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KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm going to call this first meeting of the House Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education
  • chairman has to do with House Bill six chairman has to do with House Bill six the<00:09:57.200><c> budget
  • bill from last year and and the budget bill from last year and and including<00:10:00.000><c> the</c
  • We cannot offer modern scientific instruction at one of our largest KCTCS facilities, and so this request
  • This will more than likely be an ask for the next budget year to make sure that this state-of-the-art
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education met for its first meeting and heard an update from KCTCS President Dr. Ryan Corral. He opened with a brief report on flood impacts across the state, noting damage at Big Sandy and Hazard, support for displaced faculty and staff, emergency student aid, and the use of campuses as shelters and Red Cross sites. He then outlined KCTCS’s role as the state’s largest postsecondary system, serving about 107,000 students across 16 colleges and 70 campuses, with strong enrollment growth, major dual credit and GED operations, and a large workforce-training mission. Corral emphasized student support needs such as food, housing, and mental health services, and said KCTCS wants to expand work with incarcerated populations and recovery communities. Corral also described system changes focused on compliance, stability, leadership development, property disposal, and curriculum review. He said KCTCS has addressed prior audit findings, is conducting additional audits, has sold or is selling several buildings, and has removed 400 underutilized credentials to better align programs with employer needs. He highlighted transfer agreements with the University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and Western Kentucky University, and said KCTCS is working to align training with employers and local governments. He also discussed the system’s response to House Bill 6 and the $90 million appropriated for an efficient operations and innovation plan, including three proposed capital projects: a Somerset Community College facility for diesel, automotive, welding, HVAC, CAD, and 3D printing; replacement of an outdated Louisville building; and a South Central/Glasgow allied health facility to expand nursing and related programs. In response to questions, Corral said the Blue Oval SK training building in Glendale is open and operational, though workforce demand there has been slower than initially expected, and that KCTCS is working with the company and state officials to cover operating costs. Members praised KCTCS’s workforce role and flexibility in meeting employer needs statewide. Representative Moll also commented on the system’s progress and importance to Kentucky’s workforce development. No votes were taken, and the meeting ended with adjournment.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, that there is not a fiscal impact to our budget on this bill.
  • Thank you, that there is not a fiscal impact to our budget on this bill.
  • Members, House Bill 3465 is a request from the Oklahoma Petroleum Alliance that extends a sunset for
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Health REVISED: Links added Feb 4th, 2026

