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TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Juvenile Justice Apr 7th, 2025

S/C on Juvenile Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • environments to provide.
  • We provide both pre and post adjudication services.
  • We are happy to provide that to you all.
  • Carter had provided for the committee.
  • And we provide both pre and post adjudication services.
Bills: HB31 , HB3360
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means (01/12/2026) (Full Stream)

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> businesses as she provides businesses as she provides recommendations<01:40:37.440><c> to</c><01
  • </c> bulk salt providers in the in the state. bulk salt providers in the in the state.
  • </c> that I provide to the participants. that I provide to the participants.
  • I would provide don't have those.
  • </c><04:54:58.878><c> con</c><04:54:59.280><c> a</c> providers that are providing a con a providers that
Keywords: 1189, house, all
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Simmons to provide oral argument first.
  • I provided you advice.
  • I provided you advice.
  • And that at this stage, that's enough based on the facts that we've provided to the board.
  • Has ever been held accountable for providing funding for merely for providing funding for her employer
Keywords: 904, all
Summary: The Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings held oral argument before the Legislative Ethics Board in the matter of Tara Simmons, docket 401-645, on a respondent-filed motion for summary judgment. Judge T.J. Martin identified the issues as whether Simmons violated the Ethics Act by using her legislative position for the benefit of others and by holding outside employment that conflicted with her official duties, under RCW 42.52.070 and RCW 42.52.020, and, if violations were found, what penalties or sanctions would be appropriate. The judge clarified that board staff had not filed its own summary judgment motion, only a response to Simmons’ motion. Attorney Doug McKinney argued that the complaint and board staff’s allegations were legally insufficient because they did not allege a personal benefit to Simmons, only benefits to her employer, EEC, or to others. He contended that the Ethics Act has historically required a benefit to the legislator herself, that employees do not automatically have a disqualifying interest in their employers, and that the board’s position would create a new bright-line rule and unfairly change the law as applied to Simmons. He also addressed allegations involving a contract provision, a campaign surplus donation to AEG, a subcontract dispute involving AEG and EEC, and text messages with Anthony Powers, arguing none showed a special privilege or conflict of interest for Simmons. Assistant Attorney General Julia Eisenhower, for board staff, argued the motion should be denied because the record sufficiently alleged violations of both statutes. She said Simmons’ involvement in securing funding for EEC, her employment duties involving stakeholder and legislator connections, her donation of campaign surplus funds to AEG to help secure a job for someone she knew, her role in the AEG-EEC subcontract dispute, and her text messages referencing her official capacity all supported the allegations. A board member asked whether the allegations were sufficient to show a special benefit, and Eisenhower responded that the facts were enough at the summary judgment stage. After rebuttal by McKinney, the ALJ closed the hearing and the board went into deliberations; no ruling was announced during the transcript.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 45 Feb 25th, 2026

Idaho Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of physical gold and silver, and to provide for a maximum allowed investment.
  • To provide that idle monies may be invested in physical gold and silver in certain instances, to provide
  • for storage of physical gold and silver, and to provide for a maximum allowed investment.
  • for commercial bookkeeping, to provide that certain reports be certified by the Secretary of State,
  • to provide for the identification of the source of contributions and expenditures, and to provide that
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, heard prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the corrected journal. The chamber then moved through routine business, including petitions, resolutions, memorials, committee reports, gubernatorial appointments, and messages from the House. Several measures were referred to committees or placed on the appropriate reading orders, including Senate Concurrent Resolution 121 and Senate Joint Memorials 112, 113, and 114, as well as a number of House bills transmitted from the House. The Senate also received and referred gubernatorial appointments for Irving Littman, Judge Rudolph Rick Carnaroli, and Terry Kirkham. The Committee of the Whole considered Senate Bills 1241, 1270, 1271, and 1285, along with House Bill 494. SB 1241 was amended to clarify language about carriage driving, zoning, Idaho care law, and public health/safety ordinances. SB 1270 was amended to replace references to “alternative” with “cell cultivated,” add a definition, and soften a penalty provision. SB 1271 was substantially rewritten to narrow authority, remove summary abatement language, add legislative oversight, and make fiscal protections for cities and counties explicit. SB 1285 was amended across multiple sections to broaden the bill from homeschoolers to non-public schools, adjust licensure-related language, and change the effective date to upon passage and approval. All four bills were reported back as amended without recommendation, while House Bill 494 was reported as progress. The Senate also advanced a slate of bills from second reading to third reading, including SB 1300, 1301, 1331, 1332, 1308, 1309, 1311, 1317, 1272, and 1283, along with several House bills. At the end of the day, members made brief announcements, including a birthday note for Senator Nichols and notice of an Energy Caucus luncheon on an INL reactor project update. The Senate then adjourned until 11 a.m. the following day.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Feb 18th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • So if somebody charges me $50,000 for an engineering project and for providing engineering services,
  • DMS must provide the governor-elect, the transition staff, and the inauguration staff with temporary
  • The Department of Management Services is required to provide the governor-elect and designated members
  • It requires each state agency to provide temporary office space within the agency headquarters for use
  • DMS must provide the governor-elect, the transition staff, and the inauguration staff with temporary
Bills: S0314 , S0530 , S0576 , S0800 , S0990 , S1078 , S1440 , S1568 , S1588 , S1614
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Jan 19th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • So in a way, we felt we were giving state providers, people following these, a little more flexibility
  • I'm going to provide a short roadmap about the next three rule dockets.
