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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 02-17-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • universal school lunches, DOE bus transportation, Medicaid reimbursements that could bring in millions of federal
  • c><00:05:26.000><c> in</c><00:05:26.639><c> millions</c><00:05:27.120><c> of</c><00:05:27.360><c> federal
  • </c> that could bring in millions of federal that could bring in millions of federal dollars<00:05:28.320
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • NATIONAL FEDERATION OF BUSINESS.
  • OFTEN USUALLY IT'S DONE VIA FEDERALLY.
  • >> THE FEDERAL TAXPAYER SENATOR.
  • >> THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, YES SIR. >> SEN PIZZO: OKAY AS A FORMAL FEDERAL JUDGE AND A FORMER FEDERAL
  • I READ THE FEDERAL LAWS TO A GREAT EXTENT.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 20th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Shreveport to create an interest-free loan program for the TSA workers in case there is ever an extended shutdown
  • Shreveport to create an interest-free loan program for the TSA workers in case there is ever an extended shutdown
  • Now, you know, because the federal government turned its back on us, you know how this got $80 million
Bills: HR308 , HR309 , HR310 , HR311 , HR312 , HR313 , HR314 , HR315 , HR316 , HR317 , HR318 , HR319 , HR295 , HR296 , HR297 , HR298 , HR299 , HR300 , HR301 , HR302 , HR303 , HR304 , HR305 , HR306 , HR307 , HCR115 , HCR116 , HCR117 , SCR71 , SCR72 , SCR73 , HR73 , HR118 , HR144 , HR196 , HR237 , HR249 , HR260 , HR267 , HR272 , HR273 , HR276 , HR278 , HCR85 , HCR100 , HCR105 , HCR107 , HCR113 , HCR114 , SCR5 , SCR29 , SCR33 , SCR37 , SCR63 , HB255 , HB378 , HB509 , HB1090 , SB80 , SB131 , SB143 , SB251 , SB254 , SB279 , SB367 , SB384 , SB388 , SB389 , SB398 , SB408 , SB431 , SB468 , SB469 , SB496 , SB25 , SB132 , SB155 , SB157 , SB202 , SB295 , SB433 , HR179 , HR223 , HR225 , HR274 , HCR89 , HR252 , HR253 , HCR96 , HCR103 , HCR108 , HCR26 , HB250 , HB265 , HB339 , HB427 , HB445 , HB463 , HB468 , HB606 , HB639 , HB649 , HB665 , HB746 , HB781 , HB853 , HB861 , HB872 , HB886 , HB916 , HB937 , HB1054 , HB1068 , HB1117 , HB1237 , HB74 , HB108 , HB956 , HB1085 , HB1137 , HB62 , HB193 , HB210 , HB220 , HB246 , HB364 , HB420 , HB475 , HB584 , HB622 , HB772 , HB784 , HB949 , HB953 , HB1043 , HB1070 , HB1092 , HB1134 , HB1162 , HB1176 , HB1196 , HB1214 , HB1199 , SB268 , SB283 , HB782 , SB149 , HR84 , HB646 , HB998 , SB56 , SB163 , SB197 , SB97 , SB326 , SB341 , SB518 , SB123 , SB353 , SB479 , SB495 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HR168 , HCR65 , HCR71 , HCR98 , HB284 , HB302 , HB306 , HB341 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB603 , HB605 , HB614 , HB625 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1191 , HB1240 , HB1255 , SB82 , SB89 , HB134 , HB258 , HB359 , SB29 , SB42 , SB43 , SB217 , SB274 , SB300 , SB379 , SB382 , SB441 , SB449
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session - part 2 May 1st, 2025

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • have seen, as we've had an unchecked and uncontrolled executive in this state... whether it was the shutdowns
  • all know our President has unleashed a lot of chaos into our economy and significant harm with his federal
  • So, I gave many, many speeches on this floor during the shutdown when we were trying to undo the emergency
  • does very important work, but now is looking for even more money, presumably to continue to sue the federal
  • There's a three-to-one federal match on the dollars that we'll be spending to increase staffing in the
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

