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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We also request an additional $20 million for IT modernization enhancements to improve data analytics
- Typically, say for example, with stealing, not paying taxes on dyed fuels, using off-road fuel on-road
- Now, subsequently there's like any IT project, same as a road project, you know.
- Now, subsequently, there's like any IT project, same as a road project, you know, I don't know.
- Now, subsequently, there's like any IT project, the same as a road project, you know. I don't know.
Committee:
Senate Finance
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:56:56.240><c> improve</c><00:56:56.559><c> educational</c> improve improve educational improve improve
- own roads that nobody else can travel on.
- </c> in public education must go to the roads in public education must go to the roads that<02:05:26.920
- So taxpayers are on the hook for that, and yet outcomes haven't improved.
- and yet outcomes haven't improved um why and yet outcomes haven't improved um why have<02:06:11.280><
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Transportation, Highways and Public Works Apr 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And it showed the location of the Port of New Orleans, the proposed site of the LIT, the access road,
- The core mission is to get LIT up and running, to get that finance, to get the access road done.
- And look, we are constantly trying to improve. ...they do, and look, we are constantly trying to improve
- Would this, in essence, do away with that option right now currently for drivers on our roads?
- There are benefits to us understanding, as users of the road, what has changed over time.
Summary:
The committee first heard and favorably reported House Bill 1175, which updates aeronautics-related definitions to make Louisiana more attractive to the aviation industry. It then approved House Bill 655, giving DOTD clearer authority to contract for operation and maintenance of state ferry systems on a cost-plus basis, with testimony focused on flexibility for the Cameron Ferry and other state-run ferries. House Bill 1037, which reorganizes certain DOTD operations by shifting duties to a chief operating officer and extending work on a unified permitting platform, was also reported favorably, as was House Bill 1174, which recreates the Department of Transportation and Development on a revised cycle. House Bill 714 was voluntarily deferred.
The committee next took up several port-related measures. House Bill 871, which would have added two St. Tammany appointees to the Port of New Orleans board, was voluntarily deferred after the author said the timing was premature given ongoing work on the LIT project and regional trade zone issues. House Bill 345, expanding the Rail Infrastructure Improvement Program to include rail infrastructure at ports, was reported favorably. House Bill 713, which would cap the Caddo-Bossier Port executive director’s compensation at the statewide average of the top ten port directors, drew extensive testimony for and against; supporters argued the salary was excessive and the port needed accountability, while opponents said ports are different from one another, the local appointing authorities already oversee the board, and the bill could hurt recruitment. The committee voted 12-1 to involuntarily defer HB 713. House Bill 667, which would change the Caddo-Bossier Port Commission from appointed to elected members, also drew strong opposition over cost, voter confusion, and loss of local appointing authority, and it too was involuntarily deferred by a 12-1 vote.
The committee then favorably reported House Bill 743, creating the Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport District in St. Mary Parish, after testimony that the airport should be managed as a dedicated economic development asset. House Bill 836, which would reconfirm members of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority East, was amended to move the reconfirmation date from August 1, 2026, to December 1, 2026, to avoid disrupting hurricane-season operations, and was reported favorably by substitute. Finally, House Bill 730, concerning the use of ADS-B aircraft tracking data, was discussed with an amendment limiting the bill’s application to smaller aircraft; the measure was presented as a privacy and safety bill to prevent assessors or others from using ADS-B data to impose fees or taxes on aircraft owners.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- , letter road, up to the house, and he said, 'I'll never see my money back.'
- The solar panels are so close to the roads that we travel on every day.
- I mean, could you throw a rock and hit the solar panels from the road? Yes.
- And so the people up around the road, they got setbacks.
- Keep schools solvent, improve teachers' pay, and fund essential county services.
Committee:
House Utilities
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 2383, Representative Simmons’s bill addressing theft of copper and other infrastructure-related property. After a brief executive session and no further discussion, the committee voted the bill do pass by a roll call of 17 ayes, 1 no, and 1 present.
The committee then heard House Bill 2711, sponsored by Representative Deal, which would lower the assessed valuation of broadband communications equipment from 33.5% to 12% for new broadband equipment placed in service after August 28, 2026, with a proposed sunset period discussed as part of a substitute. Representative Deal and several industry witnesses, including AT&T, Verizon, Missouri Cable Association, Missouri Broadband Providers Association, Missouri Chamber, and electric co-ops, argued the measure would improve Missouri’s competitiveness, encourage private investment, and help expand broadband in rural and underserved areas. Opponents, including county assessors, argued the bill would reduce local tax revenue, create unequal treatment, and could become a precedent for other industries. Committee members questioned whether the bill would apply only to new builds or also to upgrades and existing infrastructure, and whether the tax relief would actually drive expansion into rural areas.
The committee then began hearing House Bills 2402 and 2816, which deal with solar energy siting and taxation. The sponsors described the bills as setting local assessment rules for solar projects, establishing a per-megawatt valuation, requiring larger setbacks from homes, schools, and churches, and limiting the amount of tillable land that can be used for solar in a county, while also addressing Chapter 100 agreements and decommissioning concerns. Supporters, including Missouri Farm Bureau and county officials, said the bills would provide needed guardrails, local control, and more consistent taxation. Opponents and affected landowners said existing solar projects have caused glare, dust, noise, and property value concerns, while some developers said they wanted clearer statewide rules and consistency for future projects. The committee did not take final action on the solar bills before going into recess.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We've got some rules of the road.
- These sales also support a broad network of local contractors, loggers, truck drivers, road builders,
- Or if you've got understocked timberlands, if you can add more trees or by thinning, improved growth,
- WCLA represents companies that harvest timber, construct and maintain logging roads, and haul logs to
- , clogged culverts, and costly bridge and road repairs.
Summary:
The committee held public hearings on House Bill 2170, which would authorize DNR to enter ecosystem service and carbon contracts on state trust lands, and House Bill 2578, which would add tribal members and alternates to the Fish and Wildlife Commission. For HB 2170, the Department of Natural Resources and supporters said the bill would diversify revenue, help meet climate goals, and allow DNR to participate in emerging carbon and ecosystem markets without necessarily eliminating timber harvest. Opponents, including counties, school districts, timber companies, loggers, and forest industry groups, argued the bill could reduce harvest levels, harm rural jobs and mill supply, and lower revenues for schools and other trust beneficiaries; several said any new authority should be limited to additive projects with stronger safeguards. Supporters included environmental groups and some local officials who said the bill would provide a more stable revenue stream and better align land management with climate and watershed benefits. The chair noted there are two related vehicles in committee, HB 1508 as the negotiated version and HB 2170 as the department version, and the public hearing on HB 2170 was closed after extensive testimony.
For HB 2578, staff explained that the bill would add four tribal commissioner positions and four alternates to the Fish and Wildlife Commission, with representation from federally recognized tribes on both sides of the Cascades and staggered terms. Prime sponsor Rep. Deborah Lekanoff said the measure would strengthen co-management and the state’s government-to-government relationship with tribes, while acknowledging there are other related bills and ongoing legal issues involving WDFW. The chair asked whether the bill would affect existing tribal consultation obligations, and Lekanoff said it would not replace government-to-government consultation; she also said she would follow up on how the governor would make appointments. The hearing on HB 2578 was then suspended so the committee could return to HB 2170 testimony.
The committee also heard staff briefing and sponsor testimony on House Bill 2544, which would create a pilot process for the Upper Columbia River water rights adjudication. Staff said the bill would require Ecology to run the adjudication in two phases, starting with tribal and federal claimants and allowing time for settlement before bringing in other claims, with a report due by June 2035. Rep. Larry Springer said the bill is intended to establish a baseline of water use more efficiently in a process that can otherwise take decades. After the briefing and sponsor remarks, the committee began public testimony on the bill, with tribal representatives and other stakeholders queued to testify.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- All of these reckless acts can hurt or kill themselves or anyone else on the road.
- safety on Minnesota roads.
- safety on Minnesota roads.
- improve safety on Minnesota roads<00:12:44.399><c> thank</c> roads thank roads thank you<00:12:46.720
- </c><00:30:53.640><c> to</c> there are huge improvements to there are huge improvements to psychological
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 28, 2026 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- A particular land swap, whatever it may be down the road, is a benefit to us.
- Right up the road from Guana.
- Parks, which includes $50 million specifically dedicated to state park facility improvements.
- that they make is put into a capital improvement account.
