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WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Chris Gildon, your senator from the 25th Legislative District, which is centered in Puyallup, and I'm
  • Both at JBLM and at Yakima Training Center, we have active time-critical removal actions for off-post
  • The current cost for operation and maintenance of the Yakima Training Center point-of-entry treatment
  • The current cost for operation and maintenance of the Yakima Training Center point of entry treatment
  • This is refueling for conventional missions. These are F-15s.
Summary: The committee heard updates from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Navy Region Northwest, Fairchild Air Force Base, the Coast Guard, state licensing agencies, the Professional Educator Standards Board, the Washington National Guard, and a veterans behavioral health presenter. Across the military briefings, common themes were readiness, infrastructure, and quality-of-life issues for service members and families, especially child care, housing, food insecurity, medical and dental access, and military spouse employment. JBLM highlighted its role in Indo-Pacific readiness, ongoing PFAS cleanup, 212 new family housing units under construction, efforts to expand child care, and continued work to keep the Lewis Army Museum open. Navy Region Northwest discussed its major installations and economic impact, the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan, future carrier and submarine homeporting needs, and asked the legislature to continue support for licensure compacts, educational stability for military children, housing, and medical access. Fairchild emphasized its tanker and survival missions, child care shortages, food insecurity, aging housing, and concerns about wind turbine development near flight paths, while the Coast Guard focused on rebuilding Base Seattle for new icebreakers and on rural access to housing, medical care, and child care at dispersed stations like Neah Bay. Members repeatedly raised food insecurity and asked for follow-up on solutions. JBLM and Fairchild both described increased demand for food assistance during the shutdown, and committee members noted progress in getting mobile food vans onto JBLM. The presenters also praised state action on military spouse licensure and child care, including Senate Bill 5545 and related compact and portability efforts. The Department of Licensing reported about 9,000 self-identified military members or spouses licensed, with average time-to-license just under nine days, and said applications are prioritized when military status is self-identified. The Department of Health said its military-to-civilian crosswalk now covers more than 35 health professions, that temporary practice permits and expedited processing are in place, and that 1,300 credentials were issued to military spouses and domestic partners and 129 to military-trained health professionals in the last fiscal year, all within 30 days. The Professional Educator Standards Board explained that military spouses and service members can receive expedited teacher certification with reduced documentation, and that they are moved to the front of the review queue when they self-identify. Members asked about verification, and staff said the process relies on attestation with investigatory safeguards if needed. The Washington National Guard briefed on its dual state and federal mission, the impact of the recent shutdown on nearly 700 employees who worked without pay, and policy and budget requests including youth academy protections, alignment of the Washington Code of Military Justice with the UCMJ, making Civil Air Patrol a division of the Military Department, 911 funding, disaster assistance, and capital funding for headquarters and readiness facilities. The Guard also warned about drone threats and said it wants authority to identify, track, and monitor suspicious drones. A veterans behavioral health presenter, an Army combat veteran and clinical social worker, described high suicide risk, barriers to care, and the need for more culturally competent services, especially for women veterans and caregivers. He said Washington veterans’ suicide rate remains above the national average and emphasized that childcare, transportation, and provider shortages can prevent timely treatment. Members generally responded supportively throughout, asked for follow-up on food security and other issues, and encouraged agencies to bring forward legislative ideas for future sessions.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Feb 5th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • town centers.
  • Kirkland's mixed-use urban centers and neighborhood centers are the economic engines of the city.
  • We currently have 13 outpatient imaging centers in the Puget Sound area.
  • Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham.
  • I'm here because I was incarcerated at 11 in Echle Glen Children's Center.
Summary: The Ways and Means Committee held a public hearing on multiple bills, beginning with a motion to suspend the five-day notice rule for a long list of Senate bills, which passed on a voice vote. The committee first heard Substitute Senate Bill 6026, a governor-request housing bill that would require cities and counties over 30,000 population to allow residential uses in commercial and mixed-use zones, limit mixed-use/ground-floor commercial requirements in some areas, and allow added height where such requirements are imposed. The lieutenant governor testified strongly in support, arguing the bill would add needed housing capacity without requiring ground-floor retail burdens. The hearing on SB 6026 was then suspended so the committee could move through the agenda. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6294, a broad local government finance measure with eight parts, including expanded uses for certain REET revenues, a new county public utility tax, a new local sales tax for children and family services, expanded housing-related tax uses, changes to county levy structure, longer lid lift periods, and expanded use of rental car tax revenue. Local government, housing, and public health witnesses largely supported the bill, emphasizing flexibility for affordable housing, rental assistance, children’s services, and county fiscal stability. Opponents, including wireless industry, water/sewer district, auto dealer, realtors, energy, and cannabis representatives, objected to specific tax provisions as regressive, costly, or likely to raise consumer prices. Several witnesses requested amendments, including adding public health clinic funding and flood recovery language from House bills. The committee also heard Substitute Senate Bill 5400 on local news sustainability, which would create a state grant program funded by a surcharge on large search engines and social media platforms to support journalism jobs and the Murrow Fellowship program. News organizations, the League of Women Voters, open government advocates, and local journalism supporters testified in favor, saying local news is essential to civic life and that the bill would help sustain reporting without using general fund dollars. Technology industry representatives opposed the bill, arguing it unfairly singles out tech companies and could face legal challenges. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6211, which would let opt-in GMA jurisdictions impose REET-2 without voter approval; cities and counties supported it as a parity and infrastructure funding measure, while Realtors opposed the loss of voter approval. Senate Bill 5650, authorizing local cannabis excise taxes, drew support from some local officials but strong opposition from cannabis businesses, which argued Washington’s cannabis taxes are already too high and drive sales to the illicit market. Senate Bill 6033, waiving penalties and interest for taxpayers who failed to collect new sales tax on certain services, was supported by NFIB as a compliance and fairness measure. Senate Bill 6297, exempting temporary staffing services for nonprofit behavioral health providers from sales tax, drew strong support from behavioral health organizations citing workforce shortages and unsustainable costs. Finally, Senate Bill 6343, extending and expanding tax relief for disaster-damaged property and repairs, was presented as aid for flood recovery; local officials testified in support. No final committee votes on the bills were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Energy Committee Meeting - 2025-03-25

