majority age, they cannot fish in
- and and generation it's a of all ages and and generation it's a generational<00:15:53.880><c> thing<
- And I do have an experience about this: I take about 25 men in a rehab facility, and they want to go
- And so, people in this day and age, I think this is a good starting point to look forward to the 2025
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00
Attendance Roll Call 01:45
SB 245 Discussion 02:20
SB 245 Roll Call Vote 04:12
SB 112 Discussion 05:25
SB 8 Discussion 25:20, 958, all
Summary:
The Natural Resources Committee first approved the minutes from the prior meeting and then took up Senate Bill 245, which would give the legislature more authority to review appointments to the Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission and clarify language about commissioners serving before confirmation. The sponsor said the bill was meant to allow a deeper background review and prevent unconfirmed appointees from voting on budget matters. The bill was adopted with a sub and title amendment, and Senator Boswell explained his yes vote as a way to ensure timely and proper confirmation votes in the future.
The committee then discussed Senate Bill 112, concerning fishing on privately owned lakes and ponds. Senator Boswell argued that landowners should be able to fish on their own property without a license and should control fish harvest on private waters, while still requiring permission for others to fish. Commissioner Rich Storm opposed the proposal, saying landowners already may fish on their property, warning that the bill could reduce fishing-license revenue and federal grant support, and noting the department’s work stocking fish, maintaining access, and funding conservation programs. Senator Webb said he was exploring possible compromise language, and other members raised concerns about pay lakes, youth access, and potential abuse of exemptions. Boswell ultimately withdrew the bill voluntarily, and the committee agreed not to vote on it that day.
Finally, the committee heard a discussion-only presentation on Senate Bill 8, focused on long-term energy policy and the role of the Public Service Commission. The sponsor said Kentucky needs a broader energy strategy to address growing demand from new industries such as large data centers, grid capacity limits, and the need for expertise and possibly different pay scales to recruit qualified staff. Members responded positively to the discussion, noting the importance of the PSC and the need for continued work on the issue, but no vote was taken.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WAM, WAM DEFER, WAM-JDC, WAM-JDC Public Hearings 02-19-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Sure, just part AG.
- ><c> just</c><00:27:02.480><c> part</c> okay any other sure just part okay any other sure just part AG
- I see that the AG is asking for p AG I see that the AG is asking for p only<00:27:07.799><c> portion
- I would prefer a law versus putting it into the Constitution, and then also notice there's no age on
- this is to ensure that people who AG this is to ensure that people who hold<00:50:52.599><c> permit<
Summary:
The committee met in decision-making on a long list of Senate bills and adopted most measures with amendments or unamended, often with members voting aye and some recording reservations. Among the measures acted on were SB 40, SB 411, SB 436, SB 443, SB 447, SB 572, SB 583, SB 739, SB 742, SB 746, SB 816, SB 826, SB 830, SB 841, SB 850, SB 865, SB 952, SB 955, SB 1040, SB 1042, SB 1083, SB 1229, SB 1359, SB 1469, SB 1553, SB 1578, SB 1609, SB 1610, SB 1619, and SB 1641. Common amendments included deferring effective dates to 2050, adding sunset dates, adopting LRB technical changes, and narrowing or clarifying program language.
Several bills drew brief discussion on policy details. SB 583 was amended to remove references to selling naming rights, leaving only leasing. SB 739 was discussed for its land exchange provisions and concerns about ceded lands and OHA revenue, but it was still adopted with reservations. SB 830 was amended based on DNR testimony to address reconstruction after disasters, excluding certain coastal hazards. SB 850 added State Council on Developmental Disabilities recommendations to address health disparities for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. SB 952 shifted administration of a pilot program to the Department of Human Services in partnership with the Office of Wellness and Resiliency, and SB 1610 added requirements for utility connections and capped spending on the Ohana Zones/Cales-related program.
The committee also heard substantial discussion on SB 442, which concerned returning retirees to state employment. Testimony from the Department of Law Enforcement and the Attorney General focused on whether the bill should allow a shorter waiting period and how it would interact with current 89-day hiring practices, succession planning, and law enforcement retirement rules. After debate, the committee moved to decision-making and adopted amendments to include investigators, expand eligibility to hard-to-fill or succession-planning positions, and set a term limit for returning retirees with director approval for extensions. In a separate joint Ways and Means/Judiciary hearing, SB 716, SB 763, and SB 804 were also advanced with amendments, including organizational placement changes for DLE programs and Attorney General amendments to avoid retroactivity and contract-impairment issues. Several items were deferred, including SB 983, SB 1220, and SB 828.
