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ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Can you kind of talk about the impacts that that has had on your ability to purchase or...
- Can you kind of talk about the impacts that that has had on your ability to purchase or replace equipment
- communities that are capped that need to keep up with growth, this directly impacts our ability to purchase
- communities that are capped that need to keep up with growth, this directly impacts our ability to purchase
- A couple of years ago, we did change the law to allow development impact fees to be used for the purchase
Committee:
Senate Local Government and Taxation
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 2, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- BY DEFAULT ON THE MINIMUM STANDARDS, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE YOUR MONEY AND PURCHASE A SUBPAR POLICY
- WHEN THERE IS A LOT OF OTHER POLICIES TO PURCHASE.
- YOU WILL NOT BE RELEVANT BECAUSE NO ONE WILL PURCHASE IT.
- WE HAVE OVER 4.7 MILLION FLORIDIANS THAT CHOOSE TO GO PURCHASE HEALTH INSURANCE THERE.
- PROPOSE POLICY THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO IMPLEMENT A POLICY AND PROCEDURE REQUIRING THE PURCHASE
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- probably have to provide some kind of evidence like a settlement statement that would prove the purchase
- Of evidence like a settlement statement that would prove the purchase price that was paid for that home
- If you purchase a piece of land, construct improvements, and then construct a home on it, all of those
- I might want to see us in the future also address the purchase of a home because that tax is still added
- explain the economics of it and how this... ...will allow those folks who have existing homes to purchase
Committee:
House House Taxation & Revenue
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/14/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- That is the equipment purchases.
- So, as you've heard or seen, there has been pent-up demand for equipment and IT capital purchases outside
- That is the equipment purchases. So, as That is the equipment purchases.
- </c> purchases except outside of building. purchases except outside of building.
- I went to medical school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, but I chose to train at Hennepin County
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 04/09/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- I think some of the um concern is that there are utilities today purchasing hydro power.
- Why do we have power that we're already purchasing, that we're already using, and you're artificially
- </c> utilities today purchasing hydro power. utilities today purchasing hydro power.
- :16.760><c> agreements</c> already under purchase power agreements already under purchase power agreements
- ><c> that</c><00:10:04.240><c> we're</c> we're already purchasing, that we're we're already purchasing
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Economic Development & Workforce Investment (2-12-26)
Economic Development & Workforce Investment
Transcript Highlights:
- The other thing that has changed is we originally started with the small purchase threshold being at
- So what you have before you today is a local procurement bill related to again raising that small purchase
- ><00:08:03.360><c> small</c> originally started with the small originally started with the small purchase
- So what you have before you today is a local procurement bill related to again raising that small purchase
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Nov 4th, 2025
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
Transcript Highlights:
- We have purchased vans to transport veterans to their medical appointments.
- An example of what might be purchased is some type of technology that would help with memory care.
- We have purchased vans to transport veterans to their medical appointments.
- And an example of what might be purchased is some type of technology that would help with memory care
Summary:
The Committee on Military Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security met to consider SB 96, which originally proposed a new veterans dental care program but was amended to expand the existing Veterans Dental Care Grant Program. The amendment raised eligibility from 300% to 400% of the federal poverty level and added a recurring $500,000 general revenue appropriation. Members discussed whether expanding eligibility without guaranteed additional funding could dilute services for veterans already being served, while supporters argued it would help veterans currently turned away for dental care. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported CS/SB 96 favorably by roll call vote, with Chair Wright voting no.
The committee also approved two committee bills continuing public records exemptions: SPB 7000, covering the address and telephone number of people staying in public emergency shelters during storms or catastrophic events, and SPB 7002, covering certain Department of Military Affairs records stored in or transmitted through Department of Defense systems or related to military cyber operations. Both were moved as committee bills without objection and were favorably reported.