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Because the operational cost of geothermal systems is much lower than conventional HVAC systems, they
  • Conventional geothermal systems have a lifespan that is at least as long as comparable to a conventional
  • Conventional fossil fuel-powered HVAC systems and DARCI systems we expect to last 50-plus years.
  • It's much higher cost—the initial project development and installation costs versus conventional HVAC
  • lower and like energy use and cost savings is typically 25 to 50% for geothermal systems versus a conventional
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 8th, 2025

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • Convention of Texas. I've been involved in this issue a little over 30 years.
  • Rob Kohler, represent the Christian Life Commission. the Baptist General Convention in Texas.
  • They land directly on customers building owners, hospitals, schools, senior living centers, and even
  • this liquor by the drink, because he wanted the National Home Builders Association to bring their convention
  • And he said because I wanted the Home Builders Association to come to have their convention in Houston
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Aging and Long-Term Care Committee Apr 22nd, 2025

Aging and Long-Term Care

Transcript Highlights:
  • Good afternoon, Whitney Francis with the Western Center on Law and Poverty in support.
  • Even the stamina needed to stand in a line at a disaster center becomes problematic for some frail older
  • During the recent fires, the Pasadena Convention Center became a very large scale. our partnership with
  • independent living centers through our aging and disability resource connection programs have standing
  • Dan Okenfuss with the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers in support.
Keywords: 988, house, all
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • Yeah, I think it's great to rewrite conventions, particularly because those conventions have been in
  • </c><00:58:12.319><c> particularly</c> to to rewrite conventions particularly to to rewrite conventions
  • would still want that community center there.
  • </c> would still want that community center would still want that community center there.<01:02:05.520
  • So it just centers around beneficial owners.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The meeting began with roll call and approval of the prior meeting minutes, which passed unanimously. Members then introduced the day’s presentations, including one on the Canton network and another on tokenizing real-world assets, with a focus on how blockchain systems can support regulated financial institutions and asset tokenization. Julie, the director of policy and government affairs at Digital Asset, presented on the Canton network, describing it as a privacy-enabled public blockchain designed for regulated finance. She said tokenization should preserve the same legal and economic rights as the underlying asset, and argued that blockchain-based books and records can shorten settlement times, improve 24/7 trading, and reduce friction in capital markets. She identified three main barriers to institutional adoption of public blockchains: lack of privacy, limited throughput/scalability, and lack of control for compliance purposes such as freezing assets, pausing transactions, and meeting AML/sanctions obligations. She explained Canton’s structure as a public, permissionless network with application-level privacy controls, a global synchronizer, and super validators chosen by vote. She also highlighted current ecosystem participants and use cases, including Broadridge, Circle, and the DTCC’s planned tokenization of U.S. Treasuries on the network. Members and online participants asked about the relationship between tokenized assets and the Clarity Act, tokenized deposits, safeguards for faster settlement, and whether the platform could be used for municipal or property records. Julie said Digital Asset was not taking a position on rewards, but supported clearer statutory definitions because tokenized securities should carry the same rights as the underlying assets and investors need to know whether a token is a true tokenized security or a synthetic/reference token. She said the company is agnostic on whether the cash leg is stablecoins or tokenized deposits, though it expects both to develop. In response to concerns about rapid settlement, she pointed to institution-level permissions and SEC disclosure expectations as safeguards. She also said the technology could be used for other records, including potentially property-related records, if those assets can be tokenized.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Natural Resources and Environment Mar 31st, 2026

Natural Resources & Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • He had run on, for one thing, calling a constitutional convention.
  • The headlines were all about whatever the Constitutional Convention was doing.
  • I know the Southern Law Center is one where many landowners... ...legal aid.
  • Julie Sandifer is in support with Convention of States. Is Vicki Clotcher here? Vicki waves.
  • It's for the Southern Poverty Law Center. Thank you, sir. Go ahead. My name is Eric.
