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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Jul 7th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- That is our first line of forest management.
- lands.
- When you look at our forest.
- From the forest, and the forest needs to be managed. So I want to add one more thing.
- It was a forested grassland.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WTL Public Hearing 03-14-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- It's only... but these are lands that's considered forest though. It's a state-owned forest.
- It's only... but these are lands that's considered forest though. It's a state-owned forest.
- It's only... but these are lands that's considered forest though. It's a state-owned forest.
- It's only... but these are lands that's considered forest though. It's a state-owned forest.
- It's only... but these are lands that's considered forest though. It's a state-owned forest.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several water, land, and conservation measures. HB 86, which would fund a permanent DLNR Makai Watch coordinator position, drew strong support from DLNR and community advocates. Testifiers said the coordinator is needed to connect community-based nearshore monitoring groups with government, support training and reporting, and provide stable civil-service funding instead of relying on grants and philanthropy. The committee discussed the position’s duties and cost, estimated at about $110,000 with fringe benefits, and noted broad support from organizations including Kuaʻulu, The Nature Conservancy, OHA, and others.
HB 36, relating to state water code penalties, was also supported in principle by DLNR, but the agency proposed amendments to create two tiers of violations, distinguish first-time/non-harmful violations from repeat or harmful ones, and give the commission discretion on whether each day counts as a continuing violation. DLNR said the bill is intended to address egregious cases such as Red Hill while avoiding undue impact on small farmers and others without malicious intent. Testifiers from the Board of Water Supply, Lono Initiative, and others supported stronger penalties and transparency, while Earthjustice raised concerns about broader structural issues and the risk of penalties being applied unfairly.
The committee then heard HB 316, which appropriates funds to continue the Green Jobs Youth Corps program. DLNR, the Hawaiʻi State Energy Office, Kōkua, The Nature Conservancy, and other groups testified in support, describing the program as a workforce pipeline that places young professionals in communities, builds trust, and helps recruit future state employees. Supporters said the program has expanded capacity in watershed and reef management and has drawn extensive public backing.
Finally, HB 506, funding equipment for the Oʻahu branch of DOCARE, received support from DLNR and others. DOCARE said recent recruit classes are moving through training, that the new positions will expand patrol capacity, including nighttime enforcement, and that the Oʻahu-specific funding is tied to priorities such as the Māʻili Bay herbivore rules. The committee also began hearing HB 510 on water shortage and emergency declarations. DLNR proposed limiting shortage declarations to 90 days unless extended, capping groundwater reductions at 20% for lower-priority permits, removing climate-crisis language as a standalone criterion, and moving the process into rulemaking for more public input. The Board of Water Supply supported the bill and the proposed changes, while Earthjustice urged deferral absent broader Water Commission reforms. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided; the chair indicated the committee would be decision-making after the hearing on items on the agenda.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Feb 2nd, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He embodied himself the values of hard work, community service, and stewardship of the land that defined
- That service here in the State Assembly was followed by service in the State Senate before he was elected
- His work provided stability and support to communities that depend on our forests,... to public service
- stability and support to communities that depend on our forests, our working lands, and the people who
- Over 3,000 people traveled to attend his service.
Summary:
The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and dispensed with the reading of the previous day’s journal. Members handled routine procedural motions, including permission for guest seating and adjournment-in-memory remarks. A motion by Assemblymember Tangipa to suspend the rules so ACA 12, described as preventing double taxation on roads, could be taken up without reference to file failed on a roll call vote of 17 ayes to 46 noes.
The floor then featured several guest introductions and recognitions. Assemblymember Elhawary honored Los Angeles Trade Technical College on its centennial, highlighting its role in accessible education, workforce training, and reentry programs. Assemblymember Addis recognized Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly Maritime for Cal Poly’s 125th anniversary and its students and leadership. Assemblymember Haney welcomed representatives from Heel Palestine and six children from Gaza receiving medical care in California, describing the organization’s humanitarian work and the children’s resilience.
The remainder of the session was devoted to adjournment-in-memory tributes. Members honored former Congressman Doug LaMalfa, emphasizing his long public service, rural advocacy, and work on agriculture, water, wildfire prevention, and local representation. The Assembly also remembered Alan Stewart Hammond IV for his civil rights and media policy work, and Rob and Michelle Reiner for their contributions to early childhood programs, equality, and public service. The House then adopted the adjournment motion and recessed until Thursday, February 5 at 9 a.m.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- does is set up the framework What this does is set up the framework to make sure that the Public Service
- </c><00:27:32.720><c> an</c> The Secretary of State has a filing for registration of an agent for service
- There is a filing with the Secretary of State just for an agent for service of process under Title 10
- So if they want legal existence and an agent for service of process, and most of them do, they can file
- It gives them an option to file for an agent of service of process.
Keywords:
loitering, mask policies, school safety, crime prevention, public health, board appointments, governor authority, multi-member boards, state governance, legislative authority, Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code, Title 10A, corporate governance, nonprofit governance, business corporations, nonprofit corporations, LLC, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Next, Senator Burgess, are you willing to take up tab 21, HB 167 on former phosphate mining lands?
- This bill protects owners of land that was formerly mined for phosphate rock from strict liability law
- has requested and the Department of Health has conducted a gamma radiation survey of the land.
- Portions of a hearing conducted by the Florida Public Service Commission were confidential or exempt
- Tab 6, CS for CS for SB 290 on Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services by Senator Trumbull.
Bills:
S0062 , S0156 , S0168 , S0288 , S0290 , S0292 , S0296 , S0298 , S0364 , S0386 , S0624 , S7004 , S7006 , S7008 , S7012 , S7014 , S7016
Committee:
Senate Rules
Keywords:
candidate qualification, political party, voter registration, election law, Florida Statutes, rural electric cooperatives, energy production, Florida law, energy tariffs, regulation, agriculture, landscape equipment, gasoline-powered, ecologically significant parcels, local government regulations, public records, appellate courts, information exemption, safety, personal identifying information
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Rules met with a quorum present and heard a long agenda of bills, beginning with CS/SB 62 on candidate qualification, which would create an enforcement mechanism for party-affiliation qualification requirements and allow challenges by qualified candidates or political parties. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard CS/SB 156, the Officer Jason Raynor Act, which would clarify resistance-to-officer language and impose a mandatory life sentence for manslaughter committed against a law enforcement officer; the sponsor and local law enforcement supporters emphasized the Raynor case, while criminal defense lawyers objected to deleting existing force-limit language and to the mandatory life penalty. Despite the opposition, the bill was reported favorably.
The committee also approved several open-government sunset review bills extending or preserving public records exemptions, including CS/SB 7014 on social media platform investigations, SB 7016 on small business loan program records, CS/SB 7012 on Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles investigations, CS/SB 7000 on emergency shelter recipient information, CS/SB 7002 on Department of Military Affairs records, SB 7004 on conviction integrity unit reinvestigation materials, SB 7006 on Florida Public Service Commission records and meetings, and SB 7008 on Florida Gaming Control Commission records and meetings. Other measures reported favorably included SB 624 allowing optional faith-based activities in batterers’ intervention programs, HB 167 protecting former phosphate mining lands from certain strict-liability claims, CS/SB 48 on accessory dwelling units and housing supply, SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives, CS/SB 364 modernizing CPA licensure, SB 292 creating a records exemption for appellate court clerks and families, CS/SB 296 expanding domestic violence safety tools and address confidentiality protections, CS/SB 298 as the public-records companion, SB 386 on farm equipment lemon-law style protections, and SB 168 expanding public nuisance law to include gambling houses.
Several bills drew supportive testimony from local governments, advocacy groups, industry groups, and affected families, with some opposition on SB 156 and SB 290. For CS/SB 48, the committee adopted two amendments before reporting the bill favorably. SB 290 on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services was temporarily postponed after the chair allowed public testimony but no final action was taken. At the end of the meeting, senators recorded their votes on selected bills, and the committee adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I retired in 2023 with 20 years of service in law enforcement, most of which was spent in the fight against
- Scaramucci, first of all, thank you for all your years of service to Texas and law enforcement.
- The United States Postal Service has become a- a drug mule for the abortion industry.
- The young man told me it was the website with the best service.
- In a country known as the land of the free, in a state that embodies. Bodies this pride as well.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
trafficking, prostitution, affirmative defense, victims, criminal justice reform, victim rights, criminal justice, judicial reform, court procedures, mental health services, criminal penalties, court security, SB 6, Woman and Child Protection Act, abortion, abortion-inducing drugs, medication abortion, mifepristone, misoprostol, pro-life
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Feb 12th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Customer service callback queues will improve service and response time by our executive agencies through
- Some state forests allow for some other things.
- Some state forests allow for some other things.
- Some state forest allows for some other things.
- Whoever they give the land to, there's no payment for it.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/06/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
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- Was this land, was the Fond du Lac Band paid for this land originally in 1908?
- ><c> originally</c> laac ban paid for this land originally laac ban paid for this land originally in<
- government paid for this land originally government paid for this land originally and<00:40:07.280><c
- education, and sharing, and the land will be in the original owners of the land, which is important.
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment May 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, HCR 79 by Chairman Butler memorializes Congress and the United States Forest Service to take
- Back about 15 years ago, the Forest Service, the largest land-owning federal agency in the state, made
- Shortly around 2010, 2011, the Forest Service brought a biologist in, The Forest Service brought a biologist
- The hunters were, of course, the court sided on behalf of the Forest Service.
