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AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/23/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Yes, these things that we're doing for water conservation issues, Cooperative Extension itself through
- their Water Resource Center has stuff statewide that they're working on, helping to meet the needs in
- I mean, we need agriculture and water and all those things, so I'm going to be a present today.
- We studied the weather because weather is important, rain is important, water is important.
- our survival from the beginning we steady the weather because weather is important rain is important water
Committee:
House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Keywords:
Arizona beef council, beef promotion, agricultural marketing, commodity council, livestock, cattle industry, ranching, rural affairs, self-financed program, sunset extension, continuation bill, market development, beef products, Arizona agriculture, Title 41, Title 3, sunset review, marketing order, producer assessment, Salt River horse herd
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Modernization Fund, but also small amounts go to the permanent building fund for capital projects and the water
- pollution control... ...fund, about $4.8 million annually goes to the Water Pollution Control Fund.
- Modernization Fund, but also small amounts go to the permanent building fund for capital projects and the water
- pollution control. amounts go to the permanent building fund for capital projects and and the water
- pollution control fund about $4.8 million annually goes to water pollution control fund.
Committee:
Senate Local Government and Taxation
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Feb 3rd, 2026 at 08:29 am
House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- The funding that we received for the Soil and Water Conservation Districts, that's kind of our starting
- that the moisture that we do get can actually get down to the ground and be useful for the surface water
- So it's important to the soil and water conservation districts for many other reasons, but we would appreciate
- And then when we were up in Taos, I think it was Taos, at the Water and Natural Resources Committee,
- I know in the oil patch, they're moving water and materials around and appear to be doing it fairly efficiently
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 30 January, 2026; 9:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Environmental Protection, Conservation, and Water Resources will meet at 3:30 p.m. on Monday in room
- Environmental Protection, Conservation, and Water Resources will meet at 3:30 p.m. on Monday in room
- Environmental Protection, Conservation, Environmental Protection, Conservation, and<00:25:42.000><c> Water
- 42.880><c> will</c><00:25:43.120><c> meet</c><00:25:43.360><c> at</c><00:25:43.600><c> 3:30</c> and Water
- Resources will meet at 3:30 and Water Resources will meet at 3:30 p.m.<00:25:44.480><c> on</c><00:25
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- So our geotechnical engineers are primarily concerned with slope stability—landslides, water over the
- I have been told and received information about water being lowered in the dam so that we can maintain
- I have been told and received information about water being lowered in the dam so that we can maintain
- I mean, the water just kept coming in and overtopped them, and so we were challenged with communicating
- I mean, the water just kept coming in and overtopped them, and so we were challenged with communicating
Committee:
House Transportation
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
FIN Info Briefing - Mon Jan 12, 2026 @ 1:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um water safety. them on the mainland. Um water safety.
- </c> advisory so people can know if the water advisory so people can know if the water is<00:29:54.960
- So for drinking water, this gets a lot of funding to the counties to support their drinking water programs
- And water pollution control revolving fund, I think we also refer to as a clean water fund, again another
- So, so for drinking water, programs.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HRE, HRE Public Hearings 04-17-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- a lot of communities depend on federal funding, especially when it comes to water infrastructure.
- a lot of communities depend on federal funding, especially when it comes to water infrastructure.
- a lot of communities depend on federal funding, especially when it comes to water infrastructure.
- a lot of communities depend on federal funding, especially when it comes to water infrastructure.
- Uh I think you to water infrastructure.
Summary:
The committee first heard HCR 96, which encourages the University of Hawaiʻi to evaluate and expand student mental health services. University of Hawaiʻi Associate Vice President Farah Marie Gomes testified in support and noted the system’s mental health and basic-needs efforts across all 10 campuses. Members discussed staffing and funding constraints, including that the system had 27 adult mental health positions, 21 filled and six vacant, with one vacancy open for about four years. The resolution was adopted unanimously, unamended.
