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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Veterans and Military Affairs Apr 9th, 2026
Veterans and Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- In the future, I can see we may have to come back and fund it or it would become an unfunded mandate.
- In the future, I can see we may have to come back and fund it or it would become an unfunded mandate.
- revolving fund when making payments for various applications such as driver's license, vehicle registrations
- It goes to their, it's called the ODVA Revolving Fund, and they can use that just for operational purposes
- that we're fully staffed and that we can provide them the best service possible for the state of Oklahoma
Committee:
Senate Veterans and Military Affairs
Summary:
The committee took up three Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs-related House bills. House Bill 3940 was presented as a modernization and cleanup of Guard retirement-related provisions, with a confusing pay language removed; members noted it was similar to prior versions and that any fiscal impact would not occur until after 2027. After brief questions, the bill was advanced unanimously, 7-0.
House Bill 3078 would allow state agencies and executive-branch entities to add voluntary donation options to payment forms so people could contribute to the ODVA Revolving Fund when paying for items such as licenses, registrations, and tax forms. Members clarified the donations would be extra, strictly voluntary, and not tied to tax proceeds. The bill passed 7-0.
House Bill 3043 would authorize ODVA to hire PRN/as-needed staff as seasonal employees under defined limits to help staff veterans homes. Supporters said it would improve flexibility and staffing during peak periods, while the minority leader raised concerns about expanding temporary employment and reducing access to stable, benefit-eligible jobs. The bill passed 5-2. The committee then laid over another item pending Senator Woods’ availability and adjourned.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- shared</c> their skills and talents into our shared their skills and talents into our shared advocacy
- So if you can look at the clean water revolving fund or the drinking water revolving fund intended use
- </c><00:59:07.119><c> fund</c> look at the clean water revolving fund look at the clean water revolving
- ><c> revolving</c><00:59:08.640><c> fund</c> or the drinking water revolving fund or the drinking water
- And ready to go waiting for state funds.
Committee:
House Capital Investment
Keywords:
emergency shelter, grant program, homelessness, capital investment, Minnesota Statutes, appropriation bonds, public funding, housing, infrastructure bonds, funding, appropriation, Minnesota constitutional amendment, public debt, state bonds, general obligation bonds, information technology, IT infrastructure, software licenses, technology modernization, capital improvements
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee (4-28-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- and is responsibly funded 115 million and is responsibly funded through<00:07:59.360><c> lease</c><00
- </c> approved and will help fund the approved and will help fund the recreation<00:08:20.280><c> space
- ><c> relocation</c><00:21:04.799><c> to</c><00:21:05.039><c> the</c> the completion and relocation to
- First, with our infrastructure revolving fund, the East Clark County Water District's Fund B loan in
- from our drinking water state revolving fund.
Summary:
The committee first approved the February minutes and noted there had been no March meeting. Staff then provided a series of information items, including quarterly capital project status reports from state agencies and postsecondary institutions, a University of Kentucky equipment purchase report, notice that the committee took no action on certain March transactions, school district debt notices for Fayette and Jessamine counties, lease-space advertisements due to building conditions, a Kentucky Asset/Liability Commission report, and asset preservation project reports from KCTCS and Eastern Kentucky University.
The committee then heard and unanimously approved Murray State University’s request for interim authorization to use institutional revenues for a $1.5 million roof replacement at the Curs Center student center. University of Kentucky also received unanimous approval for a $115 million public-private partnership project to expand Parking Structure 7 and the Johnson Center recreation space; testimony emphasized the loss of parking from hospital expansion, increased student enrollment, a planned $21 per semester recreation fee increase, and the goal of improving student retention and campus capacity.
Next, the committee received a report on a Kentucky State Police Post 11 renovation in London funded at $1.138 million, with members asking how long the repairs would extend the building’s useful life; KSP said the work was a long-term investment and replacement was still many years away. The committee also approved multiple real property lease actions, including a new CHFS lease in Scott County, several lease renewals for the Commonwealth’s Attorney, CHFS, Transportation Cabinet, and a Secretary of State relocation lease tied to a capital renovation project. Members questioned one Jefferson County lease rate and the witness said it had been in place since 2007.
Finally, the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority presented three water loan items, which were rolled and then approved: an $841,383 East Clark County Water District loan for waterline upgrades, a roughly $6.13 million Oldham County Water District loan for US 42 improvements, and a $619,180 increase for Canonsburg Water District’s Schopes Road project due to higher-than-expected bids. The committee then approved eight K-12 school facility issuances, including projects in Clinton, Franklin, Fulton, Lincoln, McLean, Paris, Somerset, and Spencer counties, covering early childhood, new school construction, HVAC, energy conservation, and renovations. The meeting ended with notice of the next meeting date and adjournment.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies
Transcript Highlights:
- And places such as Lexington and Concord and Clinton and Lemmonster and Andover and more. and and Concord
- But MassGrowth definitely is engaged with getting funding out to the CDFIs and specialized and worker
- They may be absorbed, bundled, relocated, carved up, sold for parts, their mission and culture undone
- allow a revolving fund as part of this and to increase your goal is to continue to increase in a revolving
- We have the talent and we can do this.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies held its first public hearing of the session, chaired by Rep. Carole Fiola with Sen. Barry Finegold. After housekeeping on livestreaming, virtual testimony, and written testimony deadlines, the committee heard testimony on several bills, with the main focus on S. 303/H. 503/S. 305 and H. 491, all related to worker ownership and business succession. Testimony generally supported expanding employee ownership, right of first refusal for workers, and incentives for owners to sell to employee groups. Speakers from worker co-ops, technical assistance organizations, lenders, and business owners said these measures could preserve local businesses, protect jobs, build worker wealth, and help communities retain valued services and storefronts.
On S. 303, Vincent Lawrence Dixon described a proposal to create tools such as a special community trustee, right of first refusal, and community institution landmarks to help communities preserve important local properties and uses when owners cease operations. On H. 491 and the employee-ownership bills, witnesses including Matthew Page Lieberman, Caleb from Circus Cooperative Cafe, Sarah Acefa of Dorchester Food Co-op, Halsey Platt, Kevin O'Brien, John Abrams, Virginia Berman, Stacey Cordero, Adrian Roman, Alex Popali, Adam Trott, and Ethan Tupelo emphasized that worker-owned businesses can be more resilient, support democratic participation, and help with business transitions as owners retire or close. Committee members asked questions about the tax incentive threshold, the timing and mechanics of the right of first refusal, and whether the bills would affect sale prices or business succession.
Rep. Kristen Kassner also testified on H. 490, which would create a special commission to inventory the Commonwealth’s built environment, infrastructure, permitting, and land-use barriers to help Massachusetts adapt vacant or underused spaces for the next economy. She said the commission would help identify opportunities for housing, climate and energy tech, advanced manufacturing, and other uses, and members discussed commission composition and data sources. At the end of the hearing, the chair read a series of additional bills into the record, noted an upcoming Economic Development Expo, and the committee adjourned after a motion and second.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- funded, and it avoids protections fully funded, and it avoids the<00:19:14.600><c> need</c><00:19:14.880
- attract and retain a young workforce.
- attract and retain a young workforce.
- </c><01:43:57.120><c> and</c> Hampshire's ability to attract and Hampshire's ability to attract and retain
- Our organization is hyperfocused on attracting and retaining our young, talented workforce that we so
Committee:
Senate Ways and Means
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/3/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So there was just quite a bit of back and forth about how the mechanism for needing to get the funds
- ><c> and</c> between employers and workers and between employers and workers and Strikes<00:13:44.199
- concerned with this and uh and and I I'm concerned with this and uh and and I think<01:09:29.279><c>
- And like I said yesterday, make no doubt about it, the school trust fund, the funds that come from the
- And like I said yesterday, make no doubt about it, the school trust fund, the funds that come from the
Keywords:
unemployment benefits, iron ore mining, economic support, workforce development, Minnesota, unemployment insurance, deferred resignation, employment, worker rights, benefits eligibility, Ellsworth Independent School District, ISD 514, school construction, school renovation, sales tax exemption, use tax refund, construction materials, HVAC replacement, boiler replacement, window replacement
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee - Morning Session Jan 22nd, 2026 at 09:33 am
A&B Health Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- And and again, that's a mix of funding between APA funding and then about $22 million dollars worth of
- And then some additional hospital operating funds.
