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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Vets Committee Meeting - 2025-03-12
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- Our budget shortfalls as our membership declines.
- So, the fiscal note states that it would be $828,000 for this current fiscal year that will be budgeted
- Thank you, and we'll just be laying this over for negotiations and budget.
Committee:
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- the district legislative aides, and one of the most recent additions to that policy was that travel budgets
- That budget to ensure that the legislature has the proper technology to address that issue.
- There is a request within this budget, not specifically for webcasting, but in terms of upgrades that
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- So, thank you, a budget to fund it. So, thank you, Madam<04:26:51.760><c> President.
- But we're talking about the default budget.
- We're not talking about the budget that people are going to vote on first.
- </c> we're talking about the default budget. we're talking about the default budget.
- </c><04:34:58.080><c> that</c> We're not talking about the budget that We're not talking about the budget
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (01/20/2026)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Any budgets must be funded through the normal municipal appropriation process.
- Any budgets must be funded through the normal municipal appropriation process.
- </c> council that adopts the budget directly. council that adopts the budget directly.
- So I I said governing body, the budget.
- The budget process should be in an open, transparent discussion.
Committee:
House Municipal and County Government
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (03/12/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> when I I think in our in our um budget when I I think in our in our um budget request<01:28:31.040
- </c> so what I'm thinking about is the budget so what I'm thinking about is the budget process<01:34:
- :47.320><c> is</c> million 70% of that operating budget is million 70% of that operating budget is going
- So you had to segment that off somehow, so my operating budget...
- The proposed operating budget last year, no, it was the past operating budget, was $3.55 million.
Summary:
The subcommittee first took up several bills and repeatedly chose to retain or table them rather than advance them. House 167, dealing with past wax, was voted ought to pass; House 312 was retained because members said NCAA-related advertising and uniform policy issues were still unresolved; House 434, requiring insurers to provide rental cars for at least seven days, was voted inexpedient to legislate; and House 454, on biodegradable packaging claims, was also voted inexpedient to legislate after members said the proposal lacked a workable enforcement mechanism and would likely be only a symbolic state-by-state measure. House 721, making gold legal tender, was retained, with members saying the bill needed more work and that the issue was less compelling in New Hampshire because the state has no sales tax.
The committee then discussed House 310, which was amended to create a study commission on blockchain and related regulatory issues. The amendment expanded the commission’s charge to include legal, regulatory, financial, technological, and environmental considerations, added review of federal developments, included blockchain-based trust and stable token issues, broadened membership, and extended the repeal and report dates by a year. Members said the commission would help New Hampshire develop expertise and a report for future legislation, while also noting that federal action could affect the state’s role. The amendment was adopted 8-1, and the bill itself was then retained.
Finally, the subcommittee heard a revised amendment to House 406 on business filings and registered agents. The Secretary of State’s office explained that the amendment, drafted with input from the Business and Industry Association, narrows the bill to address fraudulent or unauthorized entity filings after a written complaint and sworn statement, sets minimum requirements for registered agents, bars use of commercial mail-drop addresses as registered offices, and allows removal or cancellation of fraudulent filings with penalties for false filings. Members asked about which entities must maintain registered offices and how the rules would affect home-based businesses; the sponsor said most New Hampshire business entities must have a registered office, with some exceptions such as domestic nonprofits and trade names. The discussion emphasized concerns about synthetic entities, identity misuse, and the need for a physical in-state registered agent address.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- We didn't put anything in our budget for that. A and I have a series of questions, Mr. Chairman.
- in your budget. $40,000.
- in your budget. $40,000.
- . budget. budget. $40,000.<00:39:54.240><c> And</c><00:39:54.400><c> I'm</c><00:39:54.640><c> not</c>
- , budget of the department, you<00:40:23.280><c> know.
Committee:
House Ways and Means
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> State Patrol and Capitol security budget State Patrol and Capitol security budget items. items.
- I am the Enterprise Director for Workforce Development at Minnesota Management and Budget.
- I am the Enterprise Director for Workforce Development at Minnesota Management and Budget.
