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MO
Transcript Highlights:
- And it gives the attorney general the sole authority to grant that.
- We've had it for many years, and it's been an excellent program.
- Louis City, when we had funds available to give out in the form of grants to not-for-profits, we would
- Yeah, basic food programs that have been cut over the years. Okay.
- Most senior funds are going to expand other services rather than improve the food programs?”
Committee:
House Local Government
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Conservation Feb 12th, 2026 at 09:03 am
Senate Conservation
Transcript Highlights:
- bill would be partially implemented through the Motor Vehicle Division through its dealer licensing program
- bill does and does not do, it narrowly opens the franchise act to allow very specific It does not grant
- I'm the Transportation Program Director for the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, a nonprofit working
- I think it's time that New Mexico get with the program and get with the rest of the country and pass
- It's established already, which is easily allowable, and it would fund either through a grant or even
Committee:
Senate Senate Conservation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 16 requires or mandates that government grants would be removed if the reporting requirements
- We have no problem with the reports; what we do have a problem with is that the grant funding for the
- Right now, the Crime Victims Compensation Program helps victims and their families with immediate costs
- This program is administered today by the Attorney General's office.
- Competency Restoration Program, and we are in support of the bill.
Bills:
HB47 , HB171 , HB285 , HB305 , HB449 , HB908 , HB1024 , HB1306 , HB1443 , HB1445 , HB1741 , HB1866 , HB1902 , HB2001 , HB2282 , HB2355 , HB2492 , HB2637 , HB2697 , HB3464 , HB4263 , HB4996 , HB5667 , HB47 , HB171 , HB285 , HB305
Committee:
Senate Criminal Justice
Keywords:
sexual assault, victim rights, forensic examination, medical care, trauma-informed care, crime victims compensation, evidence retention, chemical dependency, court-ordered treatment, mental health, health care, treatment facility, juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, animal cruelty, nonlivestock, prosecution, veterinary defense, animal welfare, pretrial hearings
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- behind the tax credit program.
- behind the tax credit program.
- If we have programs to support them, and this program does that, we use it regularly.
- If we have programs to support them, and this program does that, we use it regularly.
- If we have programs to support them, and this program does that, we use it regularly.
Committee:
Senate Ways and Means
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- We're seeing a lot of increasing numbers in CET programs.
- Baccalaureate programs, right, at the community college.
- So we have a variety of programs.
- So we have a variety of programs.
- Yeah, so we offer some different training programs.
Committee:
Senate Rules
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Two years ago, the Legislature authorized a pilot program for the DER Equity pilot program, and it's
- It will have every financial program. It will be standardized.
- Section 8 is a homeownership program.
- Section 8 is a homeownership program.
- > 8 as a homeownership program we would 8 as a homeownership program we would have<00:50:36.000><c> 30
Committee:
House Housing
Summary:
The House Committee on Housing held a public hearing on a series of housing bills. HB 1432 and HB 1428 drew support from HHFDC, and HB 1428 also received testimony from Hawaiian Community Assets, which said housing counseling funding is needed to meet demand for financial education tied to affordable housing, and that such counseling can help reduce evictions, prevent foreclosure, and stabilize households. HB 833 on community land trusts received broad support from HHFDC, county housing officials, community land trust representatives, and a local developer; testimony emphasized keeping housing affordable in perpetuity, but also asked for clearer access to financing, longer repayment terms, and inclusion of additional land trusts in the bill. Peter Savio argued that community land trusts are the best way to control demand and keep housing tied to local incomes.
The committee also heard HB 19 on the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund, which HHFDC said should be made permanent because the pilot has been successful, with 81 units in the program and $7.4 million of the $10 million allocation already committed. HHFDC said the fund helps stalled for-sale projects by providing state equity that revolved back when homes are sold. HB 529 and HB 432 were also heard; HB 432 would create a subaccount in the rental housing revolving fund for projects above 60% AMI, and HHFDC said this would help finance housing for households at 65% and 80% AMI. The bill drew support from several housing, business, and industry groups.
Several other housing measures were discussed with mixed testimony. HB 419 had HHFDC support, Limby Hawaiʻi opposition, and support from the Grassroot Institute and others; members asked about whether councils approve these projects in one or multiple readings. HB 527 and HB 416 also drew a mix of support and opposition, with questions focused on county approval timelines and whether state-financed projects would still go through normal local review. HB 417 on the rental housing revolving fund prompted questions about how it differs from the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund and whether it should be more flexible for mixed rental and for-sale projects. HB 418’s proposed working group was noted as potentially unnecessary because HHFDC said a public working group was already being formed. HB 1411 on housing preference raised questions about what happens if a recipient changes jobs, and HB 374 drew an Attorney General’s Office recommendation to remove a duration requirement to avoid possible constitutional travel issues. HB 373 and HB 1492 were also heard, with strong testimony from Peter Savio in favor of a broader trust-based model for affordable housing. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a grant that we've given them to go back and do some older re-indexing.
