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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Mar 4th, 2026
Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- So that's the plan for today. And thank you all for coming.
- They would have to use an OWRB-approved measuring system if they get on the plan.
- Members, 2989 allows electric utilities to prepare a wildfire mitigation plan.
- It is optional for member companies to devise and adopt their own plan.
- Representative, you mentioned Conservation Commission developing a plan.
Bills:
HB4246 , HB4230 , HB3617 , HB3657 , HB2976 , HB3391 , HB4459 , HB4128 , HB3989 , HB2989 , HB4060 , HB3145 , HB2992 , HB3464
Committee:
House Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
Keywords:
HB4246, water rights, rural water, wastewater, drinking water, environmental quality, DEQ, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, Oklahoma Rural Water Association, technical assistance, water infrastructure, small systems, utility operators, emergency water response, nonprofit contractors, vendor qualification, competitive bidding, best value procurement, central purchasing act, rural utilities
Summary:
The committee took up a long agenda of energy, agriculture, wildlife, water, and utility bills, adopting PCS drafts and amendments on several measures before voting them out. Early bills, including HB 4246 and HB 423, would let DEQ obtain technical assistance and instruction from outside suppliers, and both passed with 11-1 votes. HB 3617, the agricultural equipment right-to-repair bill, drew the most extended debate; supporters said it would help farmers and ranchers keep equipment operating and preserve access to parts, tools, and diagnostics, while opponents raised concerns about private contracts, intellectual property, and government mandates. The author agreed to continue working on the language and to strike the title later, and the bill passed 13-9-2. HB 3657, updating agricultural wage reporting and adding the Workforce Commission to employment-data recipients, passed 15-0. HB 2976, directing DEQ to set water-quality criteria for aluminum using EPA guidance as a tool, passed 14-1. HB 3391, requiring licensed commercial pet breeders to display their ODAF license number in advertisements, passed 15-0.
The committee also advanced several natural resources and land-use measures. HB 4459 created a voluntary five-year averaging option for permitted water users, with metering required only for participants; members emphasized that nonparticipants could continue current practices unchanged, and the bill passed 12-1-3. HB 4128, as amended, moved Oklahoma’s bear season earlier by two weeks; the author said it was intended to address nuisance bears in southeast Oklahoma and protect hunters and landowners, while members raised concerns about population impacts and whether the Wildlife Department could manage harvest levels. The bill passed 13-1-2. HB 3989, described as a cleanup bill from the earlier “one megawatt fight,” passed 15-1 after the author said a compromise had been reached. HB 2989, as amended, authorized electric utilities to prepare wildfire mitigation plans and created a revolving fund, with the amendment limiting recovery to reasonable and prudent mitigation costs; the author said it was not a liability shield, and the bill passed 14-1.
Later, the committee considered utility and renewable-energy regulation. HB 4060, the Plug-in Solar Act, addressed interconnection agreements and behind-the-meter solar for residents; it passed 14-1. HB 3145 cleaned up language affecting the commercial hunt industry and passed 14-1. HB 2992, the Data Center Customer Protection, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026, would require new large-load customers such as data centers, crypto mining, and AI facilities above 75 MW to cover their own infrastructure and provide collateral so costs are not shifted to ratepayers; members discussed protections for existing contracts and utility oversight, and it passed 14-1. Finally, HB 3464 imposed common-sense regulations on wind, solar, and battery storage projects, including surety bonds for land restoration, permit fees to support local fire departments, and a 30-day Fire Marshal response timeline; the author said more amendments were likely, and the bill passed 14-0. The meeting then recessed and adjourned.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Labor & Workplace Standards Feb 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And House Bill 2513 allowed L&I to issue other remedies, including a corrective action plan, and this
- L&I to issue other remedies, including a corrective action plan, and this provision is not in 6197.
- , as that plan existed on Jackson's...
- , as that plan existed on Jackson's The Environmental Protection Agency's model accreditation plan, as
- that plan existed on January 1, 2026.