ALC-REVIEW Mar 17th, 2026

ALC-REVIEW

Transcript Highlights:
  • This amends an existing federal grant to increase by $6,000, and this is for training of specialized
  • This amends an existing federal grant to increase by $6,000, and this is for training of specialized
  • They have amended these grants to include the earlier parts of the year during the federal shutdown so
  • I know this is 100% federal. It's a renewal.
  • I know this is 100% federal. It's a reason. Thank you. I know this is 100% federal. It's a renewal.
Committee: All ALC-REVIEW
Summary: The subcommittee reviewed multiple methods of finance and construction items, including projects for Arkansas State University, Black River Technical College, UAMS, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, and UCA. The UAPB Allied Health and Sciences Building appeared both as a method of finance and as an alternative delivery construction project, with East Harding Construction selected and AMR Architects as designer. Members approved the methods of finance, the alternative delivery project, and several discretionary grants, including Department of Health grants for a heart attack center designation and community health worker training, and DHS grants related to homeless services, behavioral health transition support, and an enabling technology pilot. The committee then reviewed service contracts, including RFQs, construction-related contracts, intergovernmental agreements, and a large number of out-of-state and in-state contracts. Testimony focused heavily on DHS staffing and state hospital contracts, the Arkansas State Police seatbelt survey, AEDC’s lithium supply chain analysis, and Shared Administrative Services’ new SuccessFactors performance-management contract. Members asked detailed questions about contract nursing costs, turnover, hiring timelines, and whether some contracts were being renewed or amended beyond their original projected costs. DHS and Veterans Affairs officials explained staffing shortages, retention incentives, and the use of contract labor as a supplement to state employees. Several contracts drew scrutiny and were held for further review. Representative Wardlaw raised concerns about projected costs and repeated amendments on the Department of Education security contract and on DHS staffing contracts, arguing that some had exceeded their original projected totals. The committee voted to hold contracts 5, 7, and 8 until Friday, while adopting the remaining contracts. The meeting ended after informational reports on service contract amendments without material change, executed contracts, and emergency procurements were presented, with no further business before adjournment.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WLA Public Hearing 04-15-2026

Water, Land, Culture and the Arts

Transcript Highlights:
  • Fisheries</c> For Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, so I believe it became part of the federal
  • law, or federal commission, that we added this, what, a couple of years ago?
  • And I basically work at the intersection of community engagement and federal regulations, championing
  • And I basically work at the intersection of community engagement and federal regulations, championing
  • </c> community engagement and federal community engagement and federal regulations,<00:31:05.600><c>
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committee took up several gubernatorial nominations, beginning with GM 640 for Juanita Rio Colón to the Commission on Water Resource Management. Public testimony and the nominee’s remarks strongly emphasized her water-system management background, Native Hawaiian stewardship values, and representation for Molokai. Committee members praised her qualifications and neighbor-island perspective, and also discussed broader concerns about reforming the Water Commission, including a separate bill to create a more independent authority and reduce politics in water decisions. Colón said she supported the restructuring effort and would serve with integrity and attention to constitutional water rights and climate resilience. The committee then heard GM 639 for Moses Haia III to the same commission. DLNR and OHA testified, and Haia described his long legal career, prior work on the Waihole contested case, and experience with Native Hawaiian rights and water law. Members asked about his ability to serve impartially given his advocacy background; Haia acknowledged that some may perceive a conflict from his prior work but said he did not believe it was a reasonable conflict and would follow the law and balance competing interests. The discussion again returned to the proposed Water Commission restructuring, which Haia said he supported as a way to provide independence and balance. Next, the committee considered GM 649 for Gilbert Coloma to the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. DLNR and other testifiers explained that this was a new interstate commission created under the 2024 act, with Hawaii joining six U.S. states to address fisheries issues across state boundaries. Coloma, a commercial fisher from Hilo, said he brought more than 40 years of industry, cultural, and traditional experience and would represent Hawaii’s fishing communities. Members asked about the commission’s structure, meeting rotation, and funding, and were told the state covers dues through special funds. The committee also briefly took up GM 692 for Riley Smith’s reappointment to the Board of Land and Natural Resources. The Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council supported him, while Sierra Club Hui raised concerns about prior decisions affecting Native Hawaiian rights and public trust resources. Smith said he supported more residential uses in East Kapolei if the necessary planning and environmental review changes were made, and he began responding to questions about prior BLNR litigation before the transcript cut off.
NJ