- But he has grants right now that's helping him go back and do that.
- So the way the language states right now is that we should not grant a, language states right now is
- that we should not grant a permit for bait products.
- It's difficult right now under the current system because we don't grant a vape-only license, just a
Committee:
House Judiciary
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and heard a series of bills, mostly from the Senate, covering military affairs, courts, veterans’ services, tobacco/vape regulation, and emergency alerts for missing persons with disabilities. Several measures were described as cleanup or modernization bills, including SB 317 adding the House and Senate military committee chairs to the Louisiana Military Advisory Council, SB 357 updating court administration and appellate e-case management provisions, SB 421 modernizing electronic records language, and SB 232 and HB 597 addressing judicial compensation and related funding/commission issues. The committee also heard SB 164, which would add public works employees to the definition of first responders, and SB 510, which would regulate certain licensed establishments that allow on-premises consumption of hemp/THC products and related age restrictions. These bills were generally presented as technical updates or alignment with existing practices, and the committee reported them favorably after brief questions and, in some cases, amendments.
A major portion of the meeting focused on SB 208, which revises Louisiana’s law on services provided to veterans after a prior version was struck down. Senator Kathy and LDVA representatives said the bill is intended to protect veterans from unaccredited “claim sharks” by limiting fees and creating state-level safeguards, while an opponent argued the issue is preempted by federal law and should be left to Congress and the pending appeal. The committee also heard extensive testimony on SB 34, which would create “Bryan’s Call” emergency alerts for missing children and adults with cognitive or developmental disabilities, including wireless alerts and responder training. Family members and disability advocates described fatal risks from elopement and drowning, and supporters said the bill would fill a gap between Amber and Silver Alerts; the committee moved the bill favorably. Another bill, HB 302, sought to restrict vape sales near schools; the sponsor and Alcohol and Tobacco Control discussed possible language changes, and public health testimony supported broader protections for youth. Several bills were voluntarily deferred, including HB 1190, HB 1097, and HB 374-1, and the committee adjourned after reporting the remaining measures favorably.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Audit Committee Mar 24th, 2026
Joint Legislative Audit
Transcript Highlights:
- associated with that program.
- The line item fusion centers fall under is a $4 billion grant program.
- The line item fusion centers fall under is a $4 billion grant program administered by OES.
- And so what ticks me off is we have a lot of programs.
- requirements, and program goals.
Committee:
House Joint Legislative Audit
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty Three - Tuesday, May 5th
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- She comes to us from the CLIP program. She's a pre-law intern.
- Taylor Talon Morgan with us for this session, part of the Civic Leaders Internship Program.
- If the statute grants them original jurisdiction. Okay.
- Oversee local control if the statute grants them original jurisdiction. Okay.
- This is my good bill, House Bill 2195, the Missouri Integrated Safe Driving Program.
Summary:
The House met with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the House Journal by roll call vote, 133-0. The session then included many introductions of interns, guests, and a Teacher Appreciation Day statement. A committee report recommended passage of Senate Bill 903, and the chamber moved into third reading and amendment action on Senate Bill 1421 and related measures.
Members debated and adopted a long series of amendments covering public safety, criminal justice, schools, and corrections. Topics included drone enforcement authority for law enforcement, a Missouri Ranger school safety program and school bus stop-arm penalties, Clean Slate automatic expungement language narrowed to drug offenses, an Alzheimer’s task force and dementia training for law enforcement, fire hydrant testing, pseudoephedrine access, banning portable electronic devices in prisons, hands-free cell phone law fixes, critical infrastructure protections, parental accountability for minors’ offenses, fentanyl trafficking, attorney general firearms authority, support for St. Louis and Kansas City police boards, DNA collection on arrest for additional crimes, a 25-foot buffer around first responders, a domestic violence registry, squatter and notary fraud fixes, gift card fraud, and post-conviction death penalty procedures. Several amendments drew opposition over civil liberties, school safety, prison penalties, and death penalty concerns, but most were adopted.
The most contested item was the death penalty post-conviction relief amendment, which members argued either would streamline appeals and risk wrongful executions or would provide needed finality for victims; it ultimately passed 75-68 after a roll call vote. Another notable debate centered on the St. Louis Police Board amendment, with members disputing who should pay for police overtime and liability costs. The transcript ends amid discussion of a corrections-related amendment on good-time credit and rehabilitation programming, with the amendment to the amendment being supported by members from both parties.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 052 Mar 7th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- . programs. programs.
- in grants, gifts, grants, and donations in advance,<02:22:17.920><c> right?
- It does not add... program as minimal. Um my colleague from program as minimal.
- programs? programs?
- </c> program like SB or House Bill 26-1202. program like SB or House Bill 26-1202.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- in statute, transforming what has largely operated through administrative regulations into a program
- And we want to be clear on the guardrails, strengthening program integrity.
- So a program, I'll just use a university.
- And so they're licensed, and they help serve the students there in the program.
- How about if a county opens a program? There's a deficit of care.
Summary:
The committee met late in the evening and announced that Senate Bill 132 would be rolled until the next day. The only bill heard was Senate Finance Committee substitute for Senate Bill 241, which would codify New Mexico’s Child Care Assistance Program in statute, establish eligibility, payment, wait-list, and co-payment rules, require reporting and transparency, and tie reimbursement rates to a cost-estimation model and wage scale/career lattice. The sponsor and administration described the bill as creating a durable framework for universal child care, with protections for program integrity, inclusion of children with developmental needs, and requirements to maximize state and federal child care tax benefits. Public testimony was largely supportive of the bill’s child care expansion goals, with endorsements from State Police, firefighters, early childhood advocates, and women’s policy groups, but many providers and educators said they could not support it without stronger wage and career-ladder protections and clearer guarantees that funding would reach staff salaries rather than owners or institutions.
The committee adopted Vice Chair Dixon’s amendment, which lowered the proposed transfer from the Early Childhood Education and Care Trust Fund from $1 billion to $700 million and added reporting requirements on the wait list, consultation requirements for rate-setting, additional facility reporting, a prohibition on supplanting certain public education funds, tribal facility participation, and food program reporting. A separate amendment from Representative Duncan to require first-come, first-served enrollment was debated at length but was tabled by a 9-7 vote after the sponsor and secretary said it conflicted with federal prioritization rules and the bill’s targeted access goals. Members also questioned how the bill would affect public entities, nontraditional-hour providers, co-pay triggers, and whether the wage scale would adequately compensate educators.
After debate, the committee voted 10-7 to give the amended bill a do-pass recommendation. Supporters said the bill would strengthen workforce stability, improve access for working families, and help sustain New Mexico’s universal child care system; opponents warned about the long-term fiscal impact, the potential growth of the program, and whether the bill sufficiently protected early childhood educators’ wages and other state priorities. The meeting adjourned with notice that the committee would reconvene at 8 a.m. the next day to hear the Senate’s actions on House Bill 2.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 18, March 3, 2026-AM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Program.
- House Bill 69, Department of Health Land Transfers; House Bill 78, Forest Health Grant Program; and House
- </c> House Bill 78, Forest Health Grant House Bill 78, Forest Health Grant Program,<00:25:26.320><c>
- Transformation Program Fund, sponsored by Appropriations.
- ><c> quite</c><01:02:04.480><c> good</c> retirement program is in quite good retirement program is in
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 13th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- First, they said thank you for funding the programs that save our lives.
- And second, they said please do not cut the programs. That keep me alive.
- Looking at $52 million for a food bank program.
- Fact, we put in funding for behavioral health programs, which is great.
- They are crucial to make sure that we can make sure this program works.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> burden on employers in the grant state. burden on employers in the grant state.
- </c><00:08:33.039><c> is</c> >> The the tax amnesty program is >> The the tax amnesty program
- And uh look, this committee is made up champions program. Uh that has been very champions program.
- I would just want to make program.
- ,</c><01:42:37.840><c> like</c> applicants that have been granted, like applicants that have been granted
Committee:
Senate Ways and Means
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- It's just an opportunity for us to set up our account and be willing to identify scholarship-granting
- Our account and be willing to identify scholarship-granting organizations for which people across the
- This simply declares Idaho's willingness to participate in the program, and it sets up the framework
- for that program to exist.
Committee:
House Revenue and Taxation
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Without objection, members’ guests will be granted privileges of the floor.
- We pray that you would grant this body clarity of mind, integrity of heart, and courage of conscience
- for guests, employees, and local communities, whereas the Arizona anti-trafficking network's SAFE program
- Lodging and Tourism Association, and our local partners for their employee education and training programs
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- With approximately 800 staff and an annual budget of about $1 billion, which is mostly federal grant
- With approximately 800 staff and an annual budget of about $1 billion, which is mostly federal grant
- I'm the senior deputy director for the Disaster Recovery Programs at the Land Office.
