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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development Apr 29th, 2026
Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
Transcript Highlights:
- They are wide-ranging and are reflected in DUA's performance data that it reports to the Department of
- While DUA's performance data shows that it's experiencing significant challenges, it also shows that
- DUA's frontline staff are performing more work than ever.
- Unfortunately, despite these efforts, DUA's data shows that its performance with respect to a number
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a hearing on House 5188, a late-filed bill to establish a special commission to study access to unemployment insurance in Massachusetts. Chairs and members noted the hearing was in hybrid format and limited to this one bill. Representatives Hadley Luddy and Joshua Tarski testified in support, saying they filed the bill after seeing many constituent cases involving delayed or difficult unemployment claims, especially for seasonal workers and others facing housing and financial instability. They argued a commission could review claim data, identify gaps, and recommend improvements to make the system more efficient, equitable, and transparent.
Greater Boston Legal Services also testified in favor. Attorneys described representing many low-income workers whose claims were delayed for months after the launch of the new online DUA system, often leaving them in limbo while trying to pay bills. They cited examples where claimants were denied or delayed due to issues that could have been resolved more quickly, and said the new system has contributed to major backlogs. They reported that DUA’s non-monetary issue backlog more than doubled, separation issues tripled, and hearings appeals grew to more than 12,500 pending cases, with average appeal times far above required timelines. They said the commission could help identify root causes and systemic fixes, and suggested the bill might be improved by giving the commission more time to report.
Committee members generally praised the bill’s intent and the filers’ collaboration. Several members shared their own experiences with constituent unemployment cases and emphasized that people should not have to contact legislators to get claims processed. Some asked whether the commission should include broader stakeholder representation, such as business groups, MassHire, staff, and people with direct claims experience, and whether its scope should be widened. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the chair concluded the meeting after testimony and questions.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development Apr 29th, 2026
Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
Transcript Highlights:
- They are wide-ranging and are reflected in DUA's performance data that it reports to the Department of
- While DUA's performance data shows that it's experiencing significant challenges, it also shows that
- DUA's frontline staff are performing more work than ever.
- Unfortunately, despite these efforts, DUA's data shows that its performance with respect to a number
Bills:
H5188
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget Feb 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Over the long term, our investment performance has outperformed our discount rate, which has strengthened
- Over the long term, our investment performance has outperformed our discount rate, which has strengthened
- They perform micro-gravimetric weighing of our PM2.5 filters, which is required by the National Ambient
- They perform micro-gravimetric weighing of our PM2.5 filters, which is required by the National Ambient
Summary:
The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget met on February 19, 2026, and first received unchanged fiscal status and five-year baseline budget reports from the Office of Planning and Budget; the fiscal status statement was approved without objection, and the baseline budget required no action. The committee then approved a request from Facility Planning and Control to add five higher education deferred maintenance projects to the eligible list under Act 751, and reviewed four change orders over $50,000 for informational purposes only.
Members approved the Louisiana Lottery Corporation’s fiscal year 2026-2027 operating budget after testimony highlighted projected gross revenue of $610 million, 29 years without legislative auditor findings, and continued support for the MFP. The committee also approved, en bloc, the operating budgets for LASERS, the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana, the School Employees’ Retirement System, and the State Police Retirement System. Retirement officials described modest budget increases or decreases, strong investment performance, and ongoing efforts to reduce unfunded liabilities; members discussed the impact of surplus payments toward UAL debt and the possibility of future COLAs, including a 2% COLA if the legislature reaches the required two-thirds vote.
The committee approved payment of $20,262.32 in prior-year deputy sheriff supplemental pay expenditures from the current-year budget. It also approved several legislative intent clarifications for prior appropriations, including changes involving Tangipahoa Parish, Harahan, Allen Parish, Morgan City, and DeSoto Parish School System-related funding. In addition, the Water Sector Commission’s recommendation for $2.8 million in additional funding for four ongoing water and sewer projects was approved.
The remaining items were reviewed without action: an RTI International contract extension for DEQ air-quality filter weighing, amendments to four Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism marketing contracts to extend and supplement funding, and the fifth-year amendment to the Office of Risk Management’s Sedgwick claims administration contract, valued at $21.1 million. The meeting adjourned after no further business.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Subsection 2101, an easement applicant may also incur costs for a performance.
- recent easement where we don't feel it necessary to either contract out an expensive appraisal or perform
- If our staff appraiser has the time, he'll perform it. That's a $1,000 fee.
- To perform a right-of-way appraisal, you need to hold a certain license. One more.
Summary:
The committee first handled routine business, including a silent roll call, notice of an upcoming tour of the Veolia water treatment plant, and approval of the February 9 and February 11, 2026 minutes. Members also recognized a departing page, Kaelin, who briefly shared her plans to serve an LDS mission and later attend college for an agribusiness degree.
