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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Military and Veterans Affairs Nov 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico created a referral.
- Okay, so looking at how this impacts clients and food banks.
- Food banks will pick up the extra.
- Getting food from a food bank is not...
- They produce or they are delivering a lot of food to these food banks.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- I would say that there is a pressure campaign being advanced against banks.
- I serve as executive chair and chair of the board of directors of Eastern Bank.
- Eastern Bank, as many of you know, is the largest community bank headquartered in Massachusetts, with
- Eastern Bank has put up $250,000 against that particular ballot initiative.
- You just heard from the President of Eastern Bank that would be a 20% budget cut.
Summary:
The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions held a public hearing on two proposed ballot initiatives: one to reduce the state personal income tax rate from 5% to 4% over three years, and another to revise the state’s tax collection cap/62F process so it would be based on prior-year collections plus wage growth and include surtax revenue. The committee chair and House co-chair outlined the hearing process, and the first witness was Doug Howgate of the Massachusetts Taxpayer Foundation, who testified as the committee’s subject-matter expert on both measures. He said the income tax proposal would lower taxes broadly but would reduce state revenue by about $5.4 billion when fully implemented, with an estimated $800 million hit in FY27, and he discussed possible effects on competitiveness, taxpayer savings, and public finances. On the 62F proposal, he said the revised cap would make refunds more likely, could have produced several large refunds in recent years, and would reduce stabilization fund deposits and constrain recovery after recessions.
Committee members questioned Howgate about competitiveness, outmigration, prior tax ballot measures, spending growth, MassHealth, and the interaction between the income tax and surtax. He emphasized that taxes are only one part of the state’s overall competitiveness and that housing, public services, and other factors also matter. He also noted that the surtax is constitutionally restricted but can still support ongoing spending choices. After his testimony, the committee moved to the proponents’ panel.
Proponents of both initiatives, including representatives from Taxpayers for an Affordable Massachusetts, the National Federation of Independent Business, Pioneer Institute, and the Mass Opportunity Alliance, argued that the measures would improve affordability, help retain residents and businesses, and support job growth. They cited polling support, outmigration, small-business reinvestment, and comparisons to lower-tax states such as North Carolina. Their economist, Rebecca Paxton, said her model showed smaller revenue losses than critics claim and projected that the revised revenue cap would not create additional annual revenue losses while producing more regular taxpayer refunds. Committee members pressed the panel on competitiveness, prior ballot initiative implementation, and whether the measures would actually address broader affordability pressures; the hearing ended with the committee continuing to take questions from the proponents.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Nature Conservancy and Hawaii Reef and Ocean Coalition in support.
- My name is Lisa Thompson, CEO of the Maui Food Bank.
- Hawaii Food Bank serves the islands of Oahu and Kauai.
- Yeah, we did try reaching out to First Hawaiian Bank.
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Committee:
House Finance
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment & Energy Feb 18th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Environment & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- For the record, David Mendoza, the director of policy and government relations for the Nature Conservancy
- This is a standard that The Nature Conservancy itself holds in our participation in the voluntary carbon
- I'm here today testifying on behalf of Washington Conservation Action.
- My name is Caitlin Cren, here representing Washington Conservation Action, here today in support of SSB
- of either the bank of allowances and/or the banking of the proceeds from consignment, because we think
Committee:
House Environment & Energy
Keywords:
ski areas, winter sports, terminology, recreation, economic development, SB6291, on-site wastewater treatment, onsite wastewater treatment, septic system, sewage treatment, wastewater inspection, environmental health, local board of health, public health, professional engineer, land surveyor, certificate of competency, inspection standards, design review, supervised practice
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- Next is House Bill 648, which is an act relating to banking, insurance, and securities.
- This is an act relating to banking, insurance, and securities.
- The attorney general opines that this is an extremely conservative estimate because many more are loath
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AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, today is the annual Food Bank Day at the Capitol.
