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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 28th, 2026 at 02:54 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- So NMSA is a state-chartered charter school, and it serves students from around the state who travel
- from all areas of the state to attend that school.
- , now you've got to code it this way.
- full-time online schooling to students from around the state.
- positions within state government.
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- But every state agency votes on their increases.
- That might work with them on state parks-related projects like that.
- State Engineer, same thing with settlement projects like the Arizona and State Engineer maintenance.
- I didn't select on page three, the color coding of yellow. The color coding of yellow on the phone?
- But the priority phones, the state police have to buy.
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation Feb 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- , cities across the state.
- energy management and plan and propose to do an additional $50 million of demand-side energy management
- We initiated our newest state park, our first state park in 10 years. years in Stanislaus County, Dos
- I'm not sure we've even stated that, on the record. Thank you for stating that.
- and Clean Energy Businesses.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 4/15/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And then in 2008, the state actually passed a law that requires state investment for half of the cost
- the state did continue federal and state general fund appropriations, though it reduced it in 2025.
- </c> regionally uh as and administers state regionally uh as and administers state funds<00:24:23.679
- </c> the state operating deficit. the state operating deficit. >> All<01:09:32.480><c> right.
- to state under that travel from state to state under the<01:19:55.840><c> international</c><01:19:56.640
Bills:
HF4693
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
Keywords:
transportation, license plates, validation stickers, replacement fees, government fees, 1183, house
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 01/22/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> unquote average states of vesota has unquote average states of vesota has done<00:25:17.200><c>
- Many of them, of course, were contributed by people in the state or the companies in the state, right
- Many of them, of course, were contributed by people in the state or the companies in the state, right
- </c> companies in the state right but then companies in the state right but then the<00:41:05.000><c>
- energy available uh energy of renewable energy available uh energy could<01:18:58.040><c> be</c><01:18
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (01/14/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> it's well established in other states. it's well established in other states.
- This bill is relative to the state fire code, fire incident reporting and investigations, and the duties
- of the state fire marshal.
- Um, as you may recall, we try to stay on a three-year cycle with our codes in the state, our building
- and our fire codes.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Missouri is known to be the Show-Me State.
- Missouri is known to be the Show-Me State.
- and what was going on inside our state.
- But we're in the state of Missouri.
- Have these companies been banned in any states?
Committee:
House Veterans and Armed Forces
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Mobile County Legislation Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Mobile County Legislation
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> the state portion of the tax exempt. the state portion of the tax exempt.
- That's why we're sales tax state for the state and for local government.
- and for local state for the state and for local government. government. government.
- All in favor state I. and a second. All in favor state I. >> Any<00:15:36.160><c> oppose?
- </c> community and throughout the state. community and throughout the state.
Committee:
House Mobile County Legislation
NV
Transcript Highlights:
- as the Humane Society of the United States.
- We have multiple cases both in our state and at the U.S.
- We have multiple cases both in our state and at the U.S.
- On conditional release might not be a state facility.
- NRS 34.750 still indicates the Office of the State Public Defender.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands
- He appreciates all the members and staff in this chamber who strive to make our state such a wonderful
- Speaker, Arizona is one of the few states in the United States that has a history of going to war with
- another state, and perhaps the only state in this country that went to war with another state outside
- Then they beat Mountain Ridge 5 to 1 Saturday night in the state finals.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appr/Sub-Health and Human Services Jan 29th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Transcript Highlights:
- That's all the state contributes to in the homelmes mission.
- So returning $10 million to the state to do that.
- Share him Between Oka and DMH, he has two years of experience in the state of Washington working on the
- So we're still sending testing out of state.
- By the way, it's obvious we got more money than most States.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2025-03-24
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- The fertilizer business is greatly related to energy costs.
- of that fertilizer is energy-related.
- No other state mandates such a barrier on all breeder farms.
- We're following state and federal guidelines.
- There should be one, the state or the DNR.
ND
Transcript Highlights:
- How we connect students geographically, such as our surround-the-state and song festivals, all-state,
- and other events, The state and song festivals, all-state, and other events are where we can not only
- If we look at data from our own state, the state average of the ACT score four years ago was 19.
- Communities all across the state.
- I wonder if we can show the QR code.
Committee:
House Education
Summary:
The meeting began with a student performance from Horizon Middle School Show Choir, including songs from an eighth grade concert and the show choir piece “The Body Electric.” After the performance, Deputy Superintendent Donna Fishbeck spoke on behalf of State Superintendent Kirsten Baesler in support of music education, emphasizing its benefits for creativity, collaboration, school climate, and student development, and noting the department’s support for music grants and professional development. She also highlighted the North Dakota Music Educators Association’s role in expanding access and quality in music education.