The committee then heard House Bill 652, presented by Representative Stone on behalf of a fourth-grade homeschool student from Twin Falls, Betty Grandi. The bill would designate hunting as Idaho’s official state sport. Grandi testified that she researched the issue, surveyed her community through her newspaper, and found hunting to be the clear favorite. She argued it reflects Idaho’s history, outdoor traditions, conservation values, and family recreation. The committee praised her presentation and unanimously voted to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
The remainder of the meeting was devoted to pending Idaho Department of Lands rules. Andrew Smith presented changes to mine land reclamation rules, saying the revisions were the product of negotiated rulemaking, public meetings, and comments, and would reduce word count and restrictive language while adding definitions and reorganizing requirements. Will Teeteman of the Idaho Conservation League supported periodic review of reclamation plans but objected that the rule did not clearly reflect statutory five-year review language; the committee nonetheless approved the docket. Marty Menzinger then presented navigable waterways rule changes, describing outreach, no fee increases, and reductions in word count and restrictive terms; the committee approved that docket as well. Finally, Lawson Tate presented right-of-way easement rule changes, including removal of nominal fees, updated compensation language tied to appraised value, emergency-work definitions, and longer temporary permits; after questions about appraisal costs and selection, the committee approved the rule. The meeting adjourned after all pending items were acted on.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- recent easement, where we don't feel it necessary to either contract out an expensive appraisal or perform
- recent easement, where we don't feel it necessary to either contract out an expensive appraisal or perform
- If our staff appraiser has the time, he'll perform it. That's a $1,000 fee.
- To perform a right-of-way appraisal, you need to hold a certain license. One more.
Committee:
House Resources and Conservation
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jan 22nd, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Gita the emphasis on seva, selfless service, as a path to spiritual growth, teaching that actions performed
- Ethan began pursuing music seriously in high school, excelling in performance, composition, and music
- theory, and has since performed in venues such as the Culverman Music Hall.
- devoted hundreds of hours to community service and is currently studying film scoring and guitar performance
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Rouson, and the entire Senate Black Caucus, we have students from the FAMU Marching 100 who will perform
- Who will perform the national anthem. Accompanying the Marching 100 as band director, Dr.
- qualified to hold office under the Constitution of the State and that I will well and faithfully perform
- the duties to state, perform the duties of State Senator, District 11, on which I am now about to enter
Summary:
The Florida Senate convened for the opening of the 2026 regular session with prayer, presentation of colors by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard, the Pledge of Allegiance led by children in the chamber, and a performance of the national anthem by the FAMU Marching 100. Newly elected Senator Ralph Massullo was certified and sworn into office by Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz, and several current and former state officials and senators were recognized in the chamber.
The Senate then adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 1466 to convene in joint session with the House to receive the Governor’s message, waived the rules to immediately certify the resolution to the House, and notified the House and Governor that the Senate was ready to proceed with the 2026 regular session. In remarks, Senate leadership and the President discussed priorities including rural Florida, agriculture, citrus recovery, food insecurity, affordability, tax relief, balanced budgets, and the importance of deliberation and checks and balances.
The President also highlighted recent and planned initiatives such as the Farmers Feeding Florida program, rural health care investment, and property tax relief, while emphasizing faith, service, and cooperation in the chamber. Senator Gates announced that 52 executive appointments would be taken up the following day. The session concluded with a benediction by Senator Massullo and adjournment until the next scheduled meeting, with the Senate set to meet later in joint session with the House.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Transportation (2-19-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- [Laughter] These are the types of studies you all should be performing, and as the times change, the
- ><00:08:59.200><c> all</c><00:08:59.560><c> should</c><00:08:59.760><c> be</c><00:09:00.320><c> performing
- </c><00:09:01.320><c> and</c> studies you all should be performing and studies you all should be performing
Keywords:
Roll Call 00:20
Approval of Minutes 01:00
SB 87 Discussion 01:23
SB 87 Vote 09:45, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the February 12 meeting, and then took up its only agenda item, Senate Bill 87. A committee substitute was adopted before testimony. Senator Shelley Funke Frommeyer presented the bill with representatives from CVG, describing it as an efficiency measure for Kentucky’s aviation sector.
The bill’s main provisions would streamline procurement rules for Kentucky’s three largest commercial airports by tying the acquisition threshold to the FAA’s simplified acquisition threshold, which adjusts with inflation. Testimony also explained that the bill directs the Council on Postsecondary Education and the Transportation Cabinet to study workforce needs in aviation, especially the shortage of air traffic controllers, and to examine ways Kentucky postsecondary institutions could help create a path to additional training and possibly a second site for final credentialing.