New Jersey 2026-2027 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Jun 8th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Even if a federal court were to strike this down one day as a violation of the Constitution, the very
  • Act, which is no longer being enforced at the federal level, which is why it is an urgent necessity
  • Required to follow all antitrust principles from federal and state law.
  • So to be clear, like was mentioned before, price fixing is already illegal under the Federal Sherman
  • What I do know is that in these federal lawsuits... ...communities.
Keywords: 1146, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JDC Informational Briefing 08-14-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um as noted federal administration.
  • What we call federal agency cases.
  • </c> departure uh that established federal departure uh that established federal privacy<00:22:20.240
  • </c> Supreme Court on the federal Supreme Court on the federal government's<00:30:15.279><c> emergency
  • Um FMCS, Federal Mediation zero.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Judiciary Committee held an informational briefing on the State of Hawaii’s affirmative litigation against the federal administration, with no public testimony. Attorney General Lopez and deputies said the office’s goal is to enforce the rule of law, not make partisan points, and noted that Hawaii is involved in 27 ongoing cases. They grouped the cases into four broad areas: immigration, funding freezes and grant terminations, federal agency dismantling/reductions in force, and protecting elections, health, and safety. Several immigration-related cases were discussed in detail. These included a challenge to the federal sharing of Medicaid data with DHS for immigration enforcement, a similar challenge to USDA’s demand for SNAP applicant and recipient data, and litigation over immigration-enforcement conditions attached to federal grants. The office also described the birthright citizenship executive order, saying it conflicts with the 14th Amendment and Supreme Court precedent; lower courts granted preliminary relief, and the U.S. Supreme Court later addressed only the scope of nationwide injunctions, not the merits. In the Department of Transportation case, the court granted a preliminary injunction against the “Duffy directive,” finding the immigration conditions lacked statutory authority, were arbitrary and capricious, and violated the Spending Clause and APA. The briefing also covered multiple funding disputes. In the education funding freeze case, the Department of Education and OMB withheld about $6 billion in formula funds, including roughly $33 million for Hawaii; after suit was filed, the funds were released. Other cases included the termination of over $11 billion in public health grants, which affected Hawaii Department of Health grants, the NIH indirect cost cap case, and NIH grant terminations tied to DEI, transgender issues, and vaccine hesitancy. The speakers said some cases have already resulted in preliminary or permanent injunctions, while others remain on appeal or are still being litigated.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 029 Feb 11th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • HR1 will balloon the federal deficit. HR1 will balloon the federal deficit.
  • HR1 will balloon the federal deficit. HR1 will balloon the federal deficit.
  • </c> who's in charge at the federal level. who's in charge at the federal level.
  • It's a federal match.
  • It's a federal match. It's asking for. It's a federal match.
Keywords: 981, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:08:07.000><c> program,</c> the requirements of the federal program, the requirements of the federal
  • </c> requirements, so that while the federal requirements, so that while the federal programs<00:08:19.680
  • when the federal program becomes available, folks really are able to stack both those federal and state
  • As those federal requirements given.
  • </c> federal tax credit, however. federal tax credit, however.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 5th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is different than any other state patrol, federal law enforcement.
  • certified under LEOSA, the federal statute.
  • They're not compensated, but they are authorized to carry firearms federally.
  • They're not compensated, but they are authorized to carry firearms federally.
  • They just need to be federally authorized to do so.
Summary: The House took up Second Substitute Senate Bill 5974, a bill modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, volunteers, youth cadets, and related law enforcement roles. Members first considered a striking amendment and then a series of floor amendments, with debate repeatedly focusing on sheriffs as elected constitutional officers, the scope of state authority over local law enforcement, and whether the bill would create unfunded mandates or practical problems for counties. Supporters of the bill and many amendments argued for clarifying language, local flexibility, and state payment for new requirements; opponents generally warned the bill would weaken elected sheriffs, impose costs on counties, or overreach into local control. Amendment 2343, which would have added intent language emphasizing that sheriffs are directly accountable to the electorate, was debated at length and defeated on a roll call vote, 41 yeas to 56 nays. Amendment 2373, shifting background-check costs to the state through the Washington State Patrol, was also defeated, 44 yeas to 53 nays. Amendment 2374, narrowing provisions affecting private security and specially commissioned officers, failed 41 to 56. Amendment 2369, clarifying rules for volunteers and youth cadets, failed 41 to 56. Amendment 2371, limiting surveillance-related provisions to situations requiring a warrant, failed 42 to 55. Amendment 2372, clarifying that only non-public information would be restricted from disclosure, also failed 41 to 56. Later, Amendment 2370, which would have aligned the bill’s definition of volunteer law enforcement officers with existing statute, was defeated 42 to 55. Finally, Amendment 2352, which would have exempted current sheriffs from the bill’s new decertification rules, was debated as a protection against changing the rules midstream but was opposed on the grounds that the bill already grandfathered in the one sheriff who did not meet the new experience requirement; the amendment’s vote was not completed in the excerpt provided. The transcript also begins with the Speaker signing several bills, including Substitute House Bill 1570 and Substitute Senate Bill 6248.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Fiscal Responsibility Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Fiscal Responsibility

Transcript Highlights:
  • These are federal tax credit scholarships. They give Alabama new authority and opportunity.
  • Every Alabama can receive every... a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit of up to $1,700 per person
  • </c> automatic participation in the federal automatic participation in the federal tax<00:04:04.959><
  • The SGOs there are certain requirements by federal law they have to meet.
  • </c> minimum qualifications at the federal minimum qualifications at the federal level<00:08:32.719><
Bills: HB342 , HB342 , HB168 , HB220 , SB187 , SB270 , SB265 , SB220 , SB242 , SB277
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Apr 30th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, the WSC and ENSO, the developer, offered to pay off their federal loans.
  • The other item I want to touch on is the federal debt. Just real quickly, I've been in two cases.
  • That federal debt is a shield against this decertification; that lawsuit ends up in federal court, and
  • It takes several years to get out of federal court and out of the Fifth Circuit.
  • You get federal grants and things like that, so it's mostly private individual funding. Got you.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 29th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • This liability rate, widely adopted at the federal level for interstate movers, had been mirrored by
  • But states don't want to go higher than the federal number.
  • include jurisdictions along the Texas coast that are not applying for the authority to enforce them. ...federal
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/22/25