Keywords: 965, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Mar 31st, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Lee Mitchell practices in Tyler at UT Health East Texas Wound Healing Center.
  • She attended Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, followed by a residency at the Waco
  • school official to authorize the use of school facilities to host a candidate forum or a political convention
  • electioneering but not to prevent a local official from allowing public property to be used for a convention
  • forums for candidates for elected office during primary and general elections and. and for political conventions
Bills: SJR37, SJR57, SB7, SB8, SB16, SB108, SB125, SB207, SB318, SB371, SB379, SB396, SB406, SB503, SB533, SB565, SB578, SB599, SB686, SB689, SB707, SB763, SB854, SB857, SB875, SB878, SB920, SB924, SB961, SB965, SB985, SB988, SB1021, SB1024, SB1026, SB1038, SB1059, SB1185, SB1202, SB1207, SB1252, SB1330, SB1396, SB1484, SB1527, SB1535, SB1596, SB1619, SB1697, SB1737, SB1741, SB1841, SJR36, SJR12, SJR57, SJR37, SCR22, SCR12, SB565, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB504, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB1497, SB1498, SB241, SB304, SB621, SB1023, SB1024, SB686, SB371, SB204, SB609, SB670, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB985, SB965, SB1119, SB1505, SB1215, SB1302, SB856, SB583, SB673, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB608, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB541, SB379, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB1527, SB125, SB599, SB1330, SB53, SB1352, SB785, SB472, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB961, SB1038, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB108, SB8, SB318, SB507, SB533, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB763, SB667, SB1059, SB617, SB1567, SB503, SB16, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB1209, SB1210, SB1470, SB264, SB924, SB1029, SB1185, SB1202, SB1358, SB1364, SB1569, SB1697, SB1376, SB1228, SB519, SB878, SB1350, SB462, SB1535, SB827, SB1585, SB207, SB1207, SB1619, SB1396, SB920, SB1484, SB1273, SB1741, SB7, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1366, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1772, SB1816, SB1841, SB2188, SB1147, SB879, SB1008, SJR81, SJR50, SCR39, SB1536, SB2016, SB1453, SB1173, SB1163, SB996, SB27, SB568, SB1370, SB1321, SB1101, SB906, SB860, SB1563, SB993, SB693, SB1610, SB1537, SB836, SB1332, SB1307, SB963, SB493, SB922, SB984, SB1084, SB619, SB1098, SB1122, SB455, SB522, SB1057, SB1239, SB1254, SB1255, SB1259, SB1341, SB1664, SB1877, SB464, SB1277, SB32, SB732, SB660, SB731, SB921, SB268, SB1822, SB1188, SB1939, SB1589, SB397, SB1388, SB2230, SB1058, SB1036, SB1267, SB2112, SB1930, SB532, SB1035, SB2155, SB508, SB29, SB292, SB291, SB901, SB1333, SB1436, SB1494, SB964, SB779, SB1378, SB2312, SB1719
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • and rural health centers for centers and rural health centers for example<00:50:48.880><c> also</c><
  • center.
  • center.
  • </c><01:59:42.000><c> Um,</c><01:59:42.400><c> we</c><01:59:42.639><c> need</c> and our convention center
  • Um, we need and our convention center. Um, we need some<01:59:42.960><c> answer.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The committee first approved the June 9 minutes, then reviewed a deferred personnel contract involving workers’ compensation claims administration. Staff explained that the roughly $50 million figure included about $48 million for claims payments and up to $1.45 million per year for administrative services, with billing based on a fee schedule for specific services rendered. Senator Meredith raised concerns about the vendor’s history, the scoring and bid process, and prior allegations involving the company; the administration responded that the procurement had been conducted under 45A through open competition, with outside scorers and no finding of wrongdoing tied to this contract. Meredith moved to disapprove Contract 167, Hart seconded, and the committee voted 5-2 to disapprove it. The committee then deferred a Western Kentucky University personal services contract because the vendors were still not registered with the Secretary of State’s office. Hart moved to defer the contract until the August 2026 meeting, Meredith seconded, and the motion carried. The committee also approved the agenda covering the various contract lists and deferred items. Next, the committee heard from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services on several personal services contracts for medical staffing and related services. Secretary Steven Stack and staff explained that staffing shortages often require outside vendors, that the contracts were competitively bid under 45A, and that the cabinet uses a streamlined vendor pool for specialized needs such as actuaries, auditors, and technical consultants. The committee approved Contracts 52 through 55 without objection. Discussion then began on Contract 61, with Meredith expressing concern that the committee lacked enough detail to judge whether the services could be performed in-house or whether the exchange of resources was appropriate; Stack said the contract was intended to provide efficient access to specialized outside expertise. The transcript cuts off before a final vote on Contract 61 is shown.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES Mar 12th, 2026

