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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HWN-WLA, HWN DEFER Public Hearings 02-10-2026

Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, Department of Hawaiian Homelands.
  • </c><00:05:41.039><c> of</c> independence regarding the department of independence regarding the department
  • </c> What is the problem with the department What is the problem with the department choosing<00:37:40.320
  • </c> legislature and the federal government legislature and the federal government already<00:39:21.280
  • Uh, is your department staffed up?
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures affecting Hawaiian affairs, historic preservation, water access, and land governance. SB 1406 would let the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands assume historic preservation review for projects on lands under its jurisdiction, except for properties listed or nominated for the state or national historic registers. DHHL supported the bill, while a descendant testifier strongly opposed it, arguing that burial and preservation review protects ancestors and should not be streamlined or reduced. No questions were raised and the bill was moved on after testimony. SB 521 would require DHHL to work with county water boards or water departments to provide potable and agricultural water on Hawaiian homelands, with agreements made public. DHHL said it already works with counties but objected to the bill’s mandatory language, saying it could undermine the department’s discretion and independence. A public testifier supported the measure, and committee discussion focused on how water requirements could affect subsistence lots and infrastructure decisions. The committee then took up SB 3247, which would create a Royal Mausoleum Commission within DLNR to oversee preservation, operations, and outreach at Mauna Ala. State Parks said it valued existing collaboration with the aliʻi trusts but wanted clarity on roles, coordination, and funding if a new commission is created. The Royal Order of Kamehameha strongly supported the bill as a culturally grounded way to protect the site, while several other testifiers opposed it, saying the real issue is the curator selection process and warning that a commission could add bureaucracy and delay. The committee also heard SB 1654, authorizing transfer of certain state lands to DHHL, and SB 112, which would add the DHHL chair or designee to the Hawaii Community Development Authority; the Attorney General and HCDA offered technical and policy comments, with HCDA opposing the board change and DHHL supporting participation to protect beneficiary interests. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Jan 28th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • By October 15, 2026, each sheriff's office and police department shall submit their reports to the Department
  • The department shall then submit a report by October 31, 2026, to the Governor, the President of the
  • With the Sheriff's Department, they've talked about doing some education pieces at schools and helping
  • Local governments like mine need real data to address risk before someone is seriously hurt.
  • Our police department are doing what they can, but I am grateful that they're going to have more with
Bills: S0382 , S0628 , S0654 , S0696 , S0880
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met with a quorum and considered five bills, all of which were reported favorably. First, SB 628 designated a portion of South Navy Boulevard in Pensacola as “Warrior Sacrifice Way” to honor Ensign Joshua Watson, Petty Officer Muhammad Hatham, and Cameron Walters, who were killed in the 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola attack. Senators spoke in support, emphasizing remembrance and support for the families. The committee then heard CS/SB 382 on electric bicycles and scooters. The bill would require riders on shared pathways to yield to pedestrians, sound an audible signal before passing, and limit speed near pedestrians, while creating an e-bike safety task force and reporting requirements. Law enforcement, local officials, and school board representatives supported the bill and described safety concerns and data gaps, while several senators raised questions about enforcement and asked that e-scooters be addressed more explicitly. The bill was reported favorably. Members also approved SB 880, creating a Miami Northwestern Alumni Association specialty license plate to fund scholarships and school programs, and SB 696, which allows online trademark registration applications and updates Florida’s trademark classification and verification procedures. Finally, the committee took up CS/CS/SB 654 on traffic infraction enforcement cameras for red light, school zone speeding, and school bus violations. The bill and an amendment added guardrails on data use, hearings, reporting, signage, and contract limits; senators raised concerns about privacy, surveillance, and school zone enforcement, and a Hillsborough County sheriff’s representative testified that all-day school zone enforcement has improved safety. All measures were reported favorably, and the committee adjourned after recording additional affirmative votes on SB 628 from Senators Martin and Smith.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Jan 28th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • By October 15, 2026, each sheriff's office and police department shall submit their reports to the Department
  • By October 31, 2026, the department shall then submit a report to the Governor, the President of the
  • With the Sheriff's Department, they've talked about doing some education pieces at schools and helping
  • Local governments like mine need real data to address risk before someone is seriously hurt.
  • Local governments, like mine, need real data to address risk before someone is seriously hurt.
Bills: S0382 , S0628 , S0654 , S0696 , S0880
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Fiscal Responsibility Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Fiscal Responsibility