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's been a very federal dollars.
  • </c><00:28:11.120><c> government</c> right now at the federal government right now at the federal government
  • </c> to be reaching out to the federal to be reaching out to the federal government<00:44:27.440><c>
  • </c> cannabis is still illegal on a federal cannabis is still illegal on a federal uh<01:26:02.639><c
  • </c> your your tax status at a at a federal your your tax status at a at a federal level.<01:26:11.920
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 22nd, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Disability Rights Texas is the state's federally designated protection advocacy agency.
  • If... oh, if the federal government stops paying for the voucher, is that what you're...?
  • I'm assuming, is it a federal program? It is a federal program, yeah.
  • That specific program is federal. The housing choice voucher program.
  • I was chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank back in the Clinton administration.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 22nd, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • arbitrary, artificial cap that's preventing TDHCA and us as tax credit developers from using this federal
  • Through this federal tax credit program. I'm happy to entertain any questions.
  • So, you know, they are playing this delay game because they know time is on their side with this federal
  • Hearings, their federal tax credits are running into deadlines and they're essentially expiring.
  • And so rather than call the hearing, the federal deadlines have come into place, and then they've effectively
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPN-EIG, CPN DEFER, CPN DEFER Public Hearings 02-04-2026

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we're going through a pretty rapid disruption right now given federal tax credits and what's happened
  • </c><00:19:36.799><c> tax</c> disruption right now given federal tax disruption right now given federal
  • happened right before COVID, and therefore when the order came out, which was in the summer of 2020 and shutdown
  • happened right before COVID, and therefore when the order came out, which was in the summer of 2020 and shutdown
  • Uh, before COVID, and therefore when the order came out, which was in the summer of 2020 and shutdown
Bills: SB2033 , SB2487 , SB2497 , SB2471 , SB2829
Summary: The committee first reconvened on SB 2471 and SB 2829, both relating to the powers of artificial persons. After discussion with the Attorney General’s office and a prior Q&A period, the chair said the committee would defer decision-making again, with the intent to return with amended versions of both bills that could gain support from the administration and its lawyers. The measures were deferred to Tuesday, February 10, 2026, in Conference Room 229 at 9:30 a.m. The committee then took up SB 2180, relating to deposits of public funds. Members noted late testimony from the prior day’s joint hearing with the Housing Committee and moved to pass the bill out with amendments, including a defective effective date. The motion carried unanimously among those voting: the chair, vice chair, Senator Lamosao, and Senator Awa voted aye; Senator McKelvey was excused. The measure was adopted. A joint hearing followed on SB 2033, relating to renewable energy and a streamlined grid-ready homes interconnection process. The PUC supported the bill’s intent but raised concerns about the time, resources, and stakeholder input needed to establish the proposed process, and asked for clarification of terms such as “grid-ready homes” and the role of HERA. Hawaiian Electric said it supported the intent but opposed the proposed process and HERA funding use. The Hawaii Solar Energy Association strongly supported the bill, arguing that faster interconnection is needed to meet rooftop solar goals and lower costs over time. Testimony totaled 27 in support, two in opposition, and four with comments. Members questioned costs, consumer protections, and whether the bill would burden low- and moderate-income households; the bill’s supporters said amendments could clarify the definition of grid-ready homes and add guardrails, while acknowledging that upfront costs and interconnection costs would still need to be addressed.
WV

West Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 08:02 pm

West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Engrossed House Bill 4768 relating to updating definitions to incorporate federal law changes to qualified
  • Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 945, permitting the Adjutant General to pay employees during a federal
  • government shutdown or furlough.
  • Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for House Bill 4588, relating to participating in the Federal
  • Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for House Bill 4588, relating to participating in the Federal
Keywords: 994, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 5/18/25 - Part 2

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and the lack of stability federally, what will happen to her and people like that?
  • law, but we because of state and federal law, but we hope<00:11:54.160><c> that</c><00:11:54.399><c>
  • We have an authoritarian occupying the executive branch federally, and we have a legislative branch federally
  • and we have a executive branch federally and we have a legislative<00:31:51.120><c> branch</c><00:31
  • :51.600><c> federally</c><00:31:52.159><c> that</c><00:31:52.399><c> is</c> legislative branch federally
Keywords: 1183, house