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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Oct 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll continue with the remaining agencies during next week's meeting.
- That person would be let go in that sense, or it would be challenging, to say the least.
- We are an extremely lean agency with 93 staff members.
- I helped lead the agency through the crisis of 2003.
- We heard that every state agency is going to ask for money for cybersecurity.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Office of Inspector General delete-all amendment 2/19/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- applicable laws, conduct inspections, evaluations, and investigations of state executive branch agencies
- ,</c> executive branch agencies, executive branch agencies, issue<00:04:05.840><c> subpoenas</c><00:04
- to keep the primary investigators in the agencies that administer the program.
- It will also avoid the fiscal inefficiencies that come with small law enforcement agencies.
- programs. review processes for agency programs.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/02/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- Did the author of this bill confer with your agency?
- , right, that a subdivision of an agency that does go straight to OSPB.
- right that a sub-divor don't know that we have any other agency right that a sub-division of an agency
- I think... ...and what we want to be able to do with the SHPO agency.
- This bill unnecessarily restructures agency oversight through statute.
Summary:
The Land, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee heard several measures focused largely on foreign land ownership, historic preservation administration, and limits on the Attorney General’s nuisance-enforcement authority. HCM 2005, which urges Congress to study restrictions on foreign governments from communist or authoritarian countries owning property, drew debate over a proposed amendment to add fascist governments; that amendment failed, and the memorial then received a do pass recommendation. HB 2171, a related bill prohibiting sales or leases of Arizona real property to persons acting for China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea and assigning enforcement duties to state and county agencies, also passed after members debated whether it duplicated existing law and raised constitutional concerns. HB 2790, which would change reporting and administrative structure for the State Historic Preservation Office and appropriate $1 million, received testimony from Arizona State Parks and Trails and the Arizona Preservation Foundation; supporters said it would improve autonomy and efficiency, while others warned about internal inconsistencies and federal funding implications. It was approved on a 5-3 vote.
The committee then considered three bills aimed at curbing the Attorney General’s public nuisance actions. HB 2168 would require county board of supervisors consent before the AG could bring a nuisance case in Superior Court; supporters said it would add local control and protect rural industries, while opponents argued it would hinder statewide enforcement and protect large foreign corporations. HB 2169 would make the AG liable for defamation per se if a nuisance action lacks a reasonable basis and is publicized; HB 2167 went further, creating damages, attorney-fee, lost-profit, and treble-damages liability payable from the AG’s operating fund. In testimony, supporters said the bills were needed to check what they described as aggressive or unfair nuisance litigation against rural businesses and water users, while opponents said the measures would chill legitimate enforcement and accountability. All three bills passed on 5-3 votes.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- It's our sense, and it hasn't been challenged, but I do think we're entering an era where people are
- The other thing that can happen is that Mass Save or other agencies can look at this and say, oh, this
- Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, and the people who implement Energy Star
- , would actually shift the responsibility for mounting the instant permitting platform to a state agency
- Nonetheless, this legislation seeks to address challenges we continue to see with the program, and if
Summary:
The hearing focused broadly on solar policy and several related bills, especially S. 2269, S. 2270, H. 3520, H. 3521, and related measures on distributed energy resources, municipal solar caps, permitting reform, and tax credits. Testimony from the Air Force supported S. 2232, which would exempt federal military installations from renewable energy production caps and net metering limits to support energy resilience at bases like Hanscom. Most other witnesses argued that Massachusetts needs to speed up rooftop, municipal, and community solar deployment to address high electricity prices, federal tax credit rollbacks, grid reliability, and climate goals.
A major theme was streamlining permitting through automated or “smart” solar permitting, including a statewide platform managed by DOER. Permit Power, SEIA, Vote Solar, 350 Mass, and others said current local permitting is fragmented and costly, and that instant permitting could reduce soft costs and speed installations. Several witnesses also urged changes to interconnection rules, including flexible interconnection, remote inspections, and faster utility approval timelines. Some speakers raised concerns about small towns lacking staff to meet short deadlines and suggested a state-hosted platform to reduce the burden on municipalities.