Summary:
The Labor and Workplace Standards Committee held public hearings on several labor-related bills. SB 6197 would change plumbing license suspension rules from three infractions in three years to five infractions in five years, remove the advisory board recommendation requirement, and require L&I enforcement updates; the sponsor said the bill was narrowed after stakeholder talks, though one transition-timing issue remained unresolved. SB 6134 would require the Employment Security Department to notify striking workers applying for unemployment benefits that they may later owe overpayments if they receive retroactive wages; the sponsor and a testifier said the bill would prevent workers from being paid twice. SB 5292 would replace the PFML program’s statutory look-back premium formula with a forward-looking actuarial method while keeping the 1.2% cap and adding a four-month reserve requirement; labor, business, and policy witnesses offered support or concerns about the reserve. SB 6106 would exempt tribes and tribally owned businesses from the state WARN-style notice law and protect affected workers’ names and addresses from public disclosure; ESD and business groups supported it, while agricultural witnesses asked for a future fix for seasonal agriculture.
The committee then moved into executive session on six bills. It adopted amendments to ESSB 5847, which expands access to medical care in workers’ compensation, including allowing certain outside-network providers and authorizing additional claims managers; the bill was reported out 7-2 as amended. SSB 6014, a cleanup bill correcting a date typo and protecting sensitive L&I records from public disclosure, passed unanimously. SSB 6039, allowing L&I to use electronic communications while offering a non-electronic option first, also passed unanimously. ESSB 6058, giving L&I discretion to prioritize wage complaints, was amended to align with the House companion and then passed unanimously. SB 6136, requiring publication of actuarially indicated workers’ compensation rates and disclosure when rates are set below them, passed unanimously.
On SB 6188, which would expand L&I’s asbestos-certification rulemaking authority, the committee rejected an amendment that would have restored current-law limits and instead passed the bill without amendment. Members supporting the bill said it would let Washington strengthen asbestos protections if federal standards weaken, while opponents argued it could create conflicting requirements and unnecessary regulatory expansion. The bill was reported out 6-3. The committee adjourned after announcing the votes and noting it would reconvene the next day.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- the program if no extenuating circumstances exist, and the recommendation must include a teach-out plan
- I wonder if you got a comprehensive plan on how to enjoy your child, how to be a good mother.
- 2 plans.
- or a union-sponsored defined benefit retirement plan.
- The first is for Port District employees who are covered by a federal railroad retirement plan, and the
Bills:
SB6194 , SB5963 , SB5909 , SB5826 , SB5988 , SB5872 , SB5879 , SB5834 , SB5835 , SB5905 , SB5832 , SB6177 , SB5970 , SB5994 , SB6047 , SB5647
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
SB 6194, Washington Medicaid, medical assistance, fee-for-service, managed care, rural hospital, Indian reservation, tribal hospital, federally recognized Indian reservation, Indian Health, hospital reimbursement, Medicaid payments, inpatient services, outpatient services, psychiatric unit, health care access, rural health, tribal health, safety-net hospital, RCW 74.09
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Ways & Means Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I wonder if you got a comprehensive plan on how to enjoy your child, how to be a good mother.
- I recently checked websites for Planned Parenthood in Seattle, Walla Walla, Moses Lake, Ellensburg...
- ...websites for Planned Parenthood in Seattle, Walla Walla, Moses Lake, Ellensburg, Bellingham, and
- 2 plans.
- or a union-sponsored defined benefit retirement plan.
Summary:
The Ways and Means Committee held public hearings on several bills before moving into executive session. Substitute Senate Bill 6037 would change how single-city fire protection districts are funded by ending the requirement that a city reduce its levy dollar-for-dollar and instead reducing the city’s statutory maximum rate; testimony was generally supportive from cities and firefighters, while public hospital districts opposed it over prorationing concerns and some witnesses sought amendments on governance and accountability. Senate Bill 6194 would allow cost-based Medicaid reimbursement for rural hospitals on federally recognized Indian reservations, with strong support from Toppenish/Astria representatives and the Yakama Nation, who said the bill is needed to address severe funding inequities and preserve services. Senate Bill 5963 would make Passport to Careers students automatically income-eligible for the Washington College Grant; it drew support from student advocates and foster-youth advocates, with staff noting modest estimated costs. Senate Bill 5909 would require public universities to review and report low-enrollment undergraduate programs and potentially discontinue them after repeated low enrollment; Eastern Washington University supported it as an accountability measure, while faculty and student representatives opposed it as unnecessary, costly, and potentially politicized. Senate Bill 5826 would require public postsecondary student health centers to provide access to medication abortion or referrals and related web information; testimony was sharply divided between supporters who framed it as needed student health access and opponents who raised moral, safety, and budget objections.