- And I just want you to know it was already completed on time and under budget.
- And the highlight is and under budget.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- tell you a little bit about Mensifa, explain what that acronym is, talk about our operations and our budget
- A little bit about our operations and budget.
- To date, or before our FY26 budget, our budget is $3.3 million and our revenue cash revenue is $3.6 million
- is 3.3 million and our our uh budget is 3.3 million and our revenue<00:08:34.000><c> cash</c><00:08:
- So the overall budget is a larger amount.
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
Keywords:
virtual power plant, VPP, distributed energy resources, DER, demand response, load management, grid modernization, peak demand, peak shaving, battery storage, energy storage, solar photovoltaic, solar panels, electric vehicles, smart thermostats, heat pumps, aggregator, public utilities commission, PUC, rate recovery
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Cities in imposition of these taxes will add millions to the state budget.
- </c><01:10:44.640><c> session,</c> Because this is a budget session, Because this is a budget session
- </c><01:11:10.320><c> Those</c> add millions to the state budget.
- Those add millions to the state budget.
- </c><01:13:36.000><c> It's</c> bill during a budget session. It's bill during a budget session.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Health and Human Services Oversight Committee (10/24/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- And one of the things that's complex about it is that we've been asked to budget to 200 million.
- So we are budgeting to 200 million.
- </c><00:22:57.760><c> We</c> been asked to budget to 200 million.
- We been asked to budget to 200 million.
- So we are budgeting to 200 a year.
Summary:
The committee first approved the draft minutes from September 26. Senator Gray then raised the idea of creating a continuing subcommittee or recurring agenda item on palliative care and hospice, noting that the issues are evolving and suggesting the committee revisit the idea in coming months.
The bulk of the meeting focused on Department of Health and Human Services updates. Officials described contingency planning for SNAP amid the federal shutdown, including a USDA notice that November benefits may not be fully funded, letters to participants warning of possible delays, and coordination with the New Hampshire Food Bank and local pantries. They said New Hampshire serves about 42,000 SNAP households, with average benefits around $300 a month, and that the department is also preparing to transfer funds for a special fiscal committee meeting. WIC was discussed separately: officials said WIC benefits had been extended through November 7 using additional USDA funds, but that some community agency-based WIC services may need to pause while money is redirected to food benefits.
Officials also outlined New Hampshire’s rural health transformation grant application under the federal One Big Beautiful Bill, describing a potential five-year, up-to-$1 billion opportunity focused on critical access hospitals, small rural hospitals, federally qualified health centers, community mental health centers, and EMS. Members asked about transportation, workforce, and nursing retention; officials said transportation is included in the proposal, housing is not, and workforce supports may include lower tuition or awards but not loan repayment or traditional scholarships. They also said the final application would be submitted in early November and that priorities would be adjusted depending on the eventual federal award.
Finally, Medicaid director Henry Lipman gave a quarterly postpartum coverage update. He said postpartum coverage is now nearly universal nationwide, and in New Hampshire 2,351 women had used the benefit through May 2025. He reported that mental health services were the most frequently used postpartum service, followed by preventive care, substance use disorder treatment, and cardiovascular-related care, and noted that Medicaid women have experienced a disproportionate share of maternal deaths. Committee members asked about rural distribution and the share of women receiving mental health services, and Lipman said the department would follow up with additional data. The meeting then moved into the annual update on New Hampshire’s 10-year mental health plan, with staff describing progress toward a more integrated continuum of care and improved data infrastructure.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/06/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- We are actually spending over 100% of the budget authority that they give us, so when I talk about either
- Authority that they give us the budget Authority that they give us so<00:05:23.120><c> when</c><00:05
- I guess my question, or line of questions, has to do with how do you budget for remodeling?
- </c> to do with you know how do you budget to do with you know how do you budget for for for remodeling
- But we can look out to the future and budget based on what our contracts are going to pay us.
Committee:
Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Local Government.(6-23-26)
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- competing for a shrinking pool of qualified applicants while facing increasing service demands and budget
- You know, we have PCSI that is supported annually by you all in the budget.
- . budget. budget.