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Legislative Session - Session 2 - 41st Legislative Day Jun 25th, 2026
Delaware House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And the other day, I think he lost his mother at age 11, you know. And so, I mean, think of that.
- It changes the age requirement of employees, contractors, or volunteers to perform certain duties at
- We inspect facilities. We require training. We require insurance.
- Would they be allowed to sell the Delaware facility? Because they are not a Delaware organization.
- Would they be allowed to sell the Delaware facility? Because they are not a Delaware organization.
Summary:
The House convened with Girl State participants presiding for part of the session, including introductions of the student leadership and a unanimous voice vote passing House Concurrent Resolution 152 honoring the young women participating in Delaware Girl State. The chamber also welcomed congressional interns and other guests, accepted the prior day’s minutes, and observed a moment of silence for Nathan Cynix and Kara Feeley before prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.
A major portion of the meeting was devoted to tributes for Representative Ron Gray, who was recognized for his 14 years of service and his work on issues such as bond bills, dredging, bike paths, small business, constituent service, and agriculture-related funding. Multiple members from both parties praised his humor, honesty, mentorship, and dedication to the House and his district. Gray responded with extended remarks reflecting on his family legacy, legislative service, and appreciation for colleagues and staff, and the chamber later sang “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” at his request.
The House then received communications, including Senate messages returning several bills and informing the chamber of Senate passage of additional measures. Members were also told that the FY27 bond bill, House Bill 500, had been placed on desks as a gift for review. The House read in Consent Agenda S, which included House Bill 476, House Joint Resolution 13, Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 168, Senate Bill 297, Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 319, and Senate Joint Resolution 21, and began a roll call vote on the consent agenda.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- there is a 20% shortage of medical lab technologists and technicians in Florida, exacerbated by an aging
- So they were training at our, near our airport, at a facility.
- If detected early, before age five, treatment can be highly effective.
- If detected early, before age five, treatment can be highly effective.
- Age five, treatment can be highly effective.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Jul 31st, 2025
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- Our new public our new public safety facility is currently being built.
- The Senate doesn't have that facility, so go through the House, it gets to the committee, so. . .
- Our facilities. communications systems, and dedicated staff serve Texans every day.
- His other half is facilities maintenance.
- The 89th, the 88th legislature, funded the operational funding for the facility.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and General Government Apr 30th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We did the same thing for school facilities, and that's the same concept.
- And, you know, other than folks who are applicants... ...for school facilities, and that's the same concept
- And it's mostly transportation investments and some ag land preservation.
- and dignified living conditions for workers by permitting and conducting 1,000 employee housing facility
- Rebecca Marcus, on behalf of American Farmland Trust and the California Climate and Ag Network, speaking
Summary:
The subcommittee heard an extensive presentation on the administration’s housing reorganization proposal, which would centralize multifamily affordable housing finance under the new Housing Development and Finance Committee (HDFC) and align it with the Governor’s trailer bill language. Administration officials said the plan is intended to create a one-stop application and award process, reduce duplicative timelines and costs, and pair state subsidy with private activity bonds and federal tax credits more efficiently. They also described proposed changes to the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program, including shifting a larger share of funding toward housing-related awards while preserving a portion for sustainable communities investments. The Legislative Analyst’s Office generally supported the streamlining concept but recommended changes to the proposed bond set-aside timing and urged flexibility for integrated applications and future reporting on demand. Senators, especially Senator Cabaldon, raised concerns that the proposal could weaken the original climate-and-transportation purpose of the sustainable communities program and that the reorganization would be undercut by the lack of new housing production funding in the budget. The item was held open without a vote.
The committee then received a report from the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee and the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee on federal and state housing tax credits. Staff explained that the federal H.R. 1 change lowering the bond-financing threshold from 50% to 25% greatly expanded the number of projects able to use the 4% federal tax credit, allowing California to fund many more projects and units. They also described the state low-income housing tax credit as an important gap-filling tool for projects that still need additional subsidy, and noted existing set-asides for rural, homeless, at-risk, and extremely low-income projects. Members discussed rehabilitation as well as new construction, and the item was informational only.
