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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/20/25

Capital Investment

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  • funds, the local watershed funds.
  • funds, the local watershed funds.
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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 5th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Summary: The Oklahoma Senate convened, the clerk called the roll, and a quorum was declared. The session opened with prayer, followed by a gallery introduction recognizing the Convention of States Organization and related guests in the North Gallery for Capital Freedom Day and the 250th anniversary of the nation. The Senate also granted unanimous consent for an entourage to come to the floor. Senator Bullard presented a citation of valor honoring multiple law enforcement officers from Atoka County, Stringtown, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, and Tulsa Police Department for their response to a dangerous May 2025 incident involving a high-speed pursuit and armed confrontation. The citation praised their courage, coordination, and actions that helped protect civilians and resolve the situation safely. The Senate extended its gratitude to the officers, and members of law enforcement present were recognized on the floor. Several floor introductions and announcements followed, including recognition of a UCO student intern, Senator Alvord’s mother-in-law, and caucus and committee notices. Announcements included Republican caucus meeting plans, committee meetings for Business and Insurance and Energy, a Diabetes Caucus meeting, a Women’s Caucus social event, and a note that the Senate won the prior day’s blood drive competition. No legislation was debated or voted on, and the Senate adopted a motion to adjourn until Monday, February 9, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 4/1/25

Taxes

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  • > utilizes</c><00:36:39.800><c> a</c><00:36:39.960><c> current</c> housing instead it utilizes a current
  • Cope, uh, Madam Chair, Representative Robbins, the funds in the local Housing Trust Fund are not restricted
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Committee: House Taxes
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/25/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
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  • of any allocated immediate utilization of any allocated funds<01:15:48.400><c> our</c><01:15:48.679>
  • The project may still not receive funding without HIB as a funding source.
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • or could be potentially utilized or could be utilized<01:01:13.119><c> in</c><01:01:13.680><c> Centennial
  • </c> to happen this year from a funding to happen this year from a funding perspective<01:02:44.559><
  • So, you might ask, who will benefit from the additional funding from this bill?
  • </c><01:20:52.800><c> from</c> benefit from the additional funding from benefit from the additional funding
Bills: HF4912 , HF4664
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Feb 18th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • public or private vertiports if federal funds are not available.
  • If federal funds are available, FDOT may fund up to 80% of the non-federal share of the project costs
  • If federal funds are available, FDOT may fund up to 80% of the non-federal share of the project costs
  • And we have Kiarra Nixon from Equal Ground Action Fund is waving against.
  • relief trust fund, risk mitigation trust fund, by Senator Wright.
Bills: S0174 , S1342 , S1334 , S1362 , S1602 , S1604
Summary: The committee first heard CS for SB 1342 on transit-oriented development by Senator Rouson, which seeks to expand housing near fixed transit corridors by updating TOD definitions and applying Live Local-style land-use principles to those areas. An amendment narrowed definitions, limited the bill to land-use and development regulations, removed a private cause of action, and added exclusions for environmentally sensitive areas, historic properties, and military installations. Supporters said the bill would increase housing supply near existing infrastructure and maximize the state’s transit investments, while local government groups and city leagues opposed it as a sweeping preemption of local zoning authority that could force high-density development without public hearings or adequate infrastructure planning. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The committee then took up CS for SB 1334 on elections by Senator Grall, which would require documentary proof of citizenship in voter registration and related election processes, update how citizenship is verified through REAL ID and the SAVE database, clarify that paper ballots are the primary voting method, and add other election-related changes such as candidate eligibility rules and timelines. Two technical amendments were adopted. During extended questioning, senators raised concerns about how documents would be submitted and stored, whether voters without Florida IDs or REAL IDs—especially students, disabled voters, seniors, and homeless Floridians—could be flagged or burdened, and what fiscal and workload impacts the bill would have on supervisors of elections and state agencies. Supporters argued the bill would streamline verification and reduce duplicate paperwork, while many public speakers and some senators said it would create barriers to voting, increase costs, and risk disenfranchising eligible voters. The transcript ends during debate on the bill, before a final vote is shown. Later, the committee considered CS for SB 1362 on advanced air mobility by Senator Harrell. A strike-all amendment aligned the bill with the House version and added vertiports and charging systems as eligible projects for public-private partnership funding, with FDOT authorized to fund certain vertiport costs within available resources. The bill drew support from industry and local representatives, and the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard SB 174, which designates a portion of State Road 985 in Miami-Dade County as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue and directs FDOT to install markers at an estimated cost of $2,400. The bill prompted significant debate over whether Kirk’s legacy warranted a state road designation, with opponents citing his controversial statements and arguing the honor was political and divisive, while supporters said the designation recognizes civic engagement near FIU and is symbolic rather than regulatory. The transcript ends during debate on SB 174, before any final action is shown.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee Apr 6th, 2026 at 10:30 am