- In 1998, our total budget was $113,000. I'm blessed, and today it's 800,000.
- Montgomery County Fiscal Court for fiscal year 2027 has a total budget for our Sheriff's Department of
Bills:
HB339
Committee:
Joint Local Government
Keywords:
Civil Air Patrol, CAP, emergency leave, job protection, employment discrimination, leave of absence, volunteer service, emergency response, Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, state employee leave, military leave, public employees, local government employers, reinstatement rights, seniority protection, unpaid leave, Meeting Start 00:00:03
Roll Call 00:00:14
Discussion of Local Law Enforcement Issues 00:03:08
Discussion of Civil Air Patrol Employment Protections 00:50:46
Adjournment 01:06:07, 958, all
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Agriculture and Water Management Committee Jun 17th, 2026
Agriculture and Water Management Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- go back to the first one that you funded, I believe it was in the 2021 session at Hettinger, the budget
- If we look at the data center as an entire entity, what would be the water budget?
- The water budget first will be rainwater or the snowmelt water that's harvested on the ground.
- And when you're looking at a two-year budget, it gets tough to plan much farther than, you know, You're
- looking at a two-year budget.
Summary:
The committee met in Fargo and approved the minutes from the March 31 meeting before hearing a series of informational presentations focused on North Dakota agriculture, water, and research. NDSU President David Cook opened with remarks about NDSU’s land-grant mission, emphasizing statewide service through research, teaching, and extension, and highlighting examples such as the Lilac Agriculture startup and the university’s role in applying research to real-world problems. He said he intends to spend time listening across the state to better understand local needs.
The committee then received a detailed presentation on a state irrigation and drainage study from Tom Bodine on behalf of Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring. The study projected significant potential for expanded irrigation acreage, especially in counties such as McLean, Williams, Sargent, Burleigh, Mountrail, McKenzie, McIntosh, Dunn, and Bottineau, and estimated major economic gains from irrigation, including higher farm returns and support for value-added agriculture. Members discussed water permits, surface water versus aquifers, infrastructure, drought resilience, and the role of legal drains in improving productivity and generating economic activity. The presenters also noted that the full report is available online.
Dr. Greg Lardy followed with NDSU’s required interim report, outlining the university’s agricultural research and extension system, including the State Board of Agricultural Research and Education, seven research-extension centers, and the economic importance of agriculture to the state. He highlighted recent research impacts such as new crop varieties, potato breeding successes, virtual fencing, AI-assisted weed control, weather-network tools, and 4-H programming. He also described NDSU’s budget priorities: restoring the governor’s proposed 10% cuts, additional operating support, and deferred maintenance funding. Committee members asked about the new agricultural field lab, storage sheds, and NDSU’s partnership with Grand Farm.
The committee also heard from the North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute and a professor presenting water-related research, including data center cooling, water reuse, smart irrigation, and a feasibility study on co-locating data centers with greenhouse and aquaculture production. Members asked about water use, ownership, and whether the concepts were operational or still speculative. Finally, North Dakota AgTech presented its NSF-funded innovation engine work, describing startup commercialization, on-farm trials, workforce development, and partnerships with NDSU, UND, tribal colleges, and other land-grant institutions. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the prior meeting minutes.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- School plan, and now you're going to change things, and you've got to go back and change the budgets
- There's already a budget set, so it's not like we would have to appropriate more funding because it's
- already within their budget.
- So that explanation still stands, that it is within the budget.
- So we at the Blanco Center didn’t budget for or have capacity for an intensive outreach process.
Committee:
House Education
Summary:
The committee first heard HB 690 by Rep. Amedee, which would prohibit education agencies and vendors from contracting with foreign adversaries, foreign terrorist organizations, or their agents, and would apply to education service providers, vendors of educational products, and some schools. Supporters argued the bill would protect school tax dollars and prevent foreign influence, especially from the Chinese Communist Party, citing similar actions in Florida and Texas. Some members raised questions about due process, how ineligibility would be determined, and whether payments would stop before appeals were resolved. A technical amendment changing “terrorists” to “terrorist” was adopted, and HB 690 was reported as amended without objection.
