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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, a significant amount of salt is used on private parking lots and sidewalks and is often overapplied
  • A significant amount of salt is used on private parking lots and sidewalks and is often overapplied,
  • lots</c><00:02:41.280><c> and</c><00:02:41.519><c> sidewalks</c><00:02:42.319><c> and</c> private parking
  • lots and sidewalks and private parking lots and sidewalks and is<00:02:42.800><c> often</c><00:02:43.280
  • to get that of water per year and plans to get that water<00:26:18.720><c> through</c><00:26:18.960>
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/9/26

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> statewide planning manager with MnDOT. statewide planning manager with MnDOT.
  • </c><01:46:10.880><c> Um,</c> long-range planning in the bill. Um, long-range planning in the bill.
  • </c> similar plans for major bridges. similar plans for major bridges.
  • </c> expansion of those types of plans. expansion of those types of plans.
  • </c> management plan. management plan. &gt;&gt; Thank<01:47:48.120><c> you.</c> &gt;&gt; Thank you.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, February 27, 2026

Minerals, Business & Economic Development

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  • plan to fully<00:09:17.839><c> participate</c><00:09:18.320><c> in</c><00:09:18.560><c> this</c><00:
  • Uh, looking at, um, how we're planning on funding this for that first year on page three.
  • </c><00:22:03.919><c> on</c> looking at, um, how we're planning on looking at, um, how we're planning
  • </c> my parking tickets? my parking tickets? &gt;&gt; Mr.<01:20:24.640><c> Mr.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, February 27, 2026

Minerals, Business & Economic Development

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  • So like I say, this fits America first, uh, our MAGA energy plan because we're helping our allies.
  • c><00:41:37.520><c> our</c><00:41:37.760><c> MAGA</c><00:41:38.960><c> energy</c><00:41:39.520><c> plan
  • </c><00:41:40.400><c> because</c> first. uh our MAGA energy plan because first. uh our MAGA energy plan
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AEN Public Hearing 01-28-2026

Agriculture and Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Today we're looking at a problem called central planning.
  • Next is Hawaii Farm Bureau with some comments. inspections of a park lots for inspections of a park lots
  • </c><01:10:03.199><c> um</c> and biocurities a parks um and biocurities a parks um again<01:10:06.239
  • </c> potential misuse on agricultural parks potential misuse on agricultural parks as<01:10:29.280><c
  • </c> this exist in the egg parks? this exist in the egg parks?
Summary: The committee heard several agriculture-related bills. SB 874 on veterinary medicine would require veterinarians, upon a client’s request, to provide a written prescription for an animal patient in an existing veterinary client-patient relationship, allow Hawaii-licensed pharmacies to dispense those prescriptions, and authorize the Veterinary Medicine Board to set penalties. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, with supporters citing lower costs and consumer choice; the Hawaii Veterinary Medical Association said veterinarians already should be doing this and supported the bill if amended. One testifier in opposition argued the bill needed a conspicuous notice requirement so pet owners know they can request prescriptions. Committee members and the Department of Agriculture said they were not aware of widespread problems, and discussion focused on whether the measure was already consistent with current practice and whether amendments would address remaining concerns. The committee also heard SB 2097, which would create a climate-resilient food systems grant program in the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and appropriate funds. The department, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Farmers Union, Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, and others supported the bill, saying it could help farmers and ranchers invest in resilience, infrastructure, and technology. Several testifiers asked for clearer definitions, especially for terms like “food hubs” and “resilience hubs,” and suggested adding technical assistance and clearer eligibility criteria. The department explained the program was intended for shovel-ready projects in the middle of the supply chain, with a focus on farmers in a certain revenue range, and said it was modeled on a USDA program. SB 2098 would establish a clean plant program to produce and distribute disease-free plant material to growers, nurseries, and other producers. Testimony was supportive, emphasizing biosecurity, nursery industry needs, and preventing invasive species and crop disease. The department described the program as using tested clean stock, tissue culture facilities, and data collection to support future planting decisions, and estimated a two-year ramp-up. Members questioned whether the program duplicated existing work at CTR/other partners and whether data collection should be centralized, but the department said the effort would build on existing varieties and partnerships rather than overlap them. Finally, SB 2126 would create a conventional farming grant program for small and midsize conventional farmers. Supporters from the department, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council said conventional agriculture deserves support and that the bill would help increase food production. Opposition and comments focused on the bill’s exclusion of organic farmers; one farmer said the measure was unfair unless amended to include organic producers, while a Farmers Union witness said the bill was too vague about the grant’s purpose and should be clearer about its goals. In response to questions, the department said the exclusion of organic farming was not intentional and that the bill was meant to support all agriculture, though no vote or final action was taken in the excerpt provided.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management May 22nd, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • Because I know from your long history of public service from city council to Texas Parks and Wildlife
  • And you can be completely blindsided by a $5 million rehab that you never planned for or wanted to do
  • The Planning Commission specifically allowed and stipulated in their decision that the developer would
  • What we're trying to say is that, even with that concession from the Planning Commission, there are.
  • We had members of all political stripes on the Planning Commission and City Council come together to
Bills: SB2215, SB2639
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 3/18/25

Education Policy

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  • </c><00:19:42.240><c> Rapids</c> uh of a new school in the Park Rapids uh of a new school in the Park
  • </c> con to construct a new school planning con to construct a new school planning Field<01:25:41.280
  • </c> difference what our um what the plan difference what our um what the plan would<01:36:46.080><c>
Bills: HF1124, HF1457, HF1803
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • It allows farmers to plan ahead and know where their product is going and count on a fair and steady
  • the Agland Preservation Board, it's really become a redundant process that a lot of the county's planning
  • also sounds like, just pointing out, you already have the Department of Agriculture, DNREC, and the planning
  • Either this advisory board or the Planning and Zoning Commission can make that approval.
  • Now, since the advisory boards don't typically exist and the Planning and Zoning Commission is perfectly
Bills: SB311, HB371
Summary: The House Agriculture Committee met with a quorum present and considered three bills. Senate Bill 53 would codify and continue the Farm to Community Program if federal support is reduced or unavailable, prioritize Delaware farmers, and require reporting and transparency. Testimony in support came from the Delaware Farm Bureau, the Academy of Medicine and Public Health, and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Jimmy Crone, who said the department supports the bill. Members raised no questions, and the committee voted to release the bill by roll call. The committee then heard Senate Bill 311, a Department of Agriculture maintenance bill updating Title 3 provisions related to plant industry and pesticides. The bill removes an outdated $100 license fee, requires certified private applicators to keep pesticide application records available for inspection, expands the definition of landscaper to include commercial entities installing their own nursery stock, and removes a good-character requirement for grain inspector applicants. With no public comment or questions, the committee voted to release the bill by roll call. Finally, House Bill 371, sponsored by Representative Vanderwyn, would streamline the Agland Preservation Act by eliminating a redundant county advisory board step for farmland preservation districts. Representative Vanderwyn and Deputy Secretary Crone explained that the advisory boards were more useful when the program was new, but now the county planning and zoning commissions and the Department of Agriculture already provide the needed review. After brief discussion, with no public comment, the committee voted to release the bill by roll call and then adjourned.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/04/2026 - House Judiciary

Judiciary

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  • I mean, not for me, not planning to get divorced, but I don't have any plans.
  • I mean, it's a, not for me, not planning to get him divorced, but I don't have any plans.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Natural Resources Apr 30th, 2025

Natural Resources

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  • And it allows land to be removed from a sea sand at a much faster rate than we could responsibly plan
  • Uh, in December of 2023, after we had first iteration of land planning gene generated for the project
  • Uh, when a landowner hires us to help with infrastructure planning for their developments, one of the
  • It is designated as a street, alley parkway or park or a railroad property or right of way.
  • We also recommend a monitoring plan for that project.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Apr 30th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Infrastructure planning depends on coordination between developers and utilities.
  • It allows land to be removed from a CCN at a much faster rate than we could responsibly plan to serve
  • When a landowner hires us to help with infrastructure planning for their developments.
  • It is designated as a street, alley, parkway, or park, or a railroad property or right-of-way.
  • We also recommend a monitoring plan for that project.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget REVISED: Agenda added Apr 6th, 2026

Appropriations and Budget

Summary: The committee took up several Senate bills and adopted multiple amendments, including a contested amendment process on Senate Bill 201. An objection was raised that an amendment had not been filed by the prior-day deadline under Rule 76C, but the chair ruled the objection not well taken, citing the chair’s authority to waive the timing requirement. The amendment to the amendment, offered by Speaker Hilbert, deleted Section 2 of the bill, removing statutory language that tied the teacher-pay measure to House Bill 3705 and the broader budget agreement. Members discussed that the underlying agreement still linked the measures politically, including a $25 million increase to the Parental Choice Tax Credit and a $2,000 increase to the minimum salary schedule for teachers. After clarification that the bill applied to certified personnel except for positions listed in the amendment, SB 201 passed the committee 29-0. The committee then approved Senate Bill 1290, which strengthens the 211 hotline system by clarifying oversight, improving coordination and service delivery, addressing access gaps, and supporting better funding and emergency responsiveness. Senate Bill 169 also passed after amendment; it increases longevity pay for state employees by 50% for designated years of service beginning in fiscal year 2027. Senate Bill 1377, which requires DHS to provide duffel bags to children in foster care as part of the budget, passed after members asked whether the bags would remain the child’s property and whether the bags would be standardized; the sponsor said the bags would belong to the child but did not know the procurement details. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 1991, described as an OMES/Oklahoma cleanup bill that consolidates existing functionality and revenues under a common umbrella without changing the substantive sources or purposes of the funds. After a question confirming it was only a cleanup measure, the bill passed 29-0. Senate Bill 2060 was laid over until the next day, and the meeting adjourned.