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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- consolidation projects under the state building aid program.
- consolidation projects under the state building aid program.
- consolidation projects under the state building aid program.
- consolidation project under state building<04:55:24.958><c> aid</c><04:55:25.280><c> program.
- </c> neighboring states with regard to state neighboring states with regard to state park<05:25:35.120
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING Jun 5th, 2026
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING
Transcript Highlights:
- All state agencies, retirement systems, higher education institutions, All state agencies, retirement
- State agencies and state-supported institutions of higher education dispersed federal funds totaling
- State agencies and state-supported institutions of higher education disbursed federal funds totaling
- The state departments shown on this slide expended the federal awards received by the state.
- Glenn Howey, State Broadband Director.
Committee:
All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING
Summary:
The committee met to adopt prior minutes and reports from its executive and standing committees, including counties and municipalities, educational institutions, and state agencies. Those reports covered routine audit activity, delinquent private water and sewer audits, municipal accounting compliance issues, education audit findings, and several state agency audit items. The committee also reviewed and adopted the State of Arkansas annual comprehensive financial report for fiscal year 2025 and the related single audit report, both presented by Legislative Audit staff.
The state financial report showed unmodified opinions on the state’s financial statements and described total assets of about $41.9 billion and liabilities of about $11.1 billion, along with retirement system assets of $39.9 billion and a net pension liability of $9 billion. Two material weaknesses were identified: insufficient internal controls at the Office of State Technology to monitor threats and unauthorized access, and a Division of Workforce Services methodology change for unemployment-related estimates that was not properly documented or approved. The single audit covered $12.4 billion in federal awards across 469 programs, with 16 major programs reviewed; it resulted in 33 findings, 14 with questioned costs totaling $16.6 million, and qualified opinions for the Summer EBT program, the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund, and the Child Care Development Fund cluster.
Members questioned agency officials in detail about the Summer EBT questioned costs, DHS unresolved findings, broadband grant documentation, cyber security controls, workers’ compensation liabilities, and child care funding and reporting. DHS explained that the Summer EBT issue involved drawing federal funds in advance rather than as benefits were redeemed, and said the process has been corrected. Broadband officials said the questioned $6.6 million reflected documentation-detail disagreements across many invoices rather than missing payments. OST officials described new logging, endpoint detection, and phishing-training efforts, and DFA and Education officials addressed specific audit findings and corrective actions. The committee ultimately moved to hold the two large statewide reports over until the August meeting for further review, with discussion continuing on whether to release some agency staff in the meantime.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 30 (2-19-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- ><c> this</c><00:10:55.360><c> state</c><00:10:55.600><c> fiscal</c> collaborate to create this state
- </c> sitting on a sitebased advisory council? sitting on a sitebased advisory council?
- </c> people in their building and parents. people in their building and parents.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Dec 17th, 2025 at 01:11 pm
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on HF2431 5/9/25
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:33:31.360><c> in</c> for our students and for our state in for our students and for our state
- </c><00:42:23.760><c> It</c> shouldn't be based on zip code. It shouldn't be based on zip code.
- </c><00:44:19.520><c> It's</c> district in the entire state. It's district in the entire state.
- </c><00:47:24.960><c> and</c> estimated to both Minnesota State and estimated to both Minnesota State
- </c> they are not state agencies. they are not state agencies.
Summary:
The committee first took up a series of “same and similar” provisions between the House and Senate higher education bills and adopted them one by one, with brief explanations from members and staff. The items included a cybersecurity addition for a doctoral degree program, Northstar Promise definitions and eligibility limits, self-loan provisions on institution eligibility and data disclosure, and dual training language requiring certificates, diplomas, or degrees to come from accredited postsecondary institutions. The committee also adopted an amendment to the private career school provisions that clarified exempt institutions remain within the act, and removed certain limited-license and renewal fees for institutions participating in dual training grants or the eligible training provider list. Each of these motions prevailed by voice vote.
