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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 16th, 2026 at 10:48 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- family-centered universal child care program can grow responsibly while remaining aligned with legislative
- problems, but more in line to say that workers everywhere, firefighters included, benefit from legislation
- The second The amendment instructs to report to the Legislative Health The report must also include redacted
- Presenters, those who spoke against the legislation initially, their concern was regarding their salaries
- But instead, one person made a directive preceding this legislative session and has decided how this
Keywords:
SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement, technology funding, revolving fund, capital equipment, enterprise services, state IT budgeting, software budgeting, amortization, depreciation, State Treasurer, Department of Finance and Administration, New Mexico, information technology, IT infrastructure, fund accounting, legislative appropriation
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- We stand in opposition to this legislation.
- You have every right to bring memorials like this or any piece of legislation forward.
- Memorials like this or any piece of legislation, that comes with the territory.
- Legislators don't have that capacity. I see your expert, Scott.
- is agreeing and saying we are a full team player to meet the requirements and mandates of this legislative
Keywords:
youth violence, violence prevention, violence intervention, community violence intervention, credible messengers, peer support, restorative justice, violence interrupters, juvenile justice, at-risk youth, high-risk youth, public safety, Department of Health, New Mexico, statewide summit, data collection, reporting, interagency coordination, community-based organizations, law enforcement
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- But under this legislation, it's very clear and there's no... ambiguity.
- You had alerted me about the ones within my district.
- It didn't say what demographics that this legislation when they created the 394.
- I'm a Dallas City Council member and Chair of the Legislative Committee.
- This item is actually specifically outlined in our legislative program.
Keywords:
HB 21, Texas Tax Code, ad valorem tax, property tax, delinquent taxes, tax delinquency, penalty reduction, interest rate, split payment, installment payment, tax relief, county tax collector, taxing unit, property owner, tax collection, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax increase election, supermajority, 60 percent threshold
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Mar 5th, 2025
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- I appreciate your work on this legislation.
- We pass legislation all the time here, where the majority doesn't give… where the majority doesn't give
- But I wanted to commend the gentle lady on this piece of legislation.
Keywords:
income tax, CHOOSE Act, education funding, ABLE account, tax credits, poverty threshold, legislative funding, HB89, Medicaid, pregnant women, pregnancy, prenatal care, ambulatory prenatal care, presumptive eligibility, temporary Medicaid coverage, Alabama Medicaid Agency, maternal health, low-income women, health coverage, eligibility determination
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 12th, 2025
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Keywords:
prison modernization, corrections finance, bonding authority, state debt, capital improvement, Department of Corrections, Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority, prison construction, prison renovation, prison replacement, bed space, overcrowding, women's prison, men's prison, Escambia prison, Tutwiler, Kilby, Elmore, Staton, St. Clair Correctional Facility
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House and Governmental Affairs May 6th, 2026
House and Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- And, you know, it could be a press story that alerts people to it.
- “I guess the same way you discern whether legislation is good or not.
- You know, it’s going to be up to each legislator to do their due diligence.
- But this is not to interpret legislation.
- It's not evaluating the legislation.
Keywords:
human rights, individual liberties, Magna Carta, constitutionalism, free speech, Uniform Construction Code, building code, construction code, inspector licensing, building inspectors, plans examiners, public inspector, private inspector, private inspector company, building official, code enforcement, Louisiana Uniform Construction Code Commission, state fire marshal, International Building Code, International Residential Code
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- However, it is authorized by legislation and it seems that it's in alliance with legislative authority
- change to move to a hearing examiner that with your amendment based on next year affirming your legislation
- And so, I appreciate the hope that we can move forward in legislation with Chairman Berkstrom passing
- legislation that will try to address some of the concerns given the feedback that I have received from
- But in addition to that, as I've stated, I'm going to be running legislation next year to guarantee that
Bills:
SJR50, SJR51, SJR52, SJR53, SJR54, HJR1090, HJR1091, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1094, HJR1095, SJR49
Keywords:
Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, healthcare regulations, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, permanent rules, joint resolution, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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I've - Legislative Budget Office. Legislative Budget Office.