- As access to SNAP declines and is ripped away from families, our food banks are stepping up, and in fact
- including as chair, Representative Grijalva was a national leader in environmental protection, conservation
- Representative Grijalva played a key role in authoring the National Landscape Conservation System Act
- and the Federal Lands Restoration Act, which contained legislation that protects, conserves, and restores
Summary:
The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the Journal, and recognized Dr. Heidi Teval as Doctor of the Day. Members then offered several points of personal privilege, including tributes to former Representative Noel Campbell, introductions of guests, and observances tied to Muslim Day at the Capitol, Food Bank Day, and Holocaust Remembrance Day. The chamber also heard remarks from Holocaust survivors and community members, and the House later adopted a proclamation recognizing International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
The main legislative action was House Concurrent Resolution 2045, honoring the life and public service of former Congressman Raul Grijalva. The resolution detailed his career in education, county government, and Congress, and highlighted his work on public lands, tribal sovereignty, environmental protection, public education, and social justice. The House unanimously adopted the resolution and stood for a moment of respectful silence, then received the Grijalva family in the chamber.
Additional floor business included referral changes for HB 2351 and HB 2573, the first reading of several bills, and the second reading of a larger slate of measures covering water, land, energy, agriculture, public safety, immigration, and other topics. No substantive debate or votes on those bills occurred during this session. The House also announced upcoming committee meetings and adjourned until 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, today is the annual Food Bank Day at the Capitol.
- As access to SNAP declines and is ripped away from families, our food banks are stepping up, and in fact
- including as chair, Representative Grijalva was a national leader in environmental protection, conservation
- Representative Grijalva played a key role in authoring the National Landscape Conservation System Act
- and the Federal Lands Restoration Act, which contained legislation that protects, conserves, and restores
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Delivery of Government Efficiency Apr 23rd, 2025
Delivery of Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm proud to present this bill, which the Texas Conservative Coalition described as, quote, "one of the
- Now, I'll stop right there and say that is from the Texas Conservative Coalition.
- Are you familiar with whether or not banks can invest in Bitcoin?
- As of now, with the new administration, yes, it is now legal for banks to be involved with Bitcoin.
- Federally chartered banks? Correct. What about state-chartered banks?
Committee:
House Delivery of Government Efficiency
Keywords:
constitutional amendment, fiscal impact, state budget, ballot measure, transparency in voting, management-to-staff ratio, state agencies, employee regulations, government efficiency, workforce management, public information, governing board, transparency, confidentiality, access rights, privacy, identifying information, state agency, consent, occupational license
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture Oct 1st, 2025
Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture
Transcript Highlights:
- She's the fishery strategy lead for the Nature Conservancy.
- And it has been a dedication that the Nature Conservancy has had.
- The Nature Conservancy is a science-based organization.
- It's essentially a bank account that needs the state Legislature to put money into it.
- It's essentially a bank account that needs the state Legislature to put money into it.
Summary:
The committee held its annual Zeke Grader Fisheries Forum to review the state of California fisheries and aquaculture, with panels planned on salmon, Dungeness crab, kelp, and ocean conditions. Chair McGuire opened by emphasizing the severe challenges facing West Coast fisheries, the importance of Proposition 4 funding for coastal resilience and habitat restoration, and the need to protect rural coastal economies and tribal fishing traditions. He also noted recent positives such as the first recreational salmon season in three years, the removal of four Klamath River dams, and a strong but shortened Dungeness crab season.
Secretary of Natural Resources Wade Crowfoot and CDFW Director Charlton Bonham described the state’s salmon strategy, habitat restoration work, and efforts to reduce permitting delays and improve fishery management. They highlighted Klamath dam removal, Delta wetland restoration, floodplain and stream restoration, and use of Prop. 4 funds to support salmon recovery. Bonham reported limited but encouraging salmon openings in 2025, stronger returns in some runs, and ongoing concerns about federal funding cuts, reduced hatchery production at Nimbus, and the need for more monitoring and enforcement resources. He also said illegal cannabis cultivation is causing serious environmental damage through water diversion and toxic chemicals, and described increased enforcement through a unified state task force.