The committee then moved into policy differences between the House and Senate bills, beginning with emergency grants and hunger-free campus grants. Members discussed shifting funding from OHE-administered competitive grants to direct appropriations for the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State, while the Senate retained competitive grant access for private and tribal colleges and added reporting requirements. OHE Commissioner Dennis Olson said the added reporting would be an extra administrative task but raised no significant concerns. Testifiers from the University of Minnesota, Minnesota State, and the private college sector supported faster, more direct funding and described the grants as important for emergency housing, transportation, food insecurity, and other student basic needs. A LeadMN representative also supported the changes, saying campus staff and students wanted funds delivered more quickly.
The committee also discussed direct admissions on R31. The Senate proposal would require public and charter high schools to participate in the direct admissions program by the 2029-2030 school year. Assistant Commissioner Wendy Robinson said OHE supports statewide expansion and that the program has improved FAFSA completion, college enrollment, and student retention in Minnesota. Members noted the bill had bipartisan support and heard from advocates such as Ed Allies and Students United. No votes were taken on the policy-difference items during this portion of the meeting, and the chair said further discussion of state grant and sexual misconduct policy differences would be held at a later hearing with additional OHE staff present.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- So I have a little color-coding system here.
- Second of all, how are you building in this? Second of all, how are you building in this?
- Second of all, how are you building in this? Second of all, how are you building in In this.
- And they have a specific behavior program in a building or a couple schools within the building.
- I would also offer, we need to stop building the rooms.
Bills:
HB1795
Committee:
House Education
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 19th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They have supermajority control of this state. government and we have a Medicaid program in our state
- As a state send a clear message that we will fight every single day here in the state of California and
- The black, he also recognized that building lasting change demands building bridges across communities
- The most important thing that we can do is build faster where we know it is safe to build.
- Council.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- We cut state employees 80-20.
- We don't want to lay off state employees. It's cut wages to state employees.
- It's like building a building and, Everything is here.
- It's like building a building and completing it, except there's no furniture in it.
- Do we get residual income from that as a state? Do we get residual income from that as a state?
Committee:
Senate House Appropriations & Finance
Summary:
The committee first discussed the state budget and employee compensation, focusing on the 1% pay increase proposal and the broader cost of state employee raises and benefits. Members noted that over the past several years the state has invested heavily in payroll, pension contributions, pay studies, and band realignments, and several senators argued that the 80/20 health insurance change and other benefit improvements amount to significant compensation increases even without an additional raise. Others cautioned that recurring revenue is limited, that recent revenue collections were weaker than expected, and that the state should be careful about committing to ongoing costs given possible economic slowdown, federal uncertainty, drought, wildfire risk, and the possibility of future budget pressure.
The committee then heard extensive testimony on SB 177, a major economic development proposal centered on quantum computing, advanced energy, robotics, synthetic biology, and related technologies. Supporters described the bill as a large strategic investment intended to leverage New Mexico’s national laboratories, universities, and existing quantum workforce to attract companies, create high-wage jobs, and diversify the economy. Testimony emphasized that much of the quantum workforce would be skilled trades and technicians rather than Ph.D.-level researchers, and members asked detailed questions about whether the state would receive long-term returns, how intellectual property and clawbacks would be handled, and whether the package included recurring costs. Witnesses also explained the bill’s trade association and workforce-development components, and several senators raised concerns about energy use, water use, guardrails, and ensuring the state does not subsidize outside interests without benefits returning to New Mexico.
After debate, the committee moved to table SB 177 indefinitely, with members noting that the funding and structure were already incorporated into House Bill 2. The motion passed on an 8-0 vote, with several members excused. The meeting then adjourned.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> the great state of Alabama. the great state of Alabama.
- </c> Building. Uh beautiful artwork there. Building. Uh beautiful artwork there.
- So, I'm thinking city council. >> Okay. All right. Yeah. City council, right? Okay.
- . council.
- This is your sub. another uh city council member? Would another uh city council member?
