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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- regional agreements where Representative Lad<00:43:43.920><c> and</c><00:43:44.079><c> I,</c><00:43:
- </c> sending schools regional agreement sending schools regional agreement ensure<00:43:54.880><c> that
- Um and uh there much more in those<00:44:06.319><c> regional</c><00:44:06.640><c> agreements.
- So I think those regional agreements.
- We all, um, I have multiple collective bargaining agreements that I navigate, and that has impacts on
Committee:
Senate Education
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> language that was adopted by agreement language that was adopted by agreement in<00:32:16.279><c
- But then again, it gets a little messy with the verbal agreements of subleases also.
- But then again, it gets a little messy with the verbal agreements of subleases also.
- But then again, it gets a little messy with the verbal agreements of subleases also.
- But then again, it gets a little messy with the verbal agreements of subleases also.
Committee:
House Housing
Summary:
The House Committee on Housing held a public hearing on several bills. HB 576, relating to restrictions on the transfer of real property under chapter 201H, drew support from HHFDC and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, which said the bill would waive transfer restrictions that conflict with DHHL’s program implementation. HB 421, relating to contractors, drew opposition from the Contractors License Board and DCCA/RICO, who said the measure would weaken owner-builder restrictions meant to prevent circumvention of contractor licensing laws; Hawaii Roter and the Grassroot Institute supported it. Members questioned whether the bill would still bar resale within a year and whether subcontractors would still need licenses. HB 367, relating to building permits, received support from the Hawaii Farm Bureau and Grassroot Institute, with comments from DLNR; testimony urged the bill to be expanded to include zoning permits as well as building permits to avoid confusion, especially on Kauaʻi.
HB 826, relating to housing, received mixed testimony. HHFDC and several local and advocacy groups supported it, while the Sierra Club raised concerns about converting agricultural lands to residential use, possible impacts on food security, property values, taxes, and the need to account for public trust and traditional practices. HB 525 also drew support from HHFDC and three individuals, with no opposition noted. HB 252, relating to managing agents, was supported by the Hawaiʻi Council of Community Associations and opposed by the Community Associations Institute and several individuals, who argued that commercial management experience is not the same as condominium management and preferred language tied to industry certifications and a later effective date.
HB 709, relating to trespassing, was opposed by the Honolulu Police Department, which said officers would have difficulty verifying ownership or tenancy in the field, that the bill could require a separate enforcement team, and that the sheriff’s division is better suited to handle evictions. Hawaiʻi Realtors and the Grassroot Institute supported the measure. Finally, HB 431 HD1, relating to housing, received broad support from the Hawaiʻi State Council on Developmental Disabilities, HHFDC, DHS, the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions, OHA, county housing offices, and multiple nonprofit and political groups. Supporters emphasized the bill’s funding for housing and supportive services, with the homelessness office describing the measure as unprecedented and saying it could help the state cut homelessness in half over the next few years.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, May 7, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The IRS recently entered into an agreement with ICE to share information about immigrants.
- </c> Predictably and sadly, the Russians did not honor their agreement.
- ><c> and</c><09:18:41.598><c> Ukraine</c> Two agreements that Russia and Ukraine Two agreements that
- , and all other international laws and agreements he has violated over the years.
- </c><09:23:40.960><c> of</c> Memorandum, the Minsk agreements of Memorandum, the Minsk agreements of
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- the funding that is necessary to offset the costs associated with unfunded mandates and broken agreements
- Transportation is one of those broken agreements.
- Our middle and high school students attend Mount Greylock through a long-standing tuition agreement.
- In September of 2023, we learned that we must allow school Agreement.
- Williamstown and Lanesboro, and we were part of the district through the tuition agreement.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Education
Summary:
The hearing focused primarily on H. 517/S. 314, a bill to provide a sustainable future for rural schools, and H. 697, a bill to require full funding of regional school transportation. Witnesses from rural districts, school committees, superintendents, students, and local officials described chronic underfunding, declining enrollment, high fixed costs, special education and transportation burdens, and the loss of programs, staff, and extracurriculars. Several speakers argued that rural aid should be funded at $60 million annually and made non-discretionary, while others emphasized that transportation reimbursement for regional districts has repeatedly fallen short of the state’s promise and is driving budget crises and overrides. A number of students testified in support of rural aid, describing cuts to classes, counselors, and activities, and the impact on their schools and communities. Committee members also discussed whether transportation policy should be revisited to address underlying cost drivers, including bus bidding practices and whether regional districts should have more flexibility in transportation requirements.