Committee members and the Senate President spoke in support of the bill’s workforce and aviation goals. The President said CPE should be doing this kind of planning without needing extra funding, and noted the bill fits CPE’s coordinating role. The chair announced the fiscal note on the underlying bill showed no impact, though it may change with the substitute. The committee then voted to report Senate Bill 87 favorably with the committee substitute attached, and adjourned after no further business.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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Committee:
House Ways and Means
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (7-30-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- But certainly if there were requirements to at least further evaluate the potential of regionalization
- So they're evaluating their curriculum along with some EPA curriculum and coming up with a voluntary
- And we're very excited about the opportunity of evaluating the curriculum within this program and incorporating
- And we're very excited about the opportunity of evaluating the curriculum within this program and incorporating
- And we're very excited about the opportunity of evaluating the curriculum within this program and incorporating
Summary:
The meeting began with roll call, adoption of the minutes, and brief remarks, including birthday recognition for Representative Maseroni and a moment of reflection for a soldier who died during training at Fort Knox. The committee then heard a presentation from Tony Hatton, commissioner of the Department for Environmental Protection and acting director of the Kentucky Division of Water, with Amanda Lefer, deputy commissioner, on the state’s water and wastewater programs and planning.
Hatton described Kentucky’s water resources and the Division of Water’s responsibilities, including watershed and nonpoint source work, KPDES discharge permitting, PFAS response, engineering review of water infrastructure, inspections, public outreach, and sampling. He said Kentucky has 428 public water systems, 263 water treatment plants, about 1.9 million service connections, and nearly 97% of the population has access to municipally treated water. He also noted that the state has 43 systems receiving awards for EPA areawide optimization and emphasized operator training, regionalization, and use of GIS mapping and Kentucky Infrastructure Authority data to support planning and funding decisions.
Members raised concerns about aging infrastructure, water loss, staffing shortages, and wastewater problems in local systems. Representative Blandon described severe failures in a city system, including major water loss and sewer backups, and asked whether the state could intervene; Hatton said the division inspects treatment facilities and provides compliance assistance but is not authorized to manage delivery systems, though third-party help and emergency funding can be used in some cases. Senator Smith and others shared similar experiences with line loss and system failures, while Hatton pointed to regionalization and funding support as the main tools available. The discussion also highlighted PFAS as an emerging issue, with Hatton saying the department is working with systems to meet anticipated federal requirements by 2029.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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- We use an auditor, a financial auditor, who helps us evaluate all of those different data points, and
- We use an auditor, a financial auditor, who helps us evaluate all of those different data points, and
- </c><01:27:15.120><c> all</c><01:27:15.440><c> of</c> auditor who helps us evaluate all of auditor who
- helps us evaluate all of those<01:27:15.840><c> different</c><01:27:16.159><c> data</c><01:27:16.560
Committee:
Senate Ways and Means
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/27/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- the division's budget, supporting minerals management activities like reclamation research and evaluation
- the division's budget, supporting minerals management activities like reclamation research and evaluation
- the division's budget, supporting minerals management activities like reclamation research and evaluation
- </c><00:19:50.720><c> complex</c> in our ability to evaluate complex in our ability to evaluate complex
- We're asking for funds for a one-time AI pilot study that could help us evaluate the ways that we might
Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
House in Special Session D Apr 28th, 2026
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- to hold office under the Constitution of the State of Florida; and that I will well and faithfully perform
- hold office under the Constitution of the state of the state and that I will well and faithfully perform
- and that I will well and faithfully perform the duties of member of the House of Representatives on
Summary:
The House convened in special session with prayer, a moment of silence for former Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Mettier Bowen, the Pledge of Allegiance, and confirmation of a quorum. The clerk read the Governor’s amended special session proclamation, which added two subjects to the call: legislation protecting Floridians from artificial intelligence harms, including an AI Bill of Rights and possible public-records exemptions during early investigations, and legislation on medical freedoms similar to Senate Bill 1756. The special session was set to run from April 28 to May 1, 2026.
The chamber then seated and swore in three new members: Representatives Hillary Holley, Samantha Scott, and Emily Gregory. The House adopted motions accepting their certifications as prima facie evidence of election and declaring them duly elected and qualified members. Guests of the new members were recognized in the chamber.
