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MO
Transcript Highlights:
- It saves the state money and saves individuals money because, like I said, I would have had to drill
- He said that, speaking as someone who had to drill holes in his car, he appreciated that there is one
- The speaker said automobile manufacturers make vehicles for other states that do not have pre-drilled
- He said he has seen people drill into their cars to put on a plate, which he does not think is a good
- And I've seen people actually drill into their cars to put a plate on when, you know, that's probably
Committee:
House Government Efficiency
Summary:
The Committee on Government Efficiency first established a quorum and then went into executive session, where it voted House Bill 2809 do pass by an 11-0 vote, with two members present. The committee then moved to public hearings after noting House Bill 3108 would not be heard that day.
Senator Nick Schroer presented Senate Bills 977 and 1011, which were described as “American law for American courts” measures restating that the U.S. Constitution, the Missouri Constitution, and state law cannot be superseded by foreign laws, foreign treaties, or outside organizations, except in narrow circumstances such as voluntary business agreements and certain Hague-related matters. Supporters said the bills were needed to prevent courts or local governments from relying on foreign or religious law in ways that could override fundamental rights, while opponents and questioners raised concerns about private arbitration, family-law contracts, tribal jurisdiction, and whether the bills were unnecessary or targeted specific religions or organizations. A witness from Liberty Link Missouri testified in favor, saying the law should be restated even if it is technically unnecessary. No vote was taken on the Senate bills during the hearing.
The committee also heard House Bill 2589, which would require only a rear license plate on vehicles. The sponsor argued the change would save money and align Missouri with many other states, while noting he had consulted a sheriff who did not object. Members raised concerns about law enforcement, camera enforcement, stalking victims, and whether some vehicles or commercial categories would still need two plates. Supporters cited fiscal savings and convenience, while opponents emphasized public-safety and identification concerns. No vote was taken on House Bill 2589, and the hearing was closed after no additional witnesses came forward.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- That will be a pre-drilled, pre-designated, pre-positioned response.
- All camps, youth camps and non-youth camps. will have a requirement that they have an active, drilled
- Back from camp two years from now, and they didn't do a muster drill.
- Did y'all do a drill?
- and not even knew it was a drill.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Natural Resources Committee Jun 8th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Yes, the next resolution is SJR 12, which is opposition to offshore oil drilling.
- This bipartisan resolution reaffirms the state's longstanding opposition to offshore drilling to protect
- The Fed's plan to expand drilling off our coast, even as they drop bonding guardrails and cut hundreds
- Californians overwhelmingly oppose drilling off our unique and beautiful coast, so we ask for your yes
- Are there any persons in this hearing room in opposition to this resolution on offshore drilling?
Summary:
The committee considered several coastal, climate, and air quality measures. Senator Laird presented SCR 136 marking the 50th anniversary of the Coastal Act and Coastal Conservancy Act, and SJR 12 opposing the federal offshore oil and gas leasing program; both drew broad support from environmental groups, local governments, and other advocates, with no opposition heard. Senator Padilla presented SB 10, requiring state climate plans to include gender impact assessments, with supporters arguing climate harms fall disproportionately on women and LGBTQ+ people; the bill also drew no opposition in the hearing. Senator Padilla also presented SB 675 to restructure the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District board and expand public transparency, while supporters cited severe air quality problems and opponents raised concerns about unfunded mandates, consultation, and impacts on local permitting and economic development. Senator Allen presented SB 1229 to limit disaster-rebuild coastal permit exemptions when replacement structures would newly impede coastal access or sensitive protections, with supporters saying it would prevent investor abuse of post-disaster rebuilding rules.
After testimony, the committee took up the measures and recorded votes. SCR 136, SJR 12, SB 10, SB 675, and SB 1229 all advanced on party-line or near-party-line votes, with some members voting no on the more regulatory measures. The consent calendar was also approved, including ACR 157, SB 899, SB 949, SB 963, SB 1008, SB 1207, SB 1428, and SJR 5. All of the listed measures were sent onward, generally to Appropriations, and the committee concluded its hearing after the roll calls.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, first, uh, please uh remain in your seats after we adjourn uh for a safety drill.
- Uh, first, uh, please uh remain in your seats after we adjourn uh for a safety drill.