In executive session, staff briefed a series of bills, including measures on opioid treatment accreditation fees, a pre-K donation account, JLARC report elimination, retirement trust fund expense authority, pension lump-sum thresholds, port employee retirement exemptions, lemon law arbitration fees, LEAP website disclosures, limits on corporate ownership of single-family homes, a permanent senior center property tax exemption, timber tax distributions for school districts, capital project administration rules, and a real estate excise tax exemption for affordable housing. The committee then took action on the listed bills.
The committee voted to give due pass recommendations to the Rules Committee for Senate Bills 5872, 5879, 5834, 5835, 5905, 5832, 6177, 5496, 5970, 5994, 6047, and 5647. Amendments were adopted on SB 5834, SB 5905, SB 6047, and SB 5647 before those bills were advanced as substitutes. SB 5988 was noted as taking action later, but no vote on it was recorded in the transcript excerpt.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jan 8th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Some 10,000 people, remarkable number, participated in the development of this plan.
- It's an economic plan that's It's an economic plan that's nourishing.
- It's an economic plan that's family supporting.
- And I want to just acknowledge, when I got here, we had no homeless plan, we had no housing plan, we
- had no mental health plan, there's no accountability.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 10, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- So that leadership Council had been working fairly well in the establish strategic planning processes
- We're not planning to have them into our objectives over the next 3 to 4 years.
- They may have to come back to us with a plan for reductions as we work through our budget.
- But I would like to know what is your plan to fill vacancies? And I've heard some today.
- Watch your plan is in the immediate future long term and what your plan is to retains or retain staff
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Nov 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- SelectFlorida, through the export marketing plans, helps companies enter new markets.
- Select Florida through the export marketing plans helps companies enter new markets.
- An example there is the Rural Infrastructure Fund, which invests in rural infrastructure and planning
- You know, we work in conjunction with the long-range transportation plans of the locals in our areas.
- That we do have a plan, an ultimate plan, I should say, that lays out the plan for I-95.
Summary:
The committee heard two informational presentations: one from the Department of Commerce and one from the Florida Department of Transportation. Jason Mahon of Commerce outlined the state’s economic development strategy and tools, emphasizing Florida’s GDP growth, business formation, and strengths in manufacturing, high-tech, defense, life sciences, and international trade. He described programs such as the State Small Business Credit Initiative, the Rural Community Investment Program, the Florida Opportunity Fund, the Rural Infrastructure Fund, the Job Growth Grant Fund, performance-based tax credits, and disaster recovery loans, and cited examples including ServiceNow, Williams International, NeoCity, and Point Blank Enterprises. Members asked about small-business grants, foreign investment interest, workforce needs, and whether additional tools are needed; Mahon said most Commerce programs are loan-focused and noted ongoing workforce and site-readiness challenges.
Jennifer Marshall of FDOT then reviewed major transportation projects and the Moving Florida Forward initiative, highlighting congestion relief, express lanes, bridge and interchange work, and accelerated delivery methods. She cited projects such as Golden Glades, I-95 improvements, the NASA Causeway Bridge, the DuPont Bridge, I-4 corridor work, the First Coast Expressway, the Howard Frankland Bridge, A1A seawall work, and Turnpike projects, along with examples of cost savings and schedule acceleration. Senators asked about how express lane locations are chosen, toll revenue use in South Florida, the status and cost of the I-395 downtown Miami project, and whether EV and rideshare access to express lanes should be preserved. FDOT said it would follow up on several of those questions, and the committee adjourned without taking any legislative action.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It addresses long-term planning for transmission infrastructure in the ERCOT region.
