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NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Health - 02/24/2026

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • An act to amend the Public Health Law in relation to potable water testing at state and local parks.
  • It sets a standard so that in state and local parks there are testing standards to make sure that there
  • or other types of water uses in that state or local park.
  • feed water to different, to that, to that park, whether it be for fountains or other types of, other
  • types of water uses in that state or local park.
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The committee considered a series of health-related bills, many of which were described as repeat measures previously passed by the Senate. Topics included expanding telehealth coverage, increasing Department of Health oversight of correctional health services, improving transparency for managed long-term care plans, requiring written consent for psychotropic medications in nursing homes and adult care facilities, extending Medicaid inpatient coverage for childbirth, expanding abortion travel funding eligibility for active-duty military families, simplifying Medicaid enrollment and recertification, adding certified recovery peer advocates to standard coverage, strengthening protections against sexual misconduct by medical providers, covering medically tailored meals and nutrition therapy, regulating retail clinics, requiring nurse representation on hospital governing boards, creating a blood clot and pulmonary embolism work group, testing potable water in parks, setting PFAS drinking water standards, improving lead service line identification, creating a quality incentive program for Medicaid managed care, expanding concussion information requirements to additional youth sports, setting a residency requirement for funeral director licensure, and changing Medicaid Inspector General audit practices. Most bills were briefly explained by sponsors or the chair, with limited debate. Several members asked clarifying questions on specific provisions, including the frequency of park water testing, how concussion information would be distributed, and details of the nurse representation requirement. The chair also noted pulling one correctional health bill from the agenda in favor of a more comprehensive measure, and one bill on correctional health was formally removed from consideration. The committee voted on each remaining bill, generally with unanimous or near-unanimous support. Most measures were reported to either first reading or finance, while the bill on psychotropic medications was sent to aging. The correctional health bill that remained on the agenda was approved despite one opposition, and the bill on funeral director licensure was also advanced with one abstention. The meeting concluded after all listed bills were acted on.
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