Another major topic was lifting caps on solar deployment. Municipal officials from Lexington and Cambridge said the 10-megawatt municipal cap and regional caps are blocking shovel-ready projects and should be removed, including for behind-the-meter municipal solar and MBTA-community housing. Other witnesses described additional limits on project size, net metering, and residential tax credits, and called for making the state residential solar credit refundable and larger. Several speakers also supported virtual power plants, distributed energy resource targets, solar canopies, microgrids, and expanded access for affordable housing, tenants, and low- and moderate-income customers.
No votes were taken. Committee members asked questions about permitting timelines, grid modernization, the rationale for caps, balcony solar, and interconnection delays, and witnesses said they would follow up with additional information where needed. The hearing ended with broad support from industry, municipal, environmental, and advocacy groups for advancing the solar and distributed energy bills, while some witnesses opposed provisions they viewed as overly restrictive, such as mandatory SMART participation for all solar projects.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- These stories are particularly challenging.
- One thing I just want to, in closing, Particularly challenging.
- pending, or in the absence of, a criminal conviction or even criminal charges being present, the agency
- So I'm going to have to say I absolutely, fundamentally disagree with the notion of an agency being able
- In such a highly regulated field, one of the challenges that hospitals and health care providers face
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- The industry continues to be supportive of this effort, and we've even heard from the state agencies
- I would just ask that we really consider the expense of participating in lawsuits that challenge the
- That challenge the supremacy of Article 6 of the U.S. Constitution.
- I must confess I’m having a challenge reconciling this because if city flags are really so unimportant
- We've added on page 9, line 22, state, county, and local law enforcement agencies shall, by April 1st
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the journal, then received several Senate messages and committee reports. A number of bills were introduced or advanced, including measures on health care, elections, schools, water districts, crime victims, and animal protection, along with several resolutions and memorials. The House also took up a constitutional resolution on parental rights in education, but House Joint Resolution 9 failed because it did not receive the required two-thirds vote, finishing at 44 ayes and 25 nays.
The chamber then considered and passed several bills on third reading. House Bill 585 would impose a 48-hour deadline for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing inspections and allow refunds and third-party inspections if the deadline is missed; members disclosed Rule 80 conflicts because of permit-related businesses, and the bill passed 69-1. House Bill 736 lowered the voter threshold for ballot rotation requirements to expand rotation to more elections and passed 68-1. House Bill 626 changed county impact-fee language from “may” to “shall,” House Bill 749 addressed annexation-related septic system costs, House Bill 650 affirmed federalism principles, House Bill 788 created a pilot incentive for medical preceptors, House Bill 738 added an LLC filing option using a commercial registered agent address, House Bill 685 added a sentencing enhancement for crimes committed while masked, House Bill 696 updated prison sexual-contact language, House Bill 686 created a narrow nepotism exception for small towns, House Bill 670 clarified urban renewal/fire district opt-out rules, House Bill 734 fixed a wind/geothermal tax distribution formula, and House Bill 570 increased penalties for reckless driving in active construction zones. Most of these bills passed with comfortable majorities, though House Bill 685 passed narrowly at 38-31 and House Bill 570 passed 68-1.
Later, the House passed House Bill 561 on flag displays by government entities, despite debate that it was aimed at restricting certain local flags; it passed 58-11. The House also passed House Bill 692 on foster-care court proceedings and House Bill 575 on centralized civil asset forfeiture reporting, both after debate about transparency and court procedure. Additional bills passed included House Bill 562, extending the notice period for insurance nonrenewals to 60 days; House Bill 810, setting residency requirements for legislative candidates with exemptions for military service and missions; House Bill 593, repealing obsolete waste-management and Big Payette Lake provisions; House Bill 714, updating hazardous waste siting law; and House Bill 507, revising Idaho National Guard military justice procedures to restore non-judicial punishment authority. The House recessed and later returned to continue business, with several bills transmitted to the Senate after passage and no title corrections on the measures considered.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Consumer and Public Affairs Jan 29th, 2026 at 02:04 pm
House Consumer & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- presumptions have been recognized since 1984, and those have been upheld against constitutional challenges
- holding those people at substantial costs to the public defender, the courts, and all these other agencies
- So I think part of just the technicality is challenging for me. I'll stop. I'll be brief.
