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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 6th, 2026 at 04:27 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- The state wildlife agency recently completed its state wildlife action plan.
- So nearly half our state, between federal, state, and local municipalities, is already federal land.
- New Mexico became a state in 1912.
- State land is state trust land.
- , as many other states are doing.
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
Keywords:
general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Is it for state-owned infrastructure? Yes. To help state-owned enterprise? That's correct.
- Is it for state-owned infrastructure? Yes. To help state-owned enterprise? That's correct.
- The state engineer has indicated they can get started, and this will count toward our eventual state
- Well, the state engineer is okay with getting extra state aid before the settlements have been finalized
- The state engineer is okay with getting extra state aid before the settlements have been finalized, and
Committees:
Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance
Keywords:
SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects, SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/27/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- State of Michigan, the argument is so compelling that the state of Michigan has given one or more of
- This is a legacy in our state of Arizona.
- Of those 15,000 documents, 11,000 were state IDs.
- First, well, if they're from another state, first of all, we can't simply get them an Arizona state ID
- About half of those are from out of state.
Keywords:
appropriation, transportation, safety improvements, Route 70, infrastructure, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, historic preservation, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, special license plate, special plate, license plate, vanity plate
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Mar 31st, 2025
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Committee:
House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Keywords:
Texas State Guard, task force, professionalization, state missions, critical infrastructure, veterans, veterans' affairs, mental health, community mental health, behavioral health, grant program, matching grant, non-state match, community services, family support, county population, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC, public safety, homeland security
MD
Transcript Highlights:
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WA
Transcript Highlights:
- And the calculation that the state uses assumes a waiver rate already will happen across the state and
- We are also a partner of The Arc of Washington State.
- However, These employers are not the federal government, the state government, state institutions, state
- All that is to say there's a cost to the state health care system and the state when residents of the
- All that is to say there's a cost to the state health care system and the state when residents of the
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
Washington retirement systems, retirement trust funds, interest earnings, public employee retirement system, teachers retirement system, state patrol retirement system, judicial retirement system, judges retirement system, school employees retirement system, public safety employees retirement system, law enforcement officers and firefighters retirement system, PERS, TRS, LERS, legal expenses, medical expenses, administrative expenses, fraud prevention, overpayment recovery, trust fund protection
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Fees and taxes are exploding everywhere in our state.
- This bill will empower the State Department of Agriculture to convene our state agencies and community
- This includes our industrial loads in the state.
- For background, the state civil service law sets employment rules for most state employees, and employees
- I'm currently serving as a state archivist under the Office of the Secretary of State.
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
firearms, background check, gun control, public safety, legislation, HB 2249, Washington Technology Solutions, WaTech, civil service, classified service, exempt employees, state employment, state personnel, network security, cybersecurity, information technology, IT contracting, data center, systems integration, network engineering
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Mar 4th, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- us and direct us and guide us for all that they are and what a great service they have given to the state
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands
- 01:06.720><c> United</c> allegiance to the flag of the United allegiance to the flag of the United States
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Committee:
House Military and Veterans Affairs
Keywords:
retired law enforcement, retirement benefits, employment, firemedics, salary cap, released time, religious instruction, elective credit, public schools, K-12 education, school board policy, church-state separation, parochial education, Bible class, faith-based instruction, student release, attendance credit, State Board of Education, local school board, parental consent
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- GLO wants to do it. ...GLO wants to work on it, but it really is a problem across the state.
- There are over 500 boats that pay the registration fees to the state.
- HCR 89 designates the cannon as a state gun. I don't have taxes. There we are, members.
- Back then, it included specific restrictions that stated that the transferred land can only be used for
- accompanying contract contain a reversionary clause which mandates that the land must be returned to the state
Committee:
House Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Keywords:
vessel registration, derelict vessels, waterways, removal fee, Parks and Wildlife Department, General Land Office, HCR 89, official state gun, cannon, Texas state symbol, Texas Revolution, Battle of Gonzales, Come and Take It, Alamo, San Jacinto, Twin Sisters, Angelina Eberly, Texas history, historical preservation, heritage tourism
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Postsecondary Education Apr 7th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Postsecondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a priority bill for the state chamber.
- shall not be eligible on. the basis of residence within this state.
- The Department of Justice sued the state of Oklahoma.
- So This currently is in the hands of our state regents.
- information back to the state department of Career Tech.
Committee:
House Postsecondary Education
Keywords:
education, concurrent enrollment, students, age restrictions, academic access, apprenticeship, career education, youth programs, employment, technology centers, SB1593, OSU Tulsa, Oklahoma State University/Tulsa, Board of Trustees, higher education, university governance, A&M Board, Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges, presidential search, board rules
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- those students to come as an in-state resident tuition.
- And there are states that are 5 and 10 years ahead of us.
- Then just on other states that you're Referencing, you're trying to mock something from another state
- I do not believe that the state Our state department of Education necessarily needs to hire a new position
- Senate Bill 1477 is a request from the state regents.
Bills:
SB1726 , SB1236 , SB1633 , SB1413 , SB1317 , SB1360 , SB1342 , SB1477 , SB1189 , SB1546 , SB1524 , SB1338 , SB1193 , SB1812 , SB1617
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
higher education, graduate instructors, training program, academic integrity, First Amendment rights, administrative reporting, education, consolidation, board, public schools, resident tuition, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, state scholarships, financial aid, immigration status, undocumented students, noncitizen students, lawfully present, postsecondary education benefits, college tuition
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Jan 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am
State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome to the January 16, 2026, meeting of the Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Committee
- Senate Bill 5863 relating to the preservation and inspection of state historical records.