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appr/Sub-Health and Human Services Feb 4th, 2026 at 09:45 am
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2019, the state increased eligibility from around 55% of the state median income to 85% of the state
- The state has already turned the building over to the federal government, and the VA is actively recruiting
- You heard the governor, and in his remarks at the State of the State.
- And that, you, you, Monday was the state of the state, and the executive branch has said that they would
- And so when it came up in the state of the state and the governor looking at that, and your concerns
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/18/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- going out of state working with a fellow state agency, it had to go in front of the Executive Council
- going out of state working with a fellow state agency, it had to go in front of the Executive Council
- going out of state working with a fellow state agency, it had to go in front of the Executive Council
- lines</c> between State LA between state lines between State LA between state lines would<04:12:17.279
- It's the heaviest in any state in America. We are the lowest-spending state of all 50 states.
Summary:
The committee first took up HB 662, which would require discussion of abortion procedures and the viewing of certain videos in public school health education. Members argued the bill went too far by naming specific videos and involving the Attorney General in enforcement, and they said curriculum decisions should be left to educators. The committee voted ITL on HB 662 by a unanimous 18-0.
The committee then considered HCR 6, a resolution calling for the removal of the superintendent of District 67. Members said the resolution targeted an individual and that the underlying dispute was already in court, so the matter should be left to the legal process. The motion to ITL passed 18-0. Next, HR 9, urging the Department of Education to emphasize STEM education, received broad support as a nonpartisan statement of priorities, and it also passed 18-0.
HB 440, concerning educator licensing and shortages in Career and Technical Education, was amended to clarify that the bill applies to initial licensure only. After discussion about whether the amendment was necessary, the committee adopted Amendment 0188 unanimously and then voted OTPA on the bill as amended, 18-0. HB 222, which repealed the requirement for an MOU between charter schools and districts on services for students with disabilities, drew testimony that districts already provide substantial oversight through IEP processes and that the MOU requirement was burdensome and largely unenforced; the committee voted OTP 18-0.
The committee then took up HB 719, which would repeal the right of first refusal for charter schools to purchase or lease unused district facilities. Supporters said the existing law had not generated complaints and could impede charter expansion, while opponents said the issue had not proven to be a problem and local control should be preserved. The committee voted ITL 17-1, with one member opposed and no minority report. The chair then postponed HB 184, a study committee bill on school start times, because it was scheduled for the next day, and the committee moved into a work session on bullying-related bills, discussing HB 108, HB 384, and HB 673 without taking final action in the portion provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Gun Violence Prevention Working Group - 09/15/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- John Hoffman and his wife Yvette, shook our state to its core. They shook our state to its core.
- It leaves states to fill the gap.
- Several states have passed this. We also have seen some red states that have passed this also.
- The death toll from gun violence is less than half in those states than the states like South Dakota
- and the building across the street?
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Committee on the Census Feb 10th, 2026
Senate Committee on the Census
Transcript Highlights:
- New York State was the only state to have lost population since 2020.
- the top 25 states.
- So we just kind of boosted domestic migration and said, like, what if the state were to build enough
- So we just kind of boosted domestic migration and said, like, what if the state were to build enough
- What if the state could attract and retain more people from other states, as we did back in the early
Committee:
Senate Senate Committee on the Census
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - Part 2 - 03/24/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> the bill builds on strong safeguards. the bill builds on strong safeguards.
- or the state agency.
- </c><01:32:37.600><c> And</c> uh a state or or the state agency.
- And uh a state or or the state agency.
- </c> to the state. to the state.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> dean at the great Morgan State dean at the great Morgan State University.
- Require state approval.
- require state approval. Move adoption of require state approval.
- </c> to our communities across the state. to our communities across the state.
- </c> going to schools out of state? going to schools out of state?
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-23 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- She was in the building next to the shooting.
- State.
- state parks, greenways, and trails.
- Senate and now a United States Congressman.