The committee then took up several gubernatorial appointments. GM 785 nominated Wendo Hensel to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), and GM 784 nominated Terry George to the same body. Both nominees testified about the value of Hawaiʻi’s participation in WICHE; Hensel emphasized the importance of sharing policy ideas and best practices, while George highlighted Hawaiʻi’s unique higher education needs and the benefits of learning from other western states. Both nominations were supported and moved forward.
The committee also considered multiple appointments to the Hawaiʻi Commission for National and Community Service. Kylie Alakard described wanting to serve as a youth voice and role model, and Ray Galas spoke about his prior volunteer board experience and desire to help people connect through service. Sandra Larson said volunteerism and community service were important to her and that she wanted to give back. The committee then heard GM 771 and GM 772 for Ken Kawahara to the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaiʻi; Kawahara said he would bring business and government experience to help with internal operations, education, and strategic goals, though he acknowledged he was still learning the organization’s details. Members also began hearing GM 624 for Joshua Famuina to the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents, with student caucus testimony in strong support emphasizing his attendance, communication, and engagement with students.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- And I said, you got to tell me when Joe gets out of the water, because that's the gap I'm going to have
- And I said, you got to tell me when Joe gets out of the water, because that's the gap I'm going to have
- The rule applies to water users in the North Florida Regional Water Supply Partnership Area and consists
- First, it strengthens water conservation by establishing clear milestones and accountability...
- reporting for large water users and a 75-gallon-per-day residential per-capita goal.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, then devoted most of the first part of the meeting to a farewell-style recognition of Senator Joe Gruters. Senators from both parties offered extended remarks praising his loyalty, political instincts, family involvement, and work as a legislator and as incoming Republican National Committee chair. Gruters responded with remarks about his background, including overcoming a childhood speech impediment, his service in the Legislature, and major policy efforts he highlighted such as alimony reform and the undergrounding of utilities. A ceremonial gift was presented to him recognizing his work on a 2019 public-safety/immigration bill, and the Senate adopted a motion to spread his remarks upon the journal before recessing briefly.
After the recess, the Senate returned to regular business. No committee reports, governor’s messages, House messages, or reconsideration matters were reported. The chamber then moved to third reading and temporarily postponed CS/CS/CS/SB 354, relating to blue ribbon projects. The next bill, CS/CS/SB 1758, relating to public assistance, was taken up, and Senator Gaetz explained that it contained five reforms to the public assistance system previously discussed by the Senate. Debate was about to continue when the transcript ended.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- >> That was the idea that you use about somebody, the gun or whatever, probably falling off in the water
- </c><04:01:46.160><c> This</c> probably falling off in the water.
- This probably falling off in the water.
- from the Senate was read: the Senate had amended House Bill 140, relating to county subdivision regulations
- . regulations.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 8th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- In one ancient parable, the hero's seeker finds that treacherous waters are the last obstacle, preventing
- Only with the help of this boat is our hero able to safely navigate the seemingly uncrossable waters.
- The treacherous waters conquered represent the overcoming of self-centered egos. Thank you.
- The waters conquered represent the overcoming of self-centered egos.
- , living water, that you'll never thirst.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Waters Evans of Charlotte. >> Waters Evans of Charlotte. >> Waters Evans of Charlotte. >> Yes. >
- Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> White Bethl. >> White Bethl. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Winter of Lello. >> Water
- Waterberry. >> Water. Waterberry. >> Water. Waterberry. >> Yakavon.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- First up is GM 511, submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Moloka'i Irrigation System Water
- It's GM 676, submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Molokai Irrigation System Water Use
- Being a rancher, he not only advocates for ranching, but he questions even the diversified egg or water
- They're always asking for cheap lands, cheap interest rates, and water and so forth.
- On GM 511 for Harry Purdy III to the Molokai Irrigation System Water Users Advisory Board, the chair's
Committee:
Senate Agriculture and Environment
Summary:
The Senate AEN committee heard and considered four gubernatorial nominations. GM 511 was for Harry Purdy III to the Moloka‘i Irrigation System Water Users Advisory Board; testimony in support came from DLNR, the Department of Agriculture, and Moloka‘i community members, and Purdy described his long background in Moloka‘i homestead farming and the challenges facing new farmers. GM 676 was for Denise Kuano to the same board; the committee noted support from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, and it was reported that Kuano could not testify because of a family emergency. GM 771 was for James Gomes to the Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity; the Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council strongly supported him, citing his long agricultural experience, advocacy, and prior board service, and Gomes emphasized ag crime enforcement, land access, water, and support for farmers and ranchers. GM 772 was for Michelle Lefebvre to the Environmental Advisory Council; the Environmental Advisory Council and OPSD supported her, and Lefebvre discussed her work on the council’s exemptions committee and the need for better public understanding of the environmental review process.