  • It also introduces licensing requirements for adult residential care providers.
  • Each of these three provider types offers comparable services to individuals with disabilities.
  • It, as also mentioned, providers often provide over many types of services that are governed differently
Summary: The Senate Health and Welfare Committee reviewed several Idaho Department of Health and Welfare administrative rule dockets, mostly zero-based rewrites intended to reduce duplication, simplify language, and align rules with current statutes or federal guidance. On the reportable diseases docket, the department said the rewrite cut the chapter by about 40 percent, added viral hemorrhagic fevers as reportable diseases, and lowered the lead-reporting threshold to 3.5 micrograms per deciliter to match CDC standards. Members asked about incorporation by reference, the history of using federal guidelines, and why COVID was not listed; department staff explained that COVID was handled under broader public health authority and extraordinary-occurrence provisions rather than the reportable disease list. That docket was approved by voice vote after some discussion about whether more health policy should be placed in statute versus rule. The committee then approved the radiation control rules, which were rewritten to shorten the chapter substantially, remove incorporation by reference, and require out-of-state licensees to register within 30 days. Next, members considered a consolidated chapter for developmental disability agencies and related provider types, including residential habilitation agencies and adult residential care providers; the department said the rewrite would streamline licensing requirements and had broad stakeholder support. The committee approved that chapter, then approved a repeal docket for residential habilitation agencies because those provisions had been moved into the new consolidated chapter. The final docket covered residential assisted living facilities. The department said the rewrite reorganized application, resident activity, discharge, and medical review requirements, removed duplicative statutory language, and eliminated a separate NFPA building standard reference because the International Fire Code already covers it. Senators focused on discharge protections for vulnerable residents, asking about emergency discharges, nonpayment, Medicaid-related placement issues, and the role of the ombudsman and appeal rights. Department staff said residents generally receive written notice, often 30 days, and can access appeals and ombudsman assistance; immediate discharge can occur in limited situations such as nonpayment or inability to meet care needs. The committee approved the docket by voice vote and then adjourned, with a note that budget presentations would likely begin the following week.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Agriculture Jan 13th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • , and it would designate a staff member to assist students in the enrollment of SNAP benefits and provide
  • reducing the number of students at such institutions who are experiencing food insecurity, and to provide
  • So it's small, but it's robust in the impact to the community and the offerings that we provide.
  • , but also provides clean, purified air.
  • food but also provides clean purified air.
Summary: The committee first considered and unanimously recommended confirmation of Melanie Ressler to the Florida Citrus Commission. It then took up SPB 7020, a Department of Agriculture bill to reenact an expiring public records exemption for certain aquaculture production records held by the department. The department supported the measure, and the committee adopted a motion to submit it as a committee bill and reported it favorably. Next, the committee heard SB 534, which would create a Hunger-Free Campus Pilot Program in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Senator Bernard explained that the program would target campuses with high percentages of Pell-eligible students, require a survey and SNAP-related assistance, provide at least one food pantry on participating campuses, and direct a report to the Governor and House Speaker by December 1, 2028. A supporter waived in, there was no debate, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then received a lengthy presentation from Carla Bristol and youth ambassadors from the St. Pete Youth Farm. They described the farm as a youth-led response to local food access problems after grocery store closures, and outlined programs in leadership, financial literacy, career readiness, mental wellness, composting, aquaponics, community education, and food production. Members praised the program and asked about expansion, including a culinary kitchen or food truck, partnerships with schools and colleges, and how the initiative began. Bristol said the farm is funded mainly through local redevelopment dollars and that future plans include a food truck, more youth opportunities, and a possible culinary kitchen. The committee concluded with adjournment.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Republican Press Conference 1/27/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • The mission of our committee is to provide oversight, and we are very committed to it.