The committee then took up HB 1078 by Rep. Freiberg, which would allow higher education institutions to offer standalone online courses, not just online programs tied to a degree, and to offer online programs even when there is no equivalent on-campus program. LSU officials said the bill would give flexibility for professional and workforce-related courses and certificates. Members asked about tuition-setting, prerequisites, and whether non-degree students could enroll. The bill was reported favorably without objection.
HB 113 by Rep. Phelps, which sought retroactive application of the uniform 10-point grading scale to students who were ninth graders in 2023-2024, drew significant concern. Members questioned fairness, inconsistency if only some districts could recalculate grades, and the fiscal impact of retroactivity. Phelps said he had intended to capture that cohort and was willing to work with the Department of Education, but after debate the committee voted 2-9 against reporting the bill, so the motion failed.
The committee also heard HB 632 by Rep. Spell on LA FIRST data sharing. The bill would streamline how student data is shared for the state’s longitudinal data system, and amendments were adopted to remove a five-year look-back and clarify data matching and de-identification. Members debated privacy, opt-out rights, and whether the bill should require or merely allow districts to participate; concerns were raised about sharing personally identifying information and the lack of clear opt-out protections. Rep. Carlson offered an amendment to change “shall” to “may,” but later withdrew it so the bill could be deferred for further discussion. Finally, HB 1132 by Rep. Carver, carried by Rep. Carlson, was introduced to expand lab school authorization within the University of Louisiana system; an amendment was offered to limit the change to new schools established after August 1, and discussion began on that amendment as the transcript ended.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 078 Apr 2nd, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Pursuant to Senate Rule 21C, I move the Senate grant leave to the Joint Budget Committee to meet while
- >> [cheering] >> Close the budget. Senator Wiseman. What? Senator Amabile, What?
- </c> going to close the budget today. going to close the budget today. >> Yay! >> Yay!
- </c><01:36:00.440><c> Uh</c> >> Close the budget. Senator Wiseman.
- Uh >> Close the budget. Senator Wiseman.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It was asked of the agency to incorporate it within its budget. Mr.
- And we've asked that this be included within their current budget.
- And we've asked that this be budget.
- </c><00:45:32.800><c> I</c> included within their current budget.
- I included within their current budget.
Committee:
House Education Policy
Keywords:
anonymous reporting, school safety, education, crisis intervention, threat reporting, early literacy, reading instruction, teacher preparation, teacher candidates, teacher licensure, educator licensing, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, field experience, supervised practicum, evidence-based reading, science of reading, literacy methods, teacher training, preservice teachers
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- There is probably appetite for 38 states to agree on a balanced budget amendment because the numbers
- This committee in the Senate just wisely rejected the similar balanced budget convention call.
- I don't quite understand when they don't have a balanced budget, like how do we force a balance?
- In fact, we're cutting the corrections budget, for example.
- The corrections budget, for example, and looking at cuts in other budgets, and we're not, the fiscal
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes and then heard extensive testimony on HCR 23, a resolution calling for an Article V convention to propose congressional term limits. The bill’s sponsor and supporters argued that Congress is broken, term limits are broadly popular, and the states should use Article V pressure to force Congress to act. Supporters said the convention process is controlled by the states and ratification by 38 states is a strong safeguard. Opponents, including several Republican officials and private citizens, warned that an Article V convention is unpredictable, could exceed its intended scope, and could threaten the Constitution; they urged using elections instead. After debate, the committee adopted a motion to hold HCR 23 in committee by an 8-7 roll call vote.
The committee then took up House Bill 764, which would prohibit organizations from knowingly transporting, harboring, or providing certain assistance to people unlawfully present in the United States, with language modeled on federal immigration law. The sponsor said the bill does not target immigrants themselves or ordinary charitable aid, but rather organizations that facilitate illegal immigration and related fraud, and argued the state can mirror existing federal prohibitions to support enforcement. Questions focused on how the bill would affect nonprofits, the meaning of “harboring,” and whether the bill improperly incorporates federal definitions. Testimony from the Idaho Food Bank and others opposed the bill, warning it could criminalize routine charitable work, create fear among volunteers, and be difficult to administer because of vague standards like “reckless disregard.” A Catholic witness said the bill would burden religious obligations to aid migrants regardless of status, while supporters maintained the bill would not interfere with lawful charity and would only reach knowing facilitation of illegal conduct.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- There is probably appetite for 38 states to agree on a balanced budget amendment because the numbers
- This committee in the Senate just wisely rejected the similar balanced budget convention call.