A&B Education Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're very excited to also see some funding. For that this year, it yielded questions.
  • an increase there, and that's why I mentioned the funny piece because we were ecstatic to get the funding
  • A little bit this year, we got some significant funding where we're really going to make an impact.
  • Can you talk a little bit then about the funding mechanism that what are we talking about here?
  • However, after conversations with SDE, they actually have carryover funds from the maternity leave, so
Bills: SB1360 , SB1204 , SB1989 , SB1189 , SB1481
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Feb 25th, 2026 at 02:30 pm

Appropriations

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  • that the money for this paid leave will come from the public school paid maternity leave revolving fund
  • So if it's coming out of the maternity leave revolving fund, and I guess I need to understand it.
  • So, does it say that in the bill that that's the fund you're gonna use because bereavement's different
  • The amendment that we just passed says that it's going to come from that fund. Thank you.
  • Period, the words 'pursuant to section 3 of this act' and inserting the words 'to fund to the fund by
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Feb 25th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, Senate Bill 1991 is a cleanup bill for the Ocamp Fund.
  • that the money for this paid leave will come from the public school paid maternity leave revolving fund
  • So if it's coming out of the maternity leave revolving fund, I guess I need to understand it: does it
  • say that in the bill, that that's the fund you're going to use?
  • The amendment that we just passed says that it's going to come from that fund. Perfect. Thank you.
Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee met with a quorum and considered a series of bills, most of them receiving unanimous or near-unanimous support. Senate Bill 169 would increase the annual longevity payment award for state employees by 50% across all service years and passed 17-1. Senate Bill 1991, described as a cleanup bill for the Ocamp Fund, passed 19-0. Senate Bill 1992, which defines “strategic financing partner” under the SIDE Act for Department of Commerce projects, passed 20-0. The committee also approved Senate Bill 1204, as amended, to provide Oklahoma teachers and school employees three days of bereavement leave after the death of a spouse or child, including a miscarriage; the amendment specified funding from the public school paid maternity leave revolving fund. Senate Bill 1339 passed to codify continued funding for off-the-formula schools and allow the State Department of Education to access funds to cover the 2023 teacher pay raise for those schools. Senate Bill 182 passed to allow certain CLEET-certified law enforcement officers and resident care specialists to join the OPERS hazardous duty retirement plan. Additional measures approved included Senate Bill 1847, allowing certain Advantage Waiver Medicaid recipients diagnosed with cognitive impairment to remain in assisted living and age in place; Senate Bill 1360, creating a three-year pilot program placing math instructional teams in the lowest-performing districts; and Senate Bill 1346, as amended, directing the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to establish a water and wastewater infrastructure investment program after removing an appropriation section. Several questions focused on funding sources, eligibility, and population-based allocation formulas, but no bills were rejected. Senate Bills 1427 and 1566 were laid over to go directly to the floor with no fiscal impact, and the committee adjourned after announcing it would meet again the following Wednesday.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Veteran Affairs Apr 15th, 2025