  • I'm also chief authoring a bill that will provide additional whistleblower protections in the House.
  • information, and we'll reach back to you and provide confidentiality and have meetings so that their
  • back to you and provide reach back to you and provide confidentiality<00:04:39.800><c> and</c><00:04
  • </c> legislative branch should be providing legislative branch should be providing oversight<00:05:14.039
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Transportation - 04/09/25

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> Thank you for the opportunity to provide Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments<00:02
  • </c><00:02:15.920><c> help</c> provides important investments to help provides important investments
  • </c> around the state can continue providing around the state can continue providing critical<00:02:59.519
  • </c><00:05:09.680><c> a</c> significantly, we provided a significantly, we provided a comprehensive<00
  • </c><00:10:18.240><c> long-term</c> available funds and provide long-term available funds and provide
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think provide more more detail here.
  • The savings match provides the asset.
  • I was shocked at what the providers were provided with.
  • were provided<01:07:10.480><c> with.
  • </c> that avenue to the providers that avenue to the providers to<01:09:03.839><c> be</c><01:09:04.080
Bills: HF2135 , HF776 , HF1581 , HF1158 , HF2226
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're asking for a repeal of this requirement because the report provides repetitive information and
  • Trying to provide a list to the PCA that would identify 30,000 parts would be a monumental task.
  • </c><01:19:44.159><c> a</c> internal components providing a internal components providing a three-year
  • </c><01:38:06.119><c> an</c> I hope I think this bill provides an I hope I think this bill provides an
  • </c> demands granulated carbon May provide demands granulated carbon May provide the<01:42:11.360><c>
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:17:33.760><c> true</c> with the state to provide true with the state to provide true border-to-border
  • </c><00:26:35.919><c> nationally</c> see more Broadband providers nationally see more Broadband providers
  • We're happy to provide testimony today in support of House File 47.
  • Our organization provides telecommunication infrastructure services in the St.
  • </c> all in this field we are all providing all in this field we are all providing training<00:47:48.880
Bills: HF47 , HF335
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 2/12/25

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> because they're trying to provide because they're trying to provide financial<01:01:00.520><c> support
  • </c> small local nonprofits providing small local nonprofits providing important<01:02:58.839><c> community
  • </c><01:06:48.760><c> much</c> you um the bill would provide much you um the bill would provide much
  • </c> regional office as well providing regional office as well providing assistance<01:15:11.840><c>
  • that we provide are extensive um<01:31:02.960><c> we</c><01:31:03.360><c> provide</c><01:31:04.360><
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Elections - 03/17/26

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Testifiers have signed up in advance and have been provided with a time limit for their testimony.
  • The benefit of a specific statute that provides a civil action is that it provides the courts with clarity
  • So with that it provide.
  • So it's providing the tools, picking four entities, running the pilot.
  • So it's providing the state elections.
Committee: Senate Elections
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Public utilities to develop and implement a virtual power plant program 2/24/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • :15.600><c> and</c> department provides appropriate and department provides appropriate and reasonable
  • Using a VPP and provide backup power.