- uh</c><00:14:40.200><c> for</c><00:14:40.360><c> a</c><00:14:40.400><c> safety</c><00:14:40.800><c> drill
- </c> after we adjourn uh for a safety drill. after we adjourn uh for a safety drill.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- This can include the purchase and maintenance of AEDs or CPR equipment, fund CPR and basic first aid
- This can include the purchase and maintenance of AEDs or CPR equipment, fund CPR and basic first aid
- we invited the Project ADAM team from Children's Hospital to conduct a mock sudden cardiac arrest drill
- The bill does not take students out of class, unlike other mandatory school drills.
- requiring schools to have a drills requiring schools to have a well-thought<01:16:00.480><c> out</c>
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And so your equipment and capital equipment.
- And so your equipment, looking at your capital equipment, I mean, you've got overtime for your men, and
- Number seven is capital equipment.
- IT equipment.
- We don't have the AV equipment required. Kelsey Vela: ...the need to update the equipment.
Bills:
SB 1
Committee:
Senate Finance
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Resources, Recreation and Development (02/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:29:10.480><c> deeper</c> ordinances that you know drill deeper ordinances that you know drill
- with a lanyard watercraft be equipped with a lanyard type<00:53:13.880><c> engine</c><00:53:14.240><
- and lighting through our equipment and lighting through our safety<01:00:51.760><c> rules</c><01:00:
- There's river monitoring equipment for committees that involve themselves directly in that process.
- There's river monitoring equipment for committees that involve themselves directly in that process.
Summary:
The committee first discussed scheduling and notice for upcoming executive sessions on a larger slate of bills, including plans to take up eight bills in the morning and possibly the last three bills in the afternoon, with caucus time provided if needed. The chair emphasized advance notice, publication, and flexibility if more bills are added later. The hearing then opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and proceeded to HB 568, a bill allowing local planning boards to request water supply studies for subdivisions to ensure water adequacy as housing density increases.
Representative Kat McGee, the prime sponsor, said HB 568 was developed after constituent concerns about private wells being affected by nearby development. She described the bill as narrowly tailored, non-mandatory, and intended to preserve local control while clarifying that planning boards may request studies under local regulations. She noted bipartisan support, an exclusion for community water systems and larger groundwater withdrawals regulated elsewhere, and said the bill would help prevent water shortages and related problems for new and existing homes. Questions from members focused on whether the bill should specify that it applies to subdivisions of four or more lots, since that language had been in an earlier version.
Testimony on HB 568 was mixed. Bob Quinn of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors opposed the bill, arguing it lacked a definition of “water supply study,” could lead to expensive hydrology studies, and might raise housing costs; he suggested more work with DES or a study committee. DES administrator Brandon Kernin said the department had worked from a 2010 groundwater commission report, that such problems arise only intermittently in certain areas, and that the bill would make explicit local authority to adopt such ordinances. He also said DES data and homeowner surveys can help identify problem areas and that more robust wells could be considered in the long term. The committee noted 10 online submissions in favor and 3 opposed, plus blue-sheet testimony of 2 in favor and 1 neutral, and then closed the hearing on HB 568.
The committee immediately opened HB 582, a bill on safety requirements for operation of personal watercraft. Representative Darby, the sponsor, said the bill responds to the speed and maneuverability of modern personal watercraft, which he described as more like motorcycles on water than traditional boats, and cited a fatal accident on Lake Monomonac as an example of the risks. He said the bill is not intended to restrict ordinary recreation or wake surfing, but to update safety standards for a newer class of larger, quieter three-person PWCs. The hearing began with Darby’s presentation, and no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- territory, equipment within an existing territory, I don't know that that's growing the geography.
- There's no trained fire department nearby that has the equipment I train to deal with it.
- I'm glad that I drilled into this. So you bought this parcel of land.
- The solar panel company has set up cameras on all their equipment at night, and so the lights are on
- all the camera equipment.
Committee:
House Utilities
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/04/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- And I had to go get a grant to get that equipment for my courtroom.
- with, because that person is oftentimes an employer as well as a judge, and sometimes they aren't equipped
- Veterans Caucus as they looked at this bill is, you know, is Department of Veteran Service best equipped
- And I don't know that the bill itself... ...of Arizona would be really well equipped to conduct this
- I think there would be a distinct interest in sort of drilling into her intent and making sure this is
Summary:
The committee first took up HB 2663, which expands military leave protections by aligning state law language with federal military orders and clarifying that state and non-state employees called to service or training are covered. Representative Pena said the bill was intended to remove confusion and had no material impact on benefits. After brief supportive discussion, the committee voted 7-0 to give HB 2663 a do pass recommendation.