- We've done some further digging, and we believe that any budget impact on our agency would be minimal
- and can be managed by current resources in the agency.
Committee:
House House Consumer & Public Affairs
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Sep 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- They have expertise that we just don't have in the agency.
- It was hard to do that; it was a challenge driving all over the state to get people involved in education
- And that's the challenge again. So funding is huge, but the cross-collaboration is essential.
- The business operations person is the only person who's a true member of the agency.
- Chair, I mean, we've heard it, but again I want to emphasize that we also potentially have some challenges
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- border region or Texas-Mexico border region with inconsistent definitions creating confusion for agencies
- To the list of state agencies authorized to collaborate with NAB Bank.
- HB 1,353 would make it easier for local entities working with state agencies to leverage NABAC funding
- What has happened over three decades is this agency has turned a blind eye. To its duties.
- And agencies are just now trying to do things to help.
Committee:
House S/C on International Relations
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-19 (9:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Credit agencies may downgrade municipal debt and borrowing costs will rise.
- Credit agencies may downgrade municipal debt and borrowing costs will rise.
- And that seems like something we would want to allow local agencies to do.
- State agencies place advertising for public health alerts. We need facts. Hurricane preparedness.
- State agencies place advertising for public health alerts. We need facts. Hurricane preparedness.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/17/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Undocumented immigrants already face numerous challenges.
- </c> already face numerous challenges already face numerous challenges removing<00:30:20.760><c> their
- This bill limits our state's ability to innovate and respond to health care challenges.
- The challenge with this is, number one, it's no good plan yet to implement it.
- </c><01:37:33.920><c> with</c> about healthc care the challenge with about healthc care the challenge
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
Keywords:
undocumented immigrants, state funding, MinnesotaCare, scholarship ineligibility, state assistance, permit to carry, concealed carry, handgun permit, firearm permit, pistol training, sheriff, application process, electronic filing, mail application, fax submission, certified mail, certified delivery, gun rights, Second Amendment, firearms regulation
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- You're shifting the cost of a percentage and taking away from some other agency in the state.
- You're shifting the cost of a percentage and taking away from some other agency in the state.
- </c> and taking away from some other agency and taking away from some other agency in<01:41:30.880><c
- </c> can't compel an executive branch agency can't compel an executive branch agency to<02:09:16.239>
- </c> The unique circumstances and challenges The unique circumstances and challenges of<02:57:34.880>
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- A few additional challenges with this bill are subjectivity: there is no universal standard for what
- </c> indefinitely a few additional challenges indefinitely a few additional challenges with<01:11:21.400
- where individuals are enforcement agency where individuals are questioned<01:48:14.560><c> about</c>
- Now, I know that most agencies in the state already videotape.
- </c><02:37:18.600><c> haven't</c> reason why those other agencies haven't reason why those other agencies
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Technology and Telecommunications 2ND REVISED Apr 16th, 2026 at 08:45 am
Technology and Telecommunications
Transcript Highlights:
- So as part of what we're talking about, is that information already available through that same agency
- So does OMES also entitled to a 5% administrative fee, or is it specifically just the agencies that would
- I know we're creating the council to help all of our agencies, but like who's at the end of the day in
- I think which agencies I believe and what's in our purview of predominantly public schools.
- You know, I think that's a challenging question.