- The hunters were, of course, the court cited on behalf of the Forest Service.
Summary:
The House Natural Resources Committee met with a quorum and took up a series of hunting, wildlife, environmental, and property measures. It reported favorably HCR 79, which urges Congress and the U.S. Forest Service to allow deer hunting with dogs in Kisatchie National Forest, after testimony emphasizing the cultural importance of dog hunting and opposition from the Louisiana Wildlife Federation, which supported only the wounded-deer recovery component. The committee also reported favorably SB 419 on using pre-charged pneumatic devices during primitive firearms season, SCR 29 creating a study committee on Atchafalaya Basin water quality, and SB 111 setting black bass and crappie bag and size limits in the basin, with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries saying it would continue sampling and monitor impacts.
Members then approved SB 174 transferring state property in Caddo Parish from Louisiana Tech University to the Caddo Parish School Board, SB 189 prohibiting intentional release of fuels or chemicals for temperature-affecting purposes, and SB 99 modernizing DEQ communications to allow optional electronic notices. They also reported favorably HCR 54 requesting a federal study of flooded corn and migratory waterfowl behavior, and HCR 94 requiring annual boating safety reports from Wildlife and Fisheries; witnesses supported the reporting idea and suggested adding a 10-year average for context.
The committee next approved HCR 104, which asks the Department of Conservation and Energy and the Louisiana Geological Survey to study collection and access to subsurface data, with LSU’s Greg Upton describing ongoing modernization of core samples, well logs, and 3D subsurface mapping. It also passed SB 331, which temporarily removes a section of the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act for five years to allow work on the lower Pearl River; conservation groups opposed the bill, warning about precedent, flooding, erosion, and habitat impacts, while the author said the measure was narrowly tailored to address severe silting and channel problems. Finally, the committee created a task force on illegal dumping in HCR 85 after amending its membership, adopted a substitute for HR 216 to authorize a committee hearing on the 2022 Louisiana Climate Action Plan, and reported favorably HCR 87 supporting a U.S. senator’s migratory flyway correspondence and SB 505 revising the Motor Fuels Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund grant process and related tank requirements.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Nov 4th, 2025
Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Many of these lands become our award-winning state parks, state forests, and wildlife management areas
- Stretching from Ocala National Forest to Osceola National Forest, the OTO is a 100-mile-long, 1.6-million-acre
- The council has experience in scientific disciplines related to land, water, environmental science, land
- With requests for land exchange involving the disposition of conservation land, the governor and the
- forest system.
Committee:
Senate Environment and Natural Resources
Summary:
The committee first received a Department of Environmental Protection presentation on Florida Forever and the sale or exchange of conservation lands. DEP described Florida Forever as the state’s main conservation land acquisition program, funded in recent years at high levels, and said most acquisitions since 2019 have been within the Florida Wildlife Corridor. The presentation also explained the legal process for disposing of conservation lands: requests are reviewed by the Acquisitions and Restoration Council, then the governor and cabinet decide whether land is no longer needed for conservation or whether an exchange provides a net conservation benefit. Senator Smith asked several questions about recent land-swap proposals, public notice, political influence, and whether any transactions had bypassed the usual sequence; DEP said applications can be withdrawn before ARC review, notice is posted seven days in advance, and the council and cabinet are the decision-makers. Senator Harrington asked about the difference between Florida Forever land sales and water management district surplus lands, and DEP said the reported 2.3 acres sold referred only to Florida Forever-funded projects.
The committee then heard presentations from the Department of Health and DEP on PFAS and PFOA. DOH outlined what PFAS are, their common uses, possible health impacts, and ways Floridians can reduce exposure, including water filtration and avoiding certain products. DOH said it conducts well investigations, health consultations, fish consumption advisories, and monitoring in coordination with DEP and FWC. DEP followed with a more technical overview of PFAS regulation and cleanup, explaining federal testing and drinking-water standards, Florida’s provisional cleanup levels, and the state’s response at contaminated sites, including bottled water and filtration for affected residents. Senators asked about testing requirements for public systems and private wells, disposal of used filters, and how federal rulemaking and litigation could affect Florida’s standards; DEP said public systems are required to test under EPA monitoring rules, private wells are not directly required to test, and Florida may adopt its own standards if federal action does not occur by the statutory deadline.
Finally, the committee took up SB 150, which would designate the flamingo as the state bird and the scrub jay as the state songbird. The sponsor argued the bill better reflects Florida’s identity and conservation values, noting the flamingo’s iconic status and the scrub jay’s status as a Florida-only species. Members asked lighthearted questions about mockingbirds, flamingo color, and feeding costs, and an appearance card was filed in support by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The committee debated the bill briefly and then passed SB 150 favorably by roll call vote, with all members present voting yes except Senator DiCeglie, who was excused.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, I will ask the state forester about what you have cleared thin some forest.