The committee then heard a presentation from Vital Network, introduced as a DPI-funded effort focused on teacher retention. Nate Eklund and Dr. Aaron Rob described the organization’s work with schools and districts to reduce educator burnout by improving workplace conditions, especially around time management, voice in decision-making, and care/support. They said the program uses surveys, dashboards, advisory support, and facilitated school and district processes to identify local friction points and help educators and leaders solve them, with examples ranging from simplifying material requests to improving PLC time and communication. They stressed that retention is driven more by workplace conditions than pay alone, and that solutions must be local rather than one-size-fits-all.
Members asked about rural teacher overload, sustainability after grant funding ends, and whether the model could inform broader policy or continuing education reforms. Vital representatives said the work is designed to be embedded in district systems and strategic plans so it can continue beyond their direct involvement, and that the approach aligns with the state’s teacher retention and recruitment task force recommendations. They reported serving about half of North Dakota educators across roughly 50 districts, with partnerships through regional education associations to reach rural areas. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken during the discussion.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine stemming the tide of antisemitism in America. Mar 5th, 2025 at 09:15 am
Senate Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- They wanted to be here in the United States.
- adopted it in the State Department in 2015.
- As we saw in other states.
- It is not an apartheid state.
- And it's wrong to call the state of Israel a colonial apartheid state.
Committee:
Senate Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
anti-Semitism, hate crimes, college campuses, civil rights, public safety, protests, intimidation
Summary:
The committee meeting focused on addressing the rising tide of anti-Semitism across the nation. Among the discussions, members expressed concerns about the disturbing acts of hate witnessed on college campuses, with instances of harassment and intimidation targeting Jewish students being highlighted. High-profile incidents, including vandalism and the display of extremist symbols, prompted urgent calls for investigations and measures to protect civil rights. The importance of moral clarity in confronting such hate crimes was emphasized as well, outlining the responsibilities of leaders to ensure safety and uphold justice.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So it appears as though $12 million is already part of the code.
- They laid around, they had no energy.
- I'm a cheerleader and I have enough energy to run track this year.
- If that were to cascade and grow throughout the state of Texas.
- Most of the state of Texas does direct donors.
Committee:
House Public Health
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/21/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> this bill not only as a state this bill not only as a state representative,<00:43:28.000><c> but
- </c><01:49:32.000><c> uh</c> In states like Colorado and Washington, with similar laws, public access
- </c><01:56:18.560><c> It's</c> state. There are a lot of lawsuits. It's state.
- Um, let me state it this way.
- </c> I would state that uh as the free state I would state that uh as the free state uh<02:52:34.479>
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It is set up as such in code. And it is also a deficiency fund, meaning that it is set up in code.
- and rule, and so there has been Meets code and rule.
- Again, with a growing state, oftentimes an energy company may ask for an easement across a navigable
- In the state of Idaho, we also have the Department of Water Resources.
- 39-7602 of Idaho Code, and it receives federal funds that are received by the state to provide drinking
Summary:
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee heard budget presentations for the Endowment Fund Investment Board, the Department of Lands, and the Department of Environmental Quality. The EFIB presentation emphasized its small staff, low administrative costs, and a modest request for a laptop replacement. The Department of Lands presentation focused heavily on fire suppression funding, the fire suppression deficiency fund, and the agency’s endowment and forest management work. Director Dustin Miller said 2025 fire costs were just over $40 million, noted that the Legislature had previously funded the deficiency account, and warned that current holdbacks could reduce staffing for fire operations, especially in eastern Idaho. He also explained a proposed shift of 1.25 FTE and $160,000 from the Abandoned Mines Lands Fund to the Navigable Waterways Fund, and discussed House Bill 511 as a possible future fire-preparedness funding source.
Committee members asked detailed questions about how the fire suppression deficiency fund works, when it can be used, and whether it can cover prevention or only active fires. Staff explained that the fund is for active suppression and that any negative balance would later be settled through a supplemental request. Members also asked about staffing, vacancy rates, and the impact of budget reductions on fire readiness and forest health work. Miller said the agency had filled many key vacancies but still faced recruitment challenges, and he described the Eastern Idaho Forest Protective District and the agency’s growing Good Neighbor Authority work with the U.S. Forest Service.
The Department of Environmental Quality presentation covered staffing, water infrastructure funding, loan and grant programs, air and water quality, and solid waste oversight. Director Jess Byrne said targeted pay increases had reduced turnover and vacancies, and that DEQ had distributed more than $835 million in grants and low-interest loans over five years, mostly to small communities. He also said the agency has fewer staff than 25 years ago despite a much larger population, leading to permit backlogs and reduced monitoring. Byrne explained that the Drinking Water Loan Fund is built from federal capitalization grants, state match, and repayments, and that its rising balance reflects awarded but not yet reimbursed projects rather than unused money. He also said DEQ is considering fee increases in air quality and drinking water programs, and supported a proposed solid waste transfer only if it includes a fee structure. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after the presentations and questions.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- that do not have a change in the code from the section.
- “We have great relationships with landowners across the state.