- It addresses long-term planning for transmission infrastructure in the ERCOT region.
- The PUC findings would be included in the planning criteria with this decision on an application for
- So out of the last 24 certificates that have been issued, only two have been through economic planning
- Just for some examples of things that you have to look at in a longer-term planning analysis like this
Committee:
Senate Business & Commerce
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and took up a long list of pending House bills, most of them on motions by Senator King or Senator Campbell. The committee adopted committee substitutes and favorably reported numerous bills, including HB 252, HB 700, HB 1500, HB 1545, HB 1562, HB 1732, HB 267, HB 2213, HB 2221, HB 2520, HB 2818, HB 3016, HB 3214, HB 3250, HB 3512, HB 3623, HB 3689, HB 3833, HB 4063, HB 4395, HB 4690, HB 4751, HB 5331, HB 3824, HB 4464, HB 4468, and HB 5247. Most of these were sent to the local and uncontested calendar, while some, including sunset and other significant measures, were reported to the full Senate. HB 146 was the only bill reported out on a divided vote, passing 6 ayes to 4 nays.
Several bills received brief explanation of committee substitute changes. HB 3016, dealing with rental car collision damage waivers and stolen vehicles, was amended to change a cooperation standard from “fully cooperate” to simply “cooperate.” HB 3689, a major ESF/TWA financing bill, was described as making technical changes to align terminology with the Comptroller’s authority and to avoid creating state debt or new liability. HB 5247, a capital cost recovery bill for transmission in the Permian Basin, was revised to clarify how the new mechanism fits with existing Utilities Code provisions and to add a 2035 expiration date. HB 3824, the battery fire safety bill, also received technical changes to align terminology with industry usage.
The committee heard public testimony on several pending measures. HB 3069, which would direct the PUC to develop supplemental multi-decade planning criteria for transmission certificates in ERCOT, drew support from industry, environmental, and manufacturing witnesses who said it would help address congestion costs while balancing consumer protections; the bill was left pending. HB 5196, requiring state agencies to adopt and post telework policies and use written telework agreements, received both support and concern: supporters said it would preserve productivity and retention, while a senator raised concerns about notice and family logistics; it was left pending after testimony. HB 3112, allowing closed deliberations on cybersecurity policy details, was laid out and left pending after brief discussion. HCR 102, supporting federal nuclear tax credits, drew testimony from nuclear industry and energy advocates, who argued the credits are essential for existing plants, new nuclear development, grid reliability, and U.S. competitiveness; the resolution was left pending, with discussion about whether the language should focus more exclusively on nuclear. HB 705, creating a cosmetology licensure compact, was supported by industry, employers, and compact experts as a mobility tool that preserves state authority; HB 3516, expanding a public information exemption for Railroad Commission administrative law judges and technical examiners, and HB 3388, authorizing group property and casualty coverage for personal lines, were also heard and left pending. At the end of the meeting, the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Emergency Management Committee Apr 7th, 2025
Emergency Management
Transcript Highlights:
- adult film content creator, and I myself work as a prostitute of 30 plus years, and I pretty much plan
- I just want to clarify this this bill is just to coordinate stakeholders to plan for safety and that's
- Water agencies already take steps to plan and prepare. water deliveries are safe and reliable.
- Regarding emergency response plans for power facilities. And whenever you're ready, you can begin.
- The plan must be developed in coordination with the local emergency agencies.
Committee:
House Emergency Management
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Fiscal Policy Mar 27th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Broder on state planning and budgeting by appropriations Senator Brodeur.
- Let me give you my 13 point plan for Florida just getting. Thank you. Waive close.
- mandates allow allowing school boards to develop local Taylor plans.
- Anthony Colucci waiving in support Mary Rivera waiting in support plan.
- Got make plans hand. It's one of them.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
2026 Budget Conference Committee (3-20-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- <c> Inventory</c> And then Energy Planning Inventory And then Energy Planning Inventory Commission.