The committee then heard HB 2976, a bill establishing due process requirements before state or county entities can alter a justice of the peace’s statutory authority and clarifying the limits of administrative control over justice courts. Representative Hernandez and two Pima County justices of the peace testified in support, describing administrative orders that had removed local control without notice, findings, or a clear path to restoration. Leanna Garcia of the Arizona Supreme Court opposed the bill, arguing it conflicted with the Constitution’s grant of administrative supervision to the Supreme Court and that the court already uses complaint-driven oversight, education, and intervention when needed. After extensive debate over constitutional authority, due process, and the role of elected JPs, the committee voted 6-1 to recommend HB 2976 do pass.
Next, the committee considered HB 2406, which directs the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services to study veterans’ awareness of available state, local, and federal benefits and report recommendations to improve outreach. Supporters said many veterans do not know the full range of benefits and that the study could identify gaps in awareness and help guide future outreach. Members questioned what exactly would be studied and whether a study was necessary, but several said the testimony clarified the bill’s purpose. The committee approved HB 2406 with a 5-1-1 vote.
Finally, the committee heard HB 2226, which requires courts at initial appearance to ask whether a defendant is a veteran so eligible cases can be referred to veterans programs or treatment/diversion options. Testimony in support said the inquiry would help identify veterans early and connect them to services at no cost. A member raised a Fifth Amendment concern that veteran status could be incriminating in some cases; the bill’s supporter agreed to an amendment clarifying that the answer could not be used against the defendant in later proceedings. The transcript ends during discussion of that proposed amendment, before a final committee vote on HB 2226 is shown.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations - Room 210; 21 January, 2026: 1:30 PM
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- of the equipment for our special<00:08:55.920><c> response</c><00:08:56.320><c> team.
- . equipment. equipment.
- We've got a fee that's $10 for a well driller fee or well drilling a groundwater well.
- We've got a fee that's $10 for a well driller fee or well drilling a groundwater well.
- I'd like to drill down on that a little bit more. >> Yeah.
Committee:
Joint Appropriations
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 4th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And yet our children grow up practicing active shooter drills and lockdowns because adults in this country
- even with that, we've also asked our young generations to endure active duty training or active duty drills
- to school and having to— we used to do duck and cover for earthquakes, and now we're doing active drills
- And I think a lot of us who have kids, the first time that our kid does an active shooter drill, we realize
- But now it's not just active shooter drills, and it's not just these lives that are being touched and
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This forces vehicle owners to drill holes in their bumpers in order to avoid receiving a citation.
- They had to get it from many states over and it took about 4 or 5 weeks to get and they drilled holes
- Morales buys a, a Porsche or whatever these expensive cars he buys, and he's gonna drill a hole in it
- And and he's gonna have to drill a hole because he's not gonna have a sticker and that Porsche has a
- I love this uh bill because I had to drill holes in my car to put a front license plate and, uh, yeah
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
cultural attractions, highway signs, Texas Department of Transportation, travel guidance, Museum of the Big Bend, traffic control, tourism, sunscreening devices, motor vehicle, judicial specialty license plate, vehicle safety, Texas Transportation Code, disability, parking, Governor's Committee, mobility impairment, disabled veterans, legislative recommendations, license plates, vehicle registration
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Commerce and Economic Development Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:14 pm
House Commerce & Economic Development Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- As a mother, I know my daughter will one day have to do active shooter drills at school because of these
- I know my daughter will one day have to do active shooter drills at school because of these policies,
- These so-called high-capacity magazines are standard equipment for millions of law-abiding Americans.
- Individuals intent on violence do not follow equipment restrictions.
- These magazines are specialized competition equipment, and the guns they go in are too.
Keywords:
State Fairgrounds District, fairgrounds bonds, public financing, bond authorization, gross receipts tax, gaming tax, tax-backed bonds, infrastructure funding, Albuquerque fairgrounds, State Fair Tid, economic development, municipal bonds, revenue pledge, capital projects, New Mexico finance, technology, innovation, advisory board, entrepreneurial support, stakeholder representation
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on State Government (10-21-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- And both of you I'm sure know the drill here.