- The funds go into the park for improvements associated with that specific concessions operation.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
FIN Info Briefing - Thu Jan 16, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> they're they're leasing the improvements they're they're leasing the improvements but<00:22:46.799
- </c> inand with them to be able to improve inand with them to be able to improve that<01:11:03.760><c
- the sewer improvements, roadway improvements, drainage improvements, etc.
- </c> improving this the sewer improvements improving this the sewer improvements roadway<01:31:37.440
- ><c> improvements</c><01:31:38.159><c> drainage</c> roadway improvements drainage roadway improvements
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- There's clear evidence of improvement during this period.
- So I'm talking about the rate of improvement over time.
- Yes, and I don't build my own road. No, you don't.
- private road, is what I'm saying.
- Improvement. Collaboration does.
Committee:
House Public Education
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Rules Committee Jun 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- that they were going to be allocating the money based on community response. ...lot of bumps in the road
- We have instituted a variety of improvements in the medical care and backstretch care that drivers and
- So do keep us in mind if you think of something that would improve the sport in California and improve
- trip—and we take a lot of road trips together—I will inevitably like interrupt.
- Every time we take a road trip—and we take a lot of road trips together—I will inevitably interrupt the
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Rules convened with a quorum and first took up several governor’s appointments not required to appear. It approved Paulette Brown Hines, PhD, to the California Transportation Committee, Christopher Clark and Maggie Hallahan to the Board of State and Community Corrections and Boating and Waterways Commission respectively, Kent Sasaki to the Building Standards Commission, and Danielle N. Munoz to the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, with one appointment receiving a 3-1 vote and the others passing unanimously or 5-0. The committee also approved a reference of bills to committees by a 5-0 vote.
The committee then heard Tanya Pacheco Warner, PhD, for reappointment to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District Board. She described her public health background, her family’s experience with asthma, and her work on agricultural burning phase-outs and AB 617 community efforts. Members questioned her about the cumulative economic impact of air rules on Valley agriculture, mobile-source emission strategies, the FARMER tractor replacement program, collaboration with fellow board members, and how to communicate climate and air-quality risks to the public. After public comment, her appointment was approved 4-0 and sent to the full Senate.
Next, the committee considered three reappointments to the California Horse Racing Board: Dennis Alfieri, Damascus Castellanos, and Thomas Hudnut, J.D. The nominees emphasized horse and rider safety reforms, reduced equine fatalities, the impact of Golden Gate Fields’ closure on Northern California racing, and the need for new revenue sources and possible legislative support to strengthen purses and keep the industry viable. Senators pressed them on safety, HISA relations, gambling-related revenue options, and the decline of racing in the North. Public witnesses from the racing industry supported the nominees, and all three appointments were approved 3-0.
Finally, the committee heard Julie Lee and Ann Patterson, J.D., for the Delta Stewardship Council. Both stressed the Delta’s importance to statewide water reliability, ecosystem health, and climate adaptation, and highlighted the council’s science program, performance metrics, and community engagement efforts. Senators asked about the co-equal goals, the role of science and social science in building trust, the council’s future mission, and how to communicate climate impacts such as sea-level rise and salinity intrusion. The hearing continued into discussion of balancing water supply and ecosystem protection, with the members framing the Delta as a statewide system requiring coordinated management.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- And then we also improved our procurement and delivery strategies.
- And the road I lived on, a two-lane road, was called Rural Route 3. Rural Route 3, two lanes.
- Going back to Rural Route 3, it was a road, San Felipe Road, I said it's four, you know, it's four.
- It was a road, San Felipe Road. I said it's four, you know, it's four lanes now.
- Should we be going down that road?” “Yes.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- It also could look like road narrowing, creating smaller roads so that fewer cars actually can fit through
- I think that the amendments do improve the bill substantially.
- And it does that by improving law enforcement activity and community relations.
- AB 2328 is a critical step toward improving safety on our roads.
- There is a bill there that was for safety for off-road vehicles.
Committee:
House Public Safety
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Commerce Feb 16th, 2026
Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- Let's say—are you talking about like a drunk driver runs off the road? But he can't sue?
- Well, I think the 51% would certainly be an improvement over the status quo.
- You know, we could add 30 miles of shoulder on roads.
- There's a lot of safety improvements that could be done every year.