ALC-REVIEW Jun 16th, 2026

ALC-REVIEW

Transcript Highlights:
  • Number six is with the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, with Pollution Management.
  • Number eight is with the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, with Tar and A.
  • This is for services for the Petit Jean State Park Lodge.
  • around the National Park Campus and Facilities.
  • Contract 153 is with the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, Division of Heritage.
Summary: The committee met to review a supplemental agenda item, procurement rule revisions, methods of finance, discretionary grants, contracts, reports, and a member disclosure. The supplemental agenda was accepted, and the Office of State Procurement’s rule revisions were approved after Jessica Patterson explained they were driven by 2025 legislative changes, including Act 782, CASO Consulting recommendations, and updates to sole source, bid, protest, and debarment provisions. The methods of finance and discretionary grants were also approved, covering a range of university capital projects, health and human services grants, historic preservation awards, and tobacco prevention and cessation programs. The committee then reviewed RFQs and six ratifications. The ratifications included a Workforce Connections payment to ACT WorkKeys for services provided during a contract gap, a Department of Health ratification for water-leak repairs, a large Department of Public Safety ratification for Motorola’s Arkansas Wireless Information Network upgrade, a Veterans Affairs HVAC ratification, an ADFA medical services ratification, and a UA Little Rock painting contract ratification. Members questioned the Public Safety ratification at length about why the expired Motorola contract was not caught sooner and why it took months after discovery to come forward; agency officials said the work was tied to bond funding and was not tracked in ASIS, and the chair urged agencies to develop better monitoring procedures. The committee approved a large slate of construction, intergovernmental, out-of-state, and in-state contracts, including many recurring service agreements for DHS, higher education institutions, corrections, health agencies, and state support functions. Several members asked about specific contracts, including aerial application services for correctional farms and a Southern Arkansas University custodial contract, and staff or agency representatives provided brief explanations. The meeting concluded with review of reports and approval of a member disclosure involving Representative Andrew Collins’ investment interest in a company leasing property to Arkansas Rehabilitation Services.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 014 Jan 28th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have leaders from the great communities of Cap Hill, Congress Park, Cheesman Park, Montclair, Lowry
  • great communities of Cap<00:27:54.480> Hill,<00:27:54.799> Congress<00:27:55.120> Park
  • ,<00:27:55.360> Cheeseman<00:27:55.840> Park, Cap Hill, Congress Park, Cheeseman Park
  • , Cap Hill, Congress Park, Cheeseman Park, Montlair,<00:27:57.039> Lowry,<00:27:57.360> Windsor
  • parking spots.
Keywords: 981, all
Summary: The House convened with 55 members present and 10 excused, established a quorum, and approved the journal of Monday, January 26, 2026, as corrected. The chamber then took up Senate Joint Resolution 5, designating Colorado 4-H Day. Representatives Johnson and McCormick spoke in support, noting the visit from 4-H members and reciting the 4-H pledge. The resolution was adopted by a vote of 59-0, with six excused. The remainder of the meeting consisted largely of announcements and recognitions. Members highlighted upcoming legislative receptions for the Colorado Airport Operators Association and livestock groups, committee meetings including SMART Act hearings, Judiciary Committee items, Transportation/Housing/Local Government business, and a House Finance Committee meeting. Several members also recognized visiting groups and constituents, including behavioral health providers, Aurora Mental Health and Recovery, Heritage Heights Academy students, and House District 6 community leaders. A significant portion of the floor time was devoted to a personal privilege statement by Minority Leader Caldwell, who responded to concerns about immigration enforcement, emphasized the rule of law and due process, and criticized rhetoric he said endangered law enforcement and others. The House then moved into recess later in the day.