- And u both of you I'm sure<01:05:26.400><c> know</c><01:05:26.640><c> the</c><01:05:26.799><c> drill<
- </c><01:05:27.440><c> If</c><01:05:27.599><c> you'll</c><01:05:27.839><c> just</c> sure know the drill
- If you'll just sure know the drill here.
- Next slide. other HVAC equipment. Some of these other HVAC equipment.
Summary:
The committee met jointly for State Government, State and Local Government, and Elections and Constitutional Amendments, approved the minutes from the September 23 meeting, and then took up discussion of Senate Bill 126, a proposed constitutional amendment to restrict the governor’s pardon power. Senator Chris McDaniel said the measure was prompted by concerns over pardons issued in 2019 and would bar pardons for 60 days before a gubernatorial election through the swearing-in of a new governor, leaving the power otherwise intact. Members who spoke generally supported the proposal as a way to increase accountability, and McDaniel said he intended to place it on the 2026 ballot. No vote was taken on the bill during the discussion.
The committee then moved to House Bill 16 on water fluoridation. Representative Hart and Senator Greg Elkins said the bill would remove Kentucky’s fluoridation mandate and give local water districts the choice to add fluoride or not. They emphasized that the revised draft also adds immunity language to protect districts from civil litigation regardless of their decision. Dr. Jack Call, a Louisville dentist, presented against fluoridation, arguing that the main dental benefit is topical rather than from drinking water and citing studies and reports he said linked fluoride exposure to reduced IQ in children and other health concerns. Cindy Batson, a nurse and parent, also supported the bill and said she had testified on the issue for years.
During questions, Senator Rollins raised concerns about fluoride being an industrial byproduct and described fluoridation as forced medication. The discussion remained focused on the bill’s local-control and immunity provisions, with sponsors saying they were not trying to relitigate the broader science but wanted to remove the mandate. The transcript ends while questions and testimony on HB 16 were still underway, and no final committee action is shown.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:13:37.519><c> site</c> exploration plans, and drill site exploration plans, and drill site inspections
- The Get Out More initiative invests in transformational infrastructure and equipment.
- they would not ordinarily receive in conservation officer training, along with certain types of equipment
- </c><01:01:43.920><c> types</c><01:01:44.240><c> of</c><01:01:44.319><c> of</c><01:01:44.720><c> equipment
- types of of equipment as well for<01:01:46.480><c> um</c><01:01:46.640><c> deployments</c><01:01:47.280
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Judiciary Subcommittee - Morning Session Jan 13th, 2026 at 09:00 am
A&B Judiciary Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- my office or other law enforcement agencies for example a crew from Detroit rented construction equipment
- Grants are being issued for equipment and training in my office, and we will continue to deliver that
- But you might have looked into this, and I can't remember all the drill down to all the specifics.
- The other thing is the equipment. is so expensive.
- Court reporters purchased their own equipment many times.
Committee:
House A&B Judiciary Subcommittee
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Budget Section Human Resources Division Jun 24th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- Other medical equipment that will be needed for the space.
- For equipment, for instance, we might do more than $40 million in equipment. in ensuing years.
- So equipment, for instance, you know, we might do more than 40 million in equipment.
- So, equipment, for instance, you know, we might do more than $40 million in equipment—the equipment grants
- Once we get the equipment in, we want to make sure that there's equipment in so people can see it operational
Summary:
The committee was called to order, the roll was taken, and the March 18 minutes were approved. Members then received several project and program updates, beginning with CHI St. Alexius’s behavioral health buildouts in Bismarck, Williston, and Grand Forks. St. Alexius reported that the Bismarck project remains on track for June 2027 completion, with demolition underway and final design work nearing completion. Williston reported construction is progressing, staffing recruitment is underway for psychiatrists and other staff, and an air handler replacement is creating a roughly $750,000 unbudgeted barrier that will slightly delay the timeline. Grand Forks reported its expansion is about 30% complete, with no major barriers beyond weather, and leaders said the project should be substantially complete in the first quarter of 2027.
The Department of Health and Human Services then presented a series of budget and program updates. Donna Ockland explained several recent line-item transfers as technical corrections that net to zero and do not require new spending, then reviewed salaries, wages, and FTE counts, noting the department remains within its authorized staffing levels. Pat Rainer followed with an update on the Rural Health Transformation Program, saying 12 opportunities have been posted, 422 applications received, and $8.4 million obligated so far, with a goal of obligating the full $199 million by September. He described grants for workforce retention, rural rotations and housing, community gardens, school wellness, behavioral health promotion, safety net services, equipment, technology, EMS, and other initiatives, emphasizing that the program is intended to be transformational and tied to metrics.
