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FL
Transcript Highlights:
- We've done a lot of programs, put together a lot of programs to support our folks with disabilities and
- waiver program, continues to exist.
- This proposal does not create a new program. It does not require any new infrastructure.
- Does it matter what program the student is in?
- No, it doesn't matter which program they're in. Senator Davis.
Bills:
S0042 , S0688 , S0762 , S1168 , S1296 , S1298 , S1300 , S1318 , S1332 , S1376 , S1548 , S1570 , S1574 , S1632 , S1634 , S1750
Committee:
Senate Fiscal Policy
Keywords:
child protection, medical records, investigation, abuse, neglect, healthcare, Child Protection Team, diagnosis, criminal defense, legal representation, death penalty, indigent defense, regional counsel, conflict of interest, background screening, athletic coaches, youth sports, criminal history, expungement, Florida statutes
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Feb 25th, 2026
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- men and women right off the stage, and then we'll bring them back home, put them through a training program
- Little training here and people act on their own rather than going by the training program or the manual
- Little training here and people act on their own rather than going by the training program or the manual
- Little training here and people act on their own rather than going by the training program or the manual
- Little training here and people act on their own rather than going by the training program or the manual
Committee:
House Public Safety and Homeland Security
Keywords:
fundraising, Alabama Educational Television, state authority, public broadcasting, legislation influence, emergency management, public funds, educational materials, promotional materials, state agency, ambulance services, balance billing, health insurance, emergency transportation, reimbursement rates, water recreation, public access, water bodies, recreational use, water commissions
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Feb 24th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- Funding for our transit programs are running dry.
- Funding for our transit programs are running dry.
- Safety Program, and the Complete Streets grant program.
- Safety Program, and the Complete Streets grant program.
- Those would get us real, effective programs that will reduce... ...effective programs that will reduce
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
transportation bonds, general obligation bonds, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, highway funding, road construction, infrastructure financing, motor fuel tax, gas tax, vehicle fees, bond authorization, state finance committee, highway bond retirement fund, corridor projects, interstate improvements, right-of-way acquisition, public-private partnerships, transportation capital projects, local matching funds, emergency clause
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- went through a lot 15 years ago, maybe longer, regarding supernumeraries and needing to phase that program
- went through a lot 15 years ago, maybe longer, regarding supernumeraries and needing to phase that program
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund
Keywords:
psychoactive cannabinoids, cannabis, beverage prohibition, criminal penalties, youth access, Jefferson County, pistol permit, gun permit, concealed carry, firearm permit, sheriff fee, permit fee, weapons license, gun licensing, school security, Jefferson County Sheriff's Fund, retirement system, Gardendale, Birmingham legislative office, local bill
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- . programs. programs.
- So, the program is three years.
- </c> pathway programs coming into the state. pathway programs coming into the state.
- Mono has put out many out programs. Mono has put out many programs. programs. programs.
- </c> driver outreach and pathway program. driver outreach and pathway program.
Bills:
HB2185 , HB2621 , HB2179 , HB2534 , HB2168 , HB2427 , HB2560 , HB2565 , HB2172 , HB2298 , HB2304
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
sports officials, referees, umpires, athletic directors, school administrators, league administrators, coaches, assault, first-degree assault, substantial bodily injury, temporary restraining order, TRO, private counsel, Department of Education, DOE, sports safety, school sports, amateur athletics, professional sports, public schools
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- reservoir management grant bill where people could build more ramps and things like that, a grant program
- If it was an $18 and then a five, it'll be a 23 and then the five will be sent to the grant program.
- reservoir management grant bill where people could build more ramps and things like that, a grant program
- If it was an $18 and then a five, it'll be a 23 and then the five will be sent to the grant program.
- If it was an $18 and then a five, it'll be a 23 and then the five will be sent to the grant program.
Bills:
HB66 , HB79 , SB35 , HB255 , SB134 , HB159 , HB181 , HB66 , HB79 , SB35 , HB255 , SB134 , HB159 , HB181
Committee:
House Ways and Means General Fund
Keywords:
elder abuse, financial exploitation, inheritance, joint tenancy, conviction effects, off-label, pharmacists, medical treatment, state board of pharmacy, employment protection, sexual extortion, criminal law, felony, threat, blackmail, HB255, Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, ERSA, State Police Tier II Plan, annual leave
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - Part 2)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- If states can't pick up the bill, they will have to cut benefits or kick folks off the program, a program
- If states can't pick up the bill, they will have to cut benefits or kick folks off the program, a program
- If states can't pick up the bill, they will have to cut benefits or kick folks off the program, a program
- to other education programs.
