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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (03/19/2026)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c> the biomass uh the thermal RECs program, the biomass uh the thermal RECs program, as<00:59:00.720
- </c><01:15:53.000><c> Okay,</c> overall to the program itself. Okay, overall to the program itself.
- </c> into alignment with the way the program into alignment with the way the program is<01:17:08.040>
- </c><01:23:59.880><c> is</c> penalties because the pro program is penalties because the pro program is
- I think review on the RPS program.
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:08:33.039><c> is</c> >> The the tax amnesty program is >> The the tax amnesty program
- And uh look, this committee is made up champions program. Uh that has been very champions program.
- We've been quoted $40,000 per new tax credit program this year for those system upgrades.
- I would just want to make program.
- this year for those tax credit program this year for those system<01:35:31.760><c> upgrades.
Committee:
Senate Ways and Means
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Cmte on Rules - Subcommittee on the Federal Impact on Minnesotans and Economic Stability - 12/18/25
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> For example, cuts to the SNAP program For example, cuts to the SNAP program will<00:50:18.160><c
- as the Minnesota Ag Water Quality Certification Program and the Soil Health Equipment Grant Program,
- grant program to push health equipment grant program to push our<01:24:09.920><c> conservation</c><01
- nutrition program, and the LFPA.
- </c> senior farmers market nutrition program, senior farmers market nutrition program, the<01:42:49.199
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> states to adopt civic seal programs states to adopt civic seal programs because<00:05:36.400><c>
- </c> compliance with um the USDA program. compliance with um the USDA program.
- which is the program allowing high CCSNH which is the program allowing high schoolers<00:47:14.400><c
- </c> more flexibility in the program. more flexibility in the program.
- school program?
Committee:
Senate Education
MS
Transcript Highlights:
- Creates a voluntary program that the grain producer must opt into to be a part of.
- If there is a claim on the voluntary program they would be eligible for funds that would come back in
- 04:41.840><c> a</c><00:04:41.919><c> volunteer</c><00:04:42.880><c> voluntary</c><00:04:43.520><c> program
- </c> Creates a volunteer voluntary program Creates a volunteer voluntary program that<00:04:45.360><c
- </c> on the voluntary program on the voluntary program they<00:05:02.440><c> would</c><00:05:02.560><
Committee:
Joint Agriculture
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
General Government REVISED: HB4434 - Added Feb 17th, 2026
General Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Blancet continued: with the housing stability program that Representative Wallace was insightful enough
- create a positive and very robust housing ecosystem that not only includes the housing stability program
- , but also many other steps and programs that can be used in concert with one another to really get this
- Also, in line with our affordable and workforce housing needs and the housing stability program that
- It was a 75% program. The assets of the fund were to be used: it was a 75% rural, 25% urban split.
Committee:
House General Government
Keywords:
housing, legislative committee, affordable housing, Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, policy improvement, HB4414, Oklahoma Homebuilder Program, OHFA, single-family housing, homebuilder loans, 0% interest loan, housing finance, workforce housing, Legislative Workforce Housing Committee, housing needs assessment, community housing assessment, disaster recovery housing, federally declared natural disaster, rural housing, urban housing
Summary:
The committee took up several bills related to housing, state operations, veterans, and administrative cleanup. HB 4409, as amended by PCS, would create a bicameral, bipartisan legislative committee to oversee workforce and affordable housing issues and coordinate with outside stakeholders; members asked about membership, meeting frequency, and pay, and the bill passed 9-0. HB 4414, also with a PCS, would direct the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency’s housing stability program to use a needs-assessment tool to guide funding decisions, with the tool and related provisions sunset after five years; members discussed whether it would be data-mapping based and how it would connect to broader legislative decision-making, and it passed 6-3.
The committee also advanced HB 4484, allowing Oklahoma Corporation Commission workers to use state-owned or state-leased vehicles between home and work when traveling statewide for duties; it passed 9-0. HB 4486 would authorize placement of a Gold Star Family Memorial Monument on state grounds as a gift from the Woody Williams Foundation, with OMES handling routine cleaning, and it passed 10-0 after questions about the final design and consultation with veterans groups. HB 3057, a cleanup bill based on a 2025 evaluation identifying more than 50 obsolete statutory reports, repealed outdated reporting requirements and passed 10-0.
Two additional bills addressed governance rules. HB 2588 would add requirements for HOA board service, limiting board membership after developer turnover to owners who live in the neighborhood and excluding tenants and nonresident owners; it passed 10-0. HB 4434 would require the governor to notify officials in the line of succession before being out of state, with members briefly discussing whether 24 hours was enough notice and whether the succession order should mirror the federal model; it passed 10-0. The meeting ended with all bills reported due pass and the committee adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
MN House of Representatives' 2025 State Fair opinion poll results Sep 2nd, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Question three: Should undocumented immigrants in Minnesota be prohibited from accessing state programs
- School districts began providing free breakfast and lunch to students in the fall of 2023, and the program
- However, more meals are being served than was predicted, and the program is projected to be $176 million
- </c><00:03:45.840><c> was</c> the fall of 2023, and the program was the fall of 2023, and the program
- </c><00:03:53.760><c> is</c> than was predicted, and the program is than was predicted, and the program
Summary:
The segment presented the results of the 2025 Minnesota House legislative opinion poll, which asked fairgoers about a range of policy issues tied to recent or possible future legislative action. Topics included school calendar flexibility before Labor Day, state funding for sports stadiums and arenas, undocumented immigrants’ access to state programs, unemployment benefits for hourly school workers in the summer, banning guns in the Capitol, budget-balancing options for a projected 2028-29 deficit, removing party labels from legislative ballots, limiting free school meals by income, free fishing licenses for residents age 65 and older, local control over cannabis businesses, a post-employment lobbying ban for legislators, and a higher income tax rate for the highest earners.
For several questions, the segment noted the underlying legislative context. It referenced the 2023 law making undocumented immigrants eligible for MinnesotaCare and the 2025 law ending adult eligibility at year’s end, the school meals program’s higher-than-expected costs, and a 2025 proposal to remove party designations from legislative ballots that did not receive a committee hearing. It also mentioned the projected nearly $6 billion budget shortfall for the 2028-29 biennium, the Xcel Energy Center renovation funding request, and the recent killings of House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and the shooting of Senator John Hoffman and his wife as part of the discussion about Capitol gun restrictions.
The poll itself was presented as a public opinion survey rather than a legislative vote, so no formal committee action or roll call occurred. The segment closed by thanking participants and saying the poll would return next year at the fair.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Aug 18th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- in this state, including the creation and operation of the Texas Interoperability Council, a grant program
- charitable solicitations and theft during disasters, including establishing a voluntary accreditation program
- by McLaughlin relates to creating the Texas Flash Flood Ally Interoperability Council and a grant program
- No. 94 by Toth, relating to creating a grant program administered by the Texas Division of Emergency
- Zwiener relating to the emergency response planning and emergency preparedness of youth and campus programs
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So What I want to talk to you about today is our education programs and the grant to support them.
- These are scalable programs too, so we can get them across the entire state.
- The other program is Junior Historians, been going since 1939.
- Um, it, it certainly didn't shutter the programs, but it just gave us a little pause.
- of the South by Southwest Conference and festivals for funding under a major events reimbursement program
Committee:
House Culture, Recreation & Tourism
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Fiscal Responsibility Committee Feb 19th, 2025
Fiscal Responsibility
Transcript Highlights:
- I think it would be good, Chairman, if everybody understands the DROP program.
- Okay, anybody... yeah, just say if I retired right and I enter into the DROP program.
- Would I continue to be in the program or...
- Would I continue to be in the program, or how does that work? Dr.
- I mean, I'm willing to work on other things other than adding people to the program.
Committee:
House Fiscal Responsibility
Keywords:
athlete agents, commission, state regulation, Alabama, higher education, athletics, membership diversity, catastrophe savings account, catastrophe fund, storm savings, disaster savings, hurricane, windstorm, floodwaters, hail, tornado, property insurance, homeowners insurance, insurance deductible, FORTIFIED
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Mar 16th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- She launched workforce training programs for school-aged Black and brown girls. Please welcome.
- Workforce training programs for school-aged Black and brown girls. Please welcome Ray Naletz.
- Price served for six years as director of the Department of Social Services, overseeing programs such
- has advanced community-centered programs, public-private partnerships, and philanthropic initiatives
- Members, you can find more information about our 2026 Women of the Year in the program on your desks.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Create a digital platform to provide youth about workforce opportunities 2/25/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It also converts the grant program into a competitive grant program instead of a direct grant to a specific
- Minnesota already has workforce training programs, but this is a unique and little bit different.
- </c><00:04:52.560><c> out</c> and we see that there are programs out and we see that there are programs
- </c> communications between these programs. communications between these programs.
- Part of the problem is that we have not made effective use of the programs that we have.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Health & Long-Term Care Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Health & Long-Term Care
Transcript Highlights:
- Financing and the state's Medicaid director, where I oversaw the commitment to our state's Medicaid program
- I believe in those elements of holistic, whole-person health, and in terms of the programs that we have
- The committee Senate Bill 6182, relating to establishing an abortion savings program.
- We have Senate Bill 6182, establishing an abortion savings program, before us.
- We have Senate Bill 6182, establishing an abortion savings program before us.
Bills:
SB5899 , SB6292 , SB6094 , SB6182 , SB5947 , SJR8206 , SB5933 , SB6138 , SB5823 , SB6210 , SB5921 , SB6226 , SB6159 , SB5924 , SGA9291 , SGA9307
Committee:
Senate Health & Long-Term Care
Keywords:
chiropractic, animal care, veterinary medicine, license endorsement, nonhuman animals, health care, financing, legislative committee, joint committee, policy management, pediatric care, transitional services, healthcare, licensing, children's health, abortion, reproductive health, pregnancy termination, clinic access, abortion access fund
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Communities, we have some programs aligned with this type of work.
- So, we employ several of those students once they graduate from the program.
- It's not an easy task for our partners and our community rehabilitation programs.
- And it's not an on and off switch sometimes that happens with programs.
- Someone goes to a program during that time, and that's a barrier.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Finance Jan 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 1717 authorizes cities and counties to establish a sales and use tax remittance program for
- proposed substitute, which was heard in committee, and also places all administrative duties for the program
- House Bill 1717 authorizes cities and counties to establish a sales and use tax remittance program for
- proposed substitute, which was heard in committee, and also places all administrative duties for the program
- House Bill 2559 is the bill providing a local option for the funding of affordable housing programs.
Summary:
House Finance heard briefings on several tax and housing-related bills, including HB 1717 on a local sales and use tax remittance program for affordable housing, HB 1859 on expanding density bonuses for housing on religious organization property, HB 1960 on a renewable energy excise tax, HB 2133 on making a senior citizen center property tax exemption permanent, HB 2135 on extending a disabled veterans housing sales tax preference, HB 2140 on tax treatment for land transferred to government entities, HB 2442 on a broad package of local tax and levy changes, and HB 2559 on a local option short-term rental tax for affordable housing. Staff also described multiple proposed substitutes and amendments, many of them technical or aimed at shifting administrative duties, changing tax credits, or requiring voter approval.
In executive session, the committee adopted a substitute for HB 1717 and reported it out unanimously with a due pass recommendation. HB 1859 was also reported out with a due pass recommendation after members discussed added flexibility for affordable housing on faith-owned land. For HB 1960, the committee adopted amendments clarifying tax administration and JLARC review, rejected an amendment that would have adjusted property tax levies to offset shifts, and then advanced the bill on an 11-4 vote. HB 2133 and HB 2135 both received technical amendments and were reported out unanimously, with members emphasizing the value of permanent or extended tax preferences for senior centers and disabled veterans.
The committee then advanced HB 2140, which narrows tax consequences when land is transferred to a governmental entity and is used for current-use purposes, with members describing it as a fix for unintended burdens on landowners and farmers. HB 2442, a large local government finance package, drew the most debate; amendments to make new taxes credits against state taxes and to require voter approval were rejected, and the bill passed 9-6. HB 2559, which would allow a local option excise tax on short-term rentals to fund affordable housing, also saw rejected amendments on state tax credits, local control, and voter approval before passing 9-6. Throughout, supporters framed the bills as tools for local governments and affordable housing, while opponents argued they would increase taxes and should require direct voter approval or state offsets.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- ; HB 2472, water; HB 2473, water; HB 2480, waste program; HB 2485, plant resources, energy and water;
- measure; HB 2804, rule affordable; HB 2805, electronic signatures; HB 2806, lawful present public program
- 2802 ballot measure 2804 rule affordable 208 05 electronic signatures 2806 lawful present public program
- , including charter schools and education savings accounts, has found positive... ...programs, including
- And every day, I see my dad's service program. And on the back, it's a picture of him.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and recognition of Dr. Pamela Murphy as Doctor of the Day. Members also introduced a number of guests, including Deacon Ernie Gonzalez, local Prescott officials, Arizona Game and Fish commissioners, and advocates from the Alzheimer’s Association. A proclamation was read designating January 26, 2026, as Arizona Aviation Day, with remarks highlighting the aviation industry’s economic impact and the presence of airport and aviation representatives in the gallery.
The clerk then read a long list of bills that had been first read or referred for printing, and a second-reading calendar covering measures on water and energy, education, elections, taxes, housing, veterans, public safety, and other topics. No floor votes on those bills were taken during this segment. Representative Gress also read a resolution recognizing National School Choice Week and praising Arizona’s school choice programs, including charters and ESAs.
Much of the remainder of the session consisted of members’ personal privilege remarks responding to violence and immigration enforcement actions in Minnesota and elsewhere. Speakers from both parties and several senators and representatives condemned ICE tactics, described constituent fear and family separations, and called for constitutional rights, due process, and accountability. Representative Sandoval requested and the House observed a moment of respectful silence in memory of Alex Pretty and Renee Good. The House then received committee and caucus announcements and adjourned until 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Jan 20th, 2026
Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- New program will create jobs and diversify the economy in Putnam and Marion counties, which are two of
- And so we would rather have it be a monitored four-year program. The dam's going to solve itself.
- And so we would rather have it be a monitored four-year program that actually slowly draws this thing
- ... ...from the reservoir to Silver Springs and a local government grants program for Clay, St.
- We did programs. We did projects that had unintended consequences we were not aware of at the time.
Committee:
Senate Environment and Natural Resources
Keywords:
onsite sewage treatment, disposal systems, building permits, environmental regulation, local government authority, drinking straws, stirrers, local regulation, compostable, environmental impact, Ocklawaha River, St. Johns River, Silver Springs, river restoration, dam removal, Kirkpatrick Dam, Buckman Lock, Cross Florida Barge Canal, environmental restoration, springs protection
Summary:
The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources heard and advanced several bills. SB 958, by Senator Bradley, would require local straw and stirrer ordinances to allow renewable, certified compostable, marine-biodegradable products; supporters said it would reduce reliance on paper straws that may contain PFAS and create more uniform standards. The bill was reported favorably after brief supportive testimony and no opposition.
The committee also approved SB 1066, by Senator Broder, a major Ocklawaha/Rodman Dam restoration proposal. The bill would direct DEP to implement a phased restoration plan, create an advisory council with local and military representation, fund recreation and economic development projects, and address safety concerns tied to the dam’s age and high-hazard status. Supporters from conservation groups, river advocates, and some local residents praised the restoration and planning framework, while several Putnam County officials opposed the bill, arguing the reservoir supports recreation, water supply, and local interests. The committee adopted a late-filed amendment adding a Naval Air Station Jacksonville representative to the advisory council, then reported the committee substitute favorably.
SB 698, by Senator Martin, was also reported favorably. It would let builders proceed with local building permits while septic permits are pending, rather than waiting for sequential approval, and includes a 120-day glide path related to new DEP rules; builders supported the bill as a way to reduce delays, while some senators questioned whether the transition period was too long. The committee then approved CS/SB 1230, by Senator Harrell, which phases out PFAS-containing firefighting foam, restricts non-emergency training use, requires inventory and disposal reporting, creates DEP rulemaking and a grant program, and exempts certain federal, military, and emergency uses. Finally, the committee favorably reported CS/SB 1288, also by Senator Harrell, to designate a water body in the Jupiter Narrows area in honor of Andrew Red Harris, with a technical amendment clarifying the shoal designation. Several members later asked to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on selected bills.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Securing Human Services - Senator Jim Abeler Jun 9th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It focuses on program integrity and efficiency.