- Article 12 of the Uniform Commercial Code.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and moments of silence, including tributes to those affected by the Florida State University shooting and recognition of Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, John Thrasher, student advocacy groups, conservation organizations, and visiting school groups. Members also adopted Senate Resolution 1878 honoring Coach Abdur-Rahim. The chamber then moved into special order business and considered a series of bills, many of them with House companions substituted in and passed by wide margins or unanimously.
Among the measures passed were bills updating child care and early learning provider regulation, imposing costs on false swatting reports, extending protections against extraordinary hospital collection actions, expanding hazardous walking conditions for schoolchildren, creating young adult housing support for foster and homeless students, clarifying school choice disclosure requirements under the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, adjusting interest rules for trust accounts supporting legal aid, revising transportation and traffic enforcement provisions, expanding public records exemptions for certain judicial and health care investigators and appellate clerks, changing municipal water and sewer utility rates in Miami-Dade, strengthening motor vehicle offenses involving impersonation and obscured plates, increasing trespass penalties at certain law-enforcement-controlled sites and large ticketed events, requiring refunds of patient overpayments, authorizing certain stem cell therapies, allowing relatives and direct support professionals to administer insulin in group homes, addressing rideshare impersonation and transit funding rules, and updating the Uniform Commercial Code for digital assets and emerging technologies.
Several bills drew notable debate. The trust fund interest bill prompted extended discussion over legal aid funding, bank participation, and whether the measure would reduce support for legal services; it ultimately passed 28-10. The transportation bill was heavily amended, including removal of speed-limit increases and changes to school bus camera enforcement and micromobility rules, and passed 37-0. The Miami-Dade water and sewer rate bill sparked debate over fairness, fiscal impact, and accusations of racism, but passed 36-2. Public records bills protecting agency investigators and JQC employees also drew questions about accountability and transparency before passing. Most other measures passed with little or no opposition, and a few bills were temporarily postponed or set aside.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Brian Elliott from SEIU State Council will talk about our remaining concerns.
- Brian Elliott from SEIU State Council will talk about our remaining concerns.
- Brian Elliott from SEIU State Council will talk about our remaining concerns.
- Brian Elliott from SEIU State Council will talk about our remaining concerns.
- I am the executive director for the Service Employees International Union Minnesota State Council, SEIU
Keywords:
nursing home, employment standards, worker rights, Minnesota Statutes, labor compensation, workforce development, job training, economic stability, low-income, career pathways, education funding, Summit Academy, employment, STEM programming, GED preparation, Neighborhood Development Center, NDC, small business, entrepreneurship, business training
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> a brand new science science building a brand new science science building there<00:51:52.920><c>
- </c> contact which we know in our ZIP code contact which we know in our ZIP code it's<01:10:04.719><c
- out-of-state tuition.
- States.
- money should come from the state.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
ECD Public Hearing - Wed Feb 5, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST
Economic Development & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- Moving on to our next testifier, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, in support.
- Thank you. when you take a look at other states and when you take a look at other states and where<00
- Moving on, we have the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities in support.
- Moving on, we have the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities in support.
- The state is making huge investments. They're not just federal funds; they're state funds.
Committee:
House Economic Development & Technology
Summary:
The Committee on Economic Development and Technology met on February 5, 2025, and heard testimony on several bills related to economic development, broadband, tax policy, and family support. HB 455 drew support for a startup-business loan program, with DBEDT, the Hawaii Food Industry Association, the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, and Hmua Collective among those in favor; Tax Foundation Hawaii questioned the need for a special fund. HB 437, concerning Hawaii trade/investment offices, received support from DBEDT and Hawaii Friends for Civil Rights, and members asked DBEDT about how to measure return on investment from the overseas offices. HB 650, dealing with broadband-related administration, was supported by DBEDT, the Department of Agriculture, the Hawaii Food Industry Association, and others, while committee discussion focused on the role of the state’s trade and investment offices and broadband administration. HB 935, on digital navigator support, received testimony in favor from DBEDT, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the University of Hawaii system, and others, but also drew comments about consumer representation and the need for service on neighbor islands.