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • But when we leave this room, I will request a House fiscal impact.
  • We sat in a budget hearing recently, and we know money is tight.
  • And it goes on for a very long time, which may impact our budget bigger than $250,000.
Bills: HB3287 , HB2947 , HB3784 , HB3901 , HB4275
Committee: House Public Health
Summary: The Public Health Committee met for its first session and laid over House Bills 3884 and 4410. The committee then heard and advanced several bills. HB 3287 would require hospitals to post discreet notices in areas like X-ray, CAT scan, MRI, or bathrooms telling victims of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, or human trafficking how to alert staff and ensuring they are not discharged before appropriate reporting occurs; members discussed whether to include a phone number, and the bill passed 5-0. HB 2947 would allow clinics to bill Medicaid for services provided by master’s-level mental health interns working under supervision in accredited programs, with supporters saying it could help address rural workforce shortages; questions focused on supervision, liability, whether it would be limited to Medicaid, fiscal impact, and how many interns might participate, and it passed 5-0. The committee also considered HB 3784, as amended by a PCS, which would let permanent makeup artists come out from under physician oversight after three years of experience, while preserving supervision if they use prescription medications such as topical anesthetics; after clarification about the PCS, it passed 5-0. HB 3901 would create a psychological autopsy position in the Department of Health to review suicides and overdoses through voluntary family interviews and records review to improve prevention efforts; members raised questions about cost, whether the work should be housed elsewhere, the pilot nature of the proposal, and what data are currently collected, and it passed 5-0. Finally, HB 4275 would allow case managers and peer support specialists to be employed by cities and counties while keeping their certification, and it also passed 5-0. The meeting ended with adjournment and a notice that the committee would meet again the following Wednesday morning at 9:00.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 21st, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Travis County is only requesting use of this campus.
  • Since the information is also requested upon mergers, I think I can speak for him.
  • No appropriations to this fund is requested by this legislation.
  • cleared for the surgery or the procedure that we are being requested for.
  • And so our request would just be to.
Committee: House Public Health
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-06-05 (9:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • IT IS OUR REQUEST THAT YOU CONTINUE TO BLESS OUR STATE AND NATION AND OUR FAMILIES AND EACH PERSON REPRESENTED
  • IN THIS PROCESS AS WE COME TOGETHER TO FINALIZE OUR BUDGET THIS SESSION.
Keywords: 998, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Feb 25th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you look at your Appropriations Act, the budget of the legislature.
  • Our direct budget is roughly $200 million.
  • That is sometimes the biggest part of the budget that you have hit.
  • So I'll let me talk to our team to see what the most recent budget documents that we have for what budget
  • So, um, uh, the, the, and, uh, Your your budget for public education is generally a per pupil budget.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • The request is to also confirm the administration of the council.
  • The governor's proposed budget this year has another $75 million diversion.
  • crisis and any future potential budget deficits that may need to be addressed.
  • I think the cost of the study would way offset the potential costs that we would see to our budgets if
  • And yes, it does cost the budget. Yes, we are at difficult times with our budget.
Summary: The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held a public hearing on House Bill 2275, which would create a Wildfire Prevention and Protection Fund and a new council to oversee utility wildfire mitigation, claims payments, and related administration. Staff explained that investor-owned utilities would be required to participate, consumer-owned utilities could opt in, and utilities would pay annual contributions and maintain approved wildfire mitigation plans to qualify for claims coverage. The prime sponsor, Rep. Christine Reeves, said the bill was intended to address wildfire liability, support prevention, and create a more comprehensive statewide approach to wildfire risk. Members asked about retroactivity to July 1, 2021, utility contribution limits, and whether the bill would lower rates or improve mitigation funding. Public testimony was split. Supporters included the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, the Department of Natural Resources, wildfire survivors, and several wildfire and insurance advocates, who emphasized the need for compensation, stable funding, prevention, and better resilience planning. Opponents included several utilities, utility associations, business groups, and public utility district representatives, who argued the bill would shift uncapped costs to ratepayers, lacked clear liability reform and solvency protections, and could be vulnerable to future fund sweeps. Some witnesses cited California’s wildfire fund as a model, while others said Washington needed a broader, more holistic solution focused on prevention and liability reform. No vote was taken on HB 2275; the public hearing was closed after testimony. The committee then moved to executive session on House Bill 2238, which directs the Department of Agriculture to develop a statewide food security strategy and adds food security coordination and food system performance monitoring to the department’s duties. Four amendments were adopted: L-061, requiring consideration of regulatory cost metrics and periodic competitiveness reporting; L-062, directing the strategy to recommend legislative actions to make food more affordable and reduce food assistance need; L-060, adding people with lived experience of food insecurity and BIPOC small farmers to consultation requirements and focusing on root causes of hunger; and L-063, adding fuel and labor cost tracking to agricultural viability metrics. Amendment L-064, which would have required a consultant study on proposed agricultural labor legislation, failed on a 5-6 roll call vote. The committee then adopted the amended substitute and reported Substitute House Bill 2238 out of committee with a due pass recommendation by an 11-0 vote.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Education Funding (04/14/2026)

