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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Fiscal Policy Mar 27th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- For teacher apprenticeship programs limits the general knowledge test to classroom teachers authorizes
- The bill provides districts are going to control over their facilities which removes prescribed 5 year
- 10 year and 20 year facility plan mandates allow allowing school boards to develop local Taylor plans
- What is going to be allowed at some of these these facilities. Now they can.
- They also pay for inspections, conservation and facilities that he's them.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee and Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, employment or having physical facilities in California.
- But in general, we're not predominantly concerned with firms leaving the state. Thank you.
- In general, a few other things to note about income shifting.
- General Lady Eels, does Mr. Baker have a question?
- General Lady Eels, does Mr. Baker have a question?
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services and Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance Apr 8th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Of this amount, $2 billion in Proposition 98 General Fund is for programs offered by LEAs, and $1 billion
- Another thing the Legislature could do is fund facility renovation grants to help convert four-year-old
- Sonoma County is very representative, in my opinion, of the general experience across the state when
- They have ripple effects and they start affecting generations.
- This funding includes roughly $2.2 billion Proposition 98 General Fund for TK expansion.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Wed Feb 18, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- materials inspection and quarantine facility on the island of Molokaʻi and facility staff.
- Mokai and facility staff. Mokai and facility staff.
- TNC has worked to facility staffing.
- That's one generation ago.
- That's that's one generation ago. there. That's that's one generation ago.
Committee:
House Agriculture & Food Systems
Keywords:
HB1952, Hawaii agriculture, University of Hawaii, CTAHR, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience, Kauai, agricultural research station, extension station, capital improvements, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, appropriation, ADA compliance, Americans with Disabilities Act, certified kitchen, greenhouse, laboratory, field research, cesspool decommissioning, invasive species
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (04/15/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome back. uh solid waste facilities. That is uh solid waste facilities.
- . facilities. facilities.
- </c> private animal boarding facilities. private animal boarding facilities.
- </c><00:51:04.880><c> I</c> represent boarding facilities. I represent boarding facilities.
- </c><01:23:44.719><c> as</c> facility and also uses the facility as facility and also uses the facility
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 302, which would update New Hampshire’s solid waste facility background-check law so the state can continue to access federal FBI criminal databases for checks on key owners and officers. Senator Howard Pearl and DES Waste Management Director Mike Whimsatt said the bill is the third attempt to correct prior drafting problems that prevented the FBI from accepting the language. They explained that the existing statute has long required background checks for hazardous and solid waste facility applicants because of concerns about organized crime, but the current wording is too ambiguous for federal use. The bill also includes technical corrections, clarifies which company officers must be checked, specifies which DES officials receive the results, and removes the Department of Justice as an unnecessary middleman. Committee members asked about the purpose of the bill, whether family members are covered, who pays the cost, and whether permits have ever been denied; Whimsatt said the applicant still pays, the checks focus on key officers, and at least one permit had been denied in the past due to a felony conviction. The hearing then closed, with one person listed in favor on the blue sheet and no opposition noted online.
The committee then opened Senate Bill 229, which would allow retailers to sell uninspected bison, red deer, and elk meat and remove the sunset on the existing program. Senator Pearl said the bill would expand market opportunities for farmers while keeping labeling and traceability requirements in place, including identifying the meat as uninspected and maintaining records of the source farms. Representative Bixby, who had worked on earlier legislation, explained the current framework in detail: the animals are raised on closed farms, must be fenced, cannot be newly imported, and are subject to annual veterinary herd inspections and recordkeeping. He said the prior bison inspection regime was too burdensome for farmers to maintain, and the current law was intended as a workable compromise. Questions from members focused on how many farms participate, how many animals have been sold, and whether the program posed disease risks; the witness said he did not know the exact numbers, and Bixby said the existing import and fencing rules help prevent chronic wasting disease from entering the state. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the bill was left before the committee for further consideration.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 037 Feb 20th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> probably should be about general fund. probably should be about general fund.
- </c> DOC is basically entirely general fund. DOC is basically entirely general fund.
- The program general fund costs $53 million, 360,000. General fund cost. Cash funds, zero.