Members then received presentations from Dr. Pia Woodley of the Florida Veterans Foundation and Joe Marino of Veterans Florida. Dr. Woodley outlined the foundation’s dental initiatives, emergency assistance, transportation support, benefits guide distribution, new programs for state veterans’ homes and community grants, and recent audits with no findings. Marino described Veterans Florida’s SkillBridge, entrepreneur, and workforce programs, including outreach and federal partnerships, and noted legislative priorities to allow stipends for training at UF IFAS AGVets facilities and to rename a program in statute for clarity. The meeting concluded with no further business and adjournment.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the posture of the United States Transportation Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217. Mar 5th, 2025 at 01:30 pm
Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- So you did mention that you have an aging fleet and there is the possibility of your purchasing used
- And craft participants are always concerned about how much cargo capacity Transcom will purchase from
- And my colleagues did a good job of asking, for example, about the need to purchase more high-quality
- colleagues have already gotten at, that if you need authorization within the NDA to expand the fleet by purchasing
Keywords:
Transcom, logistics, military readiness, air refueling, KC-135, KC-46, strategic infrastructure, geopolitical threats, Alaska
Summary:
During this meeting, the committee hosted an extensive discussion on the operations and logistical challenges facing the U.S. Transportation Command (Transcom). General Reid provided testimony on key areas including the importance of maintaining robust logistical capabilities in contested environments, particularly in relation to geopolitical threats posed by adversarial nations. Various members emphasized the necessity for modernization of the air refueling fleet, addressing issues such as the readiness of the KC-135 and the procurement of the next-generation KC-46 aircraft, which has experienced delays and technical challenges. The dialogue further extended to the strategic importance of U.S. ports and transportation infrastructure, especially in regions like Alaska which play a crucial role in military logistics and power projection.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Assembly Business and Professions Committee and Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee May 13th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Some of those homeless people actually even went to school.
- Shout out to Sacramento State, the school I went to in 2003 from out of Richmond, California.
- attending school board meetings, city board meetings.
- shout out uh sacramento state the school i went to in 2003 from out of richmond california and um i
- attending school board meetings city board meetings this is my first state meeting i'm glad i won't
Summary:
The joint hearing focused on the Governor’s 2025 reorganization plan to split the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency into two new agencies: a Business and Consumer Services Agency and a California Housing and Homelessness Agency. Administration officials said the change would give each side more focused leadership, improve consumer protection and regulatory oversight, and better align housing and homelessness policy with the state’s broader housing goals. Leaders from the Department of Consumer Affairs, Cannabis Control, Alcoholic Beverage Control, and Financial Protection and Innovation all voiced support for the business-side reorganization, while housing officials emphasized that the new housing agency would help streamline funding, compliance, and coordination across programs.
Members raised concerns about timing, budget impacts, office space, and whether the split would actually reduce bureaucracy. The administration said the plan would be included in the May Revision, was intended to be cost-neutral, and would not require fee increases for licensees or additional office space. On the housing side, officials said the new Housing Development and Finance Committee would work toward a single application and more coordinated award process for affordable housing funding, while preserving CalHFA’s statutory and financial independence. They also said the reorganization would improve compliance monitoring, data collection, and coordination with local governments, including Los Angeles homelessness programs.
Public testimony was largely supportive. Industry groups representing beverage distributors, craft brewers, wine, mortgage lenders, and housing organizations backed the business-side split, and housing advocates such as Housing California, the California Housing Partnership, and the California Housing Consortium supported the housing agency concept and the proposed one-stop-shop approach. Several witnesses urged that tax credits, bonds, and other funding sources be better coordinated, and some said the plan should be paired with additional state investment and implementation resources. No formal vote was taken; the hearing was informational.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Rural schools and districts and charter schools face persistent staffing shortages.
- Schools and districts and charter schools face persistent staffing shortages that result in inconsistent
- Regional service centers provide targeted support for school districts and charter schools, particularly
- School districts in my area would benefit from it.
- schools, allowing districts and charter schools to purchase only the level of service they require and
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, April 27, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- In 1926, the business was purchased by John Tracy.
- </c><00:08:00.000><c> Today,</c> purchased by John Tracy. Today, purchased by John Tracy.
- I was a former wrestler at Baguaria High School under the leadership of Coach Dick Rhodess.
- </c> High School with strength and pride. High School with strength and pride.
- </c> minds from Martin County High School minds from Martin County High School earned<07:31:36.478><c
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> school districts for the future. school districts for the future.