Members asked nominees questions about barriers for young homesteaders, ag crime enforcement, prior board service, environmental stewardship, and public engagement in environmental review. Gomes said the biggest challenges include lack of experience for new homesteaders, weak enforcement against ag crimes and drug activity on ranches, and the need for more land and resources for agriculture. Lefebvre said the environmental review process often falls short in public understanding and that comments are not a vote but part of an analytical process.
After testimony, the committee reported support counts for each nomination and then voted to recommend advise and consent on all four measures. GM 511, GM 676, GM 771, and GM 772 were each adopted unanimously by the members present, with some members excused. The chair then announced the committee would move on to the next agenda item.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 055 Mar 10th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Members of the Colorado Water Conservation Board effective February 13, 2026, for terms expiring February
- members<00:40:27.920><c> of</c><00:40:28.000><c> the</c><00:40:28.160><c> Colorado</c><00:40:28.560><c> Water
- </c> members of the Colorado Water members of the Colorado Water Conservation<00:40:29.280><c> Board<
- Members of the Colorado Water Conservation Board and the Groundwater Commission.
- Laurelai Cloud of Ignacio, Nathan Kums of Laara for the Colorado Water Conservation Board, and Mary Arnuch
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Cmte on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans - 03/09/26
Transcript Highlights:
- Water infiltrates during all seasons, creating electrical and safety hazards and challenging the working
- Water infiltrates during all seasons, creating electrical and safety hazards and challenging the working
- Water infiltrates during all seasons, creating electrical and safety hazards and challenging the working
- This is commonly seen in both water treatment facilities as well as power plants, because the systems
- I may take hold in a water pump. CIA cable mall. He's caught. These... Don't pack.
Summary:
The Minnesota Senate Subcommittee on Veterans heard a Department of Military Affairs presentation on bonding, tuition benefits, and cyber response. The department requested $3.5 million in design funding for a new hangar at the 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth, citing safety problems with the aging 1950s-era hangars and the need to improve the wing’s competitiveness for future federal military construction funding. It also sought $2.5 million for asset preservation at Army facilities statewide, emphasizing that state dollars are often matched by federal funds. A National Guard lieutenant also testified about the State Tuition Reimbursement Program, describing how it helped pay for her undergraduate and doctoral education and reduce student debt.
The committee also received an update on Minnesota National Guard cyber operations, including the response to the July 2025 ransomware attack on the City of Saint Paul. Testimony described the cyber coordination cell’s role in planning, interagency coordination, and support during the incident, including helping re-image about 500 computers and assisting with network recovery. Members heard that the Guard’s cyber teams conduct extensive partner engagement and are prepared to support state and local entities when civil resources are exhausted and the incident exceeds local capacity.
Three bills were then heard and advanced. Senate File 4075, as amended, would implement recommendations from the task force on Special Guerrilla Unit and regular forces veterans from the Secret War in Laos, including eligibility and benefit changes; the committee adopted an amendment and passed the bill to the full committee. Senate File 3956, as amended, would clarify that the Department of Veterans Affairs may partner with veteran-serving organizations using nonmonetary resources to address food insecurity, homelessness, and suicide prevention; it was also referred onward. Senate File 4056, as amended, would add veteran or military status as a protected class under the Minnesota Human Rights Act; testimony supported the change, including concerns about service members losing educational opportunities while on state active duty, and the bill was passed to the full committee.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- They want to go places to get water and trails and roads and all those things.
- They want to go places to get water and trails and roads and all those things.
- So we're places to get to water and trails and roads and all those things so we're happy to be part of
- Sewer, water, roofs.