Committee:
Senate Technology and Telecommunications
Keywords:
artificial intelligence, education reform, innovation, funding, advisory council, broadband, Oklahoma Broadband Office, broadband access, statewide broadband plan, internet connectivity, grant programs, expansion council, termination plan, Oklahoma, Gas Hub, national laboratory, public-private partnerships, aerospace, high-performance computing, economic development
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jan 20th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Fortunately, Orange County Sheriff's Department has data, but no other law enforcement unless you go to agency
- after agency after agency in the state to get an aggregation or accumulation of the data.
- identified for me this absence of collecting of data through the law enforcement community in every agency
- forward this year that will provide the demographic data—men, women, locations, law enforcement agencies—so
- And like any real mother, she took care of us, she challenged us, she pushed us, she loved us enough
Summary:
The Assembly convened after an initial quorum call and proceeded with routine business, including approval of the previous day’s journal, procedural suspensions, and several file items. Most second-reading, concurrence, veto, and reconsideration items were passed, retained, or continued without debate.
The main floor action was on House Resolution 75, authored by Assembly Member Pellerin, designating January 26 as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Pellerin and several members from both parties spoke in support, emphasizing survivor-led advocacy, the prevalence of trafficking in California, risks tied to major events and vulnerable populations, and the need for better prevention, data collection, and victim services. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 64 co-authors were added. Assembly Member Avila Farias’s AB 768, relating to mobile home park rent control and affordable housing, also passed with a 60-1 vote.
The Assembly then held multiple adjournment-in-memory tributes for Joy Atkinson, a longtime Los Angeles civic leader and mentor to Black women in public service, with members recounting her work in government, political organizing, and the La P.I.E. leadership institute. Later, Assembly Member Haney offered an adjournment in memory of Bob Weir, founding member of the Grateful Dead, highlighting his musical legacy and philanthropy. The House adjourned until Thursday, January 22, at 9 a.m.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Jun 4th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- energy, minerals and natural resources, and one of the things either from them or one of the other agencies
- It seems that there will also be a push to, um, from some, some of the federal agencies to begin helping
- might need some training or some certificate programs developed and so I'd like to see how the state agencies
- activities going on, um, Uh, an update on what, uh, What, uh, um, progress has been made, what challenges
- And so when those, uh, agencies come in, I think it's, it's, um, an opportunity for us to have those
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations Apr 8th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- Four is the appropriations, just revolving funds, so the agencies had that in there, in place for many
- Four is the appropriations, just revolving funds, so the agencies had that in there, in place for many
- partners and exhibition firms on proposals and contracts to install exhibits, address maintenance challenges
- Which is derived from fee revenue collected by the department, and that's available to the agency for
- additions and subtractions in our FTEs, but both FTEs are coming from vacant positions within the agency
Bills:
HB1603
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
Keywords:
Native American, grave protection, repatriation, cultural heritage, tribal compliance, 908, all
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee met with a quorum and announced it would begin meeting at 8 a.m. for the rest of the week to work through a growing bill list. The committee first approved House Bill 1603, a companion to the Historical Society budget dealing with NAGPRA, including a $500,000 matching grant to be divided among North Dakota’s five tribes and a committee to address repatriation of human remains and cultural items. The vote was unanimous, 15-0.
The committee then considered House Bill 1225, which would increase penalties for reckless endangerment involving a firearm and create a mandatory prison term. After debate over public safety concerns versus the bill’s fiscal note and prison costs, the committee adopted a do not pass recommendation by a 9-6-1 vote. Members also discussed House Bill 1018, the State Historical Society budget, and approved an amendment that adjusted one-time funding items, including NAGPRA compliance, museum exhibits, military gallery funding, local historic grants, and line-of-credit repayment. The amended bill then received a due pass recommendation by a 14-2 vote.