The committee also heard H. 515, concerning Hancock Elementary School and a school choice-related exemption from a state requirement that has created a large financial burden for the district. Hancock’s superintendent and Rep. John Barrett explained that a decades-old regulation, recently enforced by DESE, would require Hancock to pay tuition for choice-in students through high school graduation even though the district only serves pre-K through grade 6 and sends its own students elsewhere for middle and high school. They said the rule creates a significant per-student shortfall and has forced Hancock to opt out of school choice. Committee members asked for clarification about how the arrangement works and how the costs fall on Hancock.
Additional testimony supported related transportation bills for non-regional districts, especially Plymouth/Carver and North Middlesex, describing high and rising bus costs, special education and McKinney-Vento transportation expenses, and the strain on local budgets. Speakers repeatedly said that state reimbursement has not matched actual costs and that communities are being forced to choose between transportation and classroom services. No votes or final actions were taken in the hearing; the committee simply received testimony and closed the hearing on the bills discussed.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 04/13/26
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Groeneweg: Uh, yeah, I guess I wish there was more agreement between the House and the Senate
- But we were told the agreement was made and that was the deal.
- But we were told the agreement was made and that was the deal.
- </c><00:07:54.280><c> was</c><00:07:54.440><c> made</c> But we were told the agreement was made But we
- were told the agreement was made and<00:07:54.960><c> that</c><00:07:55.200><c> was</c><00:07:55.360
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/23/2026 - House Public Safety & Law Enforcement
Public Safety & Law Enforcement
Transcript Highlights:
- So what the agreement is, or what... Mr.
- Chair and Representative, so what the agreement is, or what the issue is with the amendment that was
- Chair, and it's within the agreement, so it is that way in that manner.
- So, I mean, it kind of... ...it's within the agreement, so it is that way in that manner.
- I know there's already an agreement, but I do want to look into the vesting part for myself.
Committee:
House Public Safety & Law Enforcement
Keywords:
appropriation, public safety, Yuma County, funding exemption, family advocacy center, firefighters, occupational disease, workers compensation, cancer presumption, police officers, hazardous duty, SB1270, Arizona retirement system, public safety personnel, defined contribution plan, correctional officers, corrections officers, retirement contributions, supplemental contributions, retention incentive
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 25 (2-11-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Utility franchise agreements carry lasting financial and operational impacts, and cities should be able
- It simply modernizes the timeline cities must follow when renewing or reselling these agreements.
- or cities must follow when renewing us or reselling<00:29:24.000><c> these</c><00:29:24.320><c> agreements
- </c><00:29:25.440><c> For</c><00:29:25.679><c> these</c> reselling these agreements.
- For these reselling these agreements.
Keywords:
Convene 00:00
Senate Message 05:09
Calendar/2nd Readings 05:59
Report of Committees 07:10
Orders of the Day 08:11
HJR 25 08:26
HB 66 11:58
HB 305 16:20
HB 432 22:44
HB 313 27:29
HB 44 30:26
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 34:30
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 42:07
Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 43:38
ConC/Rules Report 47:26
Floor Amendments 48:25
Adjournment 48:54, 958, all
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/30/2026 - House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference
House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- The board terminated the contract and recovered 75% of its fees through a settlement agreement.
- Finally, in September, the board decided to open an investigation and enter into an interim consent agreement
- The executive director signed the consent agreement, temporarily suspending the license 187 days after
- ensure the individual was not practicing at the time and then did enter into an interim consent agreement
- ensure the individual was not practicing at the time and then did enter into an interim consent agreement
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Nov 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- and long-term loan agreements with other parts, including San Juan College or Farmington Museum, to
- It depends on the settlement agreement, and some is past medical, sometimes it's compensatory damages
- You know, it just depends on the actual settlement agreement. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
- Are the legal fees part of the settlement agreement?