- And then even in Ponderosa State Park and other parks, they can take those into the water for ways to
Summary:
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee met with a quorum and first heard a budget presentation for the Department of Parks and Recreation. Legislative analyst Janet Jessup reviewed the agency’s structure, dedicated funds, prior ARPA and general fund infrastructure appropriations, and the department’s FY 2027 requests. Those requests included additional park personnel and trail maintenance staff, one-time project funding, and a supplemental $9.8 million transfer to move grant funds from a consolidated program into the current park operations program. Director Susan Buxton said the agency has no general fund request, emphasized the economic impact of outdoor recreation, and highlighted completed and ongoing capital projects at parks statewide, including Ponderosa, Heyburn, Priest Lake, Eagle Island, Cascade, Harriman, Ashtonia Trail, and Bruneau Dunes. Committee members asked about resident access to campsites, out-of-state pricing, vacancy filling, the new Twin Peaks property in Lemhi County, OHV education, and trail maintenance. Buxton said the agency is filling positions quickly, that higher nonresident fees have increased availability for Idahoans, and that the Twin Peaks acquisition is expected to become revenue-positive within two years.
The committee then heard the Office of the State Public Defender budget. Analyst Janica Bicharat summarized the office’s staffing, fund balance, and FY 2027 requests, which included six additional trial attorney positions, secure hosted data storage, and one-time laptop and data migration costs. Director Eric Frederickson described the agency’s transition to a statewide public defense system, noting that it inherited more than 1,300 cases on day one, has since reduced vacancies to about 7%, and is building pipelines for attorneys and social workers. He warned that the pending Tucker v. State of Idaho case could lead to renewed litigation if the system is not adequately funded. In response to questions, Frederickson said the office can absorb the current year’s rescissions through vacancy savings, but future cuts could force reductions in training and contract attorneys, increasing caseloads and risking attorney retention. He also said CPA case costs are running above appropriation, county lease/MOU issues remain unresolved in some counties, and public defenders are generally paid less than county prosecutors and attorney general attorneys. The committee adjourned after announcing the next day’s budget hearings for the Industrial Commission, Public Utilities Commission, and Secretary of State.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Fiscal Committee (05/16/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- about the Laconia property, and, um, there's a line in the budget that's called heat, electricity, and water
- 10:35.120><c> heat,</c><00:10:35.440><c> electricity,</c><00:10:36.079><c> and</c><00:10:36.320><c> water
- </c> called heat, electricity, and water. called heat, electricity, and water.
- negotiate with the city, which we'll stay out of, some sort of an agreement to hook up to the city water
- negotiate with the city, which we'll stay out of, some sort of an agreement to hook up to the city water
Summary:
The Fiscal Committee met on May 16, 2025, and first adopted a rules-and-procedures change extending online audit approval timelines for American Rescue Plan items through December 2026 and bipartisan infrastructure law items through June 30, 2027. The committee then approved the April 18 minutes and adopted the consent calendar with several items removed for separate discussion, including items from Tabs 4, 6, and 7.
On Tab 4 item 2511, members questioned why the state was paying utility costs for the Laconia property while it is being sold. Commissioner Charlie Arlinghaus explained the budget line covered utilities generally, not just heat, that some buildings still require minimal heating, and that the main increase was tied to the Winnipesaukee River Basin Project wastewater charges. He said the charges had risen sharply, the property sale would eventually trigger a utility true-up at closing, and he would provide additional analysis. The committee then adopted the item. On Tab 4 item 25115, the Department of Justice said funding for a temporary fourth pathologist was removed from the 2026-2027 budget because it was no longer needed, and the committee adopted the item.