Testimony from tribal, commercial, and conservation witnesses focused on salmon recovery needs. Yurok Tribe fisheries director McCovey said the Klamath run remains extremely weak, with the tribe still unable to sustain a commercial fishery, but praised dam removal and new state legislation to secure minimum flows. PCFFA president George Bradshaw called for major investment in aging hatchery infrastructure, especially in the Central Valley, and said three consecutive salmon closures have devastated coastal communities. CalTrout’s Schneider stressed that salmon remain at risk statewide, urged more monitoring, habitat reconnection, water management improvements, and flexible restoration funding, and said the state must accelerate work to keep pace with climate change.
On Dungeness crab, CDFW’s Dr. Schumann reviewed the 2024-25 season, noting record prices per pound, about 8.5 million pounds landed, and roughly $55 million in ex-vessel value despite delays and trap reductions. He outlined new RAMP 2.0 rules, phased-in gear marking requirements, updated electronic monitoring, and alternative gear authorization, while warning that whale entanglements, warm water, and domoic acid remain major risks and could delay the 2025-26 opener. Committee members and witnesses discussed the need for certainty for the fleet, the growing use of ropeless or alternative gear, and the importance of continued monitoring and testing as the season approaches.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 54 May 7th, 2026
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Working as a conservative in public education...
- But I ran as a conservative, and I believe in local control.
- This 1884 adds to a teacher's ability to opt out of a contract if they are not using bank draft.
- Bank draft is in the law.
- This bill creates a place for teachers to get out of it if they are not using bank draft.
Bills:
SB1090 , SJR49 , SB633 , HR1059 , SB650 , SB2063 , SB122 , SB1614 , SB1884 , SJR52 , SJR53 , HJR1101 , SJR50 , HB3021 , HR1058 , SB514 , SB382 , HB3320 , SB740 , SB833 , SB2143 , SB1209 , SB244
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including the Nurse of the Day and a guest pastor, on the National Day of Prayer. Members also made announcements about prayer activities in the Capitol and welcomed former Speaker Charles McCall to the gallery. The chamber then moved through a long floor calendar of Senate bills, joint resolutions, and a conference committee report, with several measures amended on the floor before final passage.
Among the bills passed were SB 1090, a consumer protection measure aimed at giving homeowners time to cancel contracts with predatory door-knocking roofers and contractors; SJR 49, repealing a Wildlife Conservation Commission rule on surety for oil and gas leases; SB 633, a juvenile code measure described as protecting children from fentanyl poisoning; SB 650, a public utilities bill tied to transparency and accountability for state employee salary increases; SB 263, amended to include a “lemonade stand” provision; SB 122, a transportation-related bill on proof of insurance; and SB 1614, creating a teacher induction program, which also received emergency passage. SJR 52 and HJR 1101, both dealing with agency rules, also passed, as did SJR 53 on Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority rules.
The most debated item was SB 1884, which would strengthen equal access for school employees to teacher professional organizations and related membership/dues procedures. Supporters argued it would clarify existing law, ensure fair access, and give teachers more choice and legal support; opponents said the problem was compliance with current law, not a need for new statute, and warned against duplicating existing protections. After extended debate, the bill failed 47-44. Members then took up SJR 50, a major Medicaid expansion-related resolution revising earlier trigger language; supporters said it preserved expansion unless federal funding changed and gave lawmakers flexibility, while opponents argued the state had not done enough fiscal analysis before proposing changes. SJR 50 passed 69-18. Finally, the House adopted a conference committee report on HB 3021, consolidating graduation requirements into the ICAP framework and clarifying related school rules, and the bill passed with emergency status.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment May 12th, 2026
Natural Resources & Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- I've spent 40 years with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Soil Conservation Service.
- I've spent 40 years with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Soil Conservation Service.
- Members, HCR 104 by Representative Coates urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy
- My name is Emily Buxton, and I'm the Director of External Affairs of The Nature Conservancy of Louisiana
- from the program risks unintended consequences, including increased flooding in nearby communities, bank
Committee:
House Natural Resources & Environment
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee May 14th, 2026
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 1808, Creo, Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act, do pass out on an A roll call.
- AB 2243, Haney, State Bank Act, holding committee.
- AB 2243 Haney, State Bank Act holding committee.
- AB 2566, Soria, Hurry and Hawke Conservancy, held in committee.
- AB 2285, Valencia, digital financial asset banking, do pass. That's out on an A roll call.
Committee:
House Appropriations
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 05/29/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Fahy moves to discharge from the Committee on Environmental Conservation, Assembly Bill 11381
- Senator Fahy moves to discharge from the Committee on Environmental Conservation, Assembly Bill 11374
- SENATE BILL, 1236A, THIRD READING THERE Senator Kavanagh moves to discharge from the Committee on Banks
- Calendar 961, Assembly 11374, by Assembly Member Septimo, an act to amend the Environmental Conservation
- The bill is passed. 9588B, Assembly Member Torres, an act to amend the Banking Law.
Summary:
The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation, then approved the prior day’s journal and proceeded to a lengthy third-reading calendar. Early business included several motions to discharge Assembly bills from committees and substitute identical Senate bills, along with a few bills laid aside for the day. The chamber also recalled two bills from the Assembly, restored one bill to the Third Reading Calendar after reconsideration, and received amendments on two other bills without changing their calendar status.
The Senate then took up a large number of bills across topics including labor, energy, insurance, consumer protection, environmental conservation, health, banking, elections, public service, education, workers’ compensation, criminal justice, local government, and tax law. Most measures passed with broad support, though several drew recorded opposition. Notable debate included Senator Mayer’s explanation for a bill intended to prevent treatment-court participants, including veterans, from losing their driver’s licenses twice after completing diversion programs; Senator Ryan’s support for a bill expanding prosecutors’ ability to treat repeat sexual abuse as persistent abuse; and a sharp exchange on a bill repealing New York’s HIV/STI criminalization law, with Senators Borrello and Chan opposing it and Senator Salazar defending the repeal as necessary to reduce stigma and protect survivors.
The chamber also adopted and recognized several resolutions and guest presentations. Members welcomed the Tri-Valley Secondary School girls cross country champions, Miss America Cassie Donagan and Miss New York Teen Nadia Anwar, and the Hudson High School varsity boys basketball team. Later, the Senate took up a resolution proclaiming May 2026 as Maternal Mental Health Month, with multiple senators speaking in support of greater awareness, reduced stigma, and improved care for pregnant and postpartum New Yorkers. At the end of the session, the sponsors opened the day’s resolutions for co-sponsorship, and the Senate adjourned until Monday, June 1 at 12 noon, with intervening days designated as legislative days.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Agriculture Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries
Transcript Highlights:
- And a volunteer is driving down to Chickapee to the food bank.
- Prior to the pandemic, we made one weekly trip to the food bank.
- Number three, environmental stewardship and land conservation.
- Number three, our environmental stewardship and land conservation.
- I am with The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts. I'm here to speak in support of S-67.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Agriculture opened its first hearing by outlining procedures, including three-minute testimony limits, written testimony options, and the plan to hear 27 bills in docket order. The committee then took testimony on H.11/S.53, a resolve promoting equity in agriculture, with advocates from the Massachusetts Food System Collaborative, Southeastern Mass Agricultural Partnership, and urban farming organizations describing racial and economic disparities in farming, lack of data on BIPOC farmers, barriers to land and capital, and the need for a commission to collect information and recommend policy changes. Committee members asked questions about the importance of data collection and future policy development, and the bill was repeatedly urged to be reported favorably out of committee.