- bill author, non-partisan legislative bill author, non-partisan legislative staff,<00:53:56.000>
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Investigator <01:00:28.800>General Legislative Investigator General Legislative - If you’ve ever been in northern Minnesota and got an AMBER alert or a tornado alert, or you’ve been in
Keywords:
grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension
NV
Transcript Highlights:
- through the legislative process. ...of implementing legislation for constitutional amendments that come
- And we would essentially need to write legislation and implement it during the legislative session.
- So while, for example, some of the changes in this legislation and other legislation may change where
- So this piece of legislation, in tandem with other pieces of legislation, I think, are going to speed
- About what legislation will be passed and signed this legislative session, which will, in turn, turn
Bills:
AB49, AB169, AB188, AB284, AB296, AB306, AB356, AB366, AB467, AB499, AB515, AB540, AB542, AB595
Keywords:
educational personnel, teacher licensing, reciprocal licensure, provisional teaching, school counselors, school nurses, school social workers, state education standards, health insurance, speech-language pathology, stuttering, rehabilitative services, habilitative services, coverage requirements, health plans, retired public employees, subsidy, Medicare, health reimbursement arrangement, Public Employees' Benefits Program
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The following narrows the scope of the bill by exempting the legislature and certain legislative agencies
- First, this legislation continues DIR for... through September 1st of 2037, the Senate passed a bill
- It's not a separate agency under this legislation.
- I'm in support of this legislation for three reasons.
- That's really the big focus of this piece of legislation. Let me take you through that.
Bills:
HB146, HB150, HB1500, HB1545, HB1562, HB2067, HB2520, HB2818, HB3214, HB3250, HB3466, HB3512, HB3623, HB4063, HB4395, HB4464, HB4668, HB4690, HB5331, HB3833, HB146, HB150
Keywords:
HB 146, Texas Capitol, State Capitol, State Preservation Board, Congress Avenue, Travis County, traffic lanes, lane closure, road closure, municipal authority, local control, Capitol area, downtown Austin, special events, construction traffic plan, pedestrian safety, public works, transportation policy, government code chapter 443, cybersecurity
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State Committee Meeting - 2025-03-27
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- In section 1, you will see a code of ethics for the legislative branch, and that's in Article 2.
- Section 6 deals with legislative and budget proposal data.
- Forward authority in the executive branch with the existing carry forward authority in the legislative
- I will ask the committee legislative assistant to take the roll. Vice Co-Chair Bonner? Aye.
- Abrogate the direct responsibility of the legislative branch.
Keywords:
state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 6 deals with the legislative and budget proposal data.
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and Section 6 deals with the legislative and Section 6 deals with the legislative - And with that, I will ask the committee legislative assistant to take the roll.
- And so most of the legislative branch.
- <01:09:56.800>
is more about why this legislation is more about why this legislation is needed
Keywords:
state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- According for this proposed legislation.
- needs if he lived here in Texas, and it would keep the child in a kinship place, which we As the legislators
- I am actually probably. more aware of the legislative stuff in the CPS world than most, and this wasn't
- From my understanding, us passing this legislation to be able to, like Representative Sleitzlein said
Keywords:
Medicaid, nutrition support, maternal health, chronic conditions, pilot program, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, child abuse investigations, child neglect, child exploitation, advisory committee, Family and Protective Services Council, council abolition, foster care, due process, investigative procedures, child welfare, parental rights, family preservation services
TX
Bills:
SB2, SB3, SB4, SB5, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB9, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB15, SB16, SB18, SB34, SB2, SB3, SB4, SB5, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB9, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB15, SB16, SB18, SB34, SB 2, SB 3, SB 4, SB 5, SB 6, SB 7, SB 8, SB 9, SB 10, SB 11, SB 12, SB 13, SB 14, SB 15, SB 16, SB 17, SB 18, SB 34, SB2, SB3, SB4, SB5, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB9, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB15, SB16, SB17, SB18, SB34
Keywords:
flooding, public safety, outdoor warning sirens, disaster preparedness, emergency response, flood warning, outdoor sirens, local government, safety measures, flood management, emergency preparedness, municipal safety, disaster response, disaster relief, emergency funding, Meteorological forecasting, local government assistance, training facilities, Texas congressional redistricting, U.S. House districts
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Legislation reducing the property tax burden on Texans and legislation imposing spending limits on entities
- Legislation making it a crime to provide hemp-derived products to children under 21. ...legislation to
- Legislation that provides a congressional redistricting plan.