- ><c> reporting,</c> State health plan actuarial reporting, State health plan actuarial reporting, uh<
- plans plans to<01:18:28.680><c> somehow</c><01:18:29.120><c> address</c><01:18:29.480><c> this</c><01
- </c><01:19:22.120><c> design</c> Finance Cabinet for the planning design Finance Cabinet for the planning
- </c> related to his plan. related to his plan.
Summary:
The Free Conference Committee on the 2026 General Assembly budget met to reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions of House Bill 500. Leaders opened by thanking the other chamber’s work, asking members to turn microphones on and off to avoid feedback, and stressing the need to clearly note decision points so both chambers record the same actions. Staff then walked through the bill page by page, explaining that the committee was comparing only House and Senate differences, not the governor’s proposed budget.
The discussion covered a wide range of appropriations and language items, including next generation non-911 services, school safety reporting tools, restored funding for brain injury, epilepsy, veteran service, homeless veterans, and rocket docket programs, debt service changes, rural infrastructure, disaster aid caps, Attorney General and Medicaid fraud funding, agriculture and county fair grants, auditor and pension-related appropriations, school facilities and SEEK funding, and numerous education programs. Members also discussed charter-related funding such as Star Academy, Dolly Parton Imagination Library, school resource officers, school-based mental health providers, AP/IB exams, Governor’s Scholars and Entrepreneurs, and several pilot or initiative programs in economic development, energy, and labor. Several items were described as technical corrections or restorations of language and funding, while others reflected differences in amounts or how funds would be distributed.
There were several questions and comments from members about wording such as “implement and carry out,” the absence of the governor’s budget from the comparison document, and whether SEEK funding should be tied to teacher raises. The chair and other members emphasized that the committee’s role was to reconcile the two chambers’ budgets, not to adopt the governor’s proposal. Members also raised concerns about opioid settlement funds and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library match rate, with one senator urging restoration of the House language. No final vote or formal action was taken in the portion provided; the meeting primarily consisted of explanation, questions, and discussion of proposed budget differences.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations - Room 210; 20 January, 2026: 8:45 AM
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- So it’s part of our strategic plan. We have a capital investment plan.
- </c><00:15:45.279><c> Nash</c> 5-year strategic plan that Mr. Nash 5-year strategic plan that Mr.
- </c> with their Cadillac evaluation and plan with their Cadillac evaluation and plan says<00:51:23.200
- I know we don't have time now to go through the whole plan, a master plan on how to make you be able
- go through the whole u plan, a master plan<01:01:51.680><c> on</c><01:01:51.920><c> how</c><01:01:52.079
Committee:
Joint Appropriations
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> being planned. being planned.
- plan.
- And so this is treatment plan for them.
- </c><00:49:44.720><c> is</c> understand your decompression plan is understand your decompression plan
- So, you've heard um, Director plan.
Summary:
The briefing focused on the Hawaii State Hospital’s overcrowding, construction defects in the new addition, and how Act 26 and related court-ordered processes are affecting admissions and discharges. The chair said the hospital has become increasingly forensic-focused, has lost beds after the closure of Kahimohala, and may face further costs and possible litigation over the defective addition. Hospital and Department of Health officials said they are working with the attorney general and contractors on repairs, and that the hospital is currently using all 292 licensed beds, including 13 waiver beds, while average daily census last fiscal year was 376.
Officials explained that the high census is driven by both increased admissions and discharge barriers. They said the loss of Kahimohala returned patients to the state hospital, and that Act 26-related petty misdemeanor cases are contributing to admissions. They also said limited lower-level placement options delay discharges. Hospital staff reported that many patients are repeat admissions, about 22% were unhoused before admission, and a significant share are in categories such as fitness-to-proceed evaluations and conditional-release violations. They said these groups could potentially be reduced if evaluations were done elsewhere and if more community or supportive housing were available.