Testimony also supported H.118, which would create a special commission to examine the strengths and sustainability of the Commonwealth’s emergency food network. The Amherst Survival Center described serving 1.6 million meals last year and explained that food pantries are now functioning as essential parts of the state’s food system while relying heavily on donations, volunteers, and unstable funding. Members discussed the need for a more holistic look at food security infrastructure. The committee then heard H.119/S.60 on climate change impacts on farms and fisheries, with regional planners and farm advocates describing flood damage, rising costs, canceled federal climate-smart funding, and the need for direct state support for adaptation, resilience, and infrastructure improvements.
The committee also heard testimony on H.125/H.142/S.65, a healthy soils bill, from landscape professionals who said construction sites often leave poor or stripped soil and that the bill would require better post-construction soil standards to support healthier landscapes and reduce long-term maintenance and environmental problems. Finally, the committee took extensive testimony on H.127, which would prohibit aquaculture of octopus for human consumption. Supporters, including legislators, scientists, veterinarians, students, and animal welfare advocates, argued octopus are highly intelligent and sentient, cannot be farmed humanely, and that octopus aquaculture would create environmental harms such as waste runoff, pressure on wild fish stocks, and ecosystem disruption. No votes were taken during the hearing; the bills were heard and testimony was received.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Jan 20th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, Senator Banke, for your patience. And this will be great to brief us on the bill.
- Seeing none, welcome Senator Banke. Thank you, Mr.
- Thank you, Senator Banke. Any questions for the prime sponsor?
- Seeing none, welcome Senator Banke. Thank you, Mr.
- Thank you, Senator Banking. Any questions for the prime sponsor?
Keywords:
SB 6081, Washington privacy, sex designation, gender marker, nonbinary, transgender, vital records, birth certificate, death certificate, fetal death, stillbirth, driver license, ID card, Department of Licensing, public records exemption, confidential records, record sealing, data sharing, government records, privacy
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Jan 19th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- To adopt development regulations around conservation of natural resource lands.
- FRDU came to be after a failed prior rural industrial land bank that had previously been authorized by
- That land bank concept is nearly identical to what the freight rail-dependent use overlay zone would
- That land bank concept is nearly identical to what the freight rail dependent use overlay zone would
- Though the rural industrial land bank process stalled in 2014, our bipartisan 2017 law recognized the
Committee:
Senate Local Government
Keywords:
freight rail, rail corridor, short-line railroad, rail-dependent uses, industrial land use, growth management act, GMA, comprehensive plan, transportation element, land use planning, local government, county planning, city planning, critical areas, agricultural lands, forest lands, mineral resource lands, urban growth area, development regulations, notice on permits
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, June 11, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's the California Conservation Corps It's the California Conservation Corps as it celebrates its 50th
- And when the nation calls, the California Conservation Corps answers far beyond the borders.
- Speaker, I yield back in honoring the California Conservation Corps's 50th anniversary.
- Conservation Corps's 50th anniversary.
- That includes people who have been pardoned, who were convicted of securities fraud, wire fraud, bank
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance May 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So we're absolutely conserving.
- We need to be conserving the remaining groundwater and we're undertaking efforts to do that.
- We're conserving and we're open-minded about how to conserve even more.
- So if you're water conservation, you're only really competing against other water conservation projects
- You don't start construction only after you have all of the money in the bank.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Essentially, creating a bank account or some other mechanism to segregate the resident's funds that are
- </c><00:04:57.560><c> account</c> Essentially creating uh a bank account Essentially creating uh a bank
- Am I understanding that conservator. Am I understanding that correctly?
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Committee:
Senate Human Services
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- One of those is in the event of a major financial crisis in a bank that holds those securities.
- that the brokerage did business with, and then a larger bank that financed that bank, and finally at
- that the brokerage did business with, and then a larger bank that finance that bank, and finally at
- Speaker, we are the Committee on Resources and Conservation.
- Senate Bill 1328 was referred to the Resources and Conservation Committee.