Education Funding

Transcript Highlights:
  • of</c> The second amendment, which is there, is a bill amendment which I put together, which is a request
  • has to have been accountant requested has to have been provided.<00:26:47.120><c> So</c><00:26:47.360
  • It says the New Hampshire Education Department would like to request a work session with the committee
  • /c><01:53:58.719><c> their</c><01:53:59.199><c> the</c><01:53:59.520><c> SAU</c><01:54:00.080><c> budget
  • </c><01:54:00.480><c> I</c> it includes both their the SAU budget I it includes both their the SAU budget
Keywords: 1189, house, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/02/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right, members, you've heard that motion, and I request a roll call vote.
  • All right, members, you've heard that motion, and I request a roll call vote.
  • And I request a roll call vote. All right, give us just a quick second here.
  • You've been requested to say it under the mic, just so they can hear.
  • I rise for a point of personal privilege, comment, and a request.
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the journal and received House messages and first-read bills. The chamber moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, considering a range of measures on solar energy, public safety, insurance, health care, agriculture, gaming, education, child welfare, and real property. Several bills were retained on calendar, while many others were advanced with committee amendments and floor amendments. On Calendar 2, SB 1419 on solar energy inspection contractors drew the most debate. A floor amendment by Sen. Sundareshan sought to require utilities to protect ratepayers from costs associated with large energy users such as data centers; supporters argued it would help keep electricity affordable, while opponents called it a hostile amendment. After a division vote, the amendment failed 12-15, and SB 1419 was reported do pass as amended. SB 1498 (DPS appropriation) and SB 1502 (unlawful flight/reckless endangerment) also advanced. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted, but a later attempt to add the failed Sundareshan amendment to the report on SB 1419 was defeated 13-14. On Calendar 1, the Senate advanced SB 1165, SB 1206, SB 1212, SB 1215, SB 1290, SB 1291, and SB 1347, mostly with committee amendments. SB 1178 on naturopathic physicians and prescription drug pricing saw a contested Sears floor amendment aimed at stopping price gouging on essential generic drugs; supporters said it would lower drug costs, while the sponsor objected that it was not germane. The amendment failed, and the bill passed as amended. SB 1186 on document retention and donations also drew a Sundareshan amendment on transparency and implementation; it failed, and the bill passed as amended. SB 1286 on veterinary visits and electronic prescriptions advanced after a proposed Kavanagh floor amendment was defeated on division. The Senate then adopted the Committee of the Whole reports and moved on to additional calendars. On Calendar 4, the chamber passed SB 1004 on ESA students and interscholastic activities, SB 1116 on AHCCCS access/behavioral health, SB 1162 on health care institution licensing complaints, SB 1179 on developmental disability/health monitoring, SB 1475 on school district governing boards and eligibility, SB 1821 on DCS training and child placement, and SCR 1012. A request to hold SB 1475 for a reinstatement process was rejected. The Senate also took up an additional Committee of the Whole for SB 1077, SB 1479, and SB 1566; SB 1077 advanced with a Payne floor amendment, SB 1479 advanced with a Carroll amendment classifying certain forged real-property recordings as a class five felony, and SB 1566 began consideration with a Petersen amendment to remove part of a prior amendment. Throughout, the chamber repeatedly adopted committee reports and advanced the bills for further action.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Mar 10th, 2026

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> here because the budgets. here because the budgets.
  • :46:56.920><c> of</c><00:46:56.960><c> the</c> gentlemen, at the request of the gentlemen, at the request
  • So, I just want you to know we're going to request... >> That's quite a team.
  • Senate Bill 280 is a Senate Bill that came out unanimously in the Education Budget Committee.
  • over</c> now I I the budget the budget chair over now I I the budget the budget chair over there<02:
Keywords: 920, all
Summary: The Alabama Senate convened, heard a prayer and pledge, established a quorum, excused absent senators, and adopted the prior journal. The chamber received House messages, including referral of Senate Confirmation 89 for Rex Jones to the Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Trust Funds Management Board, and concurred in Senate Bill 231 after a 30-0 vote. Several local House bills were referred to the Committee on Local Legislation. During personal remarks, Senator Coleman-Madison recognized Women’s History Month and highlighted Alabama native Mary Ellen Jolly and her book, "Accidental Activist," praising women who support the legislature. The Senate then processed committee reports, including favorable reports on multiple Finance and Taxation General Fund bills (SB 143, 144, 145 with substitute, 152, 153, 154, 162, 226 with substitute, and 146 with substitute and one abstention), as well as confirmations for Nancy Sandford, Marty Abrams, and Jim Page to the University of North Alabama Board of Trustees, all of which were confirmed. Committee reports also advanced several county and municipal and local legislation measures, including SB 292, HB 351, HB 141, HB 273, HB 504, HB 488, SB 343, and SB 346. On the floor, SB 333 on class two municipalities passed after adoption of its BIR and committee amendment, and HB 308, a proposed constitutional amendment for Mobile County, passed after the Senate tabled the committee amendment, adopted a substitute amendment by Senator Figures, and approved the certification resolution. SB 334 for Shelby County, SB 339 for Crenshaw County, and HB 507 for Covington County also passed, with certification resolutions adopted where required. The governor returned SB 228 with an executive amendment, and the Senate concurred 33-0. The Rules Committee report set the special order calendar for the next legislative day, listing bills including SB 91, SB 280, SB 181, SB 237, SB 326, SB 255, HB 77, HB 104, HB 110, HB 271, HB 362, HB 332, HB 429, SB 211, HB 125, HB 122, HB 124, SB 140, SB 199, and SB 332. Senator Singleton spoke at length criticizing the handling of minority-sponsored bills and questioning several measures, and after debate the Senate adopted the special order calendar 34-0. SB 91 was then carried over at the call of the chair.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee, May 15, 2026

Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • They probably spend it 10 times over, uh, in DC based on our budget.
  • And this memorandum was drafted at the chairman's request.
  • I mean, I think that's a simple request. Comments?
  • Or Co-chairman Warf's request. Governor Gordon and Secretary Burgum.
  • Or Co-chairman Warf's request.
Keywords: 916, all
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • wondering though, our salaries are not close to the maximum that is right now because an operating budget
  • </c><00:26:37.760><c> It's</c><00:26:37.919><c> in</c><00:26:38.080><c> the</c><00:26:38.240><c> budget
  • It's in the budget. position is funded. It's in the budget.
  • also support performance-based increases, but again, the issue is that we don't have the operating budget
  • </c> that we don't have the operating budget that we don't have the operating budget to<00:30:46.720>
Committee: House Housing
Summary: The House Housing Committee met on February 4 and heard testimony on several housing measures, beginning with HB1721, which clarifies insurance, indemnification, and certificate-of-occupancy requirements for expedited permits. Testimony on HB1721 was uniformly supportive from the American Council of Engineering Companies, the Grassroot Institute, and individual testifiers, who said the bill would fix insurance issues for design professionals and encourage more participation in the expedited-permit program. No opposition was heard and no questions were raised. The committee then heard HB1714, which would raise salary caps for the executive director and deputy executive director positions at the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and allow more autonomy in personnel matters, including employment contracts. HHFDC supported the bill, saying greater flexibility is needed to recruit and retain staff and that current pay ceilings are not the main issue because the agency lacks operating funds to reach them. The Department of Human Resources Development offered comments and raised concerns about autonomous personnel authority and employment contracts, saying state personnel matters are governed by existing statutes and collective bargaining rules; the Hawaii Public Housing Authority also offered comments, and one board member and one individual opposed the measure. Members questioned whether performance-based pay or existing incentive policies could address retention instead of statutory salary changes. The committee also heard HB1718, which would make permanent county authority to facilitate mixed-use developments and issue county bonds for low- and moderate-income housing projects. Support came from OPSD, HHFDC, the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Housing and Land Management, and Housing Hawaii’s Future, all emphasizing that permanent authority is needed to finance long-term mixed-use and transit-oriented projects. A member asked whether the sunset provision would make bonding impractical, and the city representative agreed that temporary authority would make financing difficult because development takes time. Later, the committee took up HB1732, establishing the Kamina Homes program to fund counties’ purchase of voluntary deed restrictions from eligible buyers. The Department of Taxation and several groups, including HHFDC, AARP Hawaii, the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, Hawaii Realtors, Holomua Collaborative, and others testified, with most supporting the bill as a way to help local families remain in Hawaii and age in place. Holomua said a recent survey found 75% of 3,200 working families were considering moving, and argued the bill could preserve housing for local residents. Members asked about the bill’s 8% cap on deed-restriction cost and why the program focuses on residency rather than resale restrictions; the bill’s proponents said the cap allows flexibility for county negotiations and that the measure is aimed at workforce preservation rather than land-trust-style appreciation limits. Finally, the committee heard HB1740, which would modify a prior HHFDC housing pathway by reducing the qualified-resident requirement from 100% to 80% and allowing more flexibility for long-term rental instead of owner occupancy. HHFDC and Holomua Collaborative supported the change, saying the earlier 100% requirement had produced no developments or applicants and that the revised standard would make projects more feasible while still preserving housing for local residents. The committee did not take final votes on these measures during the portion of the hearing provided.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Aeronautics and Transportation Feb 16th, 2026