The chair and senators questioned whether some fitness-to-proceed detainees need to be held at the state hospital at all, and whether the Clark consent order requires transfer to the hospital. The attorney general’s office said the Clark injunction does not govern unfitness-to-proceed cases; instead, the requirement comes from state statute, and the statute could be changed. Director Johnson said DCR cannot keep such detainees because the court orders them into the custody of the Department of Health, and the department cannot provide the needed therapeutic level of care in a correctional setting. The discussion also emphasized co-occurring substance use and mental illness, especially among petty misdemeanor defendants, and the need for supportive housing and a decompression plan to reduce readmissions and free beds for civil commitments.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/06/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Eric Cedar Leaf, the executive secretary of the Capital Area Architectural and Planning Board. Mr.
- It is the result of an extensive planning process completed in 2024, which engaged community partners
- </c> area architectural and planning area architectural and planning board<00:02:29.000><c> all</c><00
- </c><00:03:11.239><c> process</c> result of an extensive planning process result of an extensive planning
- So, in the grand scheme of things, is there any plan to provide for public restrooms?
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- practices in jail planning and design.
- </c> actual planning of the new jail. actual planning of the new jail.
- </c><00:56:50.280><c> So,</c> from what the state is planning. So, from what the state is planning.
- </c> planning of the new auto facility. planning of the new auto facility.
- </c> build on and plan for in this situation. build on and plan for in this situation.
Bills:
SCR180
Committee:
House Public Safety
Keywords:
wildfire, fire hazard, Lahaina, West Maui, Maui wildfire, vegetation management, fuel reduction, defensible space, fuel breaks, invasive grasses, emergency access, evacuation route, fire lane, state lands, public safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal, community risk reduction, hazard mitigation, brush clearance, wildland-urban interface
Summary:
The committee opened by noting it was likely its last hearing of the 2026 session, then took up several resolutions. SCR 54, on appointing a hydrogen fire safety expert and training on hydrogen-related protocols, and SCR 59, on allowing certain health care professionals to practice without a license during a state of emergency, drew no testimony. Members discussed SCR 59 as a response to past emergencies and the need for pre-approved, updated registries of professionals who could be deployed quickly in emergencies.
SCR 62 SD1, which asks the 911 Board to form a working group with the disability community to address access issues in emergency and 911 responses, received testimony from disability advocates and the 911 Board. Testifiers said the measure should ensure an integrated system with EMS infrastructure, real-time access for dispatchers and field personnel, and public education about the system; they also noted that Smart911 is no longer being used on Oahu and Maui and that a statewide, integrated approach is needed. Members agreed to work the suggested language into the resolution. SCR 179, urging Maui County to enforce fire code provisions on brush clearance, fuel breaks, roadside vegetation clearing, and emergency access, was noted as having no testimony but continuing to raise important issues.
SCR 74, calling for an audit of no-bid contracts issued under emergency proclamations from 2020 through 2025, drew strong support from a late testifier who tied the measure to emergency procurement concerns after the Lahaina wildfire and COVID-era contracting. The witness argued that procurement rules should not be waived in ways that compromise safety, and described concerns about unlicensed contractors and construction problems in a state housing project. Members asked about the scope of the audit and whether it would interfere with criminal investigations; the witness said the audit should cover a broad range of contracts, including nonprofit contracts, and should not be limited to the wildfire period. The committee also heard SCR 28 SD1 on creating a Hawaii Vietnam Veterans Medal, with support from the Department of Defense and veterans advocates, who said the resolution is intended to do the groundwork for a future appropriation and to determine eligibility and distribution procedures.
Finally, SCR 60 SD1, requesting updates on the “Breaking Cycles” rehabilitation and restorative justice study, received support from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Correctional System Oversight Commission, and reform advocates. The department asked that reporting be annual rather than quarterly because of the complexity of the OCCC project, and supporters said the measure would promote transparency and help ensure the study’s recommendations are implemented. No votes were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on Justice and Judiciary (9-17-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- This first item, the<00:17:46.000><c> pay</c><00:17:46.240><c> parody</c><00:17:46.720><c> plan.
- </c> The pay parity plan.
- The pay parity plan alone is $37 million. Okay. So, um, that's very helpful. Thank you. Okay.