- All sorts of cuts to nutrition programs, food assistance, Education programs, Head Start, the list goes
Keywords:
veterans, VA, Department of Veterans Affairs, suicide prevention, mental health, emergent suicide care, Columbia Protocol, Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, No Wrong Door for Veterans Act, title 38, adaptive prostheses, prosthetic devices, recreational activities, sports prosthetics, pension payments, veterans benefits, Veterans Affairs Committee, suicide screening, crisis care
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - Part 2)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c><00:25:51.360><c> and</c> and preparedness grant programs, and and preparedness grant programs,
- </c> The budget would cut crucial programs The budget would cut crucial programs for<00:39:55.440><c>
- It's our tax funding these programs.
- Go Lady Cavs. storied program legacy, including storied program legacy, including back-to-back<00:45:
- </c><00:49:45.440><c> too,</c> for children's programming too, for children's programming too, including
Keywords:
veterans, VA, Department of Veterans Affairs, suicide prevention, mental health, emergent suicide care, Columbia Protocol, Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, No Wrong Door for Veterans Act, title 38, adaptive prostheses, prosthetic devices, recreational activities, sports prosthetics, pension payments, veterans benefits, Veterans Affairs Committee, suicide screening, crisis care
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill allows state agencies to partner with colleges and employers to create training programs tailored
- The current statute for the Made in Texas program requires that all or virtually all significant parts
- Finally, the bill eliminates the outdated requirement for the Economic Development and Tourism Office
- The Economic Development and Tourism Office now offers a website that provides accessible information
- The committee substitute in Section 9 ensures that the Texas Economic Development and Tourism staff can
Committee:
Senate Economic Development
Keywords:
border region, infrastructure, economic development, government operations, education, HB 2768, Texas information technology apprenticeship, state IT credential, information resources workforce, junior college, technical institute, apprenticeship program, workforce development, state agency hiring, job classification, career ladder, bachelor's degree substitution, associate degree, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, state auditor classification officer
Summary:
The Senate Economic Development Committee met without a quorum, so no votes or formal actions were taken. The chair laid out several bills and resolutions for explanation and public testimony, with each item left pending subject to the call of the chair. Early items included House Bill 1240, a cleanup measure to create a single uniform definition of the Texas-Mexico border region across state law, and House Bill 2768, which would establish an IT apprenticeship credential through junior colleges and technical institutions to help fill state government technology jobs.
The committee also heard House Concurrent Resolution 90, which would encourage establishing a Texas trade and investment office in Jerusalem. Testimony on the resolution was sharply divided: one witness opposed it on foreign policy and values grounds, while a Texas Association of Business representative strongly supported it, citing Israel’s innovation and trade potential. Another major item was House Bill 4187, a committee substitute for legislation affecting the Texas Historical Commission; the sponsor described changes expanding use of trust fund money for historic sites, allowing more affiliated nonprofits, clarifying retail operations, and creating a framework for training and consistent interpretation at historic sites. A Texas Historical Commission witness explained that the bill would shift responsibility for maintaining many state-owned historical markers and monuments, including markers on private land, to the commission.
Additional measures included House Bill 2788, which would shield Texas Workforce Commission fraud-prevention methods from public information requests; House Bill 5032, directing state agencies to plan for public display of the Texas Declaration of Independence, Texas Constitution, and the Victory or Death letter at the Capitol Complex; House Bill 3146, which would eliminate outdated memoranda-of-understanding requirements for certain State Office of Administrative Hearings arrangements; and House Bill 4815, a cleanup bill modernizing economic development statutes, revising the Made in Texas standard to 51% Texas-origin content, repealing the Governor’s Broadband Development Council, and making other conforming changes. The committee ended by recessing, with members indicating they would likely vote on pending business later when a quorum was available.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I wasn't familiar with the program. You referenced it. As I'm looking at the website here...
- This is a registered apprenticeship program. Is that right?
- We have another program called Veterans in Piping, where Fort Cavazos.
- It's like their training facilities, their apprenticeship programs, things like that.
- I'm a proud veteran and graduate of the United Association's Veterans in Piping Program.
Bills:
HB1951 , HB2715 , HB3092 , HB3237 , HB3278 , HB3511 , HB3592 , HB3675 , HB3778 , HB3782 , HB3826 , HB3970 , HB4016 , HB4049 , HB4341 , HB4344 , HB4406 , HB4427
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We have programming in over 20 prisons in Texas. including our character education program called the
- , energy efficiency programs.
- . what energy efficiency programs are available in their territory.
- program.
- But I do manage all of our electrification programs.
Bills:
HB1951 , HB2715 , HB3092 , HB3237 , HB3278 , HB3511 , HB3592 , HB3675 , HB3778 , HB3782 , HB3826 , HB3970 , HB4016 , HB4049 , HB4341 , HB4344 , HB4406 , HB4427
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 8th, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- The program provides financial assistance to expiring appraisers and certified supervisory appraisers
- TxDOT has $100 billion in their 10-year program. It's going to be a lot more work.
- Sure, my name is Adena Lewis and and I am the Director of Tourism and Economic Development for Bastrop
- And merit shops do not have this authority as our educational program. is proctored and administered
- But should you decide that you want, you know, a program and certification on your mechanics and your
Bills:
HB679 , HB1764 , HB1788 , HB2186 , HB2204 , HB2418 , HB2885 , HB2983 , HB2996 , HB3250 , HB3352 , HB3756 , HB3816 , HB3913 , HB3928 , HB4077
Committee:
House Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Keywords:
environment, regulation, land use, public health, community development, alcohol, Sunday sales, local option election, Texas, business hours, alcohol sales, liquor, off-premise consumption, alcoholic beverages, CPA, Certified Public Accountant, licensing, accountancy, state regulation, continuing education
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- My understanding is it's some of the educational programming, some of the tribal nations postrelease
- supervision programming, and of course the housing initiatives as we just talked about, but why those
- Um, this is a band-aid on a program.
- <c> our</c><00:18:38.400><c> uh</c><00:18:38.640><c> projected</c> program.
- I believe our uh projected program.
Committee:
House Ways and Means
Keywords:
Department of Corrections, DOC, corrections budget, supplemental appropriation, deficiency funding, public safety finance, incarceration, prerelease services, community supervision, postrelease services, supervised release, probation, reentry, reentry services, prison reform, body-worn cameras, corrections officer cameras, ARMER radio system, PREA, Prison Rape Elimination Act
TX
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
parental rights, public education, Texas Education Agency, TEA inspector general, school grievance process, student records, teacher certification, human sexuality instruction, parental consent, library materials, school transparency, educator misconduct, child abuse reporting, neglect reporting, school safety, charter schools, district of innovation, home school, private school, open-enrollment charter school
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It proposes a small change to the medical cannabis program.
- The goal is to continue refining the program to support patients.
- This definition also incorporates reciprocity for tribal medical cannabis program patients, which is
- <00:35:13.520><c> um</c><00:35:13.760><c> representative</c> program um representative program um representative
- </c> benefit from the social Equity program benefit from the social Equity program will<00:37:57.000>
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
medical cannabis, medical marijuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, hemp, marijuana registry, patient registry, visiting patient, Tribal cannabis, Tribal medical cannabis program, Tribal sovereignty, Office of Cannabis Management, designated caregiver, home cultivation, adult-use cannabis, cannabis flower, cannabis products, dispensary, cannabis retail endorsement, patient protections
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, March 10, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- metrics needed to remain in the program has been unclear.
- The S.T.C. program was created in 2007. The Securing the Cities program was created in 2007.
- This guts health care programs that Virginians.
- THIS GUTS HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS THAT VIRGINIANS.
- THEY HAVE INFANT AND DAYCARE AND SPEECH AND HEARING, PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH PROGRAM DISABILITIES.
Keywords:
Holocaust, remembrance, Emancipation Hall, ceremony, commemoration, Iran, Iranian protests, Islamic Republic, free and democratic Iran, human rights, women, life, freedom, morality police, political prisoners, internet shutdown, communications blackout, civil liberties, democracy, self-determination, regime repression, dissidents
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
ECD Info Briefing - Fri Jun 19, 2026 @ 1:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- :04:04.320><c> under</c><00:04:04.920><c> this</c> the different programs under this the different programs
- that we have for tourism, because that's a whole another pile of data that we have there for tourism
- </c> data that we have there for tourism. data that we have there for tourism.
- So there are a whole bunch of programs.<00:27:39.200><c> So</c> programs. So programs.
- Go ahead. tourism research. There's 10 people in tourism research.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-25 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- tax dollars for tourism?
- tax dollars for tourism.
- for tourism purposes?
- for tourism purposes?
- We're talking about home rehabilitation programs. ...incentive programs.
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for fallen Oviedo Officer Jimmy Serrano-Torres, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Chief Joseph Tuminelli as law enforcement officer of the day. The Rules and Ethics Committee report setting the special order calendar was adopted, and the Speaker announced schedule changes for the following week, including canceling the floor session on Monday and starting Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.
