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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Feb 5th, 2026 at 04:18 pm

Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill does not impact the state's operating budget or the tobacco settlement fund, either now or
  • of the fund and modernize the fund now to remain with $18 million in the fund for maintenance, operations
  • of the fund and modernize the fund now to remain with $18 million in the fund for maintenance, operations
  • one of them, but they are industry partners in apprenticeship programs like the laborers and the operators
  • SB 151 operates as a broad corporate tax increase by reducing the tools businesses rely on to recover
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 29th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Cities are operating their own fiefdoms in this regard, and this intentional congestion causes backups
  • Without any notice, a Greyhound bus station relocated. its bus terminal into the east end of Houston,
  • There's also an open question as to who's liable when operating the autonomous vehicles. companies.
  • In 2017, Senate Bill 2205 was passed making AVs legal to operate in Texas.
  • The law also allows driverless vehicles to operate under other conditions.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce May 20th, 2026

Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have operated under the Cost Plus format for 12 years, a little more than 12 years.
  • At a time when grocery retailers are already operating under extremely thin margins, one to two percent
  • And again, we've operated under this format for 12 years. Our customers understand it.
  • So it doesn't tell anybody how to run their business and incentivizes them to operate in a certain way
  • And every single one of those in every single state operates without a government seal.
Summary: The Senate Commerce Committee met on April 20, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then heard a series of bills and resolutions. It first advanced H. CR 66, which directs Louisiana Economic Development, working with the Governor’s Office of Rural Development, to study rural parish economic assets, infrastructure, workforce, and development opportunities. The committee also moved HB 387, a clarification allowing the fire marshal to review architectural and engineering plans equally, and HB 1223, which seeks to promote clinical trials in Louisiana by having LED market the state’s research capacity and by adjusting internal review board procedures. HB 1228, a cleanup bill for hearing aid dealers that updates definitions, contracts, testing periods, licensing, and related requirements, was also reported favorably, as was HB 950, which would create an elderly consumer perception program through the Office of Elderly Affairs to help seniors recognize scams and fraud. The committee spent the most time on HB 617, a broad “hidden fees” consumer transparency bill. The author and supporters said it would require mandatory fees to be included in upfront pricing so consumers can make informed choices, while opponents from grocery, restaurant, hotel, housing, retail, and business groups argued the bill was vague, overly broad, and likely to create compliance burdens and litigation risk. Housing advocates objected to the bill’s housing exemption, warning it could weaken renters’ ability to bring claims over undisclosed fees. After extensive debate over variable pricing, sales taxes, enforcement, and the scope of the bill, Senator Morris moved to defer HB 617, and the committee agreed without objection. The committee also heard HB 797, which would create a “Bayou Gold” certification program for certain gold vendors and transactional gold products. The sponsor said the program would encourage vendors to keep gold insured, segregated, and closer to Louisiana consumers, with the Treasury administering the certification through participant fees. Several senators and an outside witness raised concerns that the state seal could be mistaken for an endorsement, could create liability or consumer confusion, and would favor a narrow set of vendors. Despite opposition, the committee reported HB 797 favorably, with members noting it still had to go to Finance. Later, the committee advanced HB 1186, which would create a more uniform statewide building code and licensing system for inspectors, add disciplinary authority, and impose a small permit fee to support the program, and HB 1222, which would let LED develop a grocery initiative to address food deserts and food insecurity. The meeting concluded with the committee hearing HB 1256 on abandoned digital assets, which would require dormant digital assets to be held in original form for three years so owners can reclaim them.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Transportation May 7th, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Transcript Highlights:
  • , when I say operate, operate out of a public airport, or when I say operate, doing their business, that
  • We have a lot of these guys that are operating out of airports that do a lot of student training.
  • I was asked to run—” “For the operation and maintenance of ferries. Thank you, Chairman.
  • It grants OMV rulemaking authority to establish operational standards, compliance criteria, reporting
  • The resistance I encountered did not come from people operating the equipment.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Transportation and Public Works met with five members present and approved the April 29, 2026 minutes. The committee then heard and favorably reported several bills, including HB 1233, which lowers the contract threshold for hospital service districts to use the Seymours program for certain hospital construction projects, and HB 715, which requires aerial applicators operating from public airports to have a transponder and radio; an amendment removing language about airport use of ADS-B data for fees was adopted after sponsors said the issue would be handled in another bill. HB 999 was reported favorably to allow impoundment of out-of-state vehicles operated in Louisiana without liability insurance, and HB 692 was amended to let parishes and municipalities use group purchasing organizations, with a narrowing amendment limiting one-source procurements and assurances that local bidders would not be disadvantaged. The committee also advanced HB 511, creating a grant program for pursuit intervention technology in response to officer safety concerns, and HB 590, which would let OMV issue specialized envelopes or notices for drivers with autism or other disabilities so officers are alerted during traffic stops. HB 503 was reported favorably after a local cleanup change to a golf cart bill for Golden Meadow, and HB 655 was approved to let DOTD use cost-plus contracts for operation and maintenance of state-owned ferries. HB 748 clarified that school board-owned or leased vehicles are exempt from tolls, and HB 860 would allow fillable electronic bids for local government procurement. Later, the committee approved HB 896, a major tolling-related cleanup bill for Plaquemines Parish that addresses customer service center access, administrative fees, and exemptions, with members and local officials criticizing the toll structure and its impact on the parish. HB 1000 was reported favorably as a cleanup measure tied to highway priority program reporting and local district contract limits. HB 887 established a more consistent scoring and ranking process for Seymour projects, with an amendment to avoid conflict with changing FAA grant rules. HB 888, a cleanup bill on temporary tags, was amended with added security features and then reported favorably. HB 1086, a broad electronic title and registration modernization bill, received a lengthy amendment set but was voluntarily held over for a week so members could review the new language. The committee also advanced HB 776 to expand the Port Priority Program to larger projects, with amendments clarifying flexibility and removing private projects from the bill. HB 707 was reported favorably to let the Department of Agriculture and Forestry handle promotional activities for the liquefied petroleum gas commission through a cooperative endeavor agreement. HB 868, a farm safety bill requiring safety chains or other manufacturer-specified equipment on trailers, was reported favorably after testimony about a fatal accident and assurances it would not change engineering standards beyond existing manufacturer requirements. Finally, HB 856 was amended to authorize indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracting for DOTD maintenance and construction work, then reported favorably, and the committee later corrected the record on HB 856 by reconsidering and withdrawing one technical amendment set so further floor cleanup could be made. The meeting adjourned without objection.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Mar 12th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • And when you're talking about having to get loans, operating loans to operate.
  • But as an operator of a ranch, it has multiple employees.
  • We operate locally within our communities and our customers are a powerful voice in how we operate.
  • I'm looking for an overarching network so that those 52 that are operating locally funded today, operated
  • But underneath that, there would be different operating groups from people that own and operate those
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Mar 12th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • across this. spectrum, but none of them deal with the political advertising. in this capital who operate
  • I'm the Assistant City Manager over Public Safety, which includes. law enforcement operations in the
  • Can you speak to the protocols that are in place and your joint operations with DPS?
  • respect to this corridor, because that is the subject of the bill, do you feel like you have joint operational
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Mar 19th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • Much less operation. They're some years away.
  • I'm talking about their their function, their operating their day to day operations, you know, deciding
  • The operator should have responsibility for that.
  • With this act, are you, is this a de facto indemnification for the operator?
  • An operator just create an LLC for that one particular site.
TX
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  • Thank you. uh, the operations of the G.A. since only having one cotton gen-er-er, only having one s-
  • They operate all day from lunch until dinner and then they operate dinner until 11 or 12. 12 time the
  • I'm the VP of Transportation for Global Operations at Cisco.
  • Texas restaurants operate under a complicated and costly patchwork of regulations. regulations.
  • . to ensure the safety of patients and equipment operators.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

TRS-EIG, TRS Public Hearings 02-05-2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • When everything opens up again, you can either come pick them up or transit, when operations start again
  • When everything opens up again, you can either come pick them up or transit, when operations start again
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  • of a vehicle in a the operation of a vehicle in a negligent<01:24:44.800> manner.
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Summary: The committees heard testimony on several transportation-related measures. SB 2356, relating to parking, drew support from the Office of Planning, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Appleseed Center, Realtors, and the Hawaii Bicycling League. Members discussed the bill in the context of the planned stadium-area mixed-use development, with questions about whether parking would be built in structures rather than as large surface lots. Senators expressed support and noted the measure’s broader housing and parking-reduction goals, but no vote was taken during the hearing. The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 2699, which would create a fare-free youth transit program, a special fund, annual evaluations, and appropriations tied to the environmental, energy, and food security tax. The Attorney General’s office raised technical concerns about whether the special fund met statutory requirements. The Department of Education and Department of Health supported the bill, as did the City and County of Honolulu DOT, Appleseed Center, Hawaii Youth Transportation Council, Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, Hawaii Bicycling League, Our Children’s Trust, and numerous youth testifiers. Supporters emphasized reduced family transportation costs, better school attendance, improved health and mobility, and environmental benefits. One senator raised emergency-planning concerns about how children using free transit would be handled during events like tsunamis; DOT and DOE responded that emergency procedures are being developed. The chair said the committee would work on language changes, including a delayed effective date to July 2027, and defer decision-making until the 12th. The final measure discussed was SB 2470, which would require leading pedestrian intervals, accessible pedestrian signals, and other safety improvements at state-controlled intersections, and create a process for community requests for accessible pedestrian signals. Appleseed Center, the Hawaii Association of the Blind, and the Disability Rights Center supported the bill, citing pedestrian safety, reduced collisions, and the need for audible cues for blind and low-vision pedestrians. Testifiers urged a phased-in approach that prioritizes high-traffic intersections. The hearing ended with the bill still under consideration and no final vote announced.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs May 13th, 2026

Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I believe there's one in Bastrop and there's one in Urania, both operated by Drax.
  • And those are both operated by Drax. Because I know there was talk of one outside of Kentwood.
  • It's not like operating a combine. You're going to have to...
  • And just kind of maybe I'm asking the same question, but that's different than other operators?
  • And it gives local utility operators more time to property-locate and mark those lines.”
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/17/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those terminals, most importantly, do not carry a lot of inventory.
  • They are owner-occupied and operated.
  • Chair and members, by way of background, owners and operators of exploration operations, mining units
  • of the exploration operations and mining units.
  • The property of the owner or the operator of the exploration operations and mining units may be applied
Summary: The committee began with an informational presentation from Gordon Shemp of Nemecu Analytics on Arizona transportation fuel supply and pricing. He explained that Arizona sits at the end of the pipeline system, relies on limited terminal inventories, and can experience only about a seven-day fuel supply if pipelines are disrupted. He attributed recent price spikes to constrained pipeline capacity, Kinder Morgan pressure reductions after PHMSA anomaly reviews, and recovering demand, and he also discussed California refinery closures, increased imports from overseas, and proposed new pipeline capacity into Phoenix from the east. Committee members asked about fuel formulations and pipeline logistics, and Shemp said the proposed project would not change fuel specifications, only transport capacity. The committee then took up House Bill 2758, which would allow eligible entities in La Paz County’s McMullen Valley groundwater basin to transport groundwater to AMAs under specified limits and conditions, with related provisions on fees, districts, and water improvement programs. Supporters, including Stan Barnes, Jim Downing, and Barry Arons, argued the bill follows the Harquahala model, provides needed augmentation for urban Arizona, and includes local benefits and guardrails. Opponents, including La Paz County Supervisor Holly Irwin, Devonna Sater, and Ed Curry, said the bill would worsen groundwater decline, subsidence, and well failures in Salome and Wenden and favored outside investors over rural residents. After debate, the committee approved HB 2758 on a 4-3 vote. The committee also heard and advanced several other water-related bills. HB 2031, extending the deadline to apply for grandfathered groundwater rights in the Wilcox AMA from 15 to 27 months, passed 5-2 after some members said the extension was unnecessary and would delay protections. HB 2102, allowing county improvement districts in subsequent AMAs or groundwater transportation basins to use eminent domain for a well and standpipe site and water hauling, passed 4-3 after Sierra Club testimony called it a limited “band-aid” rather than a real solution. HB 2103, which would let water improvement programs accept gifts and dedicate groundwater transportation fee revenue to local residential water hauling and delivery, also passed 4-3. HB 2117, a technical cleanup bill shifting Environmental Special Plate Fund administration to the Natural Resource Conservation Board and raising education-center distributions from $5,000 to $10,000, passed 5-2 despite concerns about the fund’s administration. The committee then considered HB 2261, which changes agricultural property tax terminology and valuation rules. County assessors and the Arizona Association of Counties opposed it, warning it would effectively exempt many agricultural improvements from taxation and shift costs to residential taxpayers; the Arizona Farm Bureau supported it as a clarification that would provide certainty for agriculture. The bill passed 4-3. Finally, HB 2262, transferring the Resource Analysis Division from the State Land Department to the Arizona Geological Survey and revising geospatial advisory responsibilities, was introduced, with State Land Department staff saying they were neutral but noting the bill would need clearer statutory duties if RAD is removed.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Aug 22nd, 2025

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those standards require operators to submit a plan to TDEM, post information about the plan on site,
  • For every camp session or youth program period, the operations must coordinate with and give notice to
  • It provides the toolbox that the kids will need for nighttime signaling and also for rescue operations
  • Jurisdictions already operating compliant sirens are not required to duplicate those systems.
  • Our concern is having them in the cabins with minors,” “Staff and operational buildings.
Summary: The committee met in special session to hear a series of flood, preparedness, and youth-camp safety bills, with members repeatedly noting that many of the measures were intended as planning, warning, or authority-clarifying bills rather than direct spending bills. House Bill 254 would expand eligibility for the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program to include Kerr County and 18 other flood-affected counties by raising the GDP cap and lowering the poverty threshold; it drew no opposition and was left pending. House Bill 68 would direct a study of flood mitigation in flatland areas, especially in the Rio Grande Valley, to develop cost-effective drainage and infrastructure recommendations; local officials and advocates supported it, and it was also left pending. The committee then heard several youth camp bills tied to the recent Hill Country flooding. House Bill 75 would impose flood-aware building and site standards for youth camps near floodplains, and House Bill 71 would require camps and youth activity entities to submit emergency preparedness plans to TDEM, coordinate with local responders, and maintain readiness protocols; both bills were supported by safety advocates and camp representatives, and both were left pending. House Bill 171 would require campgrounds near flood-prone waters to give written flood-risk notice to campers and obtain signed acknowledgment; it was presented as informed consent and left pending. Testimony on these bills emphasized Camp Mystic and other recent flood tragedies, with some witnesses urging broader building-code and floodplain reforms. The committee also heard House Bill 117, which would let counties regulate impervious cover for flood mitigation in unincorporated areas. Supporters, including county officials, environmental groups, and residents, argued that rapid development in the Hill Country and other growing areas is worsening runoff and downstream flooding; opponents from the builders’ association said counties already have substantial authority and warned about overreach into rural property use. After extensive testimony, the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 18 would streamline permitting for certain flood control districts to repair dams and reservoirs and build small holding areas, and it was left pending after supportive testimony from Plum Creek Conservation District. Senate Bill 3 would create a state-backed outdoor flood warning siren program for identified flood-prone areas, funded through a grant program; witnesses generally supported it, though some cautioned that sirens are not sufficient by themselves and may not be heard indoors or in overnight storms. It too was left pending. The committee also began hearing House Bill 149 on public-safety radio interoperability, but the transcript cuts off before the bill’s full testimony or action is shown.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • If we add something to the Constitution, are we going to hamstring our ability to operate as a state?
  • Yeah, prohibited insurance companies from operating.
  • The problem is addressed by requiring oil and gas well operators to maintain overhead electricity. ..
  • They quote owner control that are associated with oil and gas development and production operations.
  • These plans provide a framework. for reducing liability and more operational accountability and would
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Aug 22nd, 2025

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 71 ensures emergency readiness, is proactive, operational, and enforceable.
  • Then we have the alert, and after the fact is when we come in and there's rescue operations.
  • A campground operator who fails to comply with the flood regulations may face penalties.
  • Jurisdictions already operating compliant sirens are not required to duplicate those systems.
  • We've heard about operability and interoperability on our radio systems for some time now.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 3rd Revised Apr 13th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • This unit is not changing how they operate.
  • Senator Ha asks for your name's assent to operate from committee sub without objection.
  • The revision Centralis has unanimous consent to operate for committee sub without objection.
  • Senator, how asking them is sent to operate from a committee sub without objection.
  • Senatortra asked unanimousent to operate from committee sub without objection.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget Apr 13th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • appropriate to the Oklahoma Task Force One, our specialized multi-agency search and rescue team that operates
  • Bill 1165 directs the Department of Public Safety to expend $2,350,000 from funds appropriated for operation
  • and maintenance of school secure programs. $2,350,000 from funds appropriated for operation and maintenance
  • But essentially what this piece of legislation does is we were able to figure out what, now with OPERS
  • It'll be administered and operated by the Oklahoma Board of Investors, or the Board of Investors, which
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Mar 18th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • School districts should operate with the highest ethical standards, and HB 210 ensures that no one in
  • So the again, the operative language there, Representative, Chairman Dutton, online. 23 of page 1, conduct
  • have an understanding in our operating industry. ISS, and that's your class, that's at your campus.
  • I get to collaborate. needs and develop strategies that ensure Wiley ISD operates effectively, efficiently
  • It's very difficult to operate a DAP.