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 15, 2026 - 08:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • What they get is diminished services, closed parks, loss of afterschool care. But I get it.
  • But I don't want to see an ecosystem where in order to go to the park or to walk your dog to a park or
  • I could never afford to go to the theme parks.
  • My experience as a kid and going out was to the public park.
  • Laurie Wilson Park over in your neck of the woods.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate State and Local Government Apr 4th, 2025 at 09:00 am

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • I was driving by that, and I grew up in that trailer park right next to there, and I spent my youth in
  • There's an issue on nomination committees on park boards that we're also addressing in 1307.
  • They're okay with the Park Board amendment on 1307, just for the Secretary of State.
  • And then the other one is, I want all, you know, the petition and park board piece.
  • Yeah, because then we added section 5 is the park board issue. Oh wait, no, not that.
Bills: HCR3025
Summary: The State and Local Government Committee first heard House Concurrent Resolution 3025, a resolution honoring the police and first responders of Fargo. Representative Hendricks presented it as a straightforward tribute tied to a tragic incident, and several members and a representative of the Chiefs of Police Association and North Dakota League of Cities spoke in support. There was no opposition, and the committee closed the hearing and later gave the resolution a 6-0 do pass recommendation, with Senator Braunberger volunteering to carry it. The committee then heard House Concurrent Resolution 3010, which would direct Legislative Management to study legislative responsibility to review existing law before proposing new law. Representative Kempinock said the idea was to reduce repetitive or duplicative bills and improve legislative education, but also noted that current efforts by Legislative Council and leadership had made the resolution largely unnecessary. Members generally agreed with the premise but questioned whether a study was needed, and the committee ultimately gave it a 4-2 do pass recommendation, with Senator Lee volunteering to carry it. Next, the committee heard House Concurrent Resolution 3003, which would raise the threshold for approving constitutional amendments from 50% to 60%. Speaker Wise argued constitutional changes should be difficult and cited other states’ higher thresholds, while Eric Spencer of the Greater North Dakota Chamber supported the measure and emphasized how often North Dakota’s Constitution has been amended. Members discussed the irony of asking voters to raise the threshold by a simple majority and the broader issue of an overused constitution, but the committee still recommended it do pass on a 6-0 vote. The committee then spent considerable time on House Bill 1297 and related House Bill 1307 amendments dealing with approval voting, ranked-choice voting, and a Fargo-specific exemption. Members and witnesses from the Secretary of State’s office and the League of Cities debated whether Fargo should be exempted and how to avoid conflicts between the two bills. An amendment to strip approval voting from 1297 failed on a 3-3 tie, after which the committee gave 1297 a 4-2 do pass recommendation so the floor could decide the issue, with plans to reconcile 1307 afterward based on that outcome.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/28/2026)

Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • , traffic, traffic, parking, traffic, parking, traffic, traffic, and parking.
  • So, but let's just take parking. Parking is the other one.
  • traffic parking traffic parking traffic traffic parking traffic parking traffic traffic and<01
  • . parking. parking.
  • Parking is the other just take parking. Parking is the other other<01:24:07.280> one.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Session May 1st, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It keeps tiered parking reduction levels and emphasizes that available nearby parking cannot be counted
  • We also made a couple of name changes. for some state parks up in the panhandle.
  • Mark's River Preserve State Park. Can you tell me what the new designation is and why?
  • That will now be the Ney Landrum State Park.
  • He was employed by the state parks. I believe he was the director of that.
Bills: HB 1520, HB 1545, HJR 110, HJR 203, HB 245, HB 1465, HB 1482, HB 294, HB 793, HB 809, HB 3928, HB 334, HB 2037, HB 1973, HB 285, HB 4341, HB 4264, HB 1043, HB 837, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB 1194, HB 1646, HB 1729, HB 2498, HB 1314, HB 2295, HB 1353, HB 1531, HB 1988, HB 5398, HB 3960, HB 3923, HB 1407, HB 1764, HB 2221, HB 2214, HB 2517, HB 2518, HB 2213, HB 5008, HB 5092, HB 3421, HB 3663, HB 3748, HB 3800, HB 3756, HB 2613, HB 3782, HB 5246, HB 4344, HB 4044, HB 4066, HB 2702, HB 2807, HB 2869, HB 2898, HB 3181, HB 3250, HB 4153, HB 2091, HB 2115, HB 2542, HB 2768, HB 3349, HB 3352, HB 4406, HB 1593, HB 1899, HB 3133, HB 4432, HB 4960, HB 3214, HB 3915, HB 3508, HB 2145, SB 304, SB 608, SB 2312, SB 494, SB 530, HB 45, HB 2520, HB 35, HB 47, HB 318, HB 349, HB 554, HB 1359, HB 1373, HB 2254, HB 2259, HB 2853, HB 3073, HB 3088, HB 353, HB 355, HB 786, HB 762, HB 705, HB 932, HB 849, HB 1119, HB 3041, HB 713, HB 3104, HB 3970, HB 4042, HB 4490, HB 1731, HB 2607, HB 3689, HB 1788, HB 1612, HB 138, HB 15, HB 1971, HB 1338, HB 2989, HB 267, HB 1201, HB 2954, HB 5265, HB 1804, HB 5061, HB 1520, HB 1545, HJR 110, HJR 203, HB 1887, HB 1914, HB 2402, HB 2306, HB 1809, HB 2350, HB 3000, HB 3237, HB 3326, HB 3211, HB 1056, HB 2081, HB 2187, HB 3092, HB 3308, HB 3526, HB 3750, HB 3527, HB 4219, HB 4230, HB 4290, HB 5238, HB 4804, HB 4749, HB 245, HB 1465, HB 1482, HB 294, HB 793, HB 809, HB 3928, HB 334, HB 2037, HB 1973, HB 285, HB 4341, HB 4264, HB 1043, HB 837, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB 1194, HB 1646, HB 1729, HB 2498, HB 1314, HB 2295, HB 1353, HB 1531, HB 1988, HB 5398, HB 3960, HB 3923, HB 1407, HB 1764, HB 2221, HB 2214, HB 2517, HB 2518, HB 2213, HB 5008, HB 5092, HB 3421, HB 3663, HB 3748, HB 3800, HB 3756, HB 2613, HB 3782, HB 5246, HB 4344, HB 4044, HB 4066, HB 2702, HB 2807, HB 2869, HB 2898, HB 3181, HB 3250, HB 4153, HB 2091, HB 2115, HB 2542, HB 2768, HB 3349, HB 3352, HB 4406, HB 1593, HB 1899, HB 3133, HB 4432, HB 4960, HB 3214, HB 3915, HB 3508, HB 2145, HCR 6, HCR 12, HCR 34, HCR 50, HCR 55, HCR 58, HCR 70, HCR 71, HCR 72, HCR 74, HCR 75, HCR 78, HCR 80, HCR 93, HCR 100, HCR 107, HCR 116, HCR 117, HCR 90
Summary: The Florida House considered multiple bills on Day 59 of the legislative session. Key legislation included CS for HB 1103 on developmental disabilities services, which expanded a pilot program statewide while maintaining current contracts. CS for SB 1730 addressed affordable housing with amendments protecting historic districts. CS for HB 443 on charter schools allowed stricter codes of conduct and virtual student athletic participation. CS for HB 209 prohibited golf courses and hotels in state parks. Lucy's Law (CS for HB 289) increased boating safety penalties and education requirements. CS for HB 1205 significantly restricted citizen ballot initiatives by requiring petition circulator registration, limiting volunteer collections to 25 signatures, adding financial impact statements, and imposing new penalties. The House also passed bills on animal cruelty databases, waste incineration restrictions, and spectrum alerts for individuals with developmental disabilities.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 04/16/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm in Brooklyn Park, but I visit there all the time. I eat there.
  • I'm in Brooklyn Park, but I visit there all the time. I eat there.
  • Ozio is a square-mile town between Brooklyn Park and Maple Grove.
  • Ozio is a square-mile town between Brooklyn Park and Maple Grove.
  • These improvements within our city park.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Transportation - 03/11/26

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:25:31.360> They're<00:25:32.240> they're retail uh parking lot.
  • They're they're retail uh parking lot. They're they're really<00:25:32.799> big.
  • Um it also may encourage our state parks to charge for the charging.
  • Um that was uh instead of public park.
  • to go sit in line over at the state park to go sit in line over at the state park where<00:59:59.599
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Next, we have Mayor of Brooklyn Park, Mr. Holland Winston.
  • Hi, Mayor Holland Winston of the City of Brooklyn Park.
  • <01:21:09.600> 86 look at our city of Brooklyn Park 86 look at our city of Brooklyn Park 86
  • within the community uh Brooklyn Park within the community uh Brooklyn Park has<01:21:58.920>
  • live along the corridor in Brooklyn Park live along the corridor in Brooklyn Park Crystal<01:30:
Keywords: 1183, house
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Agriculture & Livestock Aug 19th, 2025

Agriculture & Livestock

Transcript Highlights:
  • We've also trained 12 parks and wildlife biologists and game wardens, and we've included three of the
  • I think I referenced Big Bend State Park.
  • We're working with Texas Parks and Wildlife. Hopefully, people, if only we could get them to do it.
  • Hopefully, Parks and Wildlife will allow them to dispatch that animal. deal with the carcass and make
  • We have you registered as Alan Kane, Wildlife Division Director, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Keywords: 997, house, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Dec 4th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • The organization did a loan for residents of a manufactured home park in Pierce County that was up for
  • And the reason I ask this is because I think of a mobile home park.
  • She loves it a lot more than living in the manufactured housing park.
  • She loves it a lot more than living in the manufactured housing park.
  • Because it's only legal in manufactured housing parks, there are very few opportunities.
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.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • for the park passes before.
  • Our consistency there, but our park passes have been a huge hit, and our state.
  • spaces because we have people parking on dirt.
  • On the state benefits, specifically park passes, I want to thank you.
  • Veterans who have applied have received their park passes.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 1/15/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • He lives in the North End, Como Park neighborhood, with his 26-year-old son, Jorge, who, by the way,
  • Paul at Como Park High School, St. Paul Central High School, and Highland Park High School.
  • Pat is currently the co-director of the Como Park High School Youth and Government delegation, and I
  • to the St Paul in St Paul at Kom Park to the St Paul in St Paul at Kom Park High<00:12:10.639>
  • currently the co-director of the KO Park currently the co-director of the KO Park High<00:12:16.760
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The House opened with a prayer, pledge, and roll call, then approved the prior day’s journal and confirmed a quorum. The main business was organizing the chamber for the 2025–26 session, beginning with the election of Pat Murphy as chief clerk. Members from both parties praised Murphy’s long service, parliamentary knowledge, work on remote voting during COVID, and commitment to youth programs and the integrity of the House. After nominations closed, Murphy was elected by a 67-0 vote and took the oath of office. The House then adopted a resolution allowing the remaining front-desk officers and assistant sergeant at arms to be elected on a single roll call unless there was more than one nominee for an office. Representative Niska nominated Stephanie Miller, Kathy Carlson, Erica Brinson, Andrew Olen, and Carl Hamry, and the slate was approved by voice vote. The House also elected Lori Hadap as chief sergeant at arms by a 67-0 vote after nominations and supportive remarks about her law-enforcement background, security work, and responsiveness to members; she then took the oath of office. After the chamber was organized, the House adopted resolutions directing the chief clerk to notify the Senate that the House was duly organized and appointing a four-member committee to notify the governor. The appointed committee consisted of Representatives Paul Anderson, John Koznick, Ben Bakeberg, and Max Rymer, who reported back that the governor had been notified. Members also observed a moment of silence honoring former Representative Mary Murphy for her long service. The House then set its next meeting for 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 16, 2025, and adjourned.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 28th, 2025

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is Director Monique Parks and my DFA counterparts, Skye.
  • Madam Chair and presenters, what's the average cost of parking for a day at the fair?
  • Madam Chair, Representative, again, parking...
  • It's a $15 fee on the weekends as well, and we also have a park and ride.
  • It's just the horsemen at Ruidoso and at Sunland Park.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Crime of physically assaulting a hospital or clinic security officer established 2/25/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • assaults constantly, um, tracking down people who are trying to steal stuff out of our cars in the parking
  • <00:06:20.800> Um of our cars in the parking lot. Um of our cars in the parking lot.
  • And uh when you know this assault from what I understood took place out in the parking lot.
  • And uh when you know this assault from what I understood took place out in the parking lot.
  • <00:14:09.839> Um<00:14:10.880> this parking lot. Um this parking lot.
Keywords: 1183, house
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Evaluation & Accountability Program Jun 29th, 2026

Legislative Evaluation & Accountability Program

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Parks and Recreation, Mr. Chair. All right.
  • Brian Considine, external legislative relations director for your state parks.
  • Approximately three years ago, state parks, we've made some organizational changes.
  • resources as vital assets to the state, and that the Stewardship Services Division is critical to park
  • Chair, I still have a remaining question way back for Parks and Rec, if they're still here.
Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the June 18, 2025 minutes, and heard four proposed budget format changes. Washington State Parks requested a structural change to separate and better track its Stewardship Services Division, including cultural and natural resources, environmental planning, and Climate Commitment Act investments. DCYF proposed moving direct service functions now housed in program support into the child welfare program so operational costs and direct services would be reported separately; members asked how this would help avoid across-the-board reductions affecting direct services, and the agency said the change would improve transparency and prevent that problem. The Department of Transportation sought to create a new Ferries Program Support sub-program to consolidate four related projects and two existing sub-programs into one administrative/project support structure, while the Department of Veterans Affairs requested only a title change for Program 20 from Field Services to Veteran Services and Counseling and Wellness. The committee voted unanimously to approve all four changes. Kevin Feltis then gave an interim work plan and staffing update for LEAP. He said the office is continuing work on the rewritten capital budget application (BuildSUM), updating the transportation bond model, completing carry-forward levels for the 2027-29 biennium, publishing 2026 legislative budget notes, updating 2025 salary data, and participating in a LegiTech AI pilot for system development within the legislative network. He also noted LEAP’s role in supporting the new Joint Legislative Executive Committee on Budget Transparency and Fiscal Sustainability. Staffing remained steady at 11 FTEs, with no retirements or staffing changes in the past year, though one vacancy may be filled later and two retirements are anticipated over the next four to five years. The committee also discussed updates to the fiscal.wa.gov website. Planned work includes streamlining how budget data is updated when budgets are released, converting more than 100 reports from Microsoft Reporting Services to Power BI because support is ending, and evaluating whether the site’s search tool should be improved or replaced. Senators and representatives raised concerns about the number of clicks needed to reach capital and transportation project maps and about making public-facing budget information easier to find and understand. Staff said the website redesign was based on prior user testing and that they would look at ways to make maps and other top-level information more accessible. Finally, the committee elected new officers under its alternating-chair rule. Representative Gregerson was nominated and elected chair, and Senator King was nominated and elected vice chair. The meeting then adjourned.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I’m Rebecca Deetz, the president and CEO of City Park. Thank you all for hearing us today.
  • It does two things: allows for appointments to the City Park Board.
  • City Park has private insurance for these lines and is covered and indemnifies the state.”
  • City Park has private insurance for these lines and is covered and indemnifies the state.”
  • “I want to say hello to my friend from City Park. Hello, how are you?
Summary: The House Municipal, Parochial, and Cultural Affairs Committee met and advanced a series of local bills, mostly by unanimous voice vote after brief questions. SB 430 by Sen. Jenkins renewed the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau’s 1.5% hotel occupancy tax for 12-year periods by voter approval, with discussion about continued planning and coordination among tourism entities. SB 286 by Sen. Duplessis updated the New Orleans Downtown Development District statute by clarifying its status as a political subdivision, streamlining tax collection, removing staggered board terms, and clarifying bond renewal voting boundaries. The committee also favorably reported SB 198 by Sen. Mizell, requiring government projects in historic districts to follow local historic district rules for new construction; SB 172 by Sen. Luneau, expanding a planning-commission waiver process for certain property divisions to municipalities below 150,000 population; and SB 439 by Sen. Gerald Boudreaux, adding pre-screening for esophageal/Barrett’s cancer for firefighters and fire service employees. Testimony on the firefighter bill emphasized the health risks from carcinogen exposure and the value of early detection, and members expressed strong support. Additional bills advanced included SB 458 by Sen. McMath, creating a mechanism for local ethics-entity tax revenues in St. Tammany Parish to be transferred to the district attorney’s office if an inspector general office is created; SB 447 by Sen. Bass, changing Bossier City Police Department promotions from competitive to promotional seniority; SB 281 by Sen. Barrow, expanding the Baker Economic Development District boundaries to include additional commercial areas; SB 385 by Sen. Harris, changing appointments to the City Park Improvement Association board and allowing City Park to opt out of certain ORM insurance coverage; HR 84 by Rep. Walters, urging Shreveport to create an interest-free loan program for TSA workers during federal shutdowns; and SB 417 by Sen. Allain, adding two members to the St. Mary Parish drainage district board. All of these measures were reported favorably, with one member recusing himself from the City Park bill due to board membership. The committee then recessed briefly, noting several remaining bills would be deferred if sponsors did not arrive soon.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm mayor of the wonderful city of Brooklyn Park.
  • I'm here not just representing Park I'm here not just representing Brooklyn<01:19:39.800> Park
  • Department, representing the city of Brooklyn Park.
  • Louis Park, and Fridley.
  • Louis Park, and Fridley.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 14, 2026 - 04:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the bill as filed was parked in one statute that governs what are called quasi-judicial proceedings
  • Sanchez-Mayan sleeping in a public park.
  • The individual who was arrested here, there's debate over whether or not it was even a park that he was
  • Representative Gottlieb: The parks, you know, there were hours that you could be in the park.
  • He was in the park and was sleeping. He was a little groggy.