- Senator Kolkhorst addressed the committee on healthcare legislation.
- Senator Schwertner discussed economic impacts of the proposed legislation.
Bills:
SB2, SB3, SB4, SB5, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB9, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB15, SB16, SB18, SB34, SB2, SB3, SB4, SB5, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB9, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB15, SB16, SB18, SB34, SB 2, SB 3, SB 4, SB 5, SB 6, SB 7, SB 8, SB 9, SB 10, SB 11, SB 12, SB 13, SB 14, SB 15, SB 16, SB 17, SB 18, SB 34, SB2, SB3, SB4, SB5, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB9, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB15, SB16, SB17, SB18, SB34
Keywords:
flooding, public safety, outdoor warning sirens, disaster preparedness, emergency response, flood warning, outdoor sirens, local government, safety measures, flood management, emergency preparedness, municipal safety, disaster response, disaster relief, emergency funding, Meteorological forecasting, local government assistance, training facilities, Texas congressional redistricting, U.S. House districts
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part II) May 7th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- We appreciate your partnership and your willingness to hear from us on this legislation.
- Ultimately, this legislation is about ensuring... ...that we know our vaccines are safe, and with that
- This legislative proposal doesn't embody that, and it would be detrimental to our state's economy through
- Ground Zero was enacted in the 75th legislative session as part of Governor Bush's adoption omnibus bill
- You are the legislators. You are designed to make the laws.
Bills:
HB18, HB37, HB116, HB18, HB37, HB116, HB388, HB879, HB913, HB1151, HB2216, HB2358, HB2809, SB577, SB1590, SB1782, SB1887, SB2744
Keywords:
HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part I) May 7th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill aligns with Texans for Medical Freedom's broader legislative priority of regaining parental
- I hope that my being here today helps you. see how crucial this legislation is to someone like me.
- From a D.A. standpoint, newborn parents on meth or fentanyl under this legislation, how would that be
- But I respectfully believe that while this legislation sometimes has good intentions of preserving the
- I think this legislation goes in the opposite direction of safe families, respectfully. Questions?
Bills:
HB18, HB37, HB116, HB388, HB879, HB913, HB1151, HB2216, HB2358, HB2809, SB577, SB1590, SB1782, SB1887, SB2744, HB18, HB37, HB116
Keywords:
rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services, financial stability, perinatal bereavement, healthcare, hospital training, bereavement support, maternal care, fetal demise, stillbirth, neonatal death, parent-child relationship, involuntary termination, family law, child welfare, child protection, HB 388, HB388
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman and members, House Resolution Number 118 by Representative Wright creates a legislative subcommittee
- Chairman and members, House Resolution Number 118 by Representative Wright creates a legislative subcommittee
- And so what this is an attempt with a number of other legislators to sort of talk through the different
- And somebody from the North Shore legislative delegation, so it would be a total of seven representatives
- in the past, when I've dealt with, you know, House staff that essentially primarily wanted to be legislators
Keywords:
water utility, tax credit, excessive rates, residential service, subcommittee, local sales tax, local use tax, sales and use tax, tax audit, local collector, tax collector, prescriptive period, prescription waiver, interest suspension, delinquency penalties, estimated assessment, arbitrary assessment, certified mail notice, audit notice, taxpayer rights
Summary:
Yes. This appears to be a meeting of the House Ways and Means Committee, based on the chairman’s roll call, the committee’s tax-related agenda, and the motions to report bills favorably.