- schools for transportation.
- c> still</c><00:36:09.200><c> uh</c> schools non-public schools can still uh schools non-public schools
- </c> hardship to those um to those schools. hardship to those um to those schools.
- </c> asked the schools to please remove them. asked the schools to please remove them.
Committee:
Senate Taxes
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Judiciary Committee in Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 03:04 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- Finally, an appointed student may not be counted as absent from school on the day of the election.
- for appointing election officials finally an appointed student may not be counted as absent from school
- on the day of the election there is no fiscal counted as absent from school on the day of the election
- But for the last bill, where we created now allowing high school students to be able to...
- Rooms are purchased.
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 4198, which would require employers to use E-Verify to confirm new hires’ work authorization and impose escalating penalties for violations, including warnings, debarment from state contracts, loss of business licenses, and other sanctions. Counsel and senators raised extensive drafting concerns, including circular language, conflicts with existing record-retention provisions, unclear references to “seeks to employ,” possible application to babysitters, lawn care, and other casual or household arrangements, and uncertainty about how the bill would work for employers who never actually complete a hire. The bill sponsor defended the measure as a way to strengthen compliance with existing law, protect employers who use E-Verify in good faith, and deter illegal hiring. After debate, a motion to table the bill failed on a roll call vote, 6 in favor and 10 opposed, and the chair then announced the bill would be sent to a subcommittee to be cleaned up, with instructions to resolve the drafting conflicts and other ambiguities.
The committee then turned to House Bill 4710, with an amendment, which would require a person to be registered with a political party or as an independent 210 days before filing a certificate of candidacy. Counsel explained that the change would lengthen the current 60-day requirement and would affect both party-switching and independent candidacies, making it harder for candidates to change affiliation shortly before an election. Senators asked about how the 210-day period would work relative to the primary and general election filing deadlines, and counsel clarified that it would be measured backward from the relevant filing dates. The discussion focused on the practical effect of the bill as a “sore loser” measure and on the timing rules for candidacy filings.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Feb 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- Bill 2235 concerning Public Records Act exemptions regarding concealed pistol licenses, permits to purchase
- firearms, and firearms purchases or transfers.
- The bill exempts from public disclosure records related to permits to purchase firearms, firearm transfers
Bills:
HB1759 , HB2417 , HB2632 , HB2249 , HB2574 , HB2309 , HB2235 , SGA9066 , SGA9246 , SGA9268 , SGA9267
Keywords:
designation, commemoration, December 12, local observance, cultural significance, military justice, victims' rights, militia, Washington code, legal protections, citizenship, immigration, terminology, rights, legal status, HB 2249, Washington Technology Solutions, WaTech, civil service, classified service
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- but then those insurance companies threw some trickery, tried to make it so it was difficult to purchase
- Some trickery, tried to make it so it was difficult to purchase those plans.
- them that they were acting in bad faith. some trickery, tried to make it so it was difficult to purchase
Summary:
The House Health and Welfare Committee convened with a quorum, welcomed a new page, Allie Silver of Twin Falls, and heard that she hopes to pursue nursing. The committee then took up House Bill 591, a county-requested cleanup bill repealing the last remaining code section for the defunct county medical indigent program, which was repealed in 2022. Representative Redman presented the bill, Representative Healy moved a due pass recommendation, and the committee approved sending HB 591 to the floor.
The committee next introduced RS 33469, which would add physical therapists to the direct primary care section of state code. Representative Furman said the measure would allow physical therapists to participate in direct primary care arrangements without expanding their scope of practice, though members asked for more detail about the diagnosis and assessment language. The committee voted to introduce the RS. It also introduced RS 33466, a joint memorial supporting the Department of Insurance’s actions against Medicare Advantage plan practices that allegedly made enrollment difficult and reduced broker commissions; Furman said the memorial would urge CMS to clarify roles and support Idaho’s efforts to protect seniors and stabilize the insurance market.