Speaker Pro Tem Duggan outlined the House’s approach to the special session, saying the House had received the Governor’s proposed redistricting maps and intended to bring them to the floor for consideration the next day. He also said that, because no bills had been filed on the other topics in the call before the special session began, those issues would not be taken up. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn and reconvene on April 29, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. or upon call of the chair.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- When the Joint Performance Review Committee, that's chaired by Representative Kozart and myself, requested
- When the Joint Performance Review Committee, that's chaired by Representative Kozart and myself, requested
- Arkansas don't want to spend another million dollars for his lack of performance, and yes, this can be
Committee:
All JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
Summary:
The committee convened with a quorum, recognized visiting student groups from Jonesboro High School and Hendrix College, and then moved through its agenda. Item B1 was passed over. Under item C1, Senator Rice offered an amendment to Senate Bill 30 concerning the governor’s office that would eliminate funding for a senior advisor position tied to former Corrections Secretary Joe Profiri, arguing the state had spent too much on the position and citing concerns about his performance and lack of responsiveness. Representative Wooten supported the amendment, criticizing Profiri’s failure to appear before the committee. The chair referred the amendment to the personnel committee for further review and cut off further discussion in this meeting.
The committee then referred item C2, an amendment by Senator Johnson to the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, to special language. Item C3, House Bill 1080 by Representative Laddeman relating to the Department of Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities, was also referred to special language. Under other business, Senator Dismang presented a revised special language amendment for the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (ADEQ) waste tire program to correct a timing issue in the governor’s letter. The committee voted to suspend the rules so the revised language could be considered, then referred it to special language for the next day’s agenda. The meeting adjourned with notice to reconvene the following morning at 9:00.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (01/28/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- was as far as they were concerned entirely consistent with what they do and anyway how they would evaluate
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- applications</c><00:15:02.360><c> for</c><00:15:02.759><c> expansions</c><00:15:03.320><c> of</c> evaluate
- applications for expansions of evaluate applications for expansions of landfills<00:15:05.720><c> third
- the Bill thank you choose to evaluate the Bill thank you representative representative representative
Summary:
The Environment and Agriculture Committee held a hearing on HB 566, which would require permit applications for new landfills to include a detailed leachate management plan. Representative German introduced the bill and explained that it was prompted by recent reporting on leachate management problems at New Hampshire landfills, including alleged violations and deficiency letters from DES. He said the bill was intended to address public health concerns, PFAS contamination, and increased leachate volumes tied to more severe rainstorms, while still allowing innovation in treatment and transportation methods. He also described a set of proposed amendments developed after discussions with DES and a landfill operator, including changing “permit for construction” to “operating approval,” applying the bill to landfill expansions, moving contract-related language into the planning section, and removing a proposed new subparagraph.
Committee members asked whether the bill would limit operator flexibility or duplicate existing DES rules. Representative German said the bill would not dictate specific treatment methods or lock operators into long-term contracts, but would require a plan showing how leachate will be managed, transported, and disposed of, with later contract changes reported to DES. Several members and the BIA representative questioned whether the bill was necessary given existing Env 806 rules and DES enforcement authority. The Business and Industry Association opposed the bill as introduced, arguing that DES already has rules and technical expertise, that the issue is better handled through rulemaking, and that moving requirements into statute could freeze the framework and make future adjustments harder. Supporters countered that a statute would provide a stronger, more durable policy commitment in response to ongoing problems.
No vote or final committee action was taken during the hearing. The discussion ended with the bill still under consideration and with the sponsor indicating that a revised amendment would likely be brought forward for later work session or executive session review.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Common Education REVISION 3: SB1410 - Link added Apr 1st, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Common Education
Transcript Highlights:
- It clarifies that that is this is for evaluation purposes only, not for determining if or when a teacher
Committee:
House Common Education
Keywords:
school boards, educational governance, conflict of interest, employee relations, Oklahoma statutes, SB1410, Oklahoma agriculture, Ag in the Classroom, agricultural education, K-12 curriculum, teacher incentives, rural schools, urban schools, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, State Department of Education, OSU Cooperative Extension Service, classroom grants, farm education, ag literacy, school outreach
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee Mar 11th, 2026 at 01:24 pm
Energy, Industry and Mining
Transcript Highlights:
- necessary and economical, and the commission may consider those technologies and their costs when evaluating
Committee:
Senate Energy, Industry and Mining
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Those courts have the ability to do injunctions and specific performance now.
- Those courts have the ability to do injunctions and specific performance now.
- Those courts have the ability to do injunctions and specific performance now.
- Those courts have the ability to do injunctions and specific performance now.
- So, taking the specific performance now.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/24/26
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- fund distributions, and strong governance helps to increase long-term revenue, improve our asset performance
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- :37.480><c> asset</c> long-term revenue, improve our asset long-term revenue, improve our asset performance
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Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- He said there are lots of different versions and reports about how they might do a performance funding
- He also said the various variables discussed in performance funding are, in a way, best captured through
- "To search towards an adequate performance funding model, I don't think this is it.
- Now, they'd had conversations about what they thought a performance funding model might look like or
- It's their core funding; it doesn't contemplate enrollment or performance or anything else.
Committee:
House Budget