- So, about 50% a little less than 50% externally funded and then 50% internally funded to get that project
- And then at the $8 million in emergency medicine revolving fund.
- Yeah, so it was funded at the end of FY25 using the prep funds, I guess, and was put into so we've we
Committee:
House A&B Health Subcommittee
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> funding for facility renewal and upkeep. funding for facility renewal and upkeep.
- And with predictable funding and increased efforts to consolidate our space, we can really tackle and
- /c><00:14:37.839><c> don't</c> food and agricultural talent if we don't food and agricultural talent
- ><c> and</c><00:35:19.520><c> everybody's</c> funding goes with it and everybody's funding goes with
- as building this and depending on how you want to fund things and for how long.
Bills:
HF3220
Committee:
House Capital Investment
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/18/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure
Transportation & Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- And currently there is only funding for that Buckeye to Wickenburg area.
- And I understand that ADOT has a discretionary fund... ...that maybe you guys could pull those funds
- We absolutely support the SMART Fund and all of these investments.
- We absolutely support the SMART Fund and all of these investments.
- Shepard talked about the limited funds in our small county, and our funds are not big.
Bills:
HB2067 , HB2068 , HB2127 , HB2164 , HB2200 , HB2201 , HB2242 , HB2283 , HB2284 , HB2285 , HB2286 , HB2287 , HB2304 , HB2306 , HB2399 , HB2601 , HB2609 , HB2760 , HB2761 , HB2859 , HB2887 , HB2892 , HB2893 , HB2894 , HB2978 , HB4027 , HCM2012 , HCM2016
Committee:
House Transportation & Infrastructure
Keywords:
appropriation, transportation, infrastructure, Apache Junction, funding, Show Low, road extension, special license plates, nonprofits, charitable contributions, Reay Lane, Graham County, HB 2200, State Route 89, SR 89, Chino Valley, Arizona Department of Transportation, ADOT, road widening, highway expansion
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- assets, and requires interim and final reports to the Legislature and appropriate funds to administer
- need for schools became necessary, when we're asking for funding like for East Kapolei, and there's
- funded and we get the appropriation and it's drawn down, you know, they have factored in the cost and
- c> appropriation</c> it's funded and we get the appropriation it's funded and we get the appropriation
- core function of DOE and doesn't justify a<01:43:33.440><c> special</c><01:43:33.760><c> fund.
Bills:
HB2185 , HB2621 , HB2179 , HB2534 , HB2168 , HB2427 , HB2560 , HB2565 , HB2172 , HB2298 , HB2304
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
sports officials, referees, umpires, athletic directors, school administrators, league administrators, coaches, assault, first-degree assault, substantial bodily injury, temporary restraining order, TRO, private counsel, Department of Education, DOE, sports safety, school sports, amateur athletics, professional sports, public schools
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Transcript Highlights:
- He said the board had a very clean audit and, from conversations he had, they have had no issues and
- </c> >> That's an inside thing between she and >> That's an inside thing between she and
- And this one kind of mirrors it for all other entities.
- And this one kind of stability package.
- </c><00:09:54.000><c> commissions</c> board's agency and commissions board's agency and commissions committee
Committee:
House Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Keywords:
property tax, ad valorem tax, real property assessment, assessment cap, county-wide reappraisal, CPI-U, Consumer Price Index, tax assessor, Class II property, Class III property, local government revenue, property tax relief, reappraisal, tax increment district, retroactive tax law, Alabama Code 40-7-2.2, appropriation, education funding, Southern Preparatory Academy, fiscal responsibility
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- And I talked to her daughters before, and so I pulled her daughters into that interview about us funding
- I hope that the revolving door of cabinet secretary and PED ends with you.
- And like other trust funds that we've done, this one's a $300 million trust fund.
- , and the funds are not released all at once.
- And so, as we fund that, then they'd stay in New Mexico and develop whatever they created in that college
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- and slashing funding from institutions like Harvard and MIT pose a direct threat to Massachusetts' health
- The federal government has already arbitrarily cut funding and programs, and they are proposing even
- And ironically, during the President's last term, he created this fund.
- United States, and they will work and contribute their talents after graduation.
- United States, and they will work and contribute their talents after graduation.
Summary:
The Senate convened with routine opening business, including the Pledge of Allegiance and the filing of several reports, such as the Parole Board’s 2023 annual report and a fiscal year 2025 prior-year deficiency report from the Comptroller. Those reports were ordered placed on file. The remainder of the session was devoted almost entirely to a series of brief statements by the Senate President and many senators responding to what they described as federal actions under the Trump administration, especially immigration enforcement without due process, court defiance, and broader threats to democratic norms.
Senators repeatedly condemned the detention and deportation of immigrants, students, researchers, and even some U.S. citizens, citing specific Massachusetts cases including Ramesa Ozturk of Tufts, Juan Francisco Mendez, Sunua Petrova, and others. Members also raised concerns about cuts to federal funding affecting Massachusetts, including NIH and university research, asthma prevention, education, climate resilience, and veterans’ services. Several senators tied these issues to the state’s economy, higher education, health care, and immigrant communities, and many invoked Massachusetts and American history to argue for due process, the rule of law, and resistance to authoritarianism.
A few policy responses were mentioned, including support for increasing funding for the Attorney General to handle lawsuits, and references to bills or proposals such as the Immigrant Legal Defense Act, the Dignity Not Deportation Act, the Safe Communities Act, and the Location Shield Act. The Senate President also referenced the chamber’s broader “Response 2025” initiative. No substantive legislation was debated or voted on during the statements themselves, aside from the adoption of an order to adjourn and the setting of the next meeting for Thursday at 11:00 a.m.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- in Oklahoma-raised and harvested programs?
- Chair, Jay and Lee Rowlett with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
- We have a revolving fund that is in statute for the Dairy Program, and my worry is, without the fee increase
- We worked with a lot of farmers and organizations in southeast Oklahoma to try and work on this and crafted
- and not just southeast Oklahoma.
Committee:
Senate Agriculture and Wildlife
Summary:
The committee first considered Senate Bill 2122, which would give the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry more flexibility to allow out-of-state poultry processing when in-state processing is unavailable. Supporters said the bill would help poultry producers who face short processing windows and lack sufficient in-state capacity, while opponents raised questions about food safety and environmental standards. The bill passed 13-0.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 330, as amended, to help the Oklahoma State Veterinary School Committee study and support the state’s growing elk herd in western Oklahoma. An amendment updated dates and removed a fiscal section, and the bill passed 11-2. Senate Bill 271 followed, updating dairy regulation authority from milk from cows and goats to milk from all hoofed mammals and increasing the milk production fee from one cent to two cents per hundredweight. The Department of Agriculture said the change was needed to preserve Grade A status, maintain interstate milk shipping, and cover program costs without subsidizing the dairy program from poultry fees. After extensive debate over fees, federal pressure, raw milk safety, and state sovereignty, the bill passed 8-7.
Later, the committee approved Senate Bill 2169, which creates a framework for managing invasive woody species and cedar removal on state lands to improve forage, reduce wildfire risk, conserve water, and increase school land revenues; it passed 12-1. Senate Bill 269, addressing baiting in migratory bird hunting and related penalties for guides, also passed 12-1. Senate Bill 2095, setting fees and fines for hunting guides and outfitters, passed 12-1 after questions about misdemeanor versus felony penalties. Finally, Senate Bill 2157, creating a Southeast Scenic Rivers framework, passed 8-5 after testimony that it would protect water resources and avoid federal scenic river designation, while critics argued it could expand government and affect property and agricultural rights.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Aug 11th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- On the talent side, we have tie-ups with UNM, NMSU, NMT, CNM, Dona Ana Community College, and so on and
- development fund and geothermal project revolving loan fund toward clean energy industrial heat projects
- So we're taking this seriously and working to build the funding and execute the projects that need to
- Fund on surface and groundwater use particular to the region.