Finally, the Civil Rights Department reported on the effects of federal civil rights policy changes and on three programs facing expiration: California vs. Hate, the Community Conflict Resolution Unit, and Investigations and Conciliation Enhancement. Director Kevin Kish said federal cuts and policy shifts have reduced support for fair housing and other civil rights functions, while CRD’s caseload has grown from about 8,700 open matters a year ago to more than 12,000, with a six-month wait for interviews despite overtime triage efforts. Senators expressed strong support for continuing the programs and concern about the broader federal rollback of civil rights enforcement. The department said it is using overtime, intake triage, and outreach partnerships to manage the workload and direct Californians to appropriate state, local, and nonprofit resources.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- the Oversight Committee does, it is an independent body that will look inside our correctional facilities
- already, the lawsuits, the loss of life, the escapes, everything else that has happened in that facility
- Show our ages around here.
- The bill requires the pilot program to include instructional modules for teachers and instruction and age-appropriate
- should be doing is comprehensive sex education in all schools that begins at kindergarten and is very age
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
corrections oversight, appropriation, independent office, public safety, funding, firefighters, insurance rates, workers' compensation, firefighter cancer reimbursement, rate deviations, cost analysis, premiums, border security, drug trafficking, human smuggling, law enforcement funding, Arizona, immigration, education reform, K-12
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, March 6, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- to age of 13 He dedicated his youth to studying studying studying Theology<00:08:11.680><c> and</c><
- She passed away at the age of 92 on February 9th.
- We cheered for the vision of a new golden age, and Americans cheered with us.
- Americans work hard to earn their Social Security retirement and be secure as they age.
- The Republicans are trumpeting the dawn of a golden age of economic growth.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/10/2026 - Joint Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- . $200 million is appropriated from the school facilities division to the school facilities division
- He was assaulted starting at age 12 repeatedly by paraprofessionals employed by school districts.
- A woman with profound disabilities was raped by a staff member in a licensed facility more than once.
- A woman with profound disabilities would rape by a staff member in a licensed facility more than once
- Regarding the distribution of revenues for infrastructure improvements for manufacturing facilities,
Summary:
The joint House and Senate Appropriations committees met to hear the FY 2027 budget package, beginning with the General Appropriations Act (HB 4154/SB 1847). Staff outlined the overall budget, including one-time fund transfers, lump-sum reductions, funding for state employee health insurance, school facilities, corrections, flood and wildfire relief, education and child care, and other ongoing and supplemental items. Members briefly discussed the absence of a requested $1.5 million for the oversight office, but the chair said no amendments would be taken in committee and that only limited technical changes were likely later in the process.
Public testimony on the feed bill was largely supportive but focused on specific funding concerns. Testimony highlighted school safety funding, Alzheimer’s services, small business tax expensing provisions, disability oversight for group homes, county use of opioid settlement dollars, adult education/community college funding, victim notification funding, and ESA oversight. Several speakers praised the budget for funding DDD and other services, while others opposed or sought changes to items such as the COMIT group home monitoring program, Maricopa Community Colleges’ lack of operating aid, and a possible cut to the victim notification program. The chair repeatedly emphasized that changes to the negotiated budget would be difficult and should be routed through leadership.
The committee then moved quickly through the remaining budget reconciliation bills. Staff summarized bills covering amusement and wagering, capital outlay, commerce, criminal justice, environment, health care, higher education, human services, and K-12 education. Notable provisions included continued wagering assessments, highway and building renewal funding, defense innovation and economic development changes, corrections and wrongful conviction provisions, groundwater and water banking measures, health insurance oversight and opioid settlement provisions, higher education funding and ABOR operating caps, SNAP and housing trust fund changes, and a 2% inflation increase for K-12 formula components. The K-12 bill also included a biometric school safety pilot and a child sexual abuse prevention pilot. No votes were taken in the portion provided, and the chair indicated the committee would continue through the remaining bills.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty Eight - Tuesday, May 12
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Can you define for me what a water reclamation facility is?
- A water reclamation facility is any facility that would gather water for movement of water, either for
- Water reclamation facility? Yeah. Water reclamation facility?
- You have to permit, so water reclamation facilities do need permits.
- It could, not unlike an energy facility would have a similar permit where they hold a basin for cooling
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Was the AG here? Attorney General's office? Understood. Did you want to ask anything?
- Increasing rates of prostate cancer among men of all ages.
- or for for the non-personnel facilities or for for the non-personnel >> debt<01:08:36.400><c>
- And that was adopted by all facilities here in the state.
- </c> facilities here in the state. facilities here in the state.
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
teacher pay, teacher salaries, salary step increase, annual increment, longevity step, public school teachers, public charter school teachers, collective bargaining, Hawaii Department of Education, teacher retention, teacher recruitment, cost of living, educator compensation, public employee bargaining, appropriation, salary schedule, school staffing, teacher shortage, HB1888, Hawaii
Summary:
The committees heard three measures, beginning with HB 1890 HD3, which would provide automatic step increases and a COVID-era retention bonus for teachers. Supporters included HSTA, the Democratic Party’s Education Caucus, and a student who said higher pay and predictable salary growth would help retain teachers in Hawaii. The Department of Education supported the intent but asked that the bill be expanded to cover all department employees. The Attorney General’s office said the draft needed clarification to avoid conflict with Chapter 89 and to make clear any funding was subject to legislative appropriation. The Office of the Public Defender and B&F testified in opposition, and committee members questioned whether the step increases were already in the current contract and whether the bill was needed. HSTA said the current contract includes automatic step increases subject to funding, but argued the bill was still needed because funding is not guaranteed and the measure would codify the policy. HSTA also said the COVID bonus would apply only to active teachers who worked during the pandemic and estimated the total cost at roughly $150 million to $200 million over four years. No vote was taken in the portion provided.
The committee then took up HB 1888 HD3, which would require DOE and charter schools to report harassment incidents and strengthen penalties for harassment of educational workers from a petty misdemeanor to a misdemeanor. DOE supported the bill and suggested narrowing language about assisting workers with temporary restraining orders, saying that function would be better handled through the Attorney General’s pilot program. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing the harassment language was overly broad, vague, and potentially unconstitutional, and that existing assault and terroristic threatening statutes already protect educational workers. HSTA, the State Commission on the Status of Women, and several individual testifiers supported the measure, describing increased intimidation and harassment of teachers and other school staff, especially since COVID. The Special Education Advisory Council opposed the bill’s language on “disrupting and interfering” with school functions, saying it could chill parents of students with IEPs from advocating for their children. Testimony was split, with the chair noting 20 in support and 16 in opposition in the portion shown.
A final witness, Michelle Pestana, testified in opposition based on her family’s experience with special education services, describing alleged seclusion and restraint of her daughter and expressing concern that DOE testimony in prior hearings had targeted special education parents. Her remarks were cut off as time expired. The transcript ends before any committee action or vote on HB 1888 was taken.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (04/21/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, so it age and operational issues.
- that do not receive a facilities that do not receive a contract<00:58:44.640><c> in</c><00:58:44.880
- </c><01:09:49.279><c> Um,</c><01:09:49.600><c> taken</c> generating facilities.
- Um, taken generating facilities.
- </c><01:10:32.640><c> in</c><01:10:32.880><c> a</c> subsidize only new facilities in a subsidize only
Committee:
House Science, Technology and Energy
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC) Jun 19th, 2026
ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC)
Transcript Highlights:
- 19, and reviewed and approved emergency rules for DHS regarding psychiatric residential treatment facility
- services for children under age 21.
Committee:
All ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC)
Summary:
The meeting began with a quorum call, prayer, and approval of the previous minutes. Members then adopted a resolution honoring Lori McDonald of the Department of Human Services for nearly 28 years of state service, with remarks praising her legislative work, constituent services, leadership, and emergency response roles. McDonald thanked the committee, and the Senate also presented her with a citation, flag, and commemorative coin.
The committee received the May 2026 revenue report, which showed gross adjusted collections of $7.76 billion year-to-date, up 4.4% from the prior year, and a projected surplus of $585.8 million. The executive subcommittee report was adopted, covering emergency rules for DHS and the Department of Education, school district waiver requests, committee fund allocations, cancellation of the July ALC meeting, and authorization for subcommittees to meet in July on urgent matters. The administrative rules report was also adopted after members noted that most rules were approved, with a few pulled by agencies or held.