- I don't quite understand when they don't have a balanced budget, like how do we force a balance?
- In fact, we're cutting the corrections budget, for example.
- The corrections budget, for example, and looking at cuts in other budgets, and we're not, the fiscal
Committee:
House Judiciary, Rules and Administration
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Forty percent of our budget depends on the federal government. Arizona is a welfare state.
- Forty percent of our budget depends on the federal government because we don't generate enough income
- We'll see if that helps us pass a budget that meets the needs of the state of Arizona.
- HCR does not protect teachers or students or the state budget.
- And I will not stop fighting until our policies and budgets reflect that fundamental truth.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a journal approval, and recognitions including the Doctor of the Day and guests. Members also adopted a proclamation honoring National School Social Work Week, with remarks emphasizing the role of school social workers in student mental health, crisis intervention, and family support. The chamber then moved through first readings and multiple Committee of the Whole calendars.
On the first calendar, the House considered HB 2123, HB 2140, and HB 2144, all dealing with gold and silver or child support beginning at pregnancy. HB 2123 and HB 2140 were amended and recommended do pass; HB 2144 drew debate over paternity, genetic testing, rape-related pregnancies, and whether support should begin before birth, but it also received a do-pass recommendation as amended. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole report and engrossed those bills. On a later calendar, the House advanced HB 2492 on urban growth boundaries, HB 2875 with clarifying amendments, HB 2946 on housing affordability and construction costs, and HB 4115 and HCR 2051 on ballot initiative petition rules and disclosure. Supporters said those measures would improve transparency and ensure Arizona initiatives are driven by residents, while opponents argued they would make it harder for citizens to qualify measures and would burden direct democracy.
The House also considered HB 2175 on hate-crime law, HB 2270, HB 2416, HB 2495, HB 2557, HB 2697, HB 2940, and HB 4010. HB 2175 prompted a failed attempt to add a Garcia amendment that would have included gender identity and removed political affiliation from the hate-crime statute; the House later adopted the Committee of the Whole report without that amendment. HB 2557 was described as a medical-records bill changing timing from calendar days to business days, and HB 2697 was explained as a Good Samaritan-style measure extending protections for expired opioid antagonists such as Narcan. HB 2940 drew substantial opposition from Democrats and health advocates who said it would cut people off SNAP and Medicaid/Access and could violate pension protections, while the sponsor argued it would reduce ineligible enrollment and save money; it still advanced as amended. HB 4010 also advanced as amended.
In the final portion, the House took up HB 2324, HB 2573, HB 2601, HB 2876, and HCR 2004. HCR 2004, on photo enforcement, was amended to allow cities with photo radar to put the issue to local voters; supporters framed it as a compromise and a local-choice measure, while opponents argued photo enforcement saves lives and reduces speeding-related crashes. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole reports, then reconsidered earlier failed bills HB 2055, HB 2150, HB 2426, and HB 2755. The chamber also passed several third-reading bills, including HB 2264 and HB 2373, while HB 2413 failed. The transcript ends amid debate and voting on HB 2862, a sentencing bill involving crimes committed while wearing a mask.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations.(2-11-26)
Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations
Transcript Highlights:
- And it is it is part<00:29:43.200><c> of</c><00:29:43.360><c> our</c><00:29:43.520><c> budget</c><00:
- </c> part of our budget that we pay for that. part of our budget that we pay for that.
- Because we're sitting here in a budget year that I chair that particular budget.
- And is the Supreme Court or AOC going to come back with an additional budget request to fill this gap
- I mean, it's our budget, right? So there's a lot of staff that state budget.