The committee first announced that SB 436 by Senator Cloud was deferred. It then heard SB 442 by Senator Stein, which would extend and clarify a local sales and use tax exemption in Calcasieu Parish for repairs, upgrades, and overhauls of certain aircraft at qualifying facilities like Chennault. Testimony from Citadel Completions emphasized the bill’s economic-development purpose, competitiveness with other states, and job retention/expansion in Southwest Louisiana. Representative Orgeron moved favorable passage, and the bill was reported favorably without objection.
The committee next considered HR 118 by Representative Wright, which would create a legislative subcommittee to study a possible state income tax credit for certain water utility customers affected by high rates tied to private water system upgrades and brown-water/manganese issues in parts of the Florida parishes and elsewhere. Members questioned the fiscal impact, eligibility, and whether the proposal would merely be a Band-Aid or a fair way to offset costs; Wright said it was only a study and not an automatic trigger for a tax credit. Representative Jackson moved to report the resolution favorably, and it was adopted without objection.
Finally, HB 1039 by Representative Desotel was not presented and was held in committee. The committee then adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm not expiration dates in legislation.
- Thank you, Representative Olsen, for sponsoring this legislation.
- Our offices are in each and every legislative district.
- are in each and every legislative are in each and every legislative district.<00:30:29.840>
I - allows the office of the legislative allows the office of the legislative auditor<01:19:06.159><
Keywords:
suicide prevention, transportation, mental health, bridge safety, data collection, state law, bridge inspection, active transportation, truck parking, public safety, vehicle registration, fee structure, full-service providers, Capitol security, emergency management, state buildings, law enforcement, Minnesota State Patrol, State Patrol compensation, trooper salary
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/2/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- really like the in the legislation really like the in the legislation having<00:09:56.160>
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budgets <00:19:54.799>and uh legislative budgets and uh legislative - of legislators homes. of legislators homes.
- help you do your basic legislative help you do your basic legislative process.<01:04:57.440>
- since that's newer legislation. since that's newer legislation.
Keywords:
pedestrian safety, traffic safety, roadway improvements, nonmotorized transportation, crosswalks, sidewalks, bike lanes, complete streets, Vision Zero, Toward Zero Deaths, MnDOT, Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, local road authority, county roads, city streets, tribal transportation, capital improvements, safety design solutions, grant program
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from February 25, 2026, and the chair noted the absence of Representative Katie Jones due to the birth of her baby. The chair also acknowledged that the committee would be discussing difficult topics related to the June 14 killing of Mark and Melissa Hortman and Gilbert. The main business began with House File 3418, which Chair Tabke moved for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill, and the committee adopted the A1 author’s amendment. The bill was described as a pedestrian safety measure prompted by a fatal Moorhead crash involving a young boy; it would create an opt-in program for communities to use pre-made traffic safety templates, with the state covering 80% of project costs to speed implementation of measures like lane narrowing, rumble strips, and bollards. A Moorhead testifier said the city could have acted faster with such funding, and members generally supported the goal while raising concerns about overlap with existing Safe Routes to School and active transportation programs, the bill’s fiscal note, and how communities would be selected. MDOT testified that it already supports similar community demonstration projects and has funded about 30 such projects since 2019. HF 3418 was laid over.
The committee then took up House File 3739, a memorial highway bill for Mark and Melissa Hortman. An A1 amendment to shift funding away from trunk highway funds and toward legislative budgets was moved but not adopted after members argued memorial signage should continue to be paid for with private funds, as in prior memorial highway designations. The bill author explained the memorial was intended to honor Melissa Hortman’s service and connection to Highway 610, and members discussed the length of the proposed memorial stretch and whether it should be narrowed to the area she represented. Several members supported the tribute but expressed concern about using public funds and about setting a precedent for future memorial highways. The committee indicated the bill would move on to Ways and Means with other issues still to be worked out.