- The pay parity plan alone is $37 million. Okay. So, um, that's very helpful. Thank you.
- Existing facility long term, you know, we're including Lincoln County in that capital plan for a new
Summary:
The Interim Joint Budget Review Subcommittee on Justice and Judiciary met without a quorum and heard an update from the Administrative Office of the Courts on the judicial branch budget. AOC Director Zach Ramsey and budget director Carol Henderson outlined the branch’s current funding structure, noting that fiscal year 2026 general fund support is about 2.77% of the state general fund, below the National Center for State Courts’ typical 2% to 4% range. They emphasized Kentucky’s unusual responsibility for courthouse facilities, with the judicial branch directly involved in construction, maintenance, and operations across 229 facilities in all 120 counties.
AOC said nearly 91% of its general fund is spent on personnel and other non-discretionary costs, and that the branch has long relied on agency revenue, restricted fund carryforwards, and vacancy credits to balance court operations. Members were told that Senate Bill 25 required a $34.5 million transfer into a reserve account, part of which was used to purchase the Chamberlain Avenue building in Frankfort. AOC reported that only $11.9 million remains in restricted funds, while it projects needing about $13.5 million to cover fiscal year 2026 obligations, not including roughly $9 million in flood-related remediation costs for Hardin and Franklin counties, much of which it expects to recover through insurance and FEMA.
Looking ahead to the next biennium, AOC said it will seek full funding of court operations at $341 million annually, a $13.5 million increase to bring current services into the base appropriation rather than relying on reserves. It also previewed additional requests, including a 15% across-the-board pay parity plan for Kentucky Court of Justice personnel, replacement of declining master commissioner fee revenue tied to 141 deputy circuit court clerk positions, funding for technology subscription and case management system costs, JAV audiovisual system upgrades, AEDs and medical kits for courthouses, and other staffing and operational needs. Senator Funky Frommeyer asked whether the 15% salary proposal was included in the $13.5 million increase; AOC said it was not, and that it would be an additional request. No votes or formal actions were taken.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- the city, and then plans for the balance within our phase three of our projects.
- the city, and then plans for the balance within our phase three of our projects.
- ,</c> required documents, plans, required documents, plans, specifications,<00:34:27.599><c> and</c><
- </c><00:40:19.040><c> to</c> development authority now plans to development authority now plans to expand
- The city plans to replace the life.
Bills:
HF568 , HF433 , HF1689 , HF3135 , HF3137 , HF3145 , HF2887 , HF2819 , HF2802 , HF2664 , HF2267 , HF799 , HF800 , HF3049 , HF296 , HF580 , HF1438 , HF1237
Committee:
House Capital Investment
Keywords:
special education, education funding, construction, Minnesota, regional educational programs, HF433, Cloquet Area Fire District, fire station, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, general obligation bonds, public safety, emergency services, fire protection, local infrastructure, Minnesota capital budget, DEED grant, municipal facilities, station construction
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Business and Professions Committee Apr 7th, 2026
Business and Professions
Transcript Highlights:
- They create diagnoses, treatment plans, and notes that guide patient care, yet under current law, anyone
- record documenting my evaluation of the child and the justification for the assessment and treatment plan
- AB 1637 is about trust and making sure that when our physicians document diagnoses and treatment plans
- Angela Pontes on behalf of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California in support. Thank you.
- Angela Pontes on behalf of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California as a co-sponsor. Thank you.
Committee:
House Business and Professions
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 24, 2026 - 03:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- If someone has said what you are planning on saying, please wave and support or opposition.
- We are now working through a plan to actually affirmatively off-ramp.
- So they understand sickle cell disease and they know how to put the plans together.
- But the bill does have a permanent ban for Planned Parenthood.
- Survival management Plan and the waiver change that.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
February 24, 2026 - 03:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Members of the public, if someone has said what you are planning on saying, please waive and indicate
- So they understand sickle cell disease and they know how to put the plans together.
- The abortion industry led by Planned Parenthood is Satanic.
- But the bill, it does have the permanent ban for Planned Parenthood.
- Just a crisis survival management plan. And the waiver changed that.