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're noting on the deposit slips whether it's garbage bags or fitness center or community center, which
  • We have two major events each year, our summer convention, our winter conference.
  • We have two major events each year, our summer convention, our winter conference.
Summary: The committee approved the February 12 minutes and received updates on delinquent municipal water and sewer reports for 2022 and 2023, noting continued progress toward compliance and reinstatement of turnback funds for several cities. It also deferred several matters to the June 4 meeting, including Fargo’s municipal accounting noncompliance report, Jericho’s street-fund misuse issue, Biggers and Holly Grove deferred reports, and a group of private water and sewer reports lacking proper responses. Members then heard and filed a detailed report on the City of Strong, which involved repeat findings on undeposited receipts, improper use of solid waste funds, unsupported spending, late payroll tax payments, accounting control problems, and fund balance issues. Mayor Darrell Howell described corrective steps, including new internal controls, outside CPA assistance, repayment of misapplied funds, budget amendments, and efforts to address the findings; the committee commended the city’s efforts and filed the report. The committee also filed reports on Thornton Waterworks, Calhoun County, Salem, Briarcliffe, Compton Water Association, Montgomery County Regional Public Water Authority, Camden, Johnson County, and Sparkman, while deferring several private water reports and other unresolved items. A major portion of the meeting focused on the Pulaski County Regional Solid Waste Management District and other regional solid waste districts. The audit found issues in Pulaski County involving unapproved payroll items, missing credit card documentation, unapproved contracts, vehicle and cell phone documentation problems, lack of competitive bidding, and weak internal controls; members questioned the district’s practices and deferred the report to June while requesting district representatives appear. The committee also reviewed a statewide report on six regional solid waste management districts, with findings in Pulaski, Faulkner, and Benton counties and no findings in three others; that report was likewise deferred for Pulaski County questions. The meeting ended after a lengthy discussion with Cross County Rural Water System about overdue audit posting, water quality problems, grant-funded improvements, board notice practices, and the broader challenges facing rural water systems, after which the committee filed the report and adjourned.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • finally, we will wrap up with some very thoughtful and profound remarks and opining from the Turner Center
  • , which we are, no pressure, Turner Center, excited to hear your great words of wisdom.
  • We typically complete projects 20 to 30% faster than conventional: maybe a smaller project, 14 to 12
  • The first area centers around building code reform, everyone's favorite topic.
  • And thank you to the Turner Center.
Keywords: 988, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate SessionReading and Referral of Bills Feb 24th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenues derived from hotel and convention
  • center projects, to Economic Development.
  • the issuance of revenue bonds for certain capital projects at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Summary: The Senate met briefly and referred a large number of first-reading bills and resolutions to standing committees. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including hemp regulation, dementia research funding, parental rights and public education, municipal library funding, tax and local government issues, criminal justice, health care, education, transportation, natural resources, and election law. Several constitutional resolutions were also referred, including proposals related to the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and a severance tax revenue fund. Most of the transcript consists of the reading of bill captions and committee referrals, with no substantive debate or testimony recorded. The listed measures included proposals on school uniforms, charter schools, Medicaid fraud remedies, insurance practices, occupational licensing for people with criminal convictions, water and sewer utility cybersecurity, agricultural protections, public meeting broadcasting, and various local and state governance matters. No votes were taken on the bills in this segment. The only formal action reflected was referral of the bills and resolutions to the appropriate committees, followed by adjournment of the Senate until the next scheduled meeting.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Natural Resources and Environment Mar 18th, 2026