Aeronautics and Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, this was a constituent request bill.
  • Members, this was a constituent request bill.
  • This was a constituent request. This was a constituent request bill.
  • Chairman, if this is the right time or not to request that. Mr.
  • Okay, members, per the author's request, we're going to lay over the bill.
Summary: The Senate Aeronautics and Transportation Committee heard several memorial highway and bridge designation bills and one substantive aviation/tax bill. The committee advanced SB 1323 (Marty Grisham memorial signage), SB 1863 (John Skelly Memorial Highway), SB 1932 (allowing a trucking company owner or other designated representative to appear without a lawyer in certain Corporation Commission administrative hearings), SB 1956 (Captain David Ward Neely Memorial Highway), SB 1970 (Private Earl Maggerton Memorial Bridge), and SB 1599 (Arlen Francis Wetzel Memorial Bridge). These measures were generally presented as honorary designations or procedural changes, with brief questions mainly about mileage or fiscal impact, and they all passed committee by voice or roll-call votes. The most extensive discussion centered on SB 1950, which would prohibit government entities or private vendors from using ADS-B aircraft tracking data to calculate, generate, or collect fees. Supporters argued that using the federally required safety system for fee collection encourages pilots to turn off ADS-B, undermining air safety, and said airports can collect fees through other methods. Opponents and committee members raised concerns that the bill could hinder lawful tax and fee collection, including aircraft excise taxes and landing fees, and that it might reduce revenue for airports and the state. After testimony from the bill author, an aviation association representative, and the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics director, the committee laid the bill over at the author’s request. The committee also heard SB 1312, which would have allowed owners of electric and hybrid vehicles to prepay the annual road-use fee over time rather than paying it in one lump sum. The author said the goal was to reduce the burden on low-income drivers and small businesses, but concerns were raised about fiscal impact and implementation. After title was stricken to allow further work, the bill failed on a 5-6 vote. The chair also announced that some items would be laid over and that the committee would not meet the following week.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Health Services. (6-16-26)

Health Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:06:12.840><c> for</c> back and actually amend our budget for back and actually amend our budget
  • Anyway, we revised the budget.
  • Then the budget cycle repeats on October the 31st; we'll be informed what our allocation is for budget
  • </c> So again the way this works is budget So again the way this works is budget period<00:13:28.520>
  • </c> budget review. budget review.
Keywords: 958, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 17th, 2026

Commerce and Human Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • The fiscal impacts on the local community are great, with already very tight budgets and limited funds
  • The fiscal impacts on the local community is great with already very tight budgets and limited funds.
  • I think that's a very reasonable request.
  • I think that's a very reasonable request.
  • So my challenge and my request to you is to let the free market solve some of these problems, to deregulate
Keywords: 989, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Higher Education Apr 29th, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Eventually he requested that Dr.
  • higher education from foreign interference should be our first. priority, and as such, I respectfully request
  • that in perspective, 20 million spread over a decade is a fiscally responsible sum in our state. budget
  • I respectfully request a right to close after members Any questions?
  • These are low-budget. Barrier high return jobs. You do not need a college degree.
Bills: HB232
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education Mar 5th, 2025

S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Alright, well, with that, I'll let the witnesses testify and respectfully request the right to close.
  • We would even, uh, request that you consider adding programs such as artificial intelligence to recognize
  • I know the entire, uh, budgeted line item for NIFA is not always used every year and that might be help
  • moving ROTC and that, moving them into the CTE allotment, I mean, that's one thing that's being requested
  • Yeah, send, send your budget person by. We will. Great. Thank you.
Bills: HB20 , HB120
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 3rd, 2025

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • oversees a staff of more than 3,000 full-time employees in 41 departments with a fiscal Year 2025 budget
  • She has experience managing budgets exceeding $400 million in organizations with over 100 personnel.
  • **Senate Memorial 1**, introduced by Senator Pinto, is a memorial requesting the Crime Victims Reparation
  • The **Senate Conservation Committee** requested a little more time, so we're going to come in at 11:30
  • Members, there's been a unanimous consent request. Seeing no objection, it is so ordered.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 024 Feb 7th, 2026

Colorado Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I request a moment of personal privilege. Granted. Thank you. Uh, Mr.
  • and the Colorado community are honored to celebrate America Carvajal Uranga's life of service, on request
  • of Senator Julie Gonzalez on request of Senator Julie Gonzalez given<00:32:47.039><c> the</c><00:32:
  • Yet again, today the Joint Budget Committee will be meeting across the street, and we'll be considering
  • I request a moment of personal privilege. Granted. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, colleagues.
Keywords: 981, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 5/15/25 - Part 2

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • A roll call has been requested. language to the bill, updating the scope language to the bill, updating
  • Um, the A6 is a simple technical amendment provided by the Minnesota Management and Budget Department
  • A roll call has been requested. Seeing 15 hands, there will be a roll call. Any further discussion?
  • /c><00:09:51.920><c> has</c><00:09:52.240><c> been</c> A roll call has been A roll call has been requested
  • Seeing 15 hands, there will requested.
Keywords: 1183, house