- You know, I want to think back to the guys who granted, created the university lands.
- After the bonding program is completed.
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 28th, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- Program. Tina Carvis, Safe Harbor. Mitzie Harris, PCI.
- We are not a dual program.
- It creates a pilot program that provides certain DPS&C programming and services to inmates.
- We're going to create a pilot program where we bring programs to the parish jails and local jails that
- We're going to create a pilot program where we bring programs to the parish jails and local jails that
Committee:
House Administration of Criminal Justice
Summary:
The committee first deferred HB 374 without objection. It then heard SB 46, which creates the crime of unlawful operation of a group home aimed at protecting vulnerable adults living in unsafe, unlicensed residences where operators control residents’ assets. The Attorney General’s office described severe neglect and exploitation in some homes, while the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center opposed the bill over concerns it could create confusion, criminalize legitimate recovery or disability housing, and chill protected housing arrangements. After discussion, including assurances that the bill was narrowly targeted at bad actors, the committee reported SB 46 favorably.
The committee next took up HB 276, which sets a statewide minimum bail amount for certain sexual offenses against minors. Testimony from a victim’s mother and an anti-trafficking expert supported the bill as a way to keep dangerous offenders detained and protect children, while members debated whether the original $50,000 minimum was too low and could be treated as a benchmark. The committee amended the bill in committee to raise the minimum to $1 million and to add human trafficking involving a victim under 18 to the covered offenses, then reported HB 276 favorably as amended.
Members then heard SB 42 and SB 110, both addressing AI-generated child sexual abuse material. SB 42 expands the definition of child sexual abuse material to include digital and AI-generated depictions, while SB 110 prohibits using a child’s image to train AI to produce such material. The Attorney General’s office and survivor advocates supported the measures as necessary updates to keep pace with technology and protect children; the committee reported both bills favorably. HB 998, dealing with forensic medical exams and reimbursement for domestic violence victims, especially strangulation cases, was also heard and amended to remove human trafficking references and set implementation steps; advocates said the bill would improve evidence collection and reimbursement, and it was reported favorably with amendments. Finally, the committee heard SB 51 on fraudulent representation of military service or awards, which was supported as a tool to address stolen valor and was reported favorably, and HB 323 on notification and reporting of inmate deaths, which was presented as a transparency measure after a family testified about learning of a relative’s death from the news rather than the facility.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. Jan 30th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Undermining America's vaccine program.
- You've spent your entire career trying to undermine these programs.
- A gold standard is 12-step programs.
- So yes or no, do you, in your view, do the following programs count as health DEI programs?
- ...access to vaccines and vaccine promotion programs. Yes.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 19, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- DCF created last year a new program called behavioral qualified residential treatment programs, which
- While in its infancy, this program is already serving children falling through the cracks of not being
- We strongly support continuing this program, and so we would definitely recommend proceeding with that
- The CARES program was put into an act and is a statute.
- But that includes maintenance and repair of homes, matching grants to build additional day rooms, and
Summary:
The Health Care Budget Subcommittee met to review agency budgets, vacant positions, and possible efficiencies across several health and human services agencies. Members were asked to identify savings and potential areas for increased funding, and the discussion repeatedly focused on whether long-vacant FTEs, reversion of funds, and staffing shortages reflect true operational needs or broader budgeting and recruitment problems. The chair and members emphasized that the exercise was intended to help the committee make more informed budget decisions and to identify structural issues that may require legislative action.
For the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, members highlighted a large waiting list, including individuals in crisis and children, and discussed whether vacant positions and unspent funds could be redirected to services. Several members raised concerns about delays in crisis applications, the use of paper applications, and whether the issue is staffing, process, or both. For the Department of Children and Families, the presenters discussed vacant positions, the use of staff augmentation in state hospitals, support for expanding behavioral qualified residential treatment program beds, and concerns raised by audits of the managing entities, which showed procurement and financial management problems. They recommended continued oversight, reporting requirements on Medicaid enrollees receiving mental health services through managing entities, and support for the governor’s proposed funding items.
Other agencies reviewed included Elder Affairs, where members questioned the need for multiple divisions, CARES assessments, and supervisory overhead; the Department of Health, where vacancies, turnover, pay gaps, and units of rate were discussed as barriers to recruitment and retention; and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, where the presenters said vacancies were tied to new nursing homes and recommended shifting a major priority into general revenue rather than trust funds. Throughout the meeting, members generally agreed that the vacancy review was eye-opening and suggested deeper, possibly separate, reviews of agency staffing, pay parity, and fund reversion practices. No formal votes were taken during the transcript.