On Tab 6 item 25126, Department of Health and Human Services officials explained the Medicaid managed care “withhold” as a performance incentive: about 2% of capitation payments are held back, then redistributed based on quality and operational metrics, with unearned amounts staying with the state until the end of the program and subject to actuarial requirements. They said the approach has improved performance and helped with Medicaid unwinding outreach, reducing enrollment by about 11,000 people in the past year. The committee adopted the item. On Tab 7 item 25139, the Department of Energy said it no longer needed an additional position because existing staff could handle the work, and the item was adopted. The committee also adopted regular-calendar items 25114 and 25131, noted that one regular-calendar item had been withdrawn, set the next meeting for June 20 at 11:00 a.m. in Room 100 of the State House, and adjourned after a motion and second.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- with a land-based equivalent area instead of a three-mile. pixel radius circle that includes unusable water
- It's just going to shift it off the water to land mass of equivalent size.
- Right now, because it covers mostly over half of the territory as water, there is limited source of revenue
- in the water.
- You could do bungalows over the water. Yes, yeah. So, be creative.
Committee:
Senate Economic Development
Keywords:
monuments, memorials, public property, historical significance, civil penalties, local governance, project financing zone, municipal tax revenue, convention centers, multipurpose arenas, infrastructure development, hike and bike trails, outdoor recreation, environmental stewardship, Bicentennial Trail, Texas history, cultural heritage, unemployment benefits, eligibility, Texas Workforce Commission
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Feb 11th, 2026
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- I think so are you talking about clean water? Are you talking about coastal communities or both?
- areas because there's water availability is just not there, right?
- growth in to support growth in our communities, again especially water infrastructure, where growth
- infrastructure I think so are you talking about clean water?
- there's water availability is just not there right well appreciate all that I mean programs like MVP
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- We are convening our Committee on Water and Land.
- Next up, we have the Board of Water Supply.
- My name is Kathy Mitchell with the Board of Water Supply.
- Kira Kahane, DNR Commission on Water Resource Management. I apologize for our late testimony today.
- Aloha, Kira Kahane, DNR, Commission on Water Resource Management. We support these resolutions.
Committee:
House Water & Land
Summary:
The House Committee on Water and Land met on March 25, 2025, and first announced it had deleted HCR 3 and HCR 4567 from the agenda pending similar Senate measures. It then heard HR 35/HCR 40, which urges DLNR and other state agencies to work with community groups to co-steward community forests on public lands. DLNR’s urban and community forester testified in strong support, and several organizations and individuals submitted support; there were no questions or opposition noted.
The committee next heard HCR 64, asking OPSD to convene a working group on establishing and placing an Office of Resilience and Recovery. OPSD and the Governor’s Office of Recovery and Resilience supported the resolution and suggested friendly amendments, including replacing county civil defense representatives with mayors or their designees and allowing subject-matter experts to serve. Members questioned the office’s role, funding, and relationship to other resilience and emergency management offices, and the witness explained it was created after the Maui wildfires to coordinate long-term recovery, with special-project funding and a focus distinct from response and mental health functions.
The committee also heard HR 59/HCR 65 on coordinating concurrent reviews of general plan, district boundary, and zoning amendments during land reclassification. OPSD testified with comments and warned that the proposal could facilitate spot zoning if individual landowners could use the concurrent process, recommending it be limited to county-initiated actions. A related discussion followed on HR 118/HCR 122, which would create a collaborative working group on surveying and protecting iwi kūpuna and related coastal erosion issues; DNR, OHA, and others supported it with suggested additions, and testimony emphasized cultural sensitivity and community-specific decision-making. Members asked about burial practices and a recent court ruling, and witnesses said the working group could help guide broader policy and communication.
Finally, the committee heard HR 145/HCR 151, requesting DLNR to report on its lease enforcement process and procedures. DLNR said it was recruiting staff to conduct lease inspections but had difficulty filling positions due to compensation, and explained that new or extended leases can include inspection requirements, while retroactive cost-shifting would raise contractual issues. Members asked for information on lease renewal timelines and whether inspection provisions were being added to renewals; DLNR said those decisions are made in public sunshine meetings and agreed to provide additional information. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- It, uh, there's a reference to some Department of Education rules and regulations that are required for
- They’re usually administrative regulation and not board policy.
- </c><00:20:22.559><c> But</c><00:20:22.960><c> in</c> regulation and not board policy.
- But in regulation and not board policy.
- I mean, that was a Water or whatever.
Committee:
Joint Education