- Chairman, I will ask the state forester about what you have cleared thin some forest.
- One is the Forest and Watershed Restoration Act that gets $2 million a year of recurring, and the Land
- Chairman, with your permission, if the forester would, the state forester would just, if you recall,
- I appreciate that, Chair and state forester.
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Forest Service released an environmental impact statement calling for the restoration of the Ocklawaha
- Forest Service land. This is the Ocala National Forest.
- Forest Service land without a permit.
- Forest Service land. This is the Ocala National Forest.
- Forest Service land without a permit.
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
Keywords:
firefighter disability, law enforcement disability, correctional officer disability, correctional probation officer, presumptive disability, workers' compensation, line of duty presumption, heart disease presumption, hypertension presumption, tuberculosis presumption, public safety employees, first responders, physical examination, preemployment exam, medical specialist, Medicare reimbursement, employing agency, Florida Statutes 112.18, Florida Statutes 943.13, occupational disease
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance May 13th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So you don't think about having a Forest Service up here right here, but we, we do. So.
- They're able to actually work with state land, work with for service, work with BLM, and so we're able
- Is that, do you see that happening at the, at the Forest Service?
- And, you know, I hate to pick on the Forest Service, and I know that, you know, they're just the boots
- You know, I was told the Forest Service people I've talked to that they weren't.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Higher Education Mar 19th, 2026
Joint Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Like, the food service director is not part of a 504 meeting, and so that's a really big problem.
- Boston Children's we would continue to ask for is, when you schedule the 504 meeting, ask for the food service
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Higher Education
Keywords:
student nutrition, food allergies, celiac disease, gluten-free meals, allergen-free meals, medically restricted diets, school meals, college dining, K-12 education, higher education, disability access, accessibility services, food service, nutrition information, website disclosure, school website, meal accommodations, special diets, Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 71
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Feb 25th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Bills:
SB6046
Keywords:
SB 6046, Civil Air Patrol, Washington Military Department, Washington Division of Civil Air Patrol, volunteer air patrol, search and rescue, disaster relief, cadet training, communications support, cyber security, emergency response, governor call-up, active state service, federally chartered Civil Air Patrol, Washington Wing, Title 38 RCW, military department, tribal cooperation, public safety aviation, aerospace cadets
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Feb 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- And there'll be a lot of benefits, I think, for customer service in that sense. So we did.
- And there'll be a lot of benefits, I think, for customer service in that sense.
- , among other services.
- , among other services.
- And thank you very much for your service. We do have one more testifier.
Bills:
SB6046
Keywords:
SB 6046, Civil Air Patrol, Washington Military Department, Washington Division of Civil Air Patrol, volunteer air patrol, search and rescue, disaster relief, cadet training, communications support, cyber security, emergency response, governor call-up, active state service, federally chartered Civil Air Patrol, Washington Wing, Title 38 RCW, military department, tribal cooperation, public safety aviation, aerospace cadets
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Lenders originating conventional loans may only charge a single service charge not exceeding 1% of the
- ><00:06:45.720><c> charge</c><00:06:46.000><c> a</c><00:06:46.199><c> single</c><00:06:46.560><c> service
- </c><00:06:46.960><c> charge</c> may only charge a single service charge may only charge a single service
- Center and I think many members services Center and I think many members around<00:37:48.119><c> this
- </c> you really need to look at what services you really need to look at what services they're<01:20:
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
mortgage, qualified mortgage, QM, points and fees, conventional loan, consumer lending, home loan, residential real estate, lender fees, service charge, finance charge, closing costs, Minnesota Statutes 47.20, housing finance, borrower protections, cooperative apartment loan, contract for deed, real estate lending, foreclosure, notice requirements
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation Apr 30th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Rico Mastradonato with the Trust for Public Land.
- Mark Fenstermaker for the California Council of Land Trusts.
- for, is that reduced service because it's covered by Cal Fire?
- So, CAL FIRE services are state services funded.
- But it also, because they're providing these other services—they're a full-service fire entity that provides
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Land Grant Jul 14th, 2025
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Land-grant, you probably have an established land-grant that may have gotten a patent of land from the
- You're a forest at land-grant; there's very little prairie in there and puro llano, pura sierra.
- According to that map up there, you see all those little green areas; the green areas are forest service
- A lot of these parcels are state trust land and BLM land.
- on BLM land.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Service and the BLM, and there's some Idaho Department of Lands and private lands mixed in with that
- Service and the BLM, and there's some Idaho Department of Lands and Private Lands mixed in with that
- Service and BLM, but basically down that hard black line, left of that is Forest Service, right of that
- Forest Service. We entered into a partnership with the College of Western Idaho.
- The rest of the mine site is Forest Service land.
Committee:
Senate Resources and Environment