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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee May 12th, 2026
Energy, Utilities and Communications
Transcript Highlights:
- spread the costs when and if they occur through using a temporary sales tax or other broad-based assessments
- requiring potential increases in policyholder premiums and also significant capital or post-event assessments
- Finally, Or post-event assessments that are detailed more in our report.
- And then we have a small layer of risk transfer to our participating insurers through assessments.
- We could have wildfire bonds, wildfire bonds, second home assessments, tax assessments.
Committee:
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security 1/13/26 - Part 2
Transcript Highlights:
- on provisions from the public executive summary of the Minnesota State Capitol Complex Security Assessment
- And I also appreciate the threat assessment work that our security staff has been doing, and I know that
- our members are deeply appreciative of the new changes you've made with respect to threat assessments
- changes you've made with respect to changes you've made with respect to threat<00:34:41.760><c> assessments
- Um I too am uh glad threat assessments.
Summary:
The committee reconvened in open session after a closed discussion of sensitive security details and reviewed the public executive summary of the Minnesota State Capitol Complex Security Assessment by Axtel. Members discussed weapon screening and access control at length, including testimony from Capitol security and judicial center staff about screening procedures, prohibited items, and how screening is managed for visitors and authorized personnel. The chair emphasized that the committee was voting on high-level recommendations to be included in the final ACAST report and that the Department of Public Safety and Department of Administration would be encouraged to pursue the necessary work, including any legislative or budget requests.
The committee then took a series of roll-call votes on the Axtel recommendations. Access control screening and visitor management (5.11) passed 4-2, while authorized access control and credential oversight (5.12), internal circulation and zoning controls (5.13), perimeter and exterior grounds (5.14), staffing models/post orders/operational readiness (5.15), technology and system integration (5.16), and protective intelligence (5.18) all passed unanimously 6-0. Each approved item was added as a recommendation in the final report.
After the votes, the Department of Administration, Department of Public Safety, and House and Senate Sergeant-at-Arms offices walked through the draft final report. They highlighted staffing improvements, security infrastructure already installed, and remaining needs, including an estimated $41.008 million request for future enhancements such as kiosks, glass-resistant film, door access controls, cameras, lighting, bollards, and an updated distributed antenna system. The report also includes recommendations on trauma-informed safety drills, conduct rules for hearings, and designating the Minnesota State Patrol Capital Security Division as the primary investigative authority for potential criminal activity on Capitol grounds.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Water Sector Commission May 31st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So the first assess, after, I thought we brought someone in after the first assessment.
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, approved the April 16 minutes, and then considered several water-system funding and deadline requests. For Magnolia Plantation Water System, members approved a deadline extension for plans and specifications to December 31, 2026, after hearing that the project still needed a test well, water-quality confirmation, and finalization of an LDH loan for matching funds. For St. Mary Parish Water and Sewer Commission No. 5, the committee approved an additional $619,850 to cover construction/engineering shortfalls and contingencies, bringing the grant total to $5,192,850 and requiring later JLCB approval.
Members also approved revised phase two guidance, which updated emergency subfund language to align with recently passed legislation and clarified eligibility and process for limited fiscal administrators and fiscal administration. The committee then took up an emergency subfund request for Tallulah’s water system: staff explained that a temporary filtration skid must remain in place while permanent filters are designed and bid, and that the lease is expiring soon. After discussion of the timing, the need for a new engineer, and the possibility of a lease-purchase arrangement, the committee approved $1.4 million in emergency funding contingent on appointment of a limited fiscal administrator.
Staff reported that the new payment process for the program is now moving funds more quickly and that updated expenditure projections will be provided at the next meeting. Members discussed the need to keep pushing projects toward closeout and acknowledged that some projects may need to be cut off if they cannot spend funds in time. The meeting ended with no further business and adjournment on a motion without objection.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- and neglect reporting procedures, to provide for the assignment of reports for investigation and assessment
- So we adjusted that language of who would be doing that assessment. Let's see.
Bills:
SB237
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
Keywords:
child welfare, Department of Children and Family Services, mandatory reporting, abuse prevention, investigative teams, child ombudsman, forensic interviews, confidentiality
Summary:
The House Committee on Health and Welfare met on April 20 and took up Senate Bill 237 by Senator Barrow, a child welfare measure addressing the duties of the state child ombudsman, DCFS, public reporting, confidentiality, critical incident reviews, multidisciplinary investigative teams, forensic interviews, mandatory reporter training, and related child abuse and neglect procedures. Before discussion, the committee reconsidered and withdrew a previously adopted amendment set, then heard the bill re-read and reviewed a new amendment package developed through meetings among Senator Barrow, Representatives Spell and Berault, DCFS, and the ombudsman’s office.
Members described the revised bill as narrowing and clarifying several provisions: reducing the number of law enforcement liaisons, limiting death/near-fatality notifications to legislative leadership and committee chairs with later notice to affected district members if substantiated, adjusting medical review language, and adding quality-improvement and training components. Other changes included keeping school-related reports routed to law enforcement, changing some mandatory language to discretionary language for certain child-on-child sexual abuse situations, aligning multidisciplinary team procedures with existing interagency protocols, and making technical revisions to reduce burden and likely lower the fiscal note. The committee also adopted a separate amendment to include recreation language for the Department of Children and Family Services.
Senator Barrow and several representatives emphasized that the goal was to improve child protection and review processes while making the bill workable for DCFS and other agencies. They noted the importance of outside review, ombudsman access to records, and using review findings to drive implementation changes. After no objections, the committee adopted the amendment sets and reported Senate Bill 237 favorably with amendments. The meeting then adjourned.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Public Safety Subcommittee Feb 11th, 2026 at 04:30 pm
Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- what I was reading here, to release, yeah, prior to release, but there's a need, there's a needs assessment
- that goes on You all know this, the needs assessment, when they come in, to determine where they, where
Committees:
House Public Safety , House A&B Public Safety Subcommittee
Keywords:
rural law enforcement, grant fund, public safety, financial assistance, coordination districts, grant funding, law enforcement coordinators, municipal assistance, education, inmates, literacy, high school equivalency, Department of Corrections, parole, rehabilitation, HB3595, Safer Counties Revolving Fund, Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, county grants, traffic barrier equipment
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Jan 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- and they, you know, today were alerting me to there are some requirements here about getting an assessment
- forward to see what we can do because it'll help not only the ICF but it'll help the folks being assessed
Summary:
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee considered two Medicaid rule dockets from the Department of Health and Welfare. The first docket repealed the consumer-directed services chapter that had been inadvertently omitted from last session’s House Bill 345 Medicaid rule consolidation, with the understanding that the same material would be incorporated into the consolidated Medicaid rules. The committee asked for confirmation that no substantive policy changes were being made in the repeal-and-replace process, and the docket was adopted on a voice vote.
The second docket, Medicaid plan benefits, consolidated Medicaid provisions into a single chapter and updated the rules by removing duplicative or outdated language, aligning case management and personal care provisions with appropriations and other services, reverting one definition to federal guidance, removing references to programs now supported in the provider handbook or state plan, and adding speech-language pathology assistants as providers. Senators noted the document was lengthy and discussed the need for transparency and stakeholder input in rulemaking. The department said the docket contained no new policies beyond the consumer-directed services material and the listed cleanup changes.
Senator Wintrow raised a stakeholder concern about psychological evaluation timelines affecting payment for providers serving individuals with disabilities. A provider testified that psychologist shortages and long wait times, sometimes four to seven months, delay eligibility determinations and reimbursement, and asked the department to work on a solution. The department said the policy itself was unchanged but was willing to continue discussions during the interim. The committee then approved the Medicaid plan benefits docket, including the temporary and pending rule, by voice vote and adjourned after a brief announcement about a future rule-process presentation.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Article I, IV, V Mar 5th, 2025
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Mar 5th, 2025
Banking and Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- Would that be a fair assessment? That's a fair assessment.
Committee:
Senate Banking and Insurance
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- The recognized right to speak freely, to be able to criticize your government, to assemble, to practice
- point of view than a legal practical point of view than than<00:57:25.599><c> the</c><00:57:25.839><
- That's just my standard<02:16:43.599><c> practice.
- Not I'm not just standard practice.
- That's just normal trial practice.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, money laundering, illegal investment, financial institutions, criminal activity, Wyoming legislation, First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (02/04/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- It is a practice that has fallen out of practice, used to see a lot more of this in the 1970s, 80s, and
- It is a practice that has fallen out of practice, used to see a lot more of this in the 1970s, 80s, and
- It is a practice that still exists, and it is a practice that is not good for the cat.
- </c> in this state uh it is it is a practice in this state uh it is it is a practice that<02:24:55.520
- It is a practice that still exists, and it is a practice that is not good for the cat.
Summary:
The Environment and Agriculture Committee met in work session on several bills, beginning with HB 153, which would require two or more law enforcement officers in each county to receive animal cruelty training. Members said the bill had been sent to the Animal Protection and Licensing Subcommittee, where Representative Kuttab is expected to schedule a meeting soon to consider possible amendments based on testimony and other ideas. The committee later returned to HB 153 and confirmed a work session was planned for February 14, with discussion also including whether to explore a task force concept raised in testimony.
The committee also discussed HB 215 and HB 566, both related to landfill permitting and leachate or harm/benefit reporting. Representative Gerana said he had met with the DES director and was working on amendments that would add a preliminary screening phase for determining net public benefit and expand the list of benefits beyond capacity need to include items such as economic and infrastructure benefits. HB 566 was said to be in the same posture as HB 215, and both were slated for subcommittee review the following Tuesday morning. HB 171 was also added for subcommittee discussion, with members saying the changes would be technical rather than substantive.
HB 240, which removes forfeiture penalties for non-payment of dog licenses, drew support for a simple amendment changing a statutory “shall” to “may” so municipal officials would have discretion about issuing a warrant. Representative Bixby said OLS advised that this was the cleanest way to provide flexibility, and he reported that the sponsor was agreeable to the change. The committee also discussed HB 179, concerning hazardous waste accident fees, where the sponsor proposed a revised amendment imposing a $1,000-per-day penalty after 90 days of non-payment. Members raised concerns about homeowners, hobby farmers, and whether the bill could unfairly burden people who were not negligent or whose insurance claims were delayed. The sponsor and others said the intent was to recover costs from responsible parties, especially businesses, and to protect local taxpayers and fire departments from bearing the cost of damaged hazardous materials equipment. No votes were taken; the bills were left for further subcommittee work and amendment drafting.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> resources to implement those practices resources to implement those practices and<00:05:06.520><
- </c> was asking asking would the practicality was asking asking would the practicality of<00:37:00.480
- If they want to go practice in Alexandria, if they want to practice in Brainerd, if they want to practice
- in R Minnesota if they them to practice in R Minnesota if they practice<00:53:03.839><c> that</c><00
- </c> Alexandria if they want to practice in Alexandria if they want to practice in Brainard<00:53:12.000
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
Keywords:
higher education, scholarship, financial aid, state grant, tuition assistance, Pell grants, student retention, education equity, disabled veterans, veterans' dependents, dependent children, college affordability, books and fees, University of Minnesota, public colleges, Office of Higher Education, veterans benefits, military families, permanent disability, 100 percent disability
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And what it does is reallocates the way that the board assesses its costs for investing the various funds
- reallocates the, um, way that<00:07:47.480><c> the</c><00:07:47.600><c> board</c><00:07:48.200><c> assesses
- </c><00:07:48.880><c> its</c><00:07:49.200><c> costs</c><00:07:49.640><c> for</c> that the board assesses
- its costs for that the board assesses its costs for investing<00:07:50.400><c> the</c><00:07:50.480>
Committee:
House Ways and Means
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- So with that, I agree with your assessment of bringing it forward, and it was my fault when I let 28
- So with that, I agree with your assessment of bringing it forward, and it was my fault when I let 28
- So with that, I agree with your assessment of bringing it forward. and it was my fault when I left.
- So with that, I agree with your assessment of bringing it forward, and it was my fault when I let 28
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Sub. on Personnel, Public Retirement, and Finance (2-11-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- And also we would assess each facility for full total capacity to see if we needed to enhance the capacity
- And also we would<00:03:20.800><c> assess</c><00:03:21.120><c> each</c><00:03:21.440><c> facility</c>
- <00:03:22.480><c> uh</c><00:03:22.720><c> for</c><00:03:23.200><c> full</c> would assess each facility
- uh for full would assess each facility uh for full total<00:03:23.920><c> capacity</c><00:03:24.959>
Keywords:
Call to Order: 00;15
Approval of Minutes: 01:22
Update on Generator replacement: 01:52
Update on Sheriff Fees: 13:28
Adjournment: 25:22, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met for its fourth budget subreview session focused on personnel, public retirements, and finance. Members approved the minutes from the prior meeting and then heard from Finance Cabinet staff on two main items: a $7.5 million request related to generator systems and a sheriff’s fees budget request. The generator request was described as a preventive, life-cycle replacement and capacity-enhancement effort for 26 generators serving Frankfort-area state buildings, intended to protect continuity of government and expand beyond basic emergency power to support continuity of services.
Members asked detailed questions about how many generators would be replaced, the cost per unit, the scope of the study, and whether the work could be phased. Staff said the $7.5 million would cover a full evaluation and any resulting engineering/replacement work, but the exact number of replacements was not yet known. They estimated the initial study would cost about $500,000 to $750,000, would take six to nine months once funded, and would produce building-by-building recommendations. Staff also said typical generator life cycles vary widely, often around 15 to 20 years but sometimes longer depending on run hours and usage.
The committee then reviewed sheriff’s fees, with the Division of Local Government explaining that the state reimburses counties for several statutory sheriff-related costs, especially court security, which accounts for more than 90% of the claims. Staff said the current budget base is about $20 million, while actual spending has been running above $23 million, leading to a $3.5 million growth request to align the base with projected spending and reduce the need for non-general fund expenditure (NGE) adjustments. Members asked about claim volume, county participation, reimbursement controls, and whether the request reflected growth or underfunding; staff said all 120 counties submit claims, volumes have been fairly steady, and reimbursements are governed by statute and signed monthly certifications. No votes were taken on the requests, and the meeting adjourned after questions concluded.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
November 18, 2025 - 08:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- So you want your citizens solvent don't want to be at risk of assessments year and then if we ever find
- But we do annual reinsurance data call which parts one through 4, which assesses the the strength of
- We run scenarios that might impact the state that year to assess how resilient those companies are against
- There's a stream is going to the consumers in the form restitution and there's fines and fees that are assessed
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Transportation Infrastructure Revenue Subcommitee Jun 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- That is it for the, um, or assessment for any questions. Representative Hopton Vihill.
- What kind of assessment.
- I can't say for certain, but that would be my um initial assessment. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
- , routes for goods and services, and you have I-40 and I-10, is there already an existing needs assessment
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation Apr 9th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- In October 2024, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-524, directing the CPUC to assess the underlying
- Intervenors need time to assess that, evaluate it, and provide good information to us in their filings
- General rate cases are forecast-based work, so they look at historical data to help assess what the forecast
- these different categories between the jurisdictions, as well as how to transparently conduct that assessment
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
The State of Special Education in Minnesota Feb 16th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The other thing is that we are now assessing children at an earlier age.
- the other thing is is that we<00:02:14.599><c> are</c><00:02:14.879><c> now</c><00:02:15.360><c> assessing
- </c><00:02:16.080><c> children</c><00:02:16.519><c> at</c><00:02:16.640><c> an</c> we are now assessing
- children at an we are now assessing children at an earlier<00:02:17.599><c> age</c><00:02:18.040><c>
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee, July 13, 2026
Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- There's different normals for different people, but it's something that we do not practice is eating
- </c><02:09:49.599><c> is</c> something that we do not practice is something that we do not practice is
- Just looking at it practically, you know, your trucking cost to go to Mexico, and you're not the only
- Just looking at it practically,<02:12:44.719><c> you</c><02:12:44.880><c> know,</c><02:12:45.520><c>
- your</c><02:12:45.840><c> trucking</c> practically, you know, your trucking practically, you know, your
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Joint General Fund Budget Hearings Jan 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, the practical application of that are what we think of as block grants, and um so block grants
- </c><01:23:46.400><c> application</c> You know, the the practical application You know, the the practical
- </c><02:47:24.000><c> If</c> background of my years in practice.
- If background of my years in practice.
- </c> tobacco money, um, private assessments tobacco money, um, private assessments and<02:55:20.240><