The most extensive discussion centered on RS 33407, which would place the assertive community treatment (ACT) behavioral health program into statute after budget cuts disrupted its funding structure. Furman argued the program serves people with severe mental illness, reduces hospital and jail use, and saves the state money, while committee members raised concerns about the fiscal note, future general-fund costs, enrollment limits, and whether the bill would expand the program. Furman said the program remains constrained by provider ratios and clinical need, and that alternate funding options were being explored. Despite reservations from some members and the chair, the committee voted 15-1 with one “maybe” to introduce RS 33407, then adjourned.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c> to recognize Stevenville High School, to recognize Stevenville High School, uh,<00:14:59.199><c
- Lamar Consolidated Independent School District is one of the fastest growing school districts in Texas
- Lamar Consolidated Independent School Lamar Consolidated Independent School District<00:18:00.559><c>
- She attended VC Elementary School and Morgan Maxwell and graduated from Troya High School.
- She attended VC Elementary School and Morgan Maxwell and graduated from Troya High School.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- She expressed that purchasing within an HOA was a mistake.
- She expressed that purchasing within an HOA was a mistake.
- She expressed that purchasing within an HOA was a mistake.
- She expressed that purchasing within an HOA was a mistake.
- really essentially purchase that's really essentially adding<00:19:57.240><c> a</c><00:19:57.280><c>
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- So the School of Math and Science... Higher ed. So the School of Math and Science...
- We're in the 16 schools.
- What have the other schools in the SEC... ...schools in the SEC?
- What are the other SEC schools doing?
- When schools are winning athletically, every area of the school wins—the engineering department, the
Committee:
All JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Apr 22nd, 2026 at 09:30 am
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I would say there's a school of thought out there that, you know, what you're talking about—if you want
- to reduce the administrative burden and streamline the process—there's a school of thought out there
- I think there's a school of thought out there that says you not only need to reduce regulation, but you
- And that shows, yeah, that’s how much we’re purchasing then.
- bottom slide shows, you know, generally what we’re domestically supplying, about 8%, versus what we purchase
Committee:
Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- also a school board member.
- I left the newsroom, KRQE News 13, to become a middle school teacher at Belen Middle School.
- Hidalgo County has two public school districts, the Animas Public School Districts,...
- of Albuquerque Public Schools.
- and school.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation from Rabbi Jack Stocker for New Mexico’s first Jewish Community Day at the legislature, and then proceeded with the Pledge of Allegiance, Spanish pledge, flag salute, and national anthem. Early floor business included unanimous-consent approvals for cameras on the floor and in the gallery, a relaxed dress code for guests, and an excuse for Senator Hickey. Majority Floor Leader Peter Wirth noted it was the last day for bill introductions and reviewed the day’s observances and receptions, including Multiple Sclerosis Advocacy Day, Jewish Community Day, Santo Domingo Pueblo Day, Lincoln County Day, and UNM Day.
A large portion of the meeting was devoted to honoring the Artesia Bulldogs football team, recognized for winning another state championship and for their long record of success. Senators and coaches praised the team’s resilience, community support, and the role of local fundraising and school support in sustaining athletic excellence. The Senate also observed a moment of silence for New Mexico State Police Officer Darien Jarrett on the fifth anniversary of his death in the line of duty, with Senator Brantley speaking about Jarrett’s service and the impact of his loss on law enforcement and the region.
The chamber then celebrated UNM Day with a formal certificate recognizing the University of New Mexico’s role as the state’s flagship university, its enrollment, degrees awarded, research, patents, health sciences, and hospital services. Multiple senators spoke in support, emphasizing UNM’s impact on education, health care, public service, first-generation students, and athletics, and several introduced guests from UNM programs and leadership. The Senate also read and adopted a certificate recognizing Dr. V. Sue Cleveland for 32 years leading Rio Rancho Public Schools, with members praising her role in building the district and supporting its growth and success.
Later, the Senate recognized Valencia County Day and Hidalgo County Day, with senators highlighting each county’s history, economic development, agriculture, transportation, and community identity, and introducing local officials, business leaders, and youth honorary lieutenant governors. Additional floor remarks honored nurses and health care professionals tied to Lincoln County Day and related observances, with senators introducing guests from nursing, education, and hospital settings and emphasizing the importance of the nursing workforce and rural health care.