The committee also heard strong testimony on tax and family-related measures. HB 572, which would remove the grocery tax, received overwhelming support from groups including the Hawaii Food Industry Association, AARP Hawaii, and others, with testimony emphasizing food insecurity and cost-of-living relief; Tax Foundation Hawaii offered technical comments. HB 701, a caregiver tax credit bill, was supported by AARP Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, and others, with AARP stressing the burden on family caregivers and Tax Foundation Hawaii suggesting the credit percentage be reduced to preserve price-shopping incentives. HB 753, another child and dependent care tax credit measure, drew support from AARP Hawaii, Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, and others; Tax Foundation Hawaii again raised technical concerns, this time about the complexity of the formula.
After testimony, the committee took up decision-making. HB 455 was passed with amendments, including transferring administrative responsibility from the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to the Community-Based Economic Development Program, blanking out the appropriation, adding one business loan officer FTE, and noting a $95,000 cost. HB 437, HB 650, HB 934, HB 442, and HB 572 were all advanced with amendments, generally involving blanking out appropriations, moving amounts into committee notes, technical cleanup, and setting effective dates to July 1, 3000. HB 935 was deferred because of overlap with public library programs and uncertainty about federal funding for digital navigator positions. The chair also indicated HB 7 would be amended to add a nonrefundable family caregiver tax credit and related technical changes, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Committee on the Census Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Senate Committee on the Census
Transcript Highlights:
- New York State was the only state to have lost population since 2020.
- So we just kind of boosted domestic migration and kind of said, like, what if the state were to build
- Build enough housing that people wouldn't have to leave the state.
- What if the state could attract and retain more people from other states, as we did back in the early
- So in the building structure, have you guys thought about building more specifically for that population
Committee:
Senate Senate Committee on the Census
Summary:
The Senate Committee on the Census heard presentations on Massachusetts population trends and how they affect state housing planning. Susan Strait of the UMass Donahue Institute reviewed recent Census Bureau estimates, saying Massachusetts grew strongly over the last decade but that growth has slowed sharply in the newest estimates, largely because net international migration has fallen from a post-pandemic surge. She also described the four components of population change—births, deaths, domestic migration, and international migration—along with aging trends, declining fertility, the importance of the millennial cohort, and the role of foreign-born residents in births and the labor force. Committee members asked about college students in group quarters and about counting incarcerated people, and Strait explained the Census Bureau’s current methods and noted that some issues remain under discussion.
Jesse Guerrero of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council then explained how MAPC uses UMass Donahue population projections to build household and local land-use forecasts for MassDOT and the statewide housing plan. He said the earlier transportation projections anticipated slower statewide growth and regional decline in western Massachusetts and on the Cape, with more growth in eastern Massachusetts. He also described how household formation, development patterns, zoning, and affordability are modeled, and noted that newer housing-plan scenarios use updated Census data and different assumptions about migration. Senator Miranda raised concerns about Cape Cod population loss and whether seasonal residents are being counted, and Guerrero and Strait said the projections focus on permanent residents, not seasonal populations.
Tim Reardon of the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities tied the demographic forecasts to the statewide housing plan, saying housing demand exists even under low-growth or slight-decline scenarios. He said the plan estimates about 115,000 homes are needed to address existing shortages, including doubled-up households, shelter families, seasonal conversion losses, and the need for healthier vacancy rates, plus additional units tied to future household formation. He added that the state’s total housing target is about 222,000 units, or as high as 262,000 under a higher-growth scenario. Senators pressed him on whether the scenarios are now too high given the recent drop in immigration, on affordability and out-migration, and on whether the housing plan adequately reflects homelessness and overcrowding in Boston and elsewhere. Reardon said the plan includes production, rental assistance, shelter prevention, and preservation strategies, and noted that HLC is also using grant programs and MBTA Communities-related infrastructure funding to support housing production statewide.