Natural Resources & Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • This transfer would transfer a piece of property from DOTD to LSU Health Science Center.
  • This transfer would transfer a piece of property from DOTD to LSU Health Science Center.
  • This transfer would transfer a piece of property from DOTD to LSU Health Science Center.
  • For your more conventional gasoline-type product.
  • And is there anyone else here that's not related to the LSU Center? Thank you.
Keywords: 965, house, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Dec 4th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • I lead cooperative housing development for the Northwest Cooperative Development Center.
  • LECs offer a lower buy-in cost than conventional homeowners.
  • LECs offer a lower buy-in cost than conventional homeownership, making ownership accessible to low- and
  • Specifically to manufactured housing communities, and this was a study done by the Harvard Joint Center
  • The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies that demonstrates that when manufactured housing is in a
Summary: The committee met for work sessions on land banking/shared homeownership and on maximizing existing housing stock. Members first heard an overview from Commerce on alternative homeownership models, including community land trusts, limited equity cooperatives, condominiums, accessory dwelling units, middle housing, church land for housing, and public land transfers. The discussion focused on how these models can help households build equity while keeping housing permanently affordable. Committee members asked about statewide counts of co-ops and land trusts, and Commerce said it does not track all of those entities directly. Pierce County staff then described the Pierce County Community Development Corporation’s rapid acquisition fund and its role in acquiring, holding, and transferring public land for affordable housing. They said the county used general fund and affordable housing sales tax dollars to buy properties, preserve a manufactured home park through resident ownership, and create a pipeline of sites for future development. Members asked about the advantages of a public development authority, funding sources, the use of surplus and underutilized public property, and how the model works with housing authorities. Spokane land bank staff followed with testimony that land banks can reduce blight, preserve affordability, and help nonprofits acquire land quickly, but that holding costs and taxes can make the work harder without state support. They also described brownfield assessments, donated properties, and work on Black homeownership and public surplus properties. The committee then heard from the Northwest Cooperative Development Center on limited equity cooperatives, especially in manufactured housing communities. The witness said Washington now has about 43 limited equity co-ops and that recent subsidy funding and legislation have accelerated resident purchases of manufactured home communities. Members asked how residents benefit from capped equity, how values are affected, and whether the model improves access to lending; the witness said the model stabilizes costs, allows modest equity gains, and that a recent law allowing manufactured homes in co-ops to be titled as real property should improve access to traditional financing. The committee also discussed House Bill 1974 from the prior session and possible updates to land banking legislation. In the second work session on maximizing existing housing stock, Commerce reviewed recent housing laws and implementation timelines, including ADUs, middle housing, condo liability reform, SEPA changes, tiny homes, and co-living. Members raised concerns about the long implementation horizon, vacancy data, corporate ownership of homes, and the need for better support for small landlords and first-time ADU owners. Sightline then testified on mobile dwelling units, arguing that RVs, tiny houses on wheels, and similar units are a low-cost, quick-to-install housing option that is often blocked by zoning; the witness said many Washington residents already live in these units, often informally. Finally, AARP discussed housing options for older adults, including ADUs, missing middle, manufactured home communities, co-living, universal design, and village-style support models, emphasizing aging in place and the need for more accessible, affordable housing choices.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Apr 27th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Lighthouse Point would be a convention center instead of a public park with a historic landmark.
  • importantly, by sending legislation out of this body to the Governor's desk that truly uplifts and centers
  • survivors. ...the Governor's desk that truly uplifts and centers survivors.
  • Resources Board to assess the cost of using low-embodied-carbon building materials compared to conventional
Keywords: 988, house, all
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Ways and Means Mar 23rd, 2026