- code to give a death penalty plus another two and a half death penalties for murder.
- The state assesses a penalty of $5,000 a day for violations of the use of the state's water.
- The state assesses a penalty of $5,000 a day for violations of the use of the state.
Committee:
House Natural Resources
Keywords:
water rights, Texas Water Trust, water bank, environmental conservation, water quality, instream flows, aquifer, water injection, Edwards Aquifer, environmental regulation, groundwater, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water conservation, drought, utility regulation, water use restrictions, Public Utility Commission, civil penalties, drought contingency, environmental protection
Summary:
The Committee on Natural Resources met with a quorum present and first took up several pending bills for reconsideration and committee substitute adoption. House Bill 2692, relating to codification and clarification of local laws concerning the San Antonio River Authority, was reported favorably to the full House and sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars by an 11-0 vote. House Bills 1407, 1520, 1535, 2970, 4153, 291, 3663, and 3915 were also reconsidered or laid out as pending business, with committee substitutes adopted where needed and each bill reported favorably, generally by unanimous vote, to the full House and then to Calendars or Calendars/Calendars-related referral as applicable.
The committee then heard House Bill 4530, which would expand the Texas Water Trust framework to include groundwater rights, require Texas Water Development Board review and approval of groundwater dedications, and notify local groundwater districts when groundwater rights are placed in the trust. The bill’s author and witnesses from the Environmental Defense Fund, The Nature Conservancy, and Chispa Texas supported the measure as a conservation tool and a way to create a clear process for voluntary donations; a Texas Water Development Board witness testified neutrally. The bill was left pending.
House Bill 4931, relating to an aquifer storage and recovery project in Medina County, drew support from the author, the Medina County judge, and a regional water alliance witness, who described severe stress on the Edwards Aquifer, low levels at Medina Lake, and the need for a local water-supply tool. The bill was left pending. House Bill 5559, which would clarify enforcement of drought contingency plans for investor-owned water utilities and involve the PUC in model plan development, received support from groundwater district representatives but also concerns from water company and utility witnesses about enforcement authority, approval procedures, and potential conflicts with existing obligations to provide continuous service; the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. House Bill 5560, which would raise the maximum civil penalty for certain groundwater conservation district enforcement actions from $10,000 to $25,000 per violation, prompted debate over whether current law is already sufficient; supporters said the higher cap would better deter overpumping, while opponents argued existing penalties are already severe. That bill was also left pending, and the committee adjourned subject to call of the chair.
VA
Virginia 2026 1st Special Session
Disability Commission Jun 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm State Senator Barbara Favola.
- of Virginia any request 22-308.3, subsection C, of the Code of Virginia.
- I just want a state transition coordinator, actually.
- Are there other states that actually have implemented this curriculum?
- They hold the license with the state.
Summary:
The Virginia Disability Commission held its first meeting of the year on June 18, established a quorum, and introduced members. Senator Barbara Favola was elected chair and Delegate Amy Laufer was elected vice chair, both unanimously. The commission also reviewed and unanimously approved its electronic/remote participation policy, which mirrors last year’s policy and allows limited remote participation under Virginia FOIA rules.
Staff then reviewed a package of 14 disability-related bills that passed last session and were signed into law. Topics included disabled veterans’ vehicle registration fee exemptions, open captioning requirements for movie theaters, guardianship/conservatorship order forwarding, service dog team definitions, education and transition planning for students with disabilities, Blue Envelope and driver communication training for law enforcement and driver education, deferred disposition and jury service protections, voting rights in guardianship cases, expansion of the Virginia Human Rights Act, continuation of a DD waiver eligibility change, and DMAS training authority for autism competency checklists. Members discussed implementation concerns, especially making the Blue Envelope/driver communication program more visible and considering a follow-up letter and DMV presentation.
The commission then adopted its interim work plan unanimously, with discussion of possible presentations on DMAS and Medicaid waivers, DBHDS telehealth training implementation, SCHEV and VDOE transition planning, transition from institutions to community settings, criminal justice reform, transportation and parking accessibility, adult-sized changing tables, and school accessibility. Members also suggested adding EVV concerns, seclusion and restraint, rare disease issues, and insurance coverage problems for needed medications. Public commenters urged the commission to address burdensome EVV requirements for family caregivers, improve accessibility for local government meetings and documents, and explore a standardized credential/career pathway for direct support professionals. The chair said follow-up work would be assigned on EVV and implementation issues, and the meeting location would move to the Senate side of the Capitol going forward.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/27/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- States have been passing state benefit laws for decades to help define the benefit packages required
- in their states.
- The ACA also said that states could continue to pass state mandates above and beyond what's in their
- have been passing refresher so states have been passing state<00:01:59.880><c> Ed</c><00:02:00.159><
- </c><00:02:41.360><c> that</c> Benchmark plan in their state that Benchmark plan in their state that
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy