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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appr/Sub-Health and Human Services Jan 29th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Transcript Highlights:
- A whole bunch of that is program management. We have grants and other stuff.
- I think that they believed that this is the number prior to FY26 Beginning and that just wasn't programmed
- or other chronic disease programs.
- So we had to be pretty quick and agile with this program as well.
- So the first step is to get money to other programs, which will, or other agencies, which kind of sets
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 28th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Labor & Workplace Standards
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Schmidt said this is a good practice used in retrospective rating programs and that the
- require that the retrospective rating programs we have several of those in the state and I think it's
- A three-year pilot program means that about 90,000 claimants with appeals will lose automatic access
- Like many state programs, Washington's workers' compensation system serves as a vital safety net for
- We believe this bill is a good step forward because it brings greater transparency to a program that
Committee:
House Labor & Workplace Standards
Keywords:
transparency, industrial insurance, insurance rate increases, financial disclosure, regulatory oversight, unemployment, electronic notices, compensation, digital communication, order processing, workers' compensation, occupational disease, firefighters, fire investigators, law enforcement officers, first responders, heart disease, cardiac conditions, respiratory disease, cancer presumption
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
November 4, 2025 - 01:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Where do we gateway for accelerated innovation in nuclear program known as game.
- It also established programs to enhance stakeholder engagement, education, concerning advancements in
- We has also announced new pilot program to strengthen domestic supply chains for nuclear field and also
- And I think with the programs that were mentioned, the Department of Energy's loan guarantee program,
- I know there's the agreement state program at the NRC, which Florida is already a partnering state.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/18/25 - Part 3
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- we also invested in the arts and cultural heritage fund, supporting arts, cultural, and community programs
- natural resource and cultural heritage, natural resource and educational educational educational programs
- This bill, the area that we programs.
- <00:05:18.720><c> throughout</c><00:05:19.280><c> the</c> programs throughout the programs throughout
- The House File 2563 is not just about programming and initiative.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Omnibus state government policy bill, HF1837, passes Minnesota House 5/1/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, we're able to withhold payments from programs when it's determined there's a credible allegation
- It requires agencies to notify the program within 5 days and the reason for the withholding.
- any other in public programs to any other government<00:15:12.480><c> entity.
- </c> to withhold payments to uh to program to withhold payments to uh to program participants<00:15:31.519
- </c> allegation of fraud and that the program allegation of fraud and that the program participant<00
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> account program on behalf of the house. account program on behalf of the house.
- , limit the program to a single project on the transit-oriented development site, and amend the dwelling
- unit revolving fund to specify that it can fund the government employee housing program.
- unit revolving fund to specify that it can fund the government employee housing program.
- government employee housing program. Um government employee housing program.
Summary:
The conference committees met several times on April 25, 2025, to resolve a number of bills, often delaying items until later in the day because of missing FIN/WAM releases or lack of quorum. Early in the day, SB 382 was discussed briefly but not advanced because finance would not release it. HB 1064, relating to the state fire marshal, was taken up and approved after conferees confirmed a $2,212,000 appropriation for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to fund eight positions in the Department of Law Enforcement. Members thanked the many agencies, staff, and advocates involved, and the bill passed by unanimous votes of those present.
Several other measures were rolled over to later conference-room meetings, including HB 423 on workers’ compensation, HB 214 on government, HB 1036, HB 1037, and HB 1039 on public employment cost items, SB 828 on workers’ compensation medical benefits, SB 717 on collective bargaining, and HB 286 on the individual housing account program, all pending FIN/WAM release or further agreement. A larger housing agenda was also postponed to 4:30 p.m. in Room 225, including bills on housing, transportation, transient accommodations development, rental housing revolving funds, dwelling unit revolving funds, and low-income housing credit.
At the later transportation and housing sessions, HB 1231 was adopted as a conference draft establishing a $5 county motor vehicle registration surcharge for the Safe Routes to School special fund and clarifying rules for automated enforcement citations and liability. HB 4209 on transit-oriented development also passed; it defined transit-oriented development, created a mixed-income subaccount in the rental housing revolving fund, and authorized HCDA to use the definition in planning. HB 1298 on housing passed with amendments to support a government employee housing program tied to a transit-oriented development site, including funding for planning and an HHFC position. HB 830 on historic preservation reviews also passed with amendments limiting third-party review to residential or mixed-use development and setting staggered effective dates. Later, SB 662 on transportation passed with amendments authorizing county police officers to enforce the statewide traffic code on public streets, roadways, and highways. Several other bills remained pending and were recessed for later consideration.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 3rd, 2025
Senate Health & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- responsible for the success or failure of this program? Where does the buck stop?
- , which covers the vast majority of the cost of the program.
- When or if something like that happens, you could say that about really any program.
- And so I just hope that there's some kind of backstop for a program like this. Thank you.
- Now granted, every program or statute is going to be a little bit different.
Committee:
Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> fraud as we've seen in other programs. fraud as we've seen in other programs.
- after program after after program after program after program program program that<02:24:14.600><c>
- </c> fraud in new programs. fraud in new programs.
- </c> in that program. in that program.
- Uh but we've got a program<04:31:22.000><c> here,</c><04:31:22.400><c> and</c> program here, and program
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Governor's Capital Budget Hearing (06/16/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- We're adding to it and making it more effective and supporting different programs.
- program, is $5,575,000.
- health officer programs, and these food protection services programs in place, and it's not a federal
- We utilize the VA grant program enabled under 38 CFR 5141. Under 38 CFR 5141.
- Training programs. These requests are not an expansion.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Public Employment and Retirement Committee Apr 8th, 2026
Public Employment and Retirement
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm currently an energy analyst with the BUILD program.
- I'm a program tech two, and I too support this bill.
- I work as an education programs consultant at the California Department of Education.
- Those folks are not typically going to vest all the way in the defined benefit program.
- Limited grant-funded and categorical programs.
Committee:
House Public Employment and Retirement
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- If they don't want to be a part of this program, they don't have to be. This is not a mandate.
- Your property taxes will go up if this program is implemented in your county.
- or other departments would take over the federal student loan programs, those types of things.
- We still have programs that will need to be run.
- We still have programs that will need to be run.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Banking and Finance Committee Mar 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- But I read in the newspaper about a forbearance program.
- It took me three people to get to the fourth person that said, yes, we have a forbearance program.
- And the reason why they did that was because they have a cascading program in effect for payments.
- I didn't know that there was a forbearance program because my bank wasn't willing to come to me.
- It took several days just to reach someone who understood the program, first of all.
Summary:
The Assembly Banking and Finance Committee held an outcomes review of AB 238, the wildfire mortgage forbearance law, focused on how the law has worked for survivors of the Eaton and Palisades fires. Chair Valencia and Assemblymember Harabedian said the hearing was intended to hear directly from survivors, assess whether the law is being implemented as intended, and identify fixes. Several survivors described losing homes, facing long rebuild timelines, and struggling with insurers, housing costs, and mortgage servicers. Many said they encountered confusion, inconsistent information, requests for financial documentation, lump-sum repayment demands, credit reporting problems, or loan modifications that they viewed as undermining the law’s purpose. Some urged clearer consumer education, a consumer bill of rights, and an extension of forbearance relief; one witness specifically advocated for AB 1847 to extend forbearance to 36 months.
DFPI Chief Deputy Commissioner Suzanne Martindale said the department had received about 300 wildfire-related consumer complaints, mostly about mortgage forbearance, and that more than 91% had been resolved in the consumer’s favor. She said the department works with both state-licensed and federally regulated institutions, but its authority is limited when national banks are involved, so it often uses outreach and direct contact with lenders and federal partners to resolve complaints. She also described recurring complaint themes such as difficulty obtaining forbearance, customer-service breakdowns, withholding of insurance funds, and non-interest-bearing impound accounts. Committee members pressed DFPI on which institutions were noncompliant, what enforcement tools were available, and how much data the state could collect and make public.
Representatives of the California Bankers Association and California Mortgage Bankers Association said lenders had provided early disaster relief and were working to comply with AB 238, but emphasized that mortgage servicing is constrained by federal law, investor requirements, and secondary-market guidelines. They argued that forbearance is temporary relief, not forgiveness, and warned that extending it without a clear repayment path can create future payment shock or larger debt burdens. They also said many servicers use disaster protocols tied to federal declarations and that clearer communication is needed. In response to committee concerns, the mortgage bankers said they would continue working with the Legislature and federal agencies, but could not promise changes beyond investor and agency rules. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Thirty One - Tuesday, March 3 - Morning Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- “School has a band program that’s worthwhile.
- I wanted to say program since they're going to implement it.
- We have a great music program. We have a great sports program.
- The need for those buildings are to create CTE programs.
- The need for those buildings are to create CTE programs.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Nineteen - Wednesday, February 11 - Afternoon Session -
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- You came and saw the Head Start program. Thank you for coming.
- And those are people that were entitled to that program.
- It's not from the people that you are saying are able-bodied and being enrolled in the program.
- Earlier in the program, in FY 2023, administrative costs accounted for roughly 96% of total Medicaid
- Have you ever gone through the process of either applying or helping someone apply for these programs
Summary:
The House first established a quorum after several members were absent, then moved into bills for perfection. House Bill 261, dealing with anti-Semitism in public schools and higher education, drew extensive debate. The sponsor described rising anti-Jewish incidents and said the bill would require educational institutions to adopt nondiscriminatory policies, use the IHRA definition as a guide, and treat failures to address harassment as Title VI issues. An amendment from the gentleman from Pulaski was adopted to clarify that protected First Amendment speech, religious expression, and political viewpoints would not be reported or cataloged. Supporters said the bill was needed to protect Jewish students; opponents argued it singled out one group, could chill speech about Israel and Palestine, and created unequal reporting requirements. The House ultimately ordered the bill perfected and printed as amended.
The chamber then took up House Bill 2384 on housing affordability and building codes. The sponsor said the bill would lower housing costs by rolling back energy-code mandates to 2009 standards, setting clearer permitting timelines, and allowing certain multifamily buildings to use a single staircase. Supporters argued current codes raise costs, discourage builders, and contribute to Missouri’s housing shortage. Opponents raised concerns about local control, preemption of municipal energy standards, and public safety, especially the single-stair provision; the sponsor responded that the design has been used safely in other states and cities. A Pulaski amendment requiring municipalities with online ordinances to keep only one hard copy available was adopted, and after debate the previous question was moved and approved. The House then adopted the committee substitute and ordered the bill perfected and printed.
House Bill 1766, addressing personal property tax, was also perfected and printed. The sponsor said the bill would apply Hancock/CPI-style tax limitations to personal property tax growth, arguing that rapidly rising vehicle values had created a windfall for political subdivisions and unfairly increased taxpayer burdens. Supporters said the bill would slow growth without eliminating it, while opponents argued local governments need revenue to keep up with inflation and that the measure would reduce resources for schools and other services. Finally, the House began consideration of House Joint Resolution 154, which would place into the Missouri Constitution a Medicaid work requirement mirroring federal policy. The sponsor said adults ages 19 to 64 would need to work, volunteer, participate in a work program, or attend school for 80 hours a month to remain eligible, and the discussion began with questions about whether the constitutional change was necessary and how documentation requirements would work.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice May 27th, 2025
Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- There's many programs out there that can assist in analyzing small amounts of DNA data.
- It is a very difficult program to come around.
- I know the schools do programs with nursing programs in the schools.
- Um, I do know that there is a degree program at NMSU.
- that we gave funding for a gardening program and many, many others.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- First of all, changing the name, the rental Housing Trust Fund has been a very successful program, and
- And for the Tier 2 program, $142 million was awarded when the total demand for Tier 2 funds was over
- We realized that the measure was amended to continue the pilot program.
- We would respectfully ask that it be made a permanent program. Thank you.
- <00:32:06.039><c> thank</c> program thank program thank you<00:32:08.559><c> Maui</c><00:32:08.880><c
Committee:
House Housing
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several housing-related measures. SB 38 SD2 drew mixed testimony on changes to 21H projects, with HHFDC supporting and county and community groups split between support and opposition. In discussion, members focused on how county legislative bodies can alter projects in ways that increase costs, including changes to AMI mixes and fee waivers. The committee later recommended passage with amendments, limiting county changes that would impose stricter conditions than HHFDC, stricter AMI requirements, or reduced fee waivers; the motion passed with one member voting with reservations and two members excused.
A major portion of the hearing focused on SB 71 SD2, which would revise the rental housing revolving fund. Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi YIMBY, and NAAP Hawaiʻi opposed the bill, arguing it would weaken support for deeply affordable units, eliminate the 5% set-aside for households at or below 30% AMI, and create a funding gap for households between 60% and 120% AMI. Supporters of the bill, including public housing and some development interests, emphasized the need to redirect funding and make the program more flexible. In decision-making, the committee described the bill as making comprehensive changes that would narrow Tier 2 toward higher-income projects and favor shorter loan terms, then moved it out with amendments.
The committee also heard and advanced several other measures with little or no opposition: SB 40 SD2 on state finances, SB 378 on HHFDC, SB 572 SD1 on housing, SB 1229 ST2 on the dwelling unit revolving fund, and SB 602 on the Hawaiʻi Public Housing Authority all received support testimony and were moved forward. For SB 65 SD2, HPHA and other agencies supported the measure, and HPHA testified it sought roughly $8 million to $10 million for repair and maintenance of units not covered by CIP funds. The committee also took up SB 826 SD1 on the low-income housing tax credit, where HHFDC, the Tax Foundation, and DHHL expressed confusion over the bill’s intent and whether it would bar state agencies from using LIHTC financing; no action was taken on that item in the excerpt. SB 944 SD2 on LIHTC transferability drew support and a suggestion to keep clarifying language that notifies the tax department, and the committee indicated it would keep the provision in.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Tribal Relations, June 15, 2026 - AM
Select Committee on Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> with our programs. with our programs.
- </c> know, we have a we have a joint program know, we have a we have a joint program called<00:20:05.560
- </c> quite a good program. quite a good program.
- </c><01:46:41.560><c> and</c> We looked at different programs and We looked at different programs and
- </c> they have great programs right now. they have great programs right now.
Committee:
Joint Select Committee on Tribal Relations
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee Mar 3rd, 2026
Energy, Utilities and Communications
Transcript Highlights:
- And then there are other things on the bill such as payment for public purpose programs, subsidies for
- low-income customers, subsidies for energy efficiency programs, and so forth.
- We have a number of active programs that move demand around one way or another.
- This will result. for programs that cost more than the benefits they provide.
- Utility comes in and wants this program. They want that program. Everything is done in isolation.
Committee:
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications held an oversight hearing focused on electric rates, utility regulation, affordability, wildfire costs, and the California Public Utilities Commission’s role. Chair and members framed the discussion around the challenge of transitioning to a cleaner grid while maintaining reliability and keeping bills affordable. The hearing also served as the annual update from the CPUC and the Public Advocates Office, with testimony from Professor Severin Borenstein and CPUC President-designate Alice Reynolds.
Borenstein gave a primer on utility regulation, explaining that generation is largely deregulated while transmission and distribution remain regulated, and that most rate-setting follows cost-of-service regulation. He emphasized that the hardest issue is setting the allowed return on equity: too high can raise bills and encourage capital-heavy spending, while too low can deter investment and harm reliability. He argued there is no silver bullet, said performance-based regulation and price caps have limits, and suggested some costs now charged through electric bills—such as climate programs, low-income subsidies, and wildfire-related public policy costs—might more appropriately be paid through the state budget.
Reynolds described the CPUC’s oversight role, saying the commission reviews utility spending through general rate cases, balancing accounts, and other proceedings, and that affordability is addressed through front-end scrutiny, post-spend accountability, and legislative direction. She highlighted wildfire mitigation as a major driver of rate increases, noted recent progress on clean energy procurement and battery storage, and said the CPUC is working on return-on-equity decisions, FERC advocacy on transmission costs, and implementation of SB 254 and other statutes. Members pressed on a range of issues, including wildfire securitization, load growth from EVs and data centers, gas-system stranded assets, balancing accounts, and a water-service dispute in Keene involving Union Pacific. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational, with several follow-up commitments from the CPUC to provide data and updates.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/03/26
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:14:29.760><c> and</c> implementation at the program and implementation at the program and project
- Um, we can get a uh fiscal program.
- </c> program that that is affordable. program that that is affordable.
- </c><00:32:11.760><c> that</c> townships already have a program that townships already have a program
- It was a billion-dollar program federally.
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We continue the work that we're doing with the Tick Riders program.
- We have about 100 full-time staff in that program.
- And we're not sitting on our hands waiting for that particular program.
- And we're not sitting on our hands waiting for that particular program.
- We use ivermectin-treated corn in our cattle fever tick eradication program.
Summary:
The joint hearing focused on preparedness for the New World screwworm threat and brought together the House Committees on Culture, Recreation, and Tourism and Agriculture and Livestock. USDA officials, Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, and Texas Animal Health Commission leadership described the pest as a serious risk to livestock, wildlife, rural economies, and beef prices, and emphasized coordination among federal, state, industry, and Mexican partners. Witnesses repeatedly stressed that Texas is currently seeing no confirmed U.S. detections, but that recent confirmed cases in northern Mexico, including Nuevo LeĂłn, remain a concern because of their proximity to the border.
USDA testimony outlined current surveillance and response efforts, including more than 120 screw worm-specific traps along the Texas border and neighboring states, thousands of additional dual-purpose traps, wildlife inspections, weekly coordination with Mexico’s Senasica, and a new USDA New World Screwworm Directorate. Officials said the existing Panama sterile fly facility is maxed out at about 100 million flies per week, while a dispersal facility in Tampico is helping move flies farther north in Mexico. They also described plans for a retrofitted sterile fly facility in Metapa, Mexico, expected to come online in 2026, and a new domestic production facility at Moore Air Base, with phase one targeted for late 2026 or early 2027 and phase two adding substantially more capacity later.
Members pressed USDA on timelines, production capacity, the reliability of Mexican reporting, the risk from wildlife, and whether modular or mobile facilities could be deployed faster. USDA said it is also exploring innovative technologies, including a genetically engineered sterile male fly, but that such tools still require EPA review and field validation. Commissioner Miller highlighted Texas biosecurity efforts, five permanent inspection stations, cooperation with FDA and EPA on treatments such as Exzolt, and other pest issues affecting Texas agriculture. He also noted research into fly bait and private-sector efforts to speed sterile fly production.
Texas Animal Health Commission officials described extensive state preparedness work, including weekly coordination calls, field response trainings, outreach to producers and veterinarians, and a Texas Screwworm Response Team. They said Texas has trained more than 100 inspectors and other personnel, with additional trainings planned, and that the state is expanding its cattle fever tick rider program. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing; the main action was the exchange of testimony and questions about readiness, surveillance, and facility timelines.