Members then heard a lengthy exchange on the Arkansas Education Department’s ClassWallet contract and delays in expense review for education savings account payments. Department officials said they were meeting regularly with ClassWallet, enforcing contract standards, keeping some reviews in-house, and adding staff and technology improvements to speed processing while maintaining oversight. The committee also adopted reports from Game and Fish and State Police, Hospital/Medicaid/Developmental Disabilities, Lottery Oversight, Occupational Licensing Review, Peer Review, Review, State Insurance Programs Oversight, and Personnel, including a Department of Commerce reallocation tied to a broader shared-services realignment.
Under review of communications, members filed several retirement system investment items as reviewed, approved rural community grant funding, gave favorable advice for state park additions, approved special maintenance funding for state parks, and filed Office of State Technology service-rate changes as reviewed. The meeting concluded with no new business and adjournment.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform Apr 2nd, 2026 at 08:30 am
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform
Transcript Highlights:
- Do you know how those buildings or how those facilities are currently assessed?
- There’s also ag land that might have, you know, another commercial business on it.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform Apr 2nd, 2026
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform
Transcript Highlights:
- Do you know how those buildings or how those facilities are currently assessed?
- There's also ag land that might have, you know, another commercial business on it.
Summary:
The committee held a public hearing on Senate Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bills 1066 and 1088, sponsored by Sen. Ben Brown, dealing with the property tax classification of single-family short-term rental homes. Brown argued the bills would stop counties from reclassifying short-term rentals as commercial property and taxing them at the higher commercial rate, saying such homes remain residential in use under Missouri case law, IRS guidance, and zoning principles. He said the substitute language was narrowed to single-family homes owned by individuals, partnerships, or LLCs, and further limited to owners with 15 or fewer short-term rental properties.
Members questioned how the bill would affect local zoning and assessor practices, including mixed-use buildings and the requirement that assessors conduct an in-person consultation before reclassifying property. Several lawmakers said the bill should preserve local control over zoning while preventing inconsistent tax treatment. Some members also raised concerns that the consultation language could interfere with assessors’ work, and Brown said he was open to revisiting that provision because it was added by another senator and was not central to the bill’s intent.
Supporters testified that short-term rentals are often family homes used to generate needed income, not commercial enterprises, and that higher commercial taxation could be financially devastating. One witness described using a family home as a short-term rental to help pay for a mother’s care and support a granddaughter with special needs. Opponents, including the Missouri Hotel Lodging Association, argued that short-term rentals function as businesses because they collect sales tax and compete with lodging providers, and they said the 15-property limit was ineffective because owners can place homes in separate LLCs. The association said it could suggest alternative language to better target large-scale operators. No vote was taken, and the hearing concluded after testimony.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Feb 25th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- science is showing us that folks who carry both markers might not live into full maturity until an age
- Senate Bill 1326 updates and modernizes Oklahoma's Self Storage Facilities Lean Act.
Bills:
HJR1032 , SB1314 , SB1257 , SB1326 , SB1365 , SB1932 , SB169 , SB1991 , SB1992 , SB1204 , SB1339 , SB182 , SB1847 , SB1360 , SB1346
Keywords:
HJR1032, House Joint Resolution 1032, Service Oklahoma, administrative rules, rule repeal, joint resolution, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 670:15-1-10, OAC 670:15-1-14, agency regulation, legislative oversight, Secretary of State, Oklahoma Register, rulemaking, permanent rules, administrative code, groundwater, indemnity fund, well drilling, pollution prevention
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- It prohibits early learning providers, school district employees, health care facilities, adult family
- subdivisions subject to civil arbitration for any dollar amount prior to scheduling for trial based on the age
Committee:
Senate Rules
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Next is the Idaho Immunization Assessment Fund, which ensures that all children under the age of 19 have
- It cannot be used for new construction, and there are some limits to things like renovation and facility
Committee:
Senate Health and Welfare
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 8 relating to the designation use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex.
- By illegal activity, and that's why the AG must have this authority.
Keywords:
sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, law enforcement, department file, employee records, misconduct, confidentiality, Texas occupations code, election laws, attorney general, prosecution, criminal offenses, criminal prosecution, jurisdiction, hemp, consumable hemp, hemp-derived cannabinoids