  • ,</c><00:26:46.000><c> but</c><00:26:46.240><c> it</c> provides a strong foundation, but it provides
  • </c> We're driving um our biggest providers We're driving um our biggest providers of<00:31:20.080><c
  • </c><00:37:41.280><c> to</c> [snorts] uh with a monopoly provider to [snorts] uh with a monopoly provider
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: Representative Craft presented House File 2986, as amended with the DE6, and asked that it be laid over for possible inclusion. He described the bill as an affordability measure centered on virtual power plants, explaining that aggregating distributed energy resources such as solar panels, batteries, EVs, smart thermostats, heat pumps, and water heaters can help utilities reduce peak demand and avoid costly generation and distribution investments. He said the bill would require utilities to reduce system peak through a virtual power plant program by 5% by the end of 2028 and 10% by the end of 2032, using an independent third-party RFP process, with plans incorporated into integrated resource planning and a savings clause if requirements prove infeasible. Testimony in support came from the Department of Commerce, Vote Solar, Solar United Neighbors, Kite Rocket, and Mincia. Supporters said virtual power plants can function like grid-scale resources, lower spot-market and peak costs, improve reliability and resilience, and make better use of existing distribution infrastructure. Commerce said the approach fits an all-of-the-above strategy and noted consumer protections in the bill, including standards for contracts, disclosures, dispatch frequency, notice, opt-out, and compensation. Several supporters cited estimates of significant savings, including a national DOE estimate of 10% to 20% of peak load by 2030 and a Minnesota-specific estimate from Solar United Neighbors of about $63.5 million in savings if 10% of peak demand were met with VPPs in 2030. Committee members raised questions about how much cheaper VPPs are than peaker plants and whether utilities, especially Xcel Energy, are already implementing similar programs. Representative Baker expressed concern that the bill could move faster than the technology or market would naturally develop and asked about the risk of forcing utilities into a mandate before the economics are fully proven. In response, a Solar United Neighbors witness pointed to a fact sheet and Brattle Group-based analysis comparing VPP costs and benefits in Xcel territory, while an Xcel representative said the company has been discussing the bill with Representative Craft for months. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion, and no final vote on the bill itself was taken in the transcript.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce (Part I) Apr 1st, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • First, Senate Bill 1968 provides clarity by repealing the antiquated concept of subagency.
  • Second, this bill provides more choice in how consumers interact with agents during a showing.
  • Texas Mutual is the state's leading provider of workers' compensation.
  • And here’s the statement they provided.
  • Every day we work to provide resilience and reliability to our customers.
Summary: The committee first took up pending business and favorably reported several bills without objection or by recorded vote, including SB 783, SB 1238, SB 1706, SB 1791, SB 458, SB 1644, and SB 1810, with some of them also sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then moved into hearings on additional bills. SB 1968, by Senator Schwertner, would update the Real Estate License Act by repealing subagency, requiring written buyer-agent agreements before showings, and clarifying when a formal buyer representation agreement must be signed. Texas Realtors testified in support, saying the bill modernizes agency rules and increases transparency, while a committee substitute corrected drafting issues. SB 2411, the annual update to the Texas Business Organizations Code, was also laid out and left pending after supportive testimony from the Texas Business Law Foundation and drafting committee representatives. The committee also heard SB 2321, which would codify ERCOT’s current practice of notifying TCEQ when backup generation needs enforcement discretion for grid reliability; Sierra Club and a chamber of commerce witness supported it with suggestions for clearer emissions reporting, and the bill was left pending. SB 2077 would broaden eligibility for the Texas Mutual Insurance Company board by narrowing conflict restrictions tied to insurance-related interests; Texas Mutual supported the change and the bill was left pending. SB 1405, a broadband bill, would align state law with FCC standards and streamline Broadband Development Office processes; it was left pending after supportive testimony. SB 1299, protecting nonprofit donor privacy, drew support from privacy advocates and concerns from one witness about transparency for publicly funded nonprofit operations; it was left pending. The committee then heard SB 776, which would bar government construction contracts from shifting delay damages to contractors when delays are caused solely by the public owner. Contractors, surety representatives, and water infrastructure advocates supported the bill, arguing it would improve fairness and reduce inflated bids, while water utilities and critical infrastructure entities opposed it, warning of more litigation and higher costs; the bill was left pending. Finally, SB 715, which would apply reliability requirements retroactively to all generation resources in ERCOT, drew opposition from renewable and storage groups and support from some critics of renewable subsidies, with witnesses split over whether it would improve reliability or raise costs; testimony was underway when the transcript ended.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Wed Feb 12, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> lower costs and we're actually providing lower costs and we're actually providing it<00:13:31.560
  • </c> would do for the animals and provide would do for the animals and provide that<00:13:38.920><c>
  • Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony. Thank you.