- Yeah, it's a cost to the taxpayer that pays for the road or the bridge. Mm-hmm. Any other?
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 1645, which would reduce Missouri’s general personal injury statute of limitations from five years to two years for claims after August 28, 2026, while also extending the civil statute of limitations for child sexual abuse claims from 10 years to 20 years after the victim turns 21. Representative Overcast and supporters from the insurance and business communities argued the change would improve Missouri’s business climate, lower insurance costs, and align the state with most others; opponents, including trial lawyers and victim advocates, warned that shortening the filing window would harm injured adults and sexual abuse survivors who need more time to come forward. Representative Sites supported the child sexual abuse expansion but said broader retroactivity work was still ongoing. No vote was taken in the hearing itself, but the bill drew both support and opposition testimony.
The committee then heard House Bill 1610 and House Bill 2182, both of which were described as similar proposals to shorten the general civil statute of limitations, with HB 1610 moving from five years to three years and HB 2182 moving from five years to two years. Supporters repeated the same business-climate and insurance-rate arguments, while opponents repeated concerns about access to justice and the time needed to investigate complex injuries. Several witnesses from the insurance, chamber, farm bureau, railroad, and business groups testified in support, and some said they preferred two years over three. The chair noted the testimony was largely repetitive across the bills, and the hearings concluded without recorded votes in the transcript.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2714, which would change Missouri from a pure comparative fault system to a modified comparative fault system, barring recovery if a plaintiff is found more than 50% at fault. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would make Missouri more business-friendly and more consistent with neighboring states, while opponents from the trial bar argued it would unfairly cut off recovery for injured people and that juries already apportion fault under current law. Testimony focused on how fault percentages are determined, the effect on settlements and trials, and examples such as car crashes and product liability cases. The hearing ended with continued opposition testimony and no final committee action reported in the transcript.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division II (03/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Road toll and motor vehicle fee revenues Road toll and motor vehicle fee revenues go<02:13:07.880><c>
- Would they be bridges, roads, I mean anything, dams?
- Would they be bridges, roads, I mean anything, dams?
- anything Bridges roads I mean anything dams<02:18:29.960><c> Bridges</c><02:18:30.280><c> Road</c><02
- The roads themselves? No, they're not.
Summary:
The committee met with New Hampshire DOT Commissioner Bill Cass and Finance Director Danielle Shandra to review the agency’s FY 2026 budget. Cass gave a high-level overview of DOT’s mission, organization, funding structure, and staffing trends, noting the agency has about 650 employees across five divisions. He said the Governor’s recommended FY 2026 budget totals $95.99 million, essentially flat from FY 2025, with funding primarily from Turnpike funds, Highway funds, federal sources, and a small General Fund share for non-highway units. Members asked about how Turnpike and Highway funds are treated in state accounting, and DOT explained that while they are enterprise funds restricted to their purposes, they are considered unrestricted from the statewide perspective and are appropriated through the budget process.
A major topic was staffing and budget targets. DOT said its full-time staffing level has remained relatively flat since 2014 even as vehicle miles traveled increased and vacancies rose. To meet budget targets, the department unfunded seven permanent positions and nine temporary full-time positions, and later noted additional reductions in Finance, including the elimination of two full-time positions, reduced print shop equipment purchases, and deeper cuts to overtime, temporary help, equipment, and supplies in FY 2027. DOT also explained that it shifted funding for one unmanned aerial system position from General Funds to Highway Funds, saying the change was workable because the position supports highway-related work and federal-aid-eligible activities.
Members asked for clarification on the state transit operating match, and DOT explained that the Legislature had previously provided about $1.8 million annually in General Funds to help local transit agencies meet federal match requirements, but that funding was not included in this budget. DOT said that could reduce the ability to draw down some federal transit funds, though the impact may not be immediate because those funds can be used over several years. The department also described its unmanned aerial system program, saying it has been used for about five years for mapping, survey work, construction oversight, and storm damage assessment, and that it now has about five drones and two full-time positions supporting the program. DOT said it is expanding cross-training so more employees can operate drones without adding positions. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- For capital improvements, but capital improvements has its own category that we would still be required
- along</c> capital improvements contributions along capital improvements contributions along with<00:16
- </c> capital improvements. capital improvements. >> Correct.<00:23:38.880><c> Yes.
- And so we would only need to notwithstand the road improvement project, not the improvements to the park
- </c> Um it's been an interesting road for us. Um it's been an interesting road for us.
Committee:
Senate Taxes
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Government Structure - Room 409, 12 January, 2026; 2:00 P.M.
Government Structure
Transcript Highlights:
- There used to be a public road Street.
- on repair uh, or some other improvement on these<00:07:54.400><c> properties.
- Uh, the commission on road protection allows boards and supervisors to create a road protection commission
- and supervisors to create a road boards and supervisors to create a road protection<00:48:02.960><c>
- </c><00:48:06.640><c> protection</c> seaw walls and other road protection seaw walls and other road protection
Committee:
Joint Government Structure
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- vehicle area, to be considered a motorized off-road vehicle entity.
- The substitute more clearly defines the term "motorized off-road vehicle." activity participant.
- to only those dangers that are normal in designated off-road vehicle areas, not just any unpaved road
- I'm an ER nurse in Houston, right down the road from Three Palms.
- The proposed legislation advances this reasoning and improves the process of receiverships.
Bills:
HB2242 , HB2446 , HB2799 , HB4502 , HB2920 , HB2790 , HB5620 , HB5060 , HB5076 , HB5080 , HB5081 , HB5128 , HB5130 , HB3847 , HB5116 , HB2969 , HB4546 , HB4202 , HB5624 , HB3964 , HB4803 , HB872 , HB4775 , HB4777 , HB4961 , HB5570 , HB2988 , HB4260 , HB1375 , HB5009 , HB5411 , HB5134 , HB4388 , HB3095 , HB1387
Committee:
House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Rural Issues Mar 25th, 2026
Special Committee on Rural Issues
Transcript Highlights:
- and splitting their land up into bits because a power line needs to go through the middle of it or a road
- This section really focuses on improving due process for landowners.
- So I hope it's An improvement from that standpoint.
- And so we're going to take that next private lease down the road.
- It impacts water, wastewater, natural gas, railroads, counties, road systems.
Committee:
House Special Committee on Rural Issues
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Fiscal Committee (03/21/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- In your then following explanation, I don't see any reference to how this item improves privacy.
- So my question is just: could you explain to us please how adopting this item will improve privacy?
- </c><00:08:09.840><c> So</c><00:08:10.720><c> my</c> to how this item improves privacy.
- So my to how this item improves privacy.
- I've seen an improvement in the highway striping. Thank you. Thank you.
Summary:
The Fiscal Committee met on March 21, 2025, accepted the February 21 minutes, and approved a shortened consent calendar after removing Department of Safety item 2565 for separate discussion. That item concerned drone/UAS detection for special events and critical infrastructure. Department staff said the system would help locate drones and operators and support enforcement around temporary flight restrictions, but members pressed them on privacy versus security, and the department acknowledged the issue was primarily about security. The committee ultimately approved the item after discussion.
Members also approved Department of Transportation item 2572 after a question about whether increased transfer requests would affect paving; DOT said the paving program would continue as normal. Judicial Council items 2566 and 2567 were also approved without discussion. During informational items, members asked for follow-up on Fish and Game’s Hike Safe card revenues versus search-and-rescue costs, and on DHHS reporting issues, including nursing home bed counts and declining community mental health center client numbers; DHHS said it would verify the bed-count methodology and provide a written update on the mental health data.
The committee then entered non-public session to discuss an ongoing legal matter and related funding process. After returning, it considered a request under RSA 21-M:11 for an additional $5 million general fund appropriation for fiscal year 2025. Several members said they would have preferred the full $15 million request, but supported the smaller amount as a temporary step during the budget process, with expectations of monthly reporting back to the committee. The motion to approve $5 million passed 6-3. The committee set its next meeting for Friday, April 18 at 11:00 a.m. and adjourned.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- roads.
- the system. ...in the system at DSHS to improve the system.
- I come from a lean process improvement background as well.
- By the day, this technology is improving.
- By the day, this technology is improving.
Committee:
Senate Law & Justice
Keywords:
tort claims, state liability, Washington law, government accountability, legal process, parole, criminal justice reform, felony, recidivism, rehabilitation, public safety, personality rights, right of publicity, publicity rights, name image likeness, NIL, deepfake, AI-generated content, digital impersonation, forged digital likeness