- </c><03:25:00.960><c> Assembly,</c> every member of the General Assembly, every member of the General
- fund relationship to their their general fund relationship to their tuition.<03:36:40.160><c> general
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- The amendment strikes the appropriation because it would be considered in general appropriations bill
- Chair, members of the committee, it also includes in a tribally operated healthcare facility.
- It has facility; it's not on there. Oh no, I'm sorry, there it is, sorry.
- Have these entities, rural health care facilities, applying for this.
- That's the list that I got from LOC: Artesia General, $2 million in the hole; Cibola General, $3.8 million
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Agriculture and Water Management Committee Jun 17th, 2026
Agriculture and Water Management Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- A $42 million crush facility, the construction of it is $457 million.
- facilities, such as greenhouses, to heat up the greenhouse.
- Is there a facility currently doing this, or is this speculation?
- Counties in general absolutely want to have land produce.
- Yeah, you guys are so generous to us.
Summary:
The committee met in Fargo and approved the minutes from the March 31 meeting before hearing a series of informational presentations focused on North Dakota agriculture, water, and research. NDSU President David Cook opened with remarks about NDSU’s land-grant mission, emphasizing statewide service through research, teaching, and extension, and highlighting examples such as the Lilac Agriculture startup and the university’s role in applying research to real-world problems. He said he intends to spend time listening across the state to better understand local needs.
The committee then received a detailed presentation on a state irrigation and drainage study from Tom Bodine on behalf of Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring. The study projected significant potential for expanded irrigation acreage, especially in counties such as McLean, Williams, Sargent, Burleigh, Mountrail, McKenzie, McIntosh, Dunn, and Bottineau, and estimated major economic gains from irrigation, including higher farm returns and support for value-added agriculture. Members discussed water permits, surface water versus aquifers, infrastructure, drought resilience, and the role of legal drains in improving productivity and generating economic activity. The presenters also noted that the full report is available online.
Dr. Greg Lardy followed with NDSU’s required interim report, outlining the university’s agricultural research and extension system, including the State Board of Agricultural Research and Education, seven research-extension centers, and the economic importance of agriculture to the state. He highlighted recent research impacts such as new crop varieties, potato breeding successes, virtual fencing, AI-assisted weed control, weather-network tools, and 4-H programming. He also described NDSU’s budget priorities: restoring the governor’s proposed 10% cuts, additional operating support, and deferred maintenance funding. Committee members asked about the new agricultural field lab, storage sheds, and NDSU’s partnership with Grand Farm.
The committee also heard from the North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute and a professor presenting water-related research, including data center cooling, water reuse, smart irrigation, and a feasibility study on co-locating data centers with greenhouse and aquaculture production. Members asked about water use, ownership, and whether the concepts were operational or still speculative. Finally, North Dakota AgTech presented its NSF-funded innovation engine work, describing startup commercialization, on-farm trials, workforce development, and partnerships with NDSU, UND, tribal colleges, and other land-grant institutions. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the prior meeting minutes.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 9th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- , water and waste water treatment pump facilities. storage, and transmission facilities.
- Inspector General, thank you.
- And yes, they could designate an area where they think could be a shelter facility or a shelter facility
- If some general says that a foreign general is going to tell me what to do, I have no choice to do that
- Texas takes a more generalized approach. As a result of this generalized approach, several ...
Bills:
HB2034 , HB2436 , HB3010 , HB3033 , HB3138 , HB3177 , HB3426 , HB3686 , HB3858 , HB4176 , HB4257 , HB4264 , HB4804 , HCR98
Keywords:
groundwater, foreign ownership, national security, water permits, environmental health, deadly conduct, firearm, recklessness, peace officer, prosecution, Penal Code, Texas laws, disaster recovery, infrastructure, rural communities, grants, state funding, emergency management, HB 3033, Texas Department of Public Safety
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Our practice is generally to report to both.
- This bill relates to the acquisition of land and facilities by Texas State Technical College.
- I was just, I wanted some clarification around what was meant by a short term type of facility.
- that you're seeing occurring at facilities that aren't following those best practices.
- I was within 1500 feet of all of our facilities.
Bills:
SB604 , SB843 , SB1636 , SB2395 , SB571 , SB1224 , SB1832 , SB2392 , SB747 , SB2623 , SB2624 , SB2185
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
bonds, education funding, Texas Permanent School Fund, financial transparency, speculative rating, school funding, deferred maintenance, tax revenue, education budget, school districts, education, finance, Texas Education Code, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Session Mar 14th, 2026 at 11:34 am
West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 527, supplemental appropriation to the Department of Health Facilities.
- Engrossed House Bill 527, supplemental appropriation to the Department of Health Facilities.
- This supplemental appropriates $8,704,000 from the unappropriated surplus balance of general revenue
- This supplemental appropriates $10 million from the unappropriated surplus balance of general revenue
- This supplemental appropriates $10 million from the unappropriated surplus of general revenue to a new
Summary:
The West Virginia Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, journal approval, and numerous introductions of honorary pages, guests, chaperones, and visitors, including a large McDowell County Day delegation. The Senate also received a governor’s executive message containing 76 nominations, which were referred to the Committee on Confirmation, and then set those nominations as a special order of business for 4 p.m. later that day.
On legislation, the Senate rejected House amendments to Senate Bill 493 on open captioning for motion pictures and requested the House recede, saying the amendments changed the bill’s intent by making captioning mandatory and expanding its scope. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 587 on county officials’ salaries, adopted an amendment restoring county control over future pay increases while keeping a 5% raise, concurred in the House amendments as amended, and passed the bill 34-0 with immediate effectiveness.
The Senate also fast-tracked and passed several supplemental appropriations bills, all by 34-0 votes and all made effective from passage: House Bill 527 for health facilities, House Bill 528 for the Department of Agriculture’s spay-neuter assistance fund, House Bill 5307 for the Division of Culture and History, House Bill 5317 for the Division of Natural Resources, and House Bill 5694 for the Department of Education. The Senate received House Bill 5286 on corrections and referred it to Finance. Finally, the Senate adopted Senate Resolution 66 designating March 14, 2026, as McDowell County Day at the legislature, with remarks highlighting the county’s history and current economic efforts, and then recessed for 30 minutes.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Session Mar 14th, 2026 at 11:34 am
West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 527, supplemental appropriation to the Department of Health Facilities.
- Engrossed House Bill 527, supplemental appropriation to the Department of Health Facilities.
- Engrossed House Bill 527, supplemental appropriation to the Department of Health Facilities.
- This supplemental appropriates $8,704,000 from the unappropriated surplus balance of general revenue
- This supplemental appropriates $10 million from the unappropriated surplus balance of general revenue
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm not here today to ask for more from the general fund or for structural expansion.
- Counties provide court staff and the facilities in which justice is administered.
- In June, In June, Nez Perce County replaced its deteriorating original courthouse with a new facility
- begun operating in an expanded justice building near the historic courthouse downtown, bringing facilities
- As John Adams observed, liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Jan 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We're constantly addressing damaged pavement, a guardrail, and facilities along the roadway.
- Doing this type of work helps our facilities to last longer.
- There are no general funds associated with our line items.
- This will help us for generations into the future. Well, Mr.
- Just a comment: Generally, we haven't seen an increase in either of those dedicated funding sources in
Summary:
The committee first approved the January 20 minutes without objection. It then received a lengthy update from Idaho Transportation Department Director Scott Stokes, who described ITD’s responsibilities, staffing, budget sources, major highway and bridge projects, winter maintenance, DMV and aeronautics services, and the department’s safety and innovation efforts. He emphasized the department’s focus on operating, preserving, restoring, and expanding the transportation system, and answered questions about funding growth, freeway and work-zone safety, emergency repairs, and workforce needs.
Members then considered several RS drafts for introduction. RS 32984 would eliminate the requirement to display vehicle registration stickers, with the sponsor citing reduced cost and redundancy; it was introduced. RS 32869 would allow parents to teach driver’s education even in urban districts, restoring flexibility after prior changes; it was introduced after discussion about safety and possible fiscal effects tied to Idaho Digital Learning Alliance enrollment costs. RS 32834 would consolidate proof-of-identity and DMV registration processes for out-of-state customers; it was introduced.
