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WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Local Programs Project 220 Corridor Completion, and that increases the Move Ahead Washington account state
- , every corner of this state.
- . ...passenger rail through our state.
- We've heard from people across the state about their concerns with the state of our roads.
- Investments in preservation now will save the state money and more costly investments later on.
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
transportation budget, capital budget, operating budget, appropriations, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferry funding, state ferries, highway maintenance, road preservation, bridge replacement, tolling, express toll lanes, traffic safety, speed cameras, ignition interlock, transit grants, public transit
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- At the State Patrol, there's a few changes to the Washington State Patrol. $7.6 million is provided for
- This is a really great investment for the state.
- They don't have state sales tax. You bring it back to Washington State to be titled.
- They don't have state sales tax. You bring it back to Washington State to be titled and registered.
- Some states, as New Mexico, allow out-of-state customers to register their motorhomes in New Mexico,
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
transportation budget, capital budget, operating budget, appropriations, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferry funding, state ferries, highway maintenance, road preservation, bridge replacement, tolling, express toll lanes, traffic safety, speed cameras, ignition interlock, transit grants, public transit
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Cabo Verdean Cultural Center Mar 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I research a lot on the Cabo Verdean diaspora in the United States.
- So I'm happy that you have folks from all over the state present.
- Kip Diggs is a state rep here on Cape Cod.
- But in America, we're going to have to do this by state law.
- So I just want to state that. Thank you. Dr. Pilgrin? Thank you.
Summary:
The Cape Verdean Cultural Center Commission met with quorum and began by introducing new commissioners and staff, with Chair Miranda and others emphasizing the long effort to establish the commission and the goal of creating a Cape Verdean cultural center in Boston that would serve the broader Commonwealth. Several commissioners introduced themselves and described their backgrounds in community organizing, education, history, cultural programming, municipal service, and advocacy, with members representing communities including Roxbury, Dorchester, Brockton, New Bedford, Taunton, Scituate, and Cape Cod.
The meeting focused on the commission’s mandate: to study the organizational structure, feasibility, and potential location and scope of a Cape Verdean cultural center, and to gather public input through listening sessions and site visits. Members discussed possible approaches, including visits to existing cultural institutions and museums, traditional listening sessions in Cape Verdean communities, and collecting feedback at major Cape Verdean events. Several commissioners stressed the importance of including elders, youth, artists, historians, and existing Cape Verdean organizations, as well as correcting historical myths and increasing visibility of Cape Verdean contributions in local historical societies and public narratives.
Funding and logistics were also discussed. Chair Miranda said short-term support might come from earmarks, but the larger funding goal would be a bond bill to seed the project, with private and organizational fundraising to follow later. Commissioners asked about resources for community events and whether a shared repository for ideas could be created; staff said they would explore a platform and send follow-up emails. The commission agreed to continue gathering ideas by email and chat, to consider combining listening sessions across regions, and to hold the next meeting in early April. The meeting minutes from the prior meeting were approved, and the commission adjourned by vote.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection.(6-17-26)
Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> across the state. across the state.
- </c> state makes up the difference. state makes up the difference.
- </c> cost the state about $161 per day. cost the state about $161 per day.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- And the calculation that the state uses assumes a waiver rate already will happen across the state and
- We are also a partner of The Arc of Washington State.
- However, These employers are not the federal government, the state government, state institutions, state
- All that is to say there's a cost to the state health care system and the state when residents of the
- All that is to say there's a cost to the state health care system and the state when residents of the
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
Washington retirement systems, retirement trust funds, interest earnings, public employee retirement system, teachers retirement system, state patrol retirement system, judicial retirement system, judges retirement system, school employees retirement system, public safety employees retirement system, law enforcement officers and firefighters retirement system, PERS, TRS, LERS, legal expenses, medical expenses, administrative expenses, fraud prevention, overpayment recovery, trust fund protection
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget 3rd Reviion: SB1427 added to agenda Apr 21st, 2026 at 04:30 pm
Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm unaware of the footprint in our state for battery versus Solar, which one benefits more from this
- But as far as a dollar amount, as to where our state Tax dollars would go for that five-year period.
- We're the third lowest in the state, and so it's working, but we also need to acknowledge that these
- The state made the decision more than 10 years ago in this building to stop that subsidy for wind, and
- And there's no impact to the state. It's all volunteer. Move for adoption.
Bills:
SB44 , SB237 , SB248 , SB985 , SB1204 , SB1239 , SB1307 , SB1360 , SB1390 , SB1400 , SB1405 , SB1427 , SB1428 , SB1732 , SB1832 , SB1859 , SB1989 , SB2018 , SB2143
Committee:
House Appropriations and Budget
Keywords:
sales tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, contractors, charitable purposes, state law, ad valorem tax, manufacturing facilities, exemption, battery energy storage, employment, payroll, state tax regulation, tourism, revolving fund, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, real property, fund management, Oklahoma Local Food for Schools, school meals, local food procurement
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, Senate Bill 169 increases the annual amount of longevity payment awards to state employees by
- Senate Bill 1360 directs the State Department of Education to establish a three-year pilot program putting
- need to talk a little bit about the decision for the allocation of monies to different parts of the state
- I think with loans like such as this, I think it would be cheaper for the state to put up money like
- moving forward, so as far as any infrastructure water programs through the Districts or through the state
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
Keywords:
longevity pay, state employees, Oklahoma government, salary increase, emergency declaration, capital planning, funding allocation, state budget, infrastructure, emergency measures, income tax credit, qualified project, economic development, infrastructure funding, small population areas, school employees, teachers, support personnel, support employees, public schools
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Mar 4th, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- us and direct us and guide us for all that they are and what a great service they have given to the state
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands
- 01:06.720><c> United</c> allegiance to the flag of the United allegiance to the flag of the United States
- 08.760><c> and</c><00:01:08.960><c> to</c><00:01:09.120><c> the</c><00:01:09.240><c> republic</c> States
- of America and to the republic States of America and to the republic for<00:01:10.000><c> which</c><
Committee:
House Military and Veterans Affairs
Keywords:
retired law enforcement, retirement benefits, employment, firemedics, salary cap, released time, religious instruction, elective credit, public schools, K-12 education, school board policy, church-state separation, parochial education, Bible class, faith-based instruction, student release, attendance credit, State Board of Education, local school board, parental consent
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We are a state at risk.
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- </c> be elected as a Republican in the state be elected as a Republican in the state of<00:18:29.600>
- We do not need a state mandate.
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Committee:
House Education Policy
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Postsecondary Education Apr 7th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Postsecondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a priority bill for the state chamber.
- shall not be eligible on. the basis of residence within this state.
- The Department of Justice sued the state of Oklahoma.
- So This currently is in the hands of our state regents.
- information back to the state department of Career Tech.
Committee:
House Postsecondary Education
Keywords:
education, concurrent enrollment, students, age restrictions, academic access, apprenticeship, career education, youth programs, employment, technology centers, SB1593, OSU Tulsa, Oklahoma State University/Tulsa, Board of Trustees, higher education, university governance, A&M Board, Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges, presidential search, board rules
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- those students to come as an in-state resident tuition.
- And there are states that are 5 and 10 years ahead of us.
- Then just on other states that you're Referencing, you're trying to mock something from another state
- I do not believe that the state Our state department of Education necessarily needs to hire a new position
- Senate Bill 1477 is a request from the state regents.
Bills:
SB1726 , SB1236 , SB1633 , SB1413 , SB1317 , SB1360 , SB1342 , SB1477 , SB1189 , SB1546 , SB1524 , SB1338 , SB1193 , SB1812 , SB1617
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
higher education, graduate instructors, training program, academic integrity, First Amendment rights, administrative reporting, education, consolidation, board, public schools, resident tuition, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, state scholarships, financial aid, immigration status, undocumented students, noncitizen students, lawfully present, postsecondary education benefits, college tuition
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Apr 23rd, 2025
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- So, the census The census department will report to the state or does the Department of Revenue.
- We have 41 district attorneys in this state.
- It's just simply a procedure to give state employees and retired state employees a cost of living increase
- Under this bill, we already have the highest tax rate of any surrounding state. Is that correct?
- How about… I apologize for stating something that I probably should have checked with you first.
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund
Keywords:
SSUT, simplified sellers use tax, sales tax distribution, municipal revenue, municipal population, annexation, deannexation, incorporation, boundary change, federal census, decennial census, Department of Revenue, local government finance, revenue sharing, municipal boundaries, population recalculation, probate judge, Boundary and Annexation Survey, Alabama municipalities, HB158
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 6th, 2026 at 04:27 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- The state wildlife agency recently completed its state wildlife action plan.
- So nearly half our state, between federal, state, and local municipalities, is already federal land.
- New Mexico became a state in 1912.
- State land is state trust land.
- , as many other states are doing.
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
Keywords:
general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Is it for state-owned infrastructure? Yes. To help state-owned enterprise? That's correct.
- Is it for state-owned infrastructure? Yes. To help state-owned enterprise? That's correct.
- The state engineer has indicated they can get started, and this will count toward our eventual state
- Well, the state engineer is okay with getting extra state aid before the settlements have been finalized
- The state engineer is okay with getting extra state aid before the settlements have been finalized, and
Committees:
Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance
Keywords:
SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects, SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/27/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- State of Michigan, the argument is so compelling that the state of Michigan has given one or more of
- This is a legacy in our state of Arizona.
- Of those 15,000 documents, 11,000 were state IDs.
- First, well, if they're from another state, first of all, we can't simply get them an Arizona state ID
- About half of those are from out of state.
Keywords:
appropriation, transportation, safety improvements, Route 70, infrastructure, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, historic preservation, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, special license plate, special plate, license plate, vanity plate
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Mar 31st, 2025
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Committee:
House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Keywords:
Texas State Guard, task force, professionalization, state missions, critical infrastructure, veterans, veterans' affairs, mental health, community mental health, behavioral health, grant program, matching grant, non-state match, community services, family support, county population, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC, public safety, homeland security
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Transportation and Public Works Jan 23rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Transportation, I think, is one of the most important issues the state is facing, and I'm so glad that
- It's bipartisan work, and we try to always make sure that Every part of this state is taken care of,
- And last year, I worked at. the Secretary of State.
- I'd like to ask the Cabinet Secretary if you could provide a state of New Mexico District map for everyone—a
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the state Medicaid director with the. Oklahoma Healthcare Authority.
- Other states do not have this.
- They feel like that it's very easy for one state agency, the Attorney General's Office, OMMA, or the
- For the Department of Human Services, they collude with the state children's hospitals to kidnap children
- But in addition to that, as I've stated, I'm going to be running legislation next year to guarantee that
Bills:
SJR50 , SJR51 , SJR52 , SJR53 , SJR54 , HJR1090 , HJR1091 , HJR1092 , HJR1093 , HJR1094 , HJR1095 , SJR49
Committee:
Senate Administrative Rules
Keywords:
Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, healthcare regulations, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, permanent rules, joint resolution, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Feb 25th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Whereas Chief Irwin has honorably served our state and nation for 33 years, demonstrating unwavering.
- And I think this is a huge part of the rise of women's sports in our state.
- And does the state of Oklahoma recognize birth certificates from other states?
- What I stated isn't going to change.
- Also, there are two states in the United States that currently require certified mail, and that is we
Bills:
HJR1032 , SB1314 , SB1257 , SB1326 , SB1365 , SB1932 , SB169 , SB1991 , SB1992 , SB1204 , SB1339 , SB182 , SB1847 , SB1360 , SB1346
Keywords:
HJR1032, House Joint Resolution 1032, Service Oklahoma, administrative rules, rule repeal, joint resolution, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 670:15-1-10, OAC 670:15-1-14, agency regulation, legislative oversight, Secretary of State, Oklahoma Register, rulemaking, permanent rules, administrative code, groundwater, indemnity fund, well drilling, pollution prevention
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations (2-25-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- It exists in six other states, and this year several other states, including Ohio, Oklahoma, and South
- Most every department, every cabinet, and state government, we give them the authority to do administrative
- States vary wildly from state to state on what even a real estate agent is called in a specific state
- </c><00:18:53.159><c> to</c><00:18:53.280><c> state</c> States very wildly from state to state States
- in another state.
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations met with a quorum and first heard Senate Bill 20, sponsored by Senator Matt Nunn, which would bar state agencies from adopting administrative regulations with implementation and compliance costs above $500,000 over a two-year period unless an exception applies. Nunn said the bill is intended to increase legislative oversight, reduce burdensome regulation, and preserve agency authority for routine rules, with exceptions for emergency actions, loss of federal funds, express legislative authorization, and health facility/service matters. Senators asked about the definition of “major economic impact,” whether broader societal costs were considered, and how the legislature could respond quickly to year-round agency rulemaking; Nunn said the bill is meant to force those larger policy choices into the legislative process. Several members voiced concern that the threshold was too low and could tie agencies’ hands, while others supported the bill as a check on regulation. The committee voted to report SB 20 favorably, with some members voting no or passing.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 127, sponsored by Senator Shelley Frommeyer, concerning real estate license reciprocity. Frommeyer and representatives from Perry Real Estate College explained that the bill would codify Kentucky’s current education and licensing standards for out-of-state real estate licensees, rather than relying on bilateral agreements that can be terminated by other states. They said the measure was prompted by the end of reciprocal agreements with states such as Ohio and West Virginia, which left students and licensees uncertain, and argued that codifying the standards would provide stability, help military spouses, and support Kentucky’s real estate industry. Senators questioned whether a compact would be better, whether the bill would disadvantage Kentucky licensees seeking to practice elsewhere, and whether it would weaken Kentucky’s leverage in future negotiations. Supporters said the bill only fixes Kentucky’s side of the process and could encourage other states to adopt similar standards; opponents worried it was unilateral and might not produce reciprocity from other states. The committee ultimately reported SB 127 favorably, with several members explaining yes, no, or pass votes, and then adjourned.