- It focuses on program integrity and efficiency.
- It focuses on program integrity and efficiency.
- that maybe should be in a different, less expensive program or they'll be served well.
- </c><00:13:01.519><c> over</c> on on our on the on the programs over on on our on the on the programs
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations Apr 11th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- This is $200,000 to the Department of Veterans Affairs for a highly rural transportation grants program
- Program. This is just authority language.
- Correct, using the highly rural transportation grant program. Okay. Representative Meyer.
- Just to recap, Clean Sustainable Energy Authority is a grant and low-interest loan program.
- To this fund, and then there has to be, I believe, a match program.
Committee:
House Appropriations
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs appropriation. Representative O’Brien explained the House changes, including funding for a restored Veterans Benefits Specialist FTE, salary equity adjustments for the commissioner and veterans service officers, one-time funding for veteran homelessness services, carryover authority for the Fargo Fisher House, and a highly rural transportation grants program. Members also discussed the commissioner’s prior salary increase and the use of transportation grant funds for administrative costs, as well as the status of the Fisher House project. The committee adopted amendment 25.092.0203 and then gave SB 2025 a do pass recommendation as amended, with Representative O’Brien as carrier.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 2307, the library bill. Members debated a proposed amendment that would have removed the fiscal note, but several members objected on policy and process grounds, citing constitutional concerns, potential costs to counties and state’s attorneys, and the fact that the bill had not been heard as a full policy hearing. The amendment failed 4-19. The committee then voted do not pass on SB 2307 as introduced, and Representative Murphy was named carrier.
The committee also briefly discussed House Bill 2188 on the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority. Representative Bosch described the program’s grant and low-interest loan authority and the Senate’s reduced funding levels. The committee amended the bill to restore the Senate funding amounts in Section 3, then passed the bill as amended, with Representative Kempenich carrying it. Finally, the committee considered two rural development bills and chose Senate Bill 2097, the rural endowment fund bill, for do not pass while advancing House Bill 2390, which uses regional councils to distribute rural development grants. The committee amended HB 2390 to lower the population threshold from 4,500 to 3,000, kept the 50% set-aside for communities under 1,500, and then passed the bill as amended, with Representative Mitskog as carrier.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
April 1, 2025 - 12:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 1403 authorizes child care facilities to participate in the school guardian program, and it also clarifies
- And I realized that in the past, we've had a pilot program, and we had some pushback on whether we really
- It school personnel participating in scholarship programs.
- It's a lot, improving pre-K programs, updating K-12 curriculum, expanding the New Worlds tutoring program
- It's a lot, improving pre-K programs, updating K-12 curriculum, expanding the New Worlds tutoring program
Summary:
The Pre-K Through 12 Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and considered four bills. CS/HB 1403, by Rep. Yeager, would allow child care facilities to participate in the school guardian program and clarify school perimeter and door security requirements. An amendment clarifying that private security companies would pay for training was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably 11-0. CS/HB 447, the Evan B. Hartzell Act by Rep. Salzman, would provide guidance for schools that choose to teach disability history and awareness during the first two weeks of October, including age-appropriate instruction by grade band. The bill received supportive testimony from advocates and was reported favorably 11-0.
CS/HB 257, by Reps. Chambliss and Tramont, would expand on a prior pilot program to allow video cameras in certain self-contained classrooms serving nonverbal students and others with significant disabilities, as a safeguard against abuse and to improve accountability. The bill drew strong support from parents and disability advocates describing abuse concerns, and it was reported favorably 13-0. CS/HB 1255, by Vice Chair Trabulsy, was a broad education bill addressing teacher shortages, scholarship program screening, health and math instruction, corporal punishment policy, and restrictions on spending public funds on organizations tied to discrimination or political/social activism. A major focus of debate was the bill’s human embryologic development instruction and related video language, with supporters calling it science-based and opponents warning it could be medically inaccurate or ideological. After the sponsor said she would amend some language, including removing ABCTE-related text and clarifying the video language, the bill was reported favorably 12-1. The meeting then adjourned.