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department... If they... In most cases, I don't know if the County Commissioners know.
  • Chairman Pettis: Okay, under existing law, the state procurement code governs all purchases made by the
  • government.
  • This would add rescue squads and volunteer fire departments to it. That's all it does.
Bills: SB45 , SB73 , SB169 , HB243 , SB177
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yesterday in Government Affairs, we passed a bill allowing.
  • Yesterday in Government Affairs, we passed a bill allowing dealing with notifications and matters of
  • The Department of Corrections was going to essentially save enough money in operations to finance a large
  • Number two, though, from the Department of Corrections, how much cost savings do they project?
Bills: SB60 , SB103 , SB60 , SB103
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Transportation, Highways and Public Works May 14th, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Transcript Highlights:
  • Just things that it's hard for a government office to do.
  • It urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to conduct a review...
  • Okay, who would oversee this department and with the DOTD? Yourself?
  • It says the department may establish this is under advanced aeronautics function of the department.
  • It says the department may establish this is under advanced aeronautics function of the department.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Tue Mar 24, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • :58.080><c> opposes</c> However, the department strongly opposes However, the department strongly opposes
  • ><c> adequate</c> The department already has adequate The department already has adequate statutory<00
  • Next, we have the Department of Agriculture. Brian Kauhi, Department of Agriculture.
  • Department of Ag.
  • </c> Brian Kauhi, Department of Agriculture. Brian Kauhi, Department of Agriculture.
Committee: House Water & Land
Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 2613, SD1, HD1, relating to public school land transfer. The Attorney General’s office and the Department of Education supported the bill’s technical cleanup of Act 307, but strongly opposed a new provision that would convey school parcels containing public and school library facilities to the Hawaii State Public Library System. They argued the added transfer language conflicted with Act 307’s purpose of consolidating school land for more efficient school operations, and said existing law already allows co-located library use through rights of entry, licenses, or other agreements. The library system supported the bill and said it was trying to resolve longstanding operational conflicts on shared school-campus libraries, especially where public access, construction, and campus safety issues arise. Members questioned whether the Board of Education should simply mediate the dispute, whether the bill was the right solution, and whether a formal memorandum of agreement might be a better approach than a land transfer. The library system described years of difficulty coordinating with DOE on projects and said it needed a clearer process to complete work and spend CIP funds. Discussion also touched on a Kauai parcel in the bill, identified as a tennis court, and whether resurfacing could be completed before any transfer. The Attorney General indicated that if the goal is to preserve library uses while keeping title with the state, DLNR or another documented arrangement may be more appropriate than transferring fee title to the library system. The committee then heard SB 2543 SD2 HD1, relating to state construction projects. DAGS supported the measure, and the Hawaii Ironworkers Stabilization Fund and Hawaii Building Construction Trade Council strongly supported it, saying the bill would help spot-check high-cost projects and reduce waste from overruns and delays. One testifier opposed the bill, arguing the proposed construction manager role was too limited and that DAGS needed more training, decentralized authority, and better internal decision-making rather than a new layer of oversight. Supporters said the bill was intended as a pilot program to address repeated cost overruns and improve accountability on state construction projects.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Wed Mar 18, 2026 @ 8:30 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is your department willing to accept this new department?
  • Is the department willing to accept this new department?
  • Yeah, I think our department is both Yeah, I think our department is both willing<00:33:44.560><c> and
  • <00:33:53.440><c> agencies</c> government agencies government agencies to<00:33:54.960><c> really</c>