Veteran Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • This arrangement, while well-intentioned, splits oversight between two agencies, leading to inefficiencies
  • and this includes repealing HHSC's existing authority and allowing TVC to retain a portion of grant funds
  • , federal grants, and grant funding requirements.
  • , federal grants, and grant funding requirements.
  • It applies to housing, employment, and access to utilities.
Bills: SB2007 , SB2104 , SB2543 , SB2545 , SB2926 , SB2938
Summary: The Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs heard several bills focused on veterans’ mental health, criminal justice coordination, cemetery expansion, housing, vehicle registration, and anti-discrimination protections. SB 2926 would transfer administration of veterans’ mental health initiatives from HHSC to the Texas Veterans Commission, create a community-based mental health grant program, require a statewide veteran suicide prevention action plan, and add annual reporting requirements. SB 2938 would require county jails to verify and report veteran status at intake, help veteran inmates apply for federal benefits, and provide access to county veteran services and free visitation with service coordinators. Both bills were described as joint or practical efforts to improve coordination and service delivery for veterans, and both were left pending after no public testimony was offered. The committee also heard SB 2543, which would give more flexibility to expand the Texas veterans cemetery system, and SB 2545, which would explore using manufactured homes as another affordable housing option for veterans through the Veterans Land Board. SB 2545 drew questions about how manufactured-home loans would work; a Texas Veterans Land Board witness said implementation would likely require closing at a title company rather than through a retail bill of sale, and the Texas Manufactured Housing Association testified in support. Both cemetery and housing bills were left pending. Members then heard SB 2007, which would let vehicle registration applicants voluntarily designate military status so the DMV could record it and help with benefits and towing/impound issues involving deployed service members. Witnesses from the towing industry and DMV supported the bill, saying the current system lacks enough identifying information to run military-status checks and that the indicator could help prevent vehicles from being sold while owners are deployed. SB 2104 would add military status as a protected class under state anti-discrimination laws for employment, housing, and utilities; the author said it would address ongoing discrimination against service members, veterans, and military families. The Texas VFW supported the bill, citing the Leroy Torres case as an example of why additional state protections are needed. After discussion about overlap with federal law and existing state protections, SB 2104 was also left pending.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • mechanism there or any other available funding.
  • I'm actually trying to get some answers on the funding. I have no idea about the funding.
  • I will tell you we've about the funding.
  • So how are we funded? So how are we funded?
  • There's never been any direct funding from the legislature, so it was funded by two one-time transfers
Bills: HB205 , HB226 , HB234
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 17th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are creating the fund so the department has the ability to be flexible.
  • We are creating the fund so the department has the ability to be flexible and administer it best for
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, and recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Rachel Franklin, along with several student pages and visiting groups in the galleries, including Catholic home educators, Leadership Moore, and ALS advocates. The ALS introduction highlighted the disease’s effects and the need for awareness and support. The chamber then took up several bills. Senate Bill 392 reestablished the Oklahoma Strategic Military Planning Commission through 2030 to support military installations and related planning, and it passed 47-0 with emergency status. Senate Bill 985 codified the local food for schools program and gave the Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry more flexibility to administer it; members discussed its benefits for school nutrition and local producers, and it also passed 47-0. Senate Bill 1265 extended the deadline for municipalities to publish ordinances from 15 to 30 days due