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • sunset: the domestic violence shelter tax credit, the adoption tax credit, the pregnancy resource center
  • returning to the stage since 1978, so I was around in 1992, to be in a stage play at the... ...district convention
  • We stayed two nights, and in addition to paying, very kindly, paying for my registration at the convention
  • Because these small communities, and we do focus more on the large centers of population instead of just
  • focusing on the major centers of population in the state, we want to expand to all 114 counties.
Summary: The Ways and Means Committee first met in executive session and voted 8-0, with one member absent, to do pass House Bill 3405. Members described the bill as clarifying how pass-through entity tax information and credits are handled, with supporters saying it would reduce confusion and administrative burden while preserving the tax credit. In public hearing, the committee took testimony on House Bill 2457 and House Bill 1782, both related to food pantry tax credits. HB 2457 would extend the food pantry/soup kitchen/homeless shelter credit to 2032, add food banks as eligible entities, and raise the cap from $1.75 million to $4 million, while keeping the credit at 50 percent. HB 1782 would remove the sunset from the food pantry tax credit. Supporters said food banks and related charities need stable, predictable funding to address rising hunger and food waste; there was no opposition testimony. The committee then heard extensive testimony on House Bill 3518, which would redirect the existing athletes and entertainers tax into a dedicated fund and require distribution to arts, humanities, libraries, public broadcasting, and historic preservation, while extending the sunset to 2060. The sponsor and supporters argued the money was intended for these purposes and that current appropriations fall short of the statutory split, creating instability for cultural and educational organizations. Witnesses from arts groups, libraries, and humanities organizations cited economic impact, statewide reach, and the need for long-term planning; some members raised concerns about oversight, general revenue impacts, and the long sunset, but no vote was taken on HB 3518 in this transcript.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Ways and Means Mar 23rd, 2026

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • sunset: the domestic violence shelter tax credit, the adoption tax credit, the pregnancy resource center
  • returning to the stage since 1978, so I was around in 1992, to be in a stage play at the district convention
  • We stayed two nights, and in addition to paying very kindly for my registration at the convention, Mr
  • Because these small communities, and we do focus more on the large centers of population instead of just
  • focusing on the major centers of population in the state, we want to expand to all 114 counties.
Keywords: 959, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 14th, 2026 at 09:36 am

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • consideration and some of the overreaching language that doesn't allow what would otherwise be conventional
  • Language that doesn't allow what would otherwise be conventional labeling, just about anywhere else you
  • According to the New Mexico Poison Control Center, approximately 20,000 calls are received each year.
  • In our community, as our organization, the Center of Equality, in Bernalillo County, there are three
  • organizations made up of workers and families in our communities, including our sister organization, **Center
Bills: HB294, SB40, SB43, SB35
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 17 Jan 28th, 2026

Idaho House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I pray that you'd be with each of their communities that they represent, that you'd be in the center
  • resolution stating findings of the legislature and applying to the United States Congress to call a Convention
Keywords: 989, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The Financial Crimes Intelligence Center will also have the discretion to identify and respond to criminal
  • My name is Rob Kohler, representing the Christian Life Commission of the Baptist General Convention in