The committee also heard RS 32841 C1, a cleanup bill to streamline distribution of vehicle registration fees and taxes and to raise the annual transfer for local bridge inspections from $175,000 to $300,000 to help draw down federal matching funds. After questions about the funding flow and match requirements, the committee voted to introduce the measure. The meeting then adjourned.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- We're constantly addressing damaged pavement, a guardrail, facilities along the roadway.
- Doing this type of work helps our facilities to last longer.
- There are no general funds associated with our line items.
- This will help us for generations into the future. Well, Mr.
- Just a comment: generally, we haven't seen an increase in either of those dedicated funding sources in
Committee:
House Transportation and Defense
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 6 on Public Safety Apr 28th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The youth who are diverted from the secure youth treatment facility and youth who are committed to the
- secure youth treatment facility, but are what is called step down, which is authorized by the law.
- And that's 37 secure youth treatment facilities in the state of California.
- Which took place, the place of the DJJ that the three facilities that closed in 2023, three facilities
- The modifications for the formula were generally made in an attempt to continue to.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (04/22/2025)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- They generate about 200,000 a year.
- So the generate about 200,000 a year.
- It’s generally one group of people.
- It adds public works facilities to the current list of eligible capital facilities for which an impact
- So, in some, the addition of public works facilities to the current list of eligible capital facilities
Committee:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- facility.
- </c> multi-level, multi-unit facilities. multi-level, multi-unit facilities.
- . facilities. facilities.
- That is what my family experienced for generation upon generation.
- . facilities. facilities.
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
Keywords:
workplace regulations, employee rights, meal breaks, rest breaks, exemptions, medical assistance, data matching, eligibility, reporting, human services, assisted living, health regulations, inspection authority, vulnerable adults, local government, program integrity, high-risk providers, enrollment requirements, fraud prevention, compliance
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Local Government - 05/05/2026
Local Governments
Transcript Highlights:
- First, starting with Bill S256A by Senator Martinez: an act to amend the General Municipal Law and the
- Our third bill is Senate Bill 4504 by Senator Griffo: an act to amend the General Municipal Law and the
- Our fourth bill is Senate Bill S4780 by Senator Skoufis: an act to amend the General Municipal Law in
- Our seventh bill is Senate Bill S8513 by Senator Webb: an act to amend the General Municipal Law in relation
- Facilities Corporation in relation to extending the effectiveness thereof. Motion.
Committee:
Senate Local Governments
Summary:
The local government committee met for its fifth meeting of the year and considered 15 bills, with the chair noting there may be one more meeting to finish the agenda. Members present included Senators Baskin, Fahy, and Rolison, and the committee moved through the bills with brief motions and seconding throughout.
The committee reported several measures, including bills on making housing a state policy, directing a study on real property tax saturation, requiring notice to adjacent municipalities for certain zoning changes, authorizing the Town of Huntington to alienate park land for the Huntington African American Museum, requiring CPR training for 911 dispatchers and call takers, allowing the Johnson City School District to create an insurance reserve fund, incorporating the New Hartford Volunteer, Exempt Firefighters, Benevolent Association, creating a Suffolk County real property tax exemption for certain volunteer auxiliary police officers, and extending various local finance and public authorities provisions. One bill, S4504 by Senator Griffo, which would prohibit unfunded state mandates on municipalities and school districts and create a Mandate Review Council, was reported to the Education Committee, with the chair noting opposition.
Several bills extending the effectiveness of local finance-related laws were reported to the Finance Committee, including measures on statutory installment bonds, installment loans, refunding bonds, and Environmental Facilities Corporation powers. The committee also reported a bill on county tribal detention agreements and another on base adjusted proportions in the Real Property Tax Law. During discussion of the 911 CPR training bill, members noted an amendment was being worked on to require the training every four years. Most bills were reported unanimously or with no recorded opposition, and the meeting concluded after the final bill was approved.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- for, just in general.
- for, just in general.
- The home functioned more like a group facility than a family environment.
- Chairman, my motion would be to send to general orders this... Thank you. Mr.
- What this would look like in your facility? Like how would this actually work?
Committee:
House Health and Welfare