- Our members are incredibly diverse and live in every corner of our state.
- thousands of construction workers across the state of Washington.
- strategy, a collection of policy priorities that can make our state more competitive.
Keywords:
civic health, community engagement, committee reestablishment, public participation, governance, Washington State Leadership Board, WSLB, gift acceptance, grants, endowments, private funding, public funding, fundraising, state board, youth leadership, civic engagement, leadership development, Washington World Fellows, sports mentoring, Boundless Washington
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Apr 23rd, 2025
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- So, the census The census department will report to the state or does the Department of Revenue.
- We have 41 district attorneys in this state.
- It's just simply a procedure to give state employees and retired state employees a cost of living increase
- Under this bill, we already have the highest tax rate of any surrounding state. Is that correct?
- How about… I apologize for stating something that I probably should have checked with you first.
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund
Keywords:
SSUT, simplified sellers use tax, sales tax distribution, municipal revenue, municipal population, annexation, deannexation, incorporation, boundary change, federal census, decennial census, Department of Revenue, local government finance, revenue sharing, municipal boundaries, population recalculation, probate judge, Boundary and Annexation Survey, Alabama municipalities, HB158
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Veterans and Military Affairs Apr 9th, 2026 at 11:00 am
Veterans and Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- difference being that we have removed language about a person in the guard that's also a civilian of the state
- This bill would allow all state Agencies, boards, commissions, departments, or any entity within the
- concerned about increasing temporary employees and increasing folks who aren't getting benefits on the state
- make sure that we're fully staffed and that we can provide them the best service possible for the state
Committee:
Senate Veterans and Military Affairs
Keywords:
Oklahoma National Guard, compensation, education assistance, career technology, military benefits, veterans, donations, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, state agency, executive branch, HB3043, ODVA, seasonal employees, project labor, pro rata jobs, unclassified service, state personnel law, state employee benefits, paid leave, paid holidays
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- The morel mushroom designated as our state mushroom.
- House Bill 2970 changes our current state fossil from Aurohainax maximus to Uhorropoidon protelis.
- Already have a state fossil. So how is this going to work in with that? Please, love the question.
- And the reason why it is is because in 2000, the state fossil was created.
- So essentially, it's a nonexistent state fossil at this particular point. Very good.
Committee:
House Tourism
Keywords:
Oklahoma Today Magazine, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, tourism promotion, advertising sales, commission pay, employee bonus, sales commission, digital publication, print publication, sponsorships, bulk subscriptions, newsstand sales, ancillary products, public records, procurement exemption, administrative procedures exemption, tourism magazine, revenue sharing, executive director, state agency compensation
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs
Committee:
House Military and Veterans Affairs
Keywords:
homestead exemption, disabled veterans, tax relief, annual verification, property tax, state holidays, federal holidays, public holidays, legal holidays, office closures, state employees, personal leave, compensatory leave, bank closures, school closures, Mardi Gras, Mobile County, Baldwin County, Rosa Parks Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We're basically taking some of the rules for the state Board of Public Accountancy and allowing them
- And what that is, is basically a voluntary state option. You don't have to use it.
- A voluntary state option in lieu of bankruptcy.
- We have every year natural disasters that cause problems across the state.
- And this actually put puts state.
Keywords:
public accountancy, CPA licensing, board regulations, educational prerequisites, electronic notifications, firm registration, assignment, creditors, insolvency, liquidation, assignee, secured transaction, bankruptcy, state law, voluntary process, distribution of assets, emergency rules, governor certification, state regulations, public safety
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget 3rd Reviion: SB1427 added to agenda Apr 21st, 2026 at 04:30 pm
Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm unaware of the footprint in our state for battery versus Solar, which one benefits more from this
- But as far as a dollar amount, as to where our state Tax dollars would go for that five-year period.
- We're the third lowest in the state, and so it's working, but we also need to acknowledge that these
- The state made the decision more than 10 years ago in this building to stop that subsidy for wind, and
- And there's no impact to the state. It's all volunteer. Move for adoption.
Bills:
SB44 , SB237 , SB248 , SB985 , SB1204 , SB1239 , SB1307 , SB1360 , SB1390 , SB1400 , SB1405 , SB1427 , SB1428 , SB1732 , SB1832 , SB1859 , SB1989 , SB2018 , SB2143
Committee:
House Appropriations and Budget
Keywords:
sales tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, contractors, charitable purposes, state law, ad valorem tax, manufacturing facilities, exemption, battery energy storage, employment, payroll, state tax regulation, tourism, revolving fund, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, real property, fund management, Oklahoma Local Food for Schools, school meals, local food procurement
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- in 2020, the state general fund is within a few months... ...the legislature in 2020, the state general
- or any other state in the country.
- State run a little better.
- As the agent general stated, when we first started this transition, operation, As the agent general stated
- savings to the state.
Committee:
House Appropriations
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/23/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh since 2008, the state has longer.
- </c> more coordination with our state more coordination with our state agencies. agencies. agencies.
- </c> state now. state now.
- </c> with than our state programs. with than our state programs.
- </c> not our state standard for speeds. No. not our state standard for speeds. No.
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy