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HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Our CBOs struggle to attract and retain qualified staff when contracts and grants do not pay the full
- that goes through Department Contracting that goes through Department of<04:16:02.800><c> uh</c><04:
- They are providing the services through government contracts.
- In our time operating this program before the Statewide contract, and when it was just private funds,
- and when it was just Statewide contract and when it was just private<05:09:01.680><c> funds</c><05:09
Committee:
House Finance
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- cost increases due to tariffs and rising fuel costs, often with no ability to renegotiate supplier contracts
- fuel costs, often with no ability to renegotiate<00:27:09.880><c> supplier</c><00:27:10.240><c> contracts
- In the early months of this year, the workers contracted to build the facility asked to be moved to another
- to</c><00:41:19.240><c> build</c><00:41:19.440><c> the</c><00:41:19.520><c> facility</c> workers contracted
- to build the facility workers contracted to build the facility asked<00:41:20.560><c> to</c><00:41:20.640
Committee:
House Ways and Means
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- school resources, refocusing where those resources are going to be used or not used, renegotiating contracts
- to be used or not<01:16:58.320><c> used,</c><01:16:59.600><c> renegotiating</c><01:17:00.560><c> contracts
- </c><01:17:01.120><c> and</c> not used, renegotiating contracts and not used, renegotiating contracts
- All these contracts can be renegotiated, especially when you get into a situation like that and something
- With food services, with fuel, with delivery, all these contracts can be renegotiated, especially when
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- cost-effective, but it’s important to note that they included the cost of the multi-million-dollar evaluation contract
- We landed a rural hospital contract, and we had a great run there.
- 00:23:48.840><c> a</c><00:23:48.880><c> rural</c><00:23:49.360><c> hospital</c><00:23:50.000><c> contract
- </c><00:23:50.960><c> and</c> We landed a rural hospital contract and We landed a rural hospital contract
- We do this through the contract with the University of Hawaii, and we've done just fine with that.
Committee:
House Health
Keywords:
youth penalties, juvenile justice, community service, fees and fines, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, reform, court costs, cultural connection, pharmacy, pharmacist, pharmacy audit, audit reform, pharmacy benefit manager, PBM, recoupment, extrapolation, claims audit, pharmacy reimbursement, dispensing fee
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SB 847, which would create a Kauai pilot program allowing qualified psychologists limited authority to prescribe psychotropic medications. The Board of Psychology supported the bill’s intent but asked for amendments to delay the effective date or extend the pilot so rules could be written first, and to clarify the education/training language. Supporters, including the Hawaii Psychological Association, Hawaii Mental Health Coalition, and several psychologists, argued that prescribing psychologists have long safety records in other jurisdictions and that the pilot could improve access to care on Kauai, especially amid ongoing mental health needs and storm-related stress. They cited studies and examples from New Mexico, Louisiana, the Department of Defense, and other places. Opponents, including the Hawaii Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Queen’s Medical Center, and a Department of Health representative, said the bill needed substantial work, raised concerns about training, liability, and workforce impacts, and urged a team-based model with psychiatrist oversight rather than independent prescribing. Some testimony also referenced a GAO report, with witnesses disagreeing over its meaning and cost-effectiveness. No vote was taken during the discussion, and members asked questions about how the bill would address the workforce shortage and whether a psychiatrist on Kauai could already meet the need.
The committee then moved to SB 2271 on hospital licensing and SB 2272 on home health care licensing. The Department of Health, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, and the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported both measures, which were described as streamlining and clarifying licensing oversight by relying on accreditation or certification reports. A member asked whether the bill language on hospital accreditation reports was duplicative, and the response was that the second provision was intended to strengthen enforcement by requiring hospitals to provide the actual report to DOH. The committee did not take final action in the portion of the hearing provided, and the chair noted that all bills on the agenda would later be considered for decision-making.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Roadmap to Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention 3/9/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- In the course of doing my job, I came across some contract irregularities that I would consider, in the
- decision-making of the leadership in the behavioral health division, and I was found to have held up contracts
- /c><00:13:56.160><c> have</c><00:13:56.880><c> held</c><00:13:57.279><c> up</c><00:13:57.760><c> contracts
- </c><00:13:59.120><c> that</c> uh found to have held up contracts that uh found to have held up contracts
- Every person that I spoke to about this as I was working up the chain of command to try to get the contract
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- For NOS's that receive money, they actually enter into a contract with the DNR.
- And so, the TNC and DNR actually have a contract in place, and they're the ones who run the fiscal side
- And you could also have tax bills that expand or contract the sales tax base too, which could affect
- And you could also have tax bills that expand or contract the sales tax base too, which could affect
- And you could also have tax bills that expand or contract the sales tax base too, which could affect
Committee:
House Legacy Finance
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Fri Jan 30, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, is there, if there were, for example, long-term contracts like futures contracts that the Department
- between the land resources they provide, processing infrastructure they produce, and the types of contracts
- produce and the infrastructure they produce and the types<01:00:07.200><c> of</c><01:00:07.359><c> contracts
- </c><01:00:07.680><c> that</c><01:00:07.839><c> are</c><01:00:08.000><c> forwarded</c> types of contracts
- that are forwarded types of contracts that are forwarded through<01:00:08.480><c> state</c><01:00:08.720
Committee:
House Agriculture & Food Systems
Keywords:
biosecurity, invasive species, Hawaii Invasive Species Council, Department of Land and Natural Resources, appropriation, agriculture, land use, farm dwelling, renewable energy, income qualification, solar energy, geothermal resources, hydropower, agricultural tourism, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, land leases, Hawaii
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation (11-5-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> you</c><00:48:53.760><c> can</c><00:48:53.839><c> obtain</c><00:48:54.400><c> business,</c> contracts
- , you can obtain business, contracts, you can obtain business, what<00:48:56.240><c> is</c><00:48:56.480
- investment as far as upgrading or enhancing a facility, depending on if it's a 15 plus five-year contract
- investment as far as upgrading or enhancing a facility, depending on if it's a 15 plus five-year contract
- investment as far as upgrading or enhancing a facility, depending on if it's a 15 plus five-year contract
Summary:
The subcommittee approved the October 15 minutes and observed a moment of silence for the victims of the UPS Worldport plane crash. The main presentation was from Transportation Cabinet Commissioner Bobby Joe Lewis on the Local Assistance Road Program/County Priority Projects Program (LAARP/CPP), which was implemented under House Bill 546 and now requires rehabilitation projects to restore roads to original condition, cap funding at $500,000 per project, use a new scoring matrix, include a local match, and submit one photograph per 300 feet of project length. He reported that the 2026-2027 cycle ran from June 1 to October 1 and drew 1,215 project applications from 107 counties and 106 cities, with total submitted project costs of about $121.1 million and about $102.3 million requested after local match. He also said 30% of submissions scored 10s and 22% scored 9s, and that the list of requests and required photos had been submitted to the General Assembly and LRC.
Members asked about how scores change over time, whether roads can move from lower scores to 10s, and whether the new process gives a better picture of local needs. Lewis said scores can change based on weather and road conditions, but the new system provides more information and a more standardized evaluation than before. Several members raised concerns about the volume and size of required photographs, suggesting drone footage or video as an alternative; Lewis said the photo requirement has caused confusion and large file uploads, and he was open to considering easier ways to document conditions. Members also discussed continuity in scoring across districts, and Lewis explained that district staff appointed by chief district engineers use a handbook and scoring matrix, with the scores entered into a computer system so evaluators do not see the final score while scoring.
The committee also discussed funding levels and carry-forward balances for the program. Lewis said the program began with $20 million authorized in HR92, noted underruns from completed projects, and reported a carry-forward amount that had grown to $355,432.42 available for reauthorization as of October 13. In response to questions, he said the current process concentrates applications into a short window, with 63% of applications arriving in the last few days and 417 on October 1, which created a heavy workload but was completed on time. The meeting then moved to multimodal funding priorities, with Jennifer Kersner of Kentuckians for Better Transportation introducing herself and offering condolences for the UPS aviation incident before beginning her remarks.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session: 2025 First Special Session 6/9/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- back to the teachers, go back to the paras, the principals, the superintendent that are negotiating contracts
- back to the teachers, go back to the paras, the principals, the superintendent that are negotiating contracts
- the superintendent that are principles, the superintendent that are negotiating<01:17:02.920><c> contracts
- and</c><01:17:04.159><c> just</c><01:17:04.480><c> tell</c><01:17:04.640><c> them</c> negotiating contracts
- and just tell them negotiating contracts and just tell them we<01:17:05.600><c> we</c><01:17:05.920>
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So, when we talk about the transportation, um, non-public schools can still contract with the public
- 09.200><c> uh</c> schools non-public schools can still uh schools non-public schools can still uh contract
- with the public schools for contract with the public schools for transportation.<00:36:12.880><c> So
- formulary requirement that will allow people to access a medication that they are on for their full contract
- This would resolve that for the contract year.
Committee:
Senate Taxes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It also seeks to prevent bad actors from getting state contracts across multiple agencies and to debar
- The proposal leverages private sector expertise by funding a contract to conduct prepayment reviews of
- The proposal leverages private sector expertise by funding a contract to conduct prepayment reviews of
- expertise<00:12:34.800><c> by</c><00:12:34.959><c> funding</c><00:12:35.360><c> a</c><00:12:35.639><c> contract
- </c><00:12:36.279><c> to</c> expertise by funding a contract to expertise by funding a contract to conduct
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
Keywords:
opioids, substance use, addiction recovery, mental health, state cabinet, HF1310, Office of Cannabis Management, cannabis, marijuana, tribal consultation, government-to-government relationship, Minnesota tribes, Tribal governments, state government, consultation, rulemaking, Indian affairs, cannabis regulation, tribal sovereignty, state-tribal relations
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Fri Jan 31, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- understanding of the situation, or they would just have to, because they will have most likely issued contracts
- understanding of the situation, or they would just have to, because they will have most likely issued contracts
- </c><01:06:35.119><c> issued</c> have um most likely have issued have um most likely have issued contracts
- 06:38.160><c> on</c><01:06:38.319><c> the</c><01:06:38.520><c> basis</c><01:06:38.880><c> of</c> contracts
- or leases um on the basis of contracts or leases um on the basis of those<01:06:39.279><c> rules</c>
Committee:
House Agriculture & Food Systems
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/12/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #26 & #27
Transcript Highlights:
- enforcement systems to enforce traffic law unless a local authority or an agency of the state has a contract
Summary:
The caucus meeting on Friday, June 12, reviewed several bills on Blue Sheets 16, 17, and 18, with sponsors generally concurring in Senate amendments. On property tax and agricultural inspection bills, HB 2104 and HB 2105 were described as creating temporary limits on county assessors’ ability to reclassify or inspect agricultural property after a successful appeal or recent inspection, while preserving assessor authority for changes in use, ownership, splits, or taxable improvements. HB 4117, concerning religious worship assemblies, was amended by the Senate to focus on intentionally obstructing entry or exit from a place of worship or creating a disruptive commotion. HB 2311 would require AI conversational systems to notify users they are interacting with AI and add other consumer protections, and HB 2477 would conform Arizona’s 529 plan rules with federal law and allow certain rollovers to ABLE or Roth IRA accounts.
The meeting also covered HB 2114, which directs motorcycle safety fund spending toward education and scholarships and ties motorcycle registration requirements to Class M licensing, with Senate changes narrowing the registration provisions and exempting business-owned motorcycles. HB 2729 was broadened by the Senate from continuing only the Nursing Board to also continuing DES, the Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners, the Physician Assistants Board, and the State Board of Pharmacy, with members noting this kind of consolidation is common at the end of session. All of these bills were presented for concurrence, and no objections or substantive questions were raised.
The caucus then reviewed three additional measures that had just come through rules: SB 1618, which revises military affairs statutes, creates procedures for military installation fund property acquisition, changes commission duties and membership, and adds reporting requirements; SB 1110, which creates a Department of Corrections home confinement program for certain inmates nearing release; and SCR 1004, which would, subject to voter approval, restrict photo enforcement systems unless a contract existed before December 31, 2026. Members clarified that the House mirror of the photo enforcement measure had not advanced. The meeting ended with notice that more caucus or rules activity could occur later in the day as the chamber moved bills to the floor on sine die.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget 3rd Revision: SB2060 laid over 4/6, added to today's agenda Apr 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- comprehensive planning, zoning, or any other requirements the city or county shall impose through contracts
Summary:
The committee heard several bills focused on economic development, infrastructure, and education policy. SB 1530, described as a research and development ecosystem bill, would encourage universities, businesses, and industry to partner to strengthen Oklahoma’s high-tech economy; it passed 29-0. SB 1847, a measure aimed at helping Oklahomans avoid nursing home placement and reduce costs, also passed 29-0. SB 1990 would require the Incentive Evaluation Commission to send its annual report to the Secretary of State and expand its review of incentives to include broader comparative analysis and strategic economic goals; it passed 28-0.
The committee also considered SB 2060, the Build Act, which is intended to help small towns finance upfront infrastructure costs for development. Members raised concerns about independent boards, debt, assessments, zoning authority, and accountability, and the author said an adopted amendment was meant to preserve city and county control over planning and infrastructure protections. The bill passed 22-5. SB 1992, a Department of Commerce cleanup bill, passed 27-2.
Later, the committee took up SB 1579, a taxpayer bill of rights, which passed 26-0. SB 1778, agreed-upon reading legislation language that cleans up formulas and clarifies the SRA formula and related reading provisions, also passed 28-0. The chair noted upcoming longer Appropriations and J-CAB meetings and then adjourned the committee.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- It sounds like the discussion that we had then were, say, the City of Arnold contracts with the county
Committee:
House Economic Development
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Economic Development Mar 24th, 2026
Joint Committee on Rural Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- It sounds like the discussion that we had then were, say, the City of Arnold contracts with the county
Summary:
The Committee on Economic Development met in executive session with a quorum present and took up three bills. House Bill 3262 was moved do pass and approved by a roll call vote of 15 ayes and 0 noes. House Bill 3157 was then considered with a House Committee substitute; the sponsor explained changes intended to clarify mobile food vendor licensing and inspections, including tying the definition of food to existing law, standardizing terminology, requiring one license per vehicle, extending the licensing timeline to 30 days, and preserving local/county inspection roles through collaborative agreements and state reimbursement. Members asked about inspection standards, local control, and concerns raised by counties and Kansas City, and the substitute was adopted before the bill was approved 15 ayes, 0 noes, with 2 present.
The committee next took up House Bill 2886 with a House Committee substitute. The sponsor said the substitute aligned broadband speed standards with current technology, adjusted eligibility language for middle-mile and related federal programs, clarified treatment of second-place finishers in auctions, and removed a restriction on other forms of service. After brief questions and comments about stakeholder input, the substitute was adopted and the bill was voted do pass by 17 ayes and 0 noes. The committee then adjourned.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appr/Sub-Natural Resources REVISED Feb 11th, 2026 at 10:15 am
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- We contracted with Oklahoma State University.
Committee:
House Wildlife
Keywords:
wildlife conservation, hunting regulations, mountain lions, black bears, archery season, senior citizens, licensing fees, waterfowl, nonresidents, public lands, farmed cervidae, chronic wasting disease, genetic resistance, wildlife management, agriculture, wildlife tagging, Cervidae family, feral swine, exotic wildlife, conservation
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- the Department of Education to establish program standards and develop a standard mentor-mentee contract
Committee:
Senate Education Pre-K - 12
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Education Pre-K through 12 considered three bills. SB 1318, relating to the Florida tax credit scholarship program, made a technical clarification that any remaining funds in a closed scholarship account revert but do not revert to the state; it passed favorably without debate. The committee then took up CS for SB 1690 on child care and early learning services, which updates child care laws, improves transparency and accountability, and clarifies rulemaking authority through an adopted amendment shifting rulemaking language to the State Board of Education. During discussion, Senator Berman raised a question about removing a parent-notification requirement related to leaving children in vehicles, and the sponsor agreed to follow up. The committee reported the bill favorably after the amendment was adopted.
The committee also considered SB 182 on school teacher training and mentoring programs. A strike-all amendment aligned the bill with the House companion and narrowed mentor placements to D- and F-rated schools, expanded participation to districts and charter schools, tightened mentor qualifications, authorized stipends up to $3,000, and allowed use of educational enrichment allocation funds. Two appearance forms were filed in support, and the bill was reported favorably after the amendment was adopted.
At the end of the meeting, the chair thanked staff and recognized Kathy Missouri for her last committee meeting, with members applauding her service. Senators later requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on the bills, and the committee adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations Committee Jan 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, SB 247, State Agency Contracts Bid Preference. The action is due pass.
Summary:
The Senate Appropriations Committee held a vote-only suspense file hearing with no public testimony, taking up a long list of Senate bills and amendments. Measures discussed included battery recycling, property tax exemptions, railroad wayside detector systems, military protective orders, an affordable housing bond, fireworks permits, workers’ compensation earnings, metal shredding facilities, election system inspection, family research centers, electrical rates and political influence, AI standards and safety, youth housing bonds, student health, air quality standards for hydrogen sulfide, electrical infrastructure, disaster preparedness, property taxation for family homes and farms, state agency contract bid preferences, presidential election qualifications, unlicensed contractor work, alcohol and drug programs, generative AI in legal settings, kratom and nitrous oxide, unmanned aircraft, adoptees’ birth certificates, body-worn cameras, physician certificate revocation, and deprivation of constitutional rights. Several bills were amended before passage, including changes to bond measures, technical fixes, narrowed remedies, and other author-requested revisions.
Most measures advanced on unanimous 7-0 votes, while a number of higher-profile or more controversial bills passed on 5-2 votes with Republicans voting no. SB 667 on railroads passed 4-2 after amendments; SB 691 on body-worn cameras passed 6-0; and SB 742 on permanently abandoned electrical infrastructure passed after a roll call that was corrected on the floor. The committee repeatedly substituted roll calls from earlier bills to record votes on many items, reflecting the suspense-file process.
No testimony was taken, and the chair emphasized that all items had already been heard previously. At the end of the hearing, the chair announced it was their last meeting presiding over Appropriations, thanked the committee staff and members, and the committee adjourned after noting that results and addendum analyses would be posted online for amended bills.