The main floor action centered on CS/HB 7033, the House tax package. Sponsor Rep. Duggan described broad tax changes, including reducing the state sales tax rate from 6% to 5.25%, exempting certain bullion sales, repealing the aviation fuel tax, delaying the natural gas fuel tax, changing corporate income tax treatment for charitable trusts, reducing the pari-mutuel tax on card rooms, and major changes to tourist development tax (TDT) use. The bill would redirect most TDT revenue toward property tax relief, dissolve tourist development councils, and include related property tax and local tax administration changes. Several amendments were debated: a Driscoll amendment to preserve local TDT flexibility failed; Duggan’s amendment giving local governments 25% discretion over TDT revenues was adopted; Eskamani’s combined-reporting amendment failed; and a Duggan amendment requiring audit certification of compliance with the TDT/property tax relief provisions was adopted. After debate, CS/HB 7033 passed 78-29.
The House then took up CS/CS/HB 1221 on local option taxes, which was presented as a companion-style measure to give local governments more flexibility while redirecting TDT revenues toward property tax relief. Supporters argued the bill would provide immediate relief to property owners and restore accountability in local tax use, while opponents warned it would undermine tourism funding, infrastructure, and local services. An amendment allowing local governments to retain 25% of TDT revenues for general purposes was adopted, and the bill passed 62-45 after floor debate.
The final item shown was the reading of CS/CS/HJR 1257, a proposed constitutional amendment related to property tax exemptions and assessment limits, but the transcript cuts off before debate or action on that measure.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- So TIAs, or tourism improvement areas, are not experimental.
- This is a rural economic development tool, not a big city program.
- This is a rural economic development tool, not a big city program.
- down the balance of the program.
- These are really what we were getting at to modernize this program.
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance Committee of Reference
Summary:
The Senate Finance Committee approved the March 16, 2026 minutes and then heard testimony on several bills, with the chair noting that votes would be taken in batches because members were coming and going. HB 2939 would increase the rural qualified facilities tax credit from $20,000 to $25,000 per job for certain projects with initial investment under $2 billion; Lucid Motors supported it as a rural economic development tool, while Senator Epstein questioned the fiscal note and whether the higher credit would actually attract new investment. HB 2950 would authorize tourism improvement areas funded by voluntary lodging assessments to support marketing and tourism promotion; the Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association and Visit Phoenix backed it as a competitive tool for rural and urban destinations, and committee members focused on whether participation was truly voluntary and how the assessments would be administered.
HB 2780 made technical conforming changes to Arizona’s property tax lien foreclosure and excess proceeds sale process, building on a prior law that created a mechanism for delinquent property owners to recover equity; the sponsor and a longtime constituent said the changes would fix timing and credit-bid language so qualified entity sales could work in practice. HB 2502 would let certain elected officials in ASRS retire at normal retirement age without resigning their office, with the employer paying the alternate contribution rate; ASRS said it was neutral, and the sponsor argued the bill would treat elected officials more like other ASRS members. The committee then adopted do-pass recommendations for HB 2502, HB 2780, HB 2950, and HB 2939, with each passing on split votes.
The committee also adopted a striker to HB 2140, allowing the State Treasurer to invest up to 10% of state trust and treasury monies in physical gold or silver bullion held in secure U.S. depositories. The sponsor and the Sound Money Defense League argued it would diversify reserves and hedge against market disruption, while opponents said gold is volatile, costly to store, and not something taxpayers need the state to buy. HB 2140 then passed as amended on a 4-2 vote. Finally, the committee heard HB 2398, as amended, which requires commercial liability insurance for watercraft rentals and peer-to-peer boat sharing programs, with supporters saying it addresses uninsured rental boats and law enforcement concerns; the bill passed as amended on a 6-1 vote. The committee also heard HB 2999, a major housing-finance bill creating state affordability infrastructure districts to finance public infrastructure through bonds and assessments; proponents said it would lower housing costs by spreading infrastructure costs over time, while contractors and some senators raised concerns about payment risk, impact-fee treatment, and whether savings would reach homebuyers. After adopting a striker and hearing extensive questions, HB 2999 passed as amended on a 6-1 vote.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Oct 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Development Program.
- P546, which is our magazine; P547, program support; P548, which is our tourism development; and P549,
- In the tourism development division, we have our events program, our tourism event growth and sustainability
- program, our Destination Forward program, and our Clean and Beautiful program.
- three programs: the Events Program, the Destination Forward Program, and Clean and Beautiful.