  • </c><00:53:56.520><c> without</c> consider that in your department without consider that in your department
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several Senate bills, with most measures drawing broad support and a few generating significant opposition or policy questions. SB 2908 SD1 and SB 2671 SD1 were taken up first; both appeared to have majority support, with SB 2908 receiving seven in support, one in opposition, and one comment, and SB 2671 receiving five in support and two comments. SB 3085 SD2, related to film industry operations, drew 11 supporters and no opposition. Georgia Skinner explained that the bill would streamline the approval timeline for productions by reducing delays tied to Land Board review, and she said DLNR supported the effort. Committee members asked about the need for the change and the relationship between the film studio, DLNR, and the approval process. The committee then discussed SB 2907 SD1, which would create an Office of Marine Affairs. Testimony was largely supportive, including from DLNR, HTDC, the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, ocean industry representatives, and others. The governor’s office supported the bill’s intent but objected to placing the office within the Office of the Governor, urging instead that it be housed at HTDC. HTDC said it was willing and excited to take on the work and described ongoing stakeholder engagement. Members asked about the rationale for the placement and the long-term structure of the office. SB 2353 SD2, concerning the Aloha Stadium district and billboard/naming-rights issues, drew strong opposition overall, with four in support, 23 in opposition, and one comment. Andrew Pereira of the Stadium Authority argued the measure could generate revenue to help maintain and operate the stadium and said the district would remain self-contained; he also emphasized that the development would respect the character of the area. The committee then heard SB 2074 SD1, which had five in support and 26 in opposition; only one support testimony from the Carpenters was heard before the discussion moved on. Finally, SB 2360 SD1, an enterprise zones measure, received 14 supportive testimonies and two comments. Testimony focused on updating the program for modern business models, especially e-commerce and direct-to-consumer sales, while committee members questioned whether the program overlaps with higher tax burdens and whether businesses receiving subsidies should be monitored for job retention after graduation from the program.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • , not by the Department of Justice, not by the FBI, and not by Congress.
  • The Department of State would have taken action against us.
  • It’s on all the Department of Justice websites. It’s easily found.
  • Come with some form of government-issued identification. Now, Mr.
  • Love is here on behalf of the Department of Transportation.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management May 15th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • via a petition or election filed in compliance with Chapters D and RE of Chapter 42 of the Local Government
  • the city of Richmond, so I'm not in the city limits, and Richmond spent money. ...to build a fire department
  • So I don't know whether those are volunteer fire departments or paid fire departments, but ETJs do not
  • this opportunity to lay out SB- The Texas Water Code, Chapter 16, Section 16.34, along with Local Government
  • Yeah, so when you make subdivisions of property of 10 acres and less, the Local Government Code Section
Bills: SB1708 , SB2523 , SB1450
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I was a principal supervisor who led the district's career and education department and ended my time
  • by Mayor Parker to create alignment between industry, education, philanthropy, nonprofits, and government
  • Involvement and governance over curriculum decisions and other matters has sparked concern, and public
  • Department of Education or its successor, ensuring continuity.
Committee: Senate Education
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • And so the purpose of the bill is to create another level of government to check.
  • It just doesn't sound very efficient to create another level of government to oversee accreditation,
  • Department of Education. Once recognized by the U.S.
  • Department of Education or its successor, ensuring continuity.
  • for these critical funds, effectively placing the fate of the institutions in the hands of the government
Committee: Senate Education
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Jul 1st, 2026

Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

Transcript Highlights:
  • So 82% was kept by the state and federal government.
  • , retained by the state government and split with the federal government.
  • But the conversation of how do we, in government, this session.
  • You should not be limited to the Department of Workforce Development.
  • It should be the Department of Revenue. It should be the Department of Education.
Bills: H5085 , H5286
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Local and County Government Feb 10th, 2026

Local and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Senate Local and County Government Committee will come to order.
  • The local and county government committee will stand at ease.
  • Members, the Local and County Government Committee will now reconvene.
  • I was looking at the unauthorized camp, and one is if their department, DEQ, Department of Environmental
  • And as I'm thinking of Department of Public Safety, do you want to...
Bills: SB1265 , SB1198 , SB2046
Summary: The Senate Local and County Government Committee met and first announced that Senate Bill 1619 would be laid over to a later date. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1265, which would extend the deadline for municipalities to publish ordinances from 15 days to 30 days, with supporters citing the decline of daily newspapers and the need to help cities meet publication requirements. The bill received a due pass recommendation and advanced on an 8-0 vote. The committee next considered Senate Bill 1198, which would require the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to release liens on property owned by a city or county when requested by the local treasurer. Senator Mann explained that the measure is intended to help local governments reuse tax-delinquent or code-violation properties for affordable housing, since liens can exceed the value of the property. The bill advanced on a 7-1 vote. After a brief recess, the committee took up Senate Bill 2046, as amended by committee substitute, which would allow the Department of Environmental Quality to determine the legality of campsites and evaluate whether sanitary and environmental standards are met. Members questioned the bill’s definitions, reporting thresholds, timelines, fiscal impact, and the role of DEQ and the Department of Public Safety in notifying counties and ordering removal of camps. Following debate, the bill advanced on a 6-2 vote.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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  • 00:45:01.120><c> my</c> The transportation department delayed my The transportation department delayed
  • </c><00:53:28.640><c> of</c> but it may not get to Department of but it may not get to Department of
  • </c><00:58:49.880><c> for</c> staff within the Department for staff within the Department for Community
Summary: The meeting began with approval of the prior minutes and then focused first on the Commonwealth Office of Technology’s legacy systems and two specific projects. COT officials said many agencies have made progress moving off legacy applications, with remaining mainframe systems slated to be retired through RFPs or other work orders. They also described a legacy funding pool of $10 million per biennium used to help agencies transition. The two projects discussed were the Kentucky aerial photography and elevation data program, which provides statewide aerial imagery and lidar data for GIS, E911, environmental, transportation, and other uses, and a citizen identity and access management system intended to give residents a single login for state services. Officials said the GIS program costs about $1.2 million annually to host and maintain, with data acquisition costing several million more per year, and that the citizen identity system would cost about $2.5 million per year after an initial three-year COT investment. Members asked about duplication of funding, licensing, local government use, and whether multi-factor authentication would be required; COT said the GIS data is being acquired as statewide unlicensed data and that MFA would be available but not yet mandated statewide. Committee members pressed COT on costs, overlap with cabinet-level IT spending, and the practical benefits of the GIS and identity projects. COT explained that GIS hosting is generally covered through enterprise assessments billed quarterly to agencies, while the new aerial data is intended to benefit the whole state and local partners. On the identity project, officials said it would centralize authentication for citizens who use state systems, improve compliance with zero-trust and NIST-related security expectations, and reduce help desk and maintenance burdens through self-service account tools. Members also discussed whether the system would extend to local governments; COT said it would be a Kentucky.gov-style state login for users inside the state identity infrastructure, not a local-government system. The Department of Education then testified that it does not operate mainframes or major legacy systems, having moved long ago to cloud-based, off-the-shelf products and vendor-supported services. KDE officials described a strong emphasis on staff cybersecurity awareness, standardized statewide systems, vendor risk-sharing, and reducing sensitive data exposure, including efforts to move away from student Social Security numbers. They also highlighted a transition from Microsoft Active Directory to Identity Automation, which they said will improve identity management and make multi-factor authentication universal across K-12. In response to questions about Kentucky Wired and internet service, KDE said all 171 school districts and KDE agencies have been moved to a new next-generation internet service through ENA by Zayo, with strong satisfaction, e-rate savings, and better reliability. Officials warned that any internet disruption would immediately affect attendance, grades, student records, payroll, security systems, and communications across the K-12 system.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Edfin Committee Meeting - 2025-04-28

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Section 2 includes the appropriations that go through the Department of Education, with changes from
  • Those include the Department of Education, the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, and the Office
  • Section 4 is the appropriations for the Department of Education, including the litigation costs.
  • It requires the department to complete READ Act implementation activities without CARI.
  • Section 23 requires the Reading Corps to use a department-approved Screener.
Bills: HF1388
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Border Security (Part I) Apr 3rd, 2025

Border Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • While it is a federal government responsibility primarily, the federal government cannot do it alone,
  • And we scale up and we scale down as a department.
  • , government is going to do.
  • The Texas Department of Public said we discourage the militias from responding.
  • State authority has collapsed and cartel networks function as parallel governments.
Bills: SB 36 , SB 2202