- Those are court-ordered agreements. I see the Literacy Institute design is in this picture.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill would require landlords to notify tenants of nearby water hazards, HF1566 3/18/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill is just telling landlords, when you sign the lease agreement, tell them the resource availability
- This bill is just telling landlords, when you sign the lease agreement, tell them the resource availability
- This bill is just telling landlords, when you sign the lease agreement, tell them the resource availability
- This bill is just telling landlords, when you sign the lease agreement, tell them the resource availability
- tell them the resource agreement tell them the resource availability<00:37:00.960><c> for</c><00:37:
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- authorized under Texas law so that because we could not comply with that part of the membership agreement
- Well, what I would say is that the legislation, that particular piece of our agreement is what in ERIC
- Um, we have one signed agreement right now and we have many in process, uh, I would have to talk to our
- So what's being allocated to us now is what was being allocated to us. under our agreement while we were
- It's allowed us to formalize and update our agreements, and we have not had any issues with that process
Committee:
House Elections
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Apr 16th, 2025
Military and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Veterans organizations came to an agreement.
- If you all bear with us just for a moment, both sides have come to an agreement.
Committee:
House Military and Veterans Affairs
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
State Bond Commission May 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- to Item 22 from the airport district requesting approval to enter into an amended local service agreement
- noted in Item 20, where the airport district is requesting to enter into an amended local services agreement
- Under the agreement, the authority will own the facilities for 20 years beginning after project completion
Summary:
The State Bond Commission met on May 21 with a quorum present and approved the April 16 minutes. The commission then reviewed and approved a large slate of local government and public authority financing requests, including election propositions for the November ballot, water and sewer infrastructure projects, fire protection and recreation district bonds, school board financing, and several refunding transactions. Most items were found to meet technical requirements and were approved on motions by Speaker DeVillier and seconded by Senator Talbot.
Among the more notable items were the East Baton Rouge City-Parish refunding bonds for the Greater Baton Rouge Airport District, the City of Kenner’s retroactive approval request tied to a convention center agreement with GMB Basketball LLC, a Louisiana Housing Corporation financing increase for the Federal City Building 10 affordable housing project, and preliminary approval for the Northwest Louisiana Finance Authority’s Petro Tower redevelopment in Shreveport. The commission also approved financing for Southern University’s Scott’s Bluff student housing project and the Crescent City Schools/Harriet Tubman Charter School project. The Crescent City Schools item prompted questions about how MFP funds are used; staff explained that lease payments would support the bonds and that MFP funds are generally split between educational expenses and facilities-related costs.
The commission received six monthly cost-of-issuance reports, which required no action, and a status update on the state debt schedule. It also approved Resolution No. 2 authorizing up to $425 million in general obligation refunding bonds to refund the Series 2016 bonds and tender other outstanding bonds for savings, with pricing tentatively set for June 16 and closing for June 30. During other business, New Orleans City Council President J.P. Morel thanked the commission for its role in helping address the city’s fiscal crisis and for approving a charter amendment election item aimed at strengthening budget oversight. The meeting adjourned after no further business.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 58-2 May 14th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- essentially means what it sounds like is a property boundary of a parcel not subject to the written agreement
- or participation agreement with the owner or operator of a wind energy facility concerning the siding
- It means essentially if the If these wind project sites have reached a lease agreement of 85% before
Keywords:
legislative procedure, session calendar, deadline schedule, bill deadlines, joint resolution, Oklahoma Legislature, 61st Legislature, regular session, adjourn sine die, floor deadline, third reading, committee deadlines, bill drafting, appropriations, budget bills, ethics commission, agency rules, administrative procedures act, local and special laws, pension legislation
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- As far as I know, we have got agreement with everybody, and this allows them to move forward to create
- We've got agreement with everybody, and this allows them to move forward to create this pool, very necessary
- Are they all more or less in agreement, or do you know?
Committee:
House Insurance
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Brown, you asked about the state of the Zia symbol and what kind of documentation exists making this agreement
- Representative Brown, that would be an agreement that is arranged through the Indian Affairs Department
- Chair, it's a licensing agreement. Is that what you would call it? Mr.
Summary:
The House Appropriations and Finance Committee heard Senate Bill 273 and Senate Bill 274 and first adopted an amendment combining the two measures into one appropriations bill. Staff explained that SB 273 was a response to House Bill 9 and would provide temporary funding to Torrance, Otero, and Cibola counties to offset losses tied to prison facility closures or reduced operations, while SB 274 funded several executive priorities including aging and long-term services, DOT raises, PED school improvement activities, compensation for the Pueblo of Zia regarding use of the Zia symbol, and CYFD-related needs. Committee members asked about the Cibola prisoner transport costs, the tribal inmate arrangements, the Zia symbol payment, and whether the county aid would help preserve jobs and operations.
The committee then adopted a series of amendments. The first reduced SB 273 to FY27-only funding rather than spanning FY27 and FY28, with Otero’s appropriation largely unchanged because it is needed up front. A second amendment corrected the distribution language from one-twenty-fourth to one-twelfth, and a third voice amendment, based on additional data from Representative Lord, increased Torrance-related amounts and added a prisoner transport appropriation for Torrance County. Members noted the changes were intended to better match current data and allow the legislature to revisit FY28 needs later if necessary.
After limited public comment from Representative Lord, who said she had corrected the Torrance numbers using clerk-provided data, the committee voted to do pass the Senate Finance Committee substitute for SB 273 as amended three times. The motion passed without opposition, and the committee adjourned.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
State Board of Election Supervisors Feb 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So it's not an agreement on where the boundary lines are. ...agree and they provide us the information
- , so it's not an agreement on where the boundary lines are.
- It's just an agreement on whether we can actually implement it.
Summary:
The State Board of Election Supervisors met on February 5, 2026, with Secretary of State Nancy Landry presiding. The board approved the minutes from its March 11, 2025 meeting and then received a presentation from First Assistant Secretary of State Catherine Newsom and Deputy Commissioner Lainey Boyd on proposed technical changes for the 2026 elections omnibus bill. The board removed item 7 from consideration before the presentation began.
The proposed provisions covered a wide range of election-administration topics, including ROV payroll timing, restrictions on ROV employees running for office, party affiliation clarification for voters marked “unaffiliated,” registration transfers, assistance for disabled voters, protection of pre-registrant information, removal from protected voter lists, absentee voting procedures, precinct boundary notices, candidate death notice procedures, nomination petitions, ballot design, watcher deadlines, overvote definitions, absentee ballot curing, nursing home voting timelines, procurement authority for voting equipment, and contest procedures for elections and constitutional amendments. Board members asked several clarifying questions, and staff explained the intent of various technical and procedural changes.
Two items were specifically discussed as policy concerns. Board member Guidry objected to item 37, which would allow the Secretary of State to bring an election contest based on irregularities reported by an election official, and staff agreed to remove it from the omnibus bill for separate consideration. Item 38, concerning deadlines and causes of action for contesting the calling of a constitutional amendment, and item 39, clarifying that such a contest cannot be filed before election day, were explained as intended to align amendment contests with other election contest deadlines. After discussion, the board approved items 1 through 6, 8 through 36, and 38 through 39 for inclusion in the report and eventual omnibus bill. No public comments were submitted, and the meeting adjourned.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Civil Rights & Judiciary Feb 4th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Civil Rights & Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- requirements and prohibit certain acts by third-party litigation funders as part of litigation financing agreements
- The bill would declare violations of third-party litigation financing agreements to be violations of
- So the bill doesn't prohibit the funding agreements, as is being done in other states, but it is a step
Committee:
House Civil Rights & Judiciary
Keywords:
litigation finance, legal funding, lawsuit, financial services, access to justice, common interest communities, homeowners association, property management, housing regulations, community governance, criminal justice, judgment, collateral attack, legal proceedings, sentencing reform, firearm regulation, manufacturing, safety standards, background checks, license requirements
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Education Policy Committee Apr 16th, 2025
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So you join your heart in faith and agreement. Amen. Father, we... ...faith and agreement. Amen.
- We come in agreement with your word and we believe you're going to touch them and raise them up, for
Committee:
House Education Policy
ND
Transcript Highlights:
- professional, and those, and who approves that, as the administrator does that then, under parental agreement
- eligible student qualifies for an education savings account for the child if the parent signs an agreement
- And so that's the first part of the parental agreement piece.
Committee:
Senate Education
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee met with a quorum and first took up House Bill 1540, an education savings account bill. Senator Wobbema presented Amendment 040-003, describing mostly clarifying and reorganizing changes, including eligibility language, administrator duties, school participation standards, assessment provisions, and a correction removing a requirement that the department pay for state assessment materials if a parent selected that option. The committee adopted the amendment 4-2, then advanced HB 1540 as amended on a 4-2 vote and sent it to Appropriations, with Senator Wobbema designated as carrier. One senator opposed the bill, arguing it would divert resources from public schools and conflict with the state’s obligation to provide a free appropriate education while districts still face funding needs.