  • </c><00:30:07.039><c> testimony</c> the opportunity to provide testimony the opportunity to provide testimony
  • </c> think about moving forward in providing think about moving forward in providing a<00:31:27.960><
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The Committee on Economic Development and Technology heard testimony on HB 976, a measure related to incentives for renewable fuels, including renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel. Supporters said the bill would help close the cost gap between renewable and conventional fuels, strengthen Hawaii’s energy security, support climate goals, and encourage local economic development. Testifiers from Pono Pacific, PAR Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric, Hawaiian Airlines/Alaska Airlines, the Hawaii Department of Transportation, Pacific Biodiesel, Aloha Carbon, and others described ongoing or planned projects, local feedstock development, and potential benefits for agriculture, waste diversion, and emissions reductions. Several testifiers also discussed proposed amendments. The Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition said it wanted to remove the import tax credit, eliminate the aggregate cap increase to avoid additional state funding, and revise local-production language to rely on a carbon-intensity threshold rather than location-based preferences. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii raised technical concerns about the bill’s administration, including prorating credits if the cap is exceeded and the feasibility of a 30-day filing window. Some supporters urged keeping solid waste, including construction and demolition debris, as eligible feedstock, while Energy Justice Network opposed that approach and also urged removing GMO-related language and waste-based feedstocks because of environmental and toxic emissions concerns. Opposition testimony focused on the bill’s cost and feasibility. Energy Justice Network and Ted Metros argued the measure could become a large subsidy for a refinery and questioned whether Hawaii has enough land and water to produce meaningful quantities of biofuel locally. Metros also criticized the refundable credit structure and said the state should not bear the cost for what he described as a benefit largely tied to tourism and imported fuel. No vote was taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the chair later noted the committee had received 13 testimonies in support, 18 in opposition, and seven comments, and then invited further discussion on cost allocation and lowering caps to broaden participation.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Select Committee on Tribal Relations, June 15, 2026 - PM

Select Committee on Tribal Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • guidelines provides implementation guidelines provides definitions.<00:05:44.560><c> So</c><00:05:44.720
  • <c> critical</c> Section two provides the critical Section two provides the critical elements<00:05:55.120
  • </c> Indian affairs is required to provide Indian affairs is required to provide training<00:09:10.560
  • </c> have states that provide schools. have states that provide schools.
  • ><c> to</c><01:21:49.920><c> their</c> Parents can provide alcohol to their Parents can provide alcohol
Keywords: 916, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Apr 9th, 2026

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have heard directly from advocates, from providers, and from the workers themselves.
  • Today this amendment would provide another $500,000 to Free Period to support their mission of providing
  • Now, we all know how important the Group Insurance Commission is, and we know that it provides health
  • This amendment, as the gentleman stated, would require DOR to provide notice to the...
  • Through you to the members, happy to provide some more details on this amendment.
Keywords: 1212, all
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Our staff provided presentations to five different committees during session.
  • And we'll be providing that report in December.
  • Only about half of the overall costs are provided to low-income folks right now.
  • Because this is a critical service to provide.
  • So that will provide some sense in terms of being able to compare those costs.
Summary: JLARC met on April 8, 2026, with Senator Keith Wagner chairing in person and Rep. Pallett joining remotely. The committee approved the January 7 minutes and honored Marilyn Richter, who is retiring in June after more than 12 years of service to JLARC and the Citizens Commission. Staff then gave a legislative recap and work plan update, noting that the legislature adopted six bills or provisos implementing recommendations from recent JLARC reports, and that JLARC received seven new study assignments, including reviews of state oversight mechanisms for fraud, waste, and abuse and State Patrol toxicology lab delays. The committee approved the updated 2025-27 work plan, including the new assignments and the required 2027 lodging tax review. The committee also heard about a new anonymous post-meeting member survey tied to JLARC performance measures, then considered the final report on ignition interlock device compliance and monitoring. Staff reported that 59% of drivers with ignition interlock requirements had not installed a device as of June 2025, with installation rates rising by income, and found problems in the Department of Licensing’s financial assistance program and in coordination between DOL and the State Patrol. The report recommended clearer goals and responsibilities for DOL, a formal interagency agreement, and a coordinated plan to raise installation rates; both agencies concurred. Members discussed whether noncompliance reflected continued driving or people stopping driving, and agency representatives said some drivers do stop driving while others take the risk. The committee approved the final report. JLARC then reviewed the drug take-back fee setting and expenditures report. Staff said the Department of Health’s oversight costs had outpaced fee revenue because the statutory fee cap is tied to program operator spending, and recommended public reporting of oversight costs and a legislative change to allow full cost recovery. Members debated transparency, the risk of overpricing the program, and whether Ecology might be a better home for the program; the committee adopted a comment urging transparency and a future review of best practices before fee-structure changes, then approved the final report with that comment. Finally, staff presented the scope and objectives for the Clean Buildings Performance Standard study, focused on large state-owned and K-12 buildings due to comply by June 2026. Members asked about fines, funding, workforce constraints, and how costs and energy savings would be measured; staff said the study would examine compliance costs, savings, funding sources, and variation by building characteristics. The meeting adjourned after administrative announcements about upcoming JLARC meetings and the survey reminder.