to the decline of daily and weekly newspapers, and it passed 47-0. Senate Bill 1283 updated probate law so out-of-state executors, administrators, or guardians must appoint an agent in Oklahoma rather than in the county where the case is heard, and it passed 47-0. Senate Bill 1441 made it unlawful to knowingly fly a drone over critical infrastructure below 400 feet or into the structure, with penalties aligned to physical trespass, and it also passed 47-0. The Senate then made several committee and devotional announcements before adjourning until Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 22nd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Fund. under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.
  • SB 1566 by Bettencourt, relating to the connection of utilities.
  • The bill also requires oversight for the.
  • Well, I guess the oversight of it, are they going to oversee it too?
  • its interest and earnings remain in the fund.
Bills: SB263 , SB370 , SB663 , SB924 , SB987 , SB1939 , SB1937 , SB1598 , SB2798 , SB2801 , SB2580 , SB2569 , SB2514 , SB2064 , SB1940 , SB1621 , SB2601 , SB1379 , SB1376 , SB1372 , SB1353 , SB2216 , SB2166 , SB2148 , SB535 , SB777 , SB827 , SB1141 , SB1330 , SB1352 , SB1664 , SB1612 , SB1862 , SB1936 , SB1453 , SB1448 , SB1398 , SB2137 , SB2111 , SB53 , SB226 , SB1677 , SB1723 , SB1839 , SCR8 , SB31 , SB33 , SB3 , SB1405 , SB1948 , SB243 , SB20 , SB217 , SB264 , SB269 , SB650 , SB681 , SB528 , SB502 , SB740 , SB916 , SB995 , SB2581 , SB3031 , SB24 , SB2570 , SB1566 , SB552 , SJR1 , SB646 , SB379 , SB1171 , SB1121 , SB1120 , SB1061 , SB1036 , SB1019 , SB890 , SB11 , SB868 , SB1188 , SB1254 , SB2778 , SB2543 , SB2443 , SB1333 , SB1259 , SB1401 , SB1404 , SB2139 , SB2165 , SB2237 , SB2268 , SB1202 , SB1198 , SB1212 , SB1451 , SB1470 , SB1498 , SB965 , SB1547 , SB1667 , SB1818 , SB1902 , SB2129 , SB2078 , SB2069 , SB1737 , SB1589 , SB1318 , SB387 , SB1150 , SB1574 , SB2127 , SB3034 , SB860 , SB1278 , SB263 , SB370 , SB663 , SB924 , SB987 , SB1939 , SB1937 , SB1598 , SB2798 , SB2801 , SB2580 , SB2569 , SB2514 , SB2064 , SB1940 , SB1621 , SB2601 , SB1379 , SB1376 , SB1372 , SB1353 , SB2216 , SB2166 , SB2148 , SB535 , SB777 , SB827 , SB1141 , SB1330 , SB1352 , SB1664 , SB1612 , SB1862 , SB1936 , SB1453 , SB1448 , SB1398 , SB2137 , SB2111 , SB53 , SB226 , SB1677 , SB1723 , SB1839 , SCR5 , SCR32 , SCR8 , HB3228 , HB2802 , HB45 , HB1318 , HB5560 , HB2894 , HB4344 , HB4238 , HB2775 , HB34 , HB33 , HB 12 , HB148 , HB 130 , HB4273 , HB4850 , HB2733 , HB4783 , SB1833
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources May 21st, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • is the bill we previously heard from Representative Slauson related to the dissolution of a public utility
  • Senate Bill 1855 is intended to rectify these ambiguities and oversights.
  • When those developments go in, we utilize the U.T. EGCD, which Mr.
  • Without a formal agreement process and dedicated funding mechanisms for these initiatives, the district's
  • documented costs incurred by the district for legal, engineering, and administrative review, construction oversight
Bills: SB612 , SB1855 , SB2568 , SB3058 , HB49
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Care & Wellness Jan 27th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Health Care & Wellness

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Department of Health must also conduct system oversight activities, such as establishing a statewide
  • quality improvement plan, developing a system performance oversight process, and providing quarterly
  • Subject to appropriated funds, the Department of Health must assist critical access hospitals and rural
  • A wider range of stakeholders in the past have supported a funded system analogous and in concert with
  • Currently, it is GFS funded. It is, I think, an amount of $25,000 a year. Thank you.
Bills: HB1812 , HB2232 , HB2250 , HB2340 , HB2577
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections May 15th, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • This last year, I'm not 100% sure on that, but I think she may be out from under oversight right now.
  • The previous oversight was created, which was last session's bill, a more permanent and robust response
  • First of all, Harris County was never placed under conservatorship or administrative oversight after
  • Finding enough evidence to put the county under administrative oversight for any wrongdoing.
  • There is still a gap for those who... ...doesn't get to utilize it.
Bills: HB311 , SB447 , SB505 , SB2217 , SB2753 , HB311
Committee: House Elections