- Environmental Defense Fund. And Dr.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- back end, and it's screwy, and it's...
- That bill offers a very clear-cut and dry standard for determining what materials should be relocated
- And so.
- - funded libraries and threatens up to $10,000 in civil penalties whenever they already don't have the
- The bill requires taxpayer-funded public libraries to relocate books that illustrate or describe all
Bills:
HB45 , HB45 , HB755 , HB 1232 , HB1555 , HB2460 , HB2702 , HB2973 , HB3120 , HB3225 , HB3314 , HB3356 , HB3371 , HB3634 , HB3638 , HB4247 , HB4283 , HB4290 , HB4302 , HB4503 , HB4511 , HB4565 , HB4581 , HB4627 , HB4632 , HB4660 , HB4668 , HB4960 , HB5042
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
flooding, disaster response, emergency preparedness, state guidance, public safety, housing, affordable housing, rent control, landlord-tenant laws, housing rights, lobbying, public entities, expenditures, government code, transparency, Texas Ethics Commission, government regulation, lobbying restrictions, government accountability, taxpayer money
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It simply says that the government shouldn't use state funds and tax dollars to provide services that
- It's our job, the legislature's job, to provide direction and funding to help agencies fulfill their
- The agencies that are going to go and use these, what funds are they going to use with the private sector
- It sounds like this is a privatization bill, and you're saying not to use state funds, but in fact, it
- So yes, when it says rather than using state funds, it's. that we're not going to pay for it, and if
Bills:
HB45 , HB755 , HB 1232 , HB1555 , HB2460 , HB2702 , HB2973 , HB3120 , HB3225 , HB3314 , HB3356 , HB3371 , HB3634 , HB3638 , HB4247 , HB4283 , HB4290 , HB4302 , HB4503 , HB4511 , HB4565 , HB4581 , HB4627 , HB4632 , HB4660 , HB4668 , HB4960 , HB5042 , HB45
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
housing, affordable housing, rent control, landlord-tenant laws, housing rights, lobbying, public entities, expenditures, government code, transparency, Texas Ethics Commission, government regulation, lobbying restrictions, government accountability, taxpayer money, HB 1232, whistleblower, whistleblower protection, public employee, retaliation
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:24:56.559><c> and</c> under uh but they are dold funded and under uh but they are dold funded
- attract people here to come here and film, like what the senator said, so we get local here—local talent—that
- funding and then increasing cursing that funding and then increasing in<01:20:27.840><c> our</c><01:20
- yeah</c> with the gems and the general funds yeah with the gems and the general funds yeah but<01:47
- These aren't 50/50. between F State funds and federal funds between F State funds and federal funds yes
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And we think about the county buildings and the city buildings and the jails, all these taxpayer-funded
- And then there's some administrative office relocation with secure entrances, a new gymnasium and improved
- and arts funds for fiscal year 27 and 28 is $390,000.
- </c> they have decided to bite the bullet and they have decided to bite the bullet and relocate<00:41
- </c><00:42:19.319><c> and</c><00:42:19.440><c> the</c> for both the general fund and the for both the
Committee:
Senate Taxes
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- And I and I and I do Yeah, thank you.
- It removes provisions concerning staffing, contracts, and the Public Health Workforce Development Fund
- House Bill 1016, Labor and Employment—Non-Compete and Conflict of Interest Clauses, Employer Relocation
- We want the most talented workforce to be right here in the Free State, and we're worried that without
- this bill, and what we've been seeing without this bill, is that when businesses move, our talented