The committee next approved House Bill 1468, a behavioral health facility grant for St. Hayes, which supporters said would expand in-state access to acute and adolescent behavioral health care and reduce the need to send patients out of state. The bill passed 14-1. It then amended and passed House Bill 1485, increasing the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients by $15 and indexing it to inflation; the amendment and the bill as amended both passed 14-2. Finally, the committee approved House Bill 1016, the Adjutant General/National Guard budget, after adopting an amendment that funded disaster relief, response equipment, IT and website costs, and staffing changes for the watch center; the amended bill passed 14-2. The committee adjourned after completing six bills and planned to resume the next morning at 8 a.m.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- agencies have extensive regulatory<00:06:51.240><c> processes</c><00:06:51.759><c> in</c><00:06:51.960
- because those states also be a challenge because those states often<00:27:46.960><c> have</c><00:27:
- So it's a very challenging problem.
- is not a regulatory agency.
- </c> agency um myo is not a regulatory agency agency um myo is not a regulatory agency it<01:40:01.480
Bills:
HF75
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
Keywords:
HF75, earned incentive release credit, earned incentive credits, revocation, revocable credits, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, prison discipline, incarcerated persons, inmate misconduct, facility rules, sentence reduction, supervised release, Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act, public safety, rehabilitation, prison credits, executed sentence, 1183, house
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We're living in hard times, challenging times, but this does not mean it cannot be a time of healing.
- Are there any questions for the agency at this time? Seeing none, Mr. Woods, thank you so much.
- We've worked closely with state agencies on derelict vessel issues for years, including directing We've
- worked closely with state agencies on derelict vessel issues for years, including directing 25% of the
- For the city of Port Orchard, the challenge is especially real.
Summary:
The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held public hearings on several bills, with most of the discussion focused on tribal representation and natural resource management. On HB 2117, which would add a tribal representative to the Board of Natural Resources, the prime sponsor and DNR officials said the bill would strengthen government-to-government relationships without replacing existing consultation duties. Tribal leaders from the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation testified in support, as did the Commissioner of Public Lands and DNR’s tribal relations director. County and timber interests said they were not opposed to tribal representation but raised concerns about trust responsibilities, beneficiary interests, and whether the representative should come from a tribe with commercial forest management experience. The committee later closed testimony on HB 2117 and read into the record 192 pro, 124 con, and zero other sign-ins.
The committee also heard HB 2516, which would impose a two-year moratorium on the use of certain anticoagulant rodenticides and bromethalin after a Department of Agriculture report and while the Washington State Academy of Sciences studies alternatives and impacts. The prime sponsor argued the bill balances rodent control with concerns about wildlife, groundwater, and human exposure, while opponents from the pest management industry warned it would remove effective tools and worsen rodent problems, especially for low-income and manufactured-home communities. Supporters included the Washington Poison Center, wildlife rehabilitators, Birds Connect Seattle, the Stillaguamish Tribe, and other advocates who cited poisonings in wildlife and children and pointed to non-toxic alternatives and integrated pest management. The committee read into the record 754 pro, 176 con, and five other sign-ins.
For HB 2554, which would repeal RCW 77.110 and related language tied to Initiative 456 and tribal fishing rights, the sponsor and the Attorney General’s Office said the statute is unconstitutional and inconsistent with federal treaty law and court rulings. The Department of Fish and Wildlife also supported repeal, describing the measure as removing an unenforceable anti-tribal statute. The committee then moved on to HB 2327, a bill directing JLARC to audit the county forest board lands trust and DNR’s management of those lands. The sponsor, former Rep. Jim Buck, county representatives, and forest industry witnesses supported an independent review of the trust structure and performance; some asked for amendments to address reconveyance options, broader legal and ecological considerations, and consultation with tribes and the Board of Natural Resources.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- So you might ask, why are these three agencies treated differently?
- As compared to the other agencies that we all work with.
- But if it is a state agency, it is innately political. It just is what it is.
- I can't think of a single time when we've confirmed a director or head of an agency, Idaho agency, that
- .. ...good things that are happening in their agencies.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs