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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Jun 2nd, 2025
New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Flood prevention, which is becoming a much larger part of our, uh, water trust board funding.
- Finance Authority has been really good about measuring and telling you how many dollars we've invested
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Apr 9th, 2025 at 09:30 am
Appropriations - Human Resources Division
Transcript Highlights:
- wanted to look at, which were: one, a review of the approval process; an analysis of accountability measures
- Chair, like you said, though, it doesn't prevent us from conferencing on it. No. Right?
Bills:
SB2399
Keywords:
mental health, psychiatric treatment, reimbursement, medical assistance, legislative report, 908, all
Summary:
The Senate Appropriations HR Division met to work through amendments and budget items in House Bill 2012/HB 1004, focusing first on long-term care, disability services, and behavioral health. Members discussed competing approaches to a four-plex for medically complex individuals, a value-based care payment withhold for nursing facilities, accreditation requirements for providers, a study of developmental disability services, and funding for Family Voices and Ann Carlson-related services. Several amendments were accepted or set aside after discussion, including a study amendment for disability services and a Family Voices grant amendment that was adjusted to remove “one-time” language so it could continue as an ongoing grant. The committee also agreed to keep or defer some items for conference committee, including the youth crisis stabilization pilot and other long-term care proposals.
A major discussion centered on the state hospital project. Members debated whether the $330 million project should remain in the DHS budget or be moved to the OMB budget for construction management. After discussion of costs, alternates, and the role of a steering committee and BND loan language, the committee agreed to remove the state hospital funding and related loan language from the DHS budget while leaving the steering committee language in place. The committee also considered a proposed Altru grant for additional beds and settled on a smaller planning-focused approach, with a $1 million grant and a line of credit concept to be refined later.
The committee then turned to behavioral health items, including QRTP funding, nursing home behavioral health training, and a youth crisis stabilization pilot. Members generally supported keeping the QRTP funding level, but were divided on the nursing home behavioral health training and the crisis stabilization pilot, with some preferring to leave those issues for conference committee. The division also reviewed the HHS block grant and underfunding structure, with Donna Ackland explaining salary, vacancy, and flexibility calculations; the committee discussed adjusting the underfund and revenue assumptions but did not finalize every number before moving on.
Finally, the committee took up House Bill 1577 on wastewater treatment grants. Senator Davison moved to hoghouse the bill into a study-focused version using the proposed amendment language, and the motion passed. The committee then moved HB 1577 as amended with a do pass recommendation; the roll call passed with Senators Cleary, Davison, Dever, and Mathern voting yes, and Senator Magrum not recorded as voting. The meeting adjourned with plans to return later in the day to continue budget work.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 1st, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- Shoreline protection to help prevent erosion in our bays, oyster reef restoration.
- I believe we've taken measures to address the backlog that we had at one point.
Committee:
House Licensing & Administrative Procedures
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 1st, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- Efforts such as artificial reefing in the Gulf of Mexico, shoreline protection to help prevent erosion
- I believe we've taken measures to address the backlog.
Bills:
HB589 , HB705 , HB1842 , HB1874 , HB2349 , HB2614 , HB2827 , HB3012 , HB3214 , HB3308 , HB3385 , HB3529
Committee:
House Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Keywords:
cosmetology, licensure, interstate compact, state regulations, public safety, workforce mobility, charitable raffles, nonprofit, wildlife conservation, ticket sales, fundraising, master electrician, electrical work, occupational licensing, work scope, Texas law, Texas Real Estate Commission, TREC, real estate broker, sales agent
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 20, 2025 - 08:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- I also just want to point out that this bill is going to prevent wasteful projects.
- administrative staff for a cabinet person would also be part of the implementing bill, not the current measure
Summary:
The committee heard and approved several measures. HB 735 expanded Florida’s boating improvement program to fund parking for boat trailers at public ramps and offered a 10% sovereign submerged land lease discount for manufacturers using environmental best management practices; it passed unanimously. HB 4021 expanded the North River Ranch Improvement Stewardship District in Manatee County by 640 acres and was reported favorably. CS for HB 371, which promotes nature-based methods and green/gray infrastructure for coastal resilience, also passed unanimously after supportive testimony from resilience and environmental groups and committee members.
The committee then took up HJR 1325, a proposed constitutional amendment to create an elected Commissioner of Government Efficiency (COGE) with authority to audit, investigate, and report on waste, fraud, and abuse in state and local government. The proposal would eliminate the lieutenant governor position, the Government Efficiency Task Force, and the legislature’s current auditor appointment, with many implementation details deferred to a future bill. Members debated the scope of the new office, its relationship to the Auditor General and inspectors general, whether it should cover the legislative and judicial branches, staffing, and the comparison to federal DOGE efforts. An amendment making a minor wording change was adopted, and the resolution passed 23-? with a favorable report after a split vote.
The committee also approved two Gulf of America bills. HB 575 redesignated the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, and CS for HB 549 required Florida’s academic standards and newly adopted instructional materials to reflect the federal designation for materials acquired on or after July 1, 2025. Both measures drew criticism from members who argued the renaming was politically motivated, historically insensitive, and potentially confusing for students, while supporters said Florida should align with federal action. HB 575 passed and CS for HB 549 passed 18-7. Finally, HB 4071, a local bill adjusting the boundary between Coral Springs and Parkland in Broward County by about 8.7 acres, was amended and reported favorably with support from both cities and the Broward delegation.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Mar 3rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I've been sitting back listening to the debate, and I haven't heard: how does this program get measured
- Safeguards exist to prevent misuse and mismanagement of funds. Who oversees that?
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Value of what's stored in there, you can put a cap on that to prevent people from storing collectible
- We are standing here in strong support of Senate Bill 56, a critical measure that strengthens New Mexico's
Committee:
Senate Senate Judiciary
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- He clarified that they are talking about nitrogen for corn in large measure, and about hydrous ammonia
- corn</c><00:20:15.799><c> in</c><00:20:16.200><c> uh</c><00:20:17.080><c> large</c><00:20:17.320><c> measure
- </c><00:20:17.640><c> put</c><00:20:17.760><c> on</c> for the corn in uh large measure put on for the
- corn in uh large measure put on is<00:20:18.080><c> and</c><00:20:18.320><c> hydros</c><00:20:18.720
- </c> 2031 uh that will not only uh prevent 2031 uh that will not only uh prevent the<01:06:11.880><c>
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 2 May 5th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- budget and the forecasts and where we were getting spending that was unable to be controlled or measured
- and supports and ensuring that smaller assisted living providers interact with new cost reporting measures
- us the money that is owed to us, we can get it to our communities and help them with trainings, prevention
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/26/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> and an escalation of this preventable and an escalation of this preventable crisis<00:14:53.399>
- additional system involvement, including preventing truancy, preventing further hospitalization, and
- preventing child protection involvement.
- High-fidelity wraparound is a highly effective service that supports transitions and can help prevent
- youth from needing more Acute prevent youth from needing more Acute Care<01:58:05.560><c> by</c><01:
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- their um their think would ever prevent their um their son<01:10:57.320><c> or</c><01:10:57.520><c>
- All of this was preventable with consistent case management.
- thank you so much for your prevention thank you so much for your time<01:25:43.960><c> and</c><01:25
- These are real families, real people trapped in a cycle of uncertainty simply because of preventable
- These are real families, real people trapped in a cycle of uncertainty simply because of preventable
Committee:
Senate Human Services
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (01/24/2025)
State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- <01:05:11.400><c> um</c><01:05:11.880><c> uh</c> measure um uh measure um uh welcome<01:05:13.920><c>
- </c><01:10:53.600><c> and</c> to having you introduce this measure and to having you introduce this measure
- </c><02:15:52.920><c> to</c> who initially brought this measure to who initially brought this measure
- We have one measure this afternoon, and that measure is HR 11, House Resolution 11, a resolution urging
- I fully agree with this measure.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (02/28/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- There are some states that—I wonder what their measure is for measuring recidivism—they tout a 2% recidivism
- to fund overtime we would the measure to fund overtime we would come<01:00:51.400><c> before</c><01:
- This combination of cuts will prevent us from losing our required federal funding match and will avoid
- </c><03:22:47.920><c> and</c> detection suppression prevention and detection suppression prevention and
- Weights and measures fees were set 25 years ago. Yeah, that's interesting.
Summary:
The committee reviewed the Department of Corrections budget, with the chair initially noting that the overall numbers looked close to fiscal year 2024 spending, except for federal funds. Department officials explained that prior ARPA expenditures and delayed revenue recognition had distorted the comparison, and that the corrected general fund spend was about $169.7 million. Members then focused on whether the budget’s staffing assumptions were realistic, especially the shift from overtime to full-time lines and the use of vacant positions to offset overtime costs. The department said it is leaning on vacancy savings, but would return for additional appropriations if unforeseen staffing problems arise.
A major portion of the discussion centered on recruitment, retention, and staffing levels. Officials reported a 42% vacancy rate in enforcement ranks, down from 51% in January 2023, with 28 new officers headed to the next academy and 33 new hires already tracked. They said overtime is more expensive than regular staffing because of benefits and that it takes about 11 months for a new hire to break even. Members also asked about the split between incarcerated and supervised populations; the department said it oversees about 1,970 inmates in facilities and just over 4,000 people in the community, with 77 positions supervising the community population and the inmate population remaining the most expensive area.
The committee also discussed how sentencing and statutory changes affect incarceration levels, including misdemeanor/felony thresholds and theft thresholds, with the department agreeing that such changes can significantly affect prison and jail populations. Members asked about education and recidivism, and the department said base education is the most important foundation, followed by vocational training, while noting that many incarcerated men lack a high school diploma. The department also described a $1.3 million reduction in contracted forensic evaluation services, explaining that these evaluations are court-ordered competency assessments and are not statutorily required to be provided by DOC. Finally, members reviewed victim services funding and staffing, including VOCA-supported positions, and the department explained that a new victim witness specialist would help support survivors at parole hearings and safety planning.
MA
Transcript Highlights:
- identifies barriers, including regulations, infrastructure limits, and reimbursement challenges that prevent
- We urge this commission to support a real path forward and prevent what can only be described as a silent
- Physical infrastructure barriers prevent Pappas from admitting children who require 24-hour monitoring
- Physical infrastructure barriers prevent Pappas from admitting children who require 24-hour monitoring
- After all, the measure of a state is how it cares for its most vulnerable.
Summary:
The hearing focused on the future of the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children and the work of the special legislative commission studying whether and how the facility should continue. Senators and representatives said the Legislature has continued funding Pappas, that the hospital cannot be closed before the commission reports, and that they are seeking to extend the commission’s deadline. Multiple commissioners and witnesses described Pappas as a unique setting combining inpatient medical care, residential programming, special education, therapy, and campus-based activities for children with complex medical needs.
Union leaders, staff, parents, and local officials argued that Pappas is being quietly depopulated through blocked admissions and continued discharges despite the formal pause on closure. They said the hospital’s integrated model cannot be replicated elsewhere, that families and staff are being left in limbo, and that the state should invest in repairs, modernization, and possibly temporary modular space to reopen admissions. Several witnesses emphasized the impact on children who have benefited from Pappas and on workers who fear losing a specialized workforce built over decades.
Department of Public Health Commissioner Robert Goldstein said the state is committed to keeping Pappas open and stable while the commission works, but that admissions must meet hospital-level-of-care standards and the current infrastructure limits who can safely be served. He said the administration has been expanding outreach, hiring staff, and exploring ways to broaden services, including outpatient and therapy programs over time. Commissioners pressed him on why admissions remain so limited and whether the facility is being effectively depopulated, while Goldstein maintained that the restrictions reflect legal and safety requirements rather than an effort to close the hospital.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 50 (3-19-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 648 prevents heavy truck manufacturers from being penalized loopholes that loopholes that
- House<00:55:32.200><c> Bill</c><00:55:32.359><c> 648</c><00:55:33.040><c> prevents</c><00:55:33.400><
- c> heavy</c><00:55:33.600><c> truck</c> House Bill 648 prevents heavy truck House Bill 648 prevents heavy
- House Bill 500, an act relating to appropriations measures, providing funding, and establishing conditions
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 39 (3-4-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 153 should pass, an act relating to the prevention of harmful and fraudulent practices.
- 153 should pass an act relating<00:07:30.160><c> to</c><00:07:30.240><c> the</c><00:07:30.400><c> prevention
- </c><00:07:30.720><c> of</c><00:07:30.880><c> harmful</c> relating to the prevention of harmful relating
- to the prevention of harmful and<00:07:31.440><c> fraudulent</c><00:07:31.919><c> practices.
- a joint resolution directing the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security to conduct investigations measuring
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (04/22/2025)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- perspective as self-insured, uh, we spend about twice the percent of premium on loss control and loss prevention
- perspective as self-insured, uh, we spend about twice the percent of premium on loss control and loss prevention
- not increased at the same time that the unemployment rate has increased because they're kind of measuring
- <02:13:25.280><c> they're</c><02:13:25.920><c> kind</c><02:13:26.159><c> of</c><02:13:26.719><c> measuring
- </c><02:13:27.199><c> two</c> because they're kind of measuring two because they're kind of measuring
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- And we have taken measures against dumping your trash somewhere it doesn't belong, littering.
- And we have taken measures against dumping your trash somewhere it doesn't belong, littering.
- And we have taken measures against dumping your trash somewhere it doesn't belong, littering.
- But unavoidable says impossible to prevent.
- But unavoidable says impossible to prevent.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 19, March 4, 2026-AM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate File 106, sponsored by Senator Biteman, Welfare Fraud Prevention Act amendments, an act relating
- </c><00:11:50.000><c> Act</c> Biteman, Welfare Fraud Prevention Act Biteman, Welfare Fraud Prevention
- So my thinking on this amendment was we needed to try to have some sort of a safety measure for these
- So my thinking on this amendment was we needed to try to have some sort of a safety measure for these
- So my thinking on this amendment was we needed to try to have some sort of a safety measure for these
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/17/26
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- and</c><00:20:24.000><c> and</c> needs and is manageable and and needs and is manageable and and measurable
- 26.640><c> as</c><00:20:27.200><c> um</c><00:20:27.679><c> provides</c><00:20:28.159><c> the</c> measurable
- as well as um provides the measurable as well as um provides the people<00:20:28.559><c> who</c><00:
- Preventing<02:19:58.640><c> the</c><02:19:58.800><c> public</c><02:19:58.960><c> from</c><02:19:59.200
- ><c> knowing</c><02:19:59.359><c> how</c> Preventing the public from knowing how Preventing the public
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government