Members asked extensive questions about how rural eligibility is defined, how grants will support both rural facilities and hub hospitals, and how future years of funding will build on current awards. The committee also heard an update on certified community behavioral health clinics from Elena Zeller, who said North Dakota has been accepted as a demonstration state, implementation is underway in Williston, North Central/Minot, Fargo, and Dickinson, and care coordination and service counts are increasing. Rebecca Askins then reviewed SNAP payment error rates, saying the 2025 rate was finalized at 9.89%, with the state aiming to get below 6% through policy updates, training, data tools, and a quality assurance team. Members pressed her on the causes of the error rate, the role of the SPACES software system, and the need for accountability and improvements. Finally, Dirk Wilkie reported the state laboratory project reached substantial completion on June 12 and is on budget at about $69.95 million, though a service elevator had to be redesigned because it was too small for equipment.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Budget Section Human Resources Division Jun 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- For equipment, for instance, we might do more than $40 million in equipment.
- So equipment, for instance, you know, we might do more than 40 million in equipment.
- So, equipment, for instance, you know, we might do more than $40 million in equipment, the equipment
- I can drill down to the zone.
- Once we get the equipment in, we want to make sure that there's equipment in so people can see it operational
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, approved the March 18 minutes, and then received a series of updates on health-related projects and Department of Health and Human Services budget matters. Representatives from CHI St. Alexius in Bismarck and Williston, and Altru in Grand Forks, reported progress on behavioral health expansion projects, including demolition and construction milestones, updated timelines, funding status, staffing plans, and barriers such as an unbudgeted air handler replacement in Williston. Members asked about original completion dates, use of telehealth, recruitment of psychiatrists and other staff, and whether the new beds might reduce the need for patients to travel to Jamestown State Hospital. The projects were described as on track overall, with completion expected in 2027 for the larger builds and earlier openings for some phases in Williston.
The committee then heard from HHS leadership on technical line-item transfers and the Salaries and Wages Block Grant. Donna Ockland explained that recent transfers were administrative corrections to place spending in the proper budget lines and did not involve new spending, and she reviewed FTE counts and vacancies across the department. Questions focused on behavioral health staffing changes and the use of consultants in the Rural Health Transformation Program. Pat Rainer outlined the rural health program’s first-year grants and priorities, including workforce retention, rural rotations and housing, community wellness initiatives, behavioral health promotion, safety net services, hospital equipment, suicide prevention training, technology, and EMS support. He said North Dakota’s plan was drawing positive national attention, but the department still needed to obligate roughly $199 million by September and was working with CMS on timing and compliance.
The committee also received an update on certified community behavioral health clinics from Elena Zeller. She said North Dakota had been accepted as a demonstration state, with certification efforts underway in Williston, North Central, Fargo, and Dickinson. Members asked about care coordination, service growth, staffing, and whether certification would expand to all clinics; the department said it was still collecting baseline data and evaluating impacts before making future recommendations. Finally, Rebecca Askins reviewed SNAP payment error rates, explaining that the 2025 rate was finalized at 9.89 percent and that the department is working on training, system changes, and quality assurance steps to get below 6 percent. Members pressed on the causes of monthly variability, the performance of the SPACES system, and accountability for ongoing errors, and the department said it expects improvement over the next 6 to 12 months.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- of those are agricultural and domestic, not public supply, and those are just wells that have been drilled
- To put a moratorium on me in this district, I'll push more of my well drilling in Houston County, which
- They had to lease mineral rights just like the operators drilling wells in rural Hill County, where I'm
- You can either protect yourself by drilling your own well and using self-help, or you need to get in
- It's my own ability to permit and drill my own wells to just keep him from stealing the water out from
Committee:
House Natural Resources
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- That came from our stock of our equipment that we have.
- time do we make a decision to buy equipment and bring it in-house versus we rent or lease equipment?
- That is a part of... ...is we rent or lease equipment.
- or lease and rent said piece of equipment.
- and use that equipment on a day-to-day basis.
Committee:
Senate Appropriations