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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- An additional increase from a wage floor of $20.50 an hour to $28.50 an hour, again depending on the
- Obviously, depending on the business model, that's not an option for all providers.
- Obviously, depending on the business model, that's not an option for all providers.
- on these Services need most dependent on these Services probably<01:29:41.760><c> the</c><01:29:41.880
- Um, we're kind of waiting for more finite details around that because it really depends on the data that
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Unredacted Optum report for legislators 3/12/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's paid by hardworking Minnesotans who are struggling to make ends meet, by vulnerable people who depend
- 32.800><c> who</c> make ends meet by vulnerable people who make ends meet by vulnerable people who depend
- 33.440><c> these</c><00:07:33.680><c> programs</c><00:07:34.000><c> for</c><00:07:34.319><c> food,</c> depend
- on these programs for food, depend on these programs for food, autism<00:07:35.520><c> services,</c>
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Local and County Government Feb 17th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Local and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- revenues, if you think about a very small town where their Walmart gets shut down or a hotel that they depend
- definitely if they can't get timely payment, that it could be devastating to a community, and When cities depend
- It depends on the area, it depends on the engagement.
Keywords:
emergency management, federal funding, disaster relief, cost sharing, public assistance, bail reform, public funds, nonprofit organizations, political subdivisions, injunctive relief, criminal procedure, surety bond, judicial discretion, uniform bond schedule, liability insurance, judgments, insurance fund, Oklahoma, county sheriff, commissary
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 008 Jan 22nd, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- members, we are on part two of our trilogy SMART Act hearing today, uh, 10:00 in Old State Library, depending
- :20:52.400><c> Old</c><00:20:52.720><c> State</c><00:20:52.960><c> Library,</c><00:20:53.520><c> depending
- </c><00:20:53.840><c> on</c><00:20:54.000><c> if</c> in Old State Library, depending on if in Old State
- Library, depending on if the<00:20:54.400><c> Senate's</c><00:20:54.720><c> adjourned,</c><00:20:55.200
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/20/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water
House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- Average price will depend on the amount of land you have.
- There are many; depending on the water levels, it could be an above-ground system or it could be a different
- And that depends on the income in the area, right? Yes, Madam Chair.
- That depends on the income in the area, right? Yes, Madam Chair.
Summary:
The House Committee on Natural Resources, Energy and Water heard three bills related to the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (WIFA) and water conservation funding. HB 2029 would require grant applicants to provide additional information about how water-conservation grant funds will be used, including expected long-term water savings, efficiency improvements, or reliability benefits. WIFA testified neutral, saying most of the information is already collected in agency policy and that the program is voluntary and reimbursement-based. The bill passed 9-1 with a due pass recommendation.
HB 2030 would remove education and research programs from the list of allowable uses for the water conservation grant fund. Committee discussion focused on how much funding had gone to education/research projects and whether those projects still produced meaningful water savings. WIFA said about 15 projects with education or research components received roughly $10.5 million and were associated with an estimated 180,000 acre-feet in savings, though those savings were projections and the projects were not purely educational. Several members opposed removing those categories, but the bill passed 6-4 with a due pass recommendation.
HB 2096 would expand WIFA financing to include remediation, closure, or replacement of cesspools that threaten groundwater, surface water, or public health, and would allow counties to use revolving-fund financing and income-based assistance for such projects. County and association witnesses supported the bill, describing the public health risks of aging cesspools and the need to help homeowners afford replacement systems; ADEQ was neutral. WIFA said the bill clarifies county authority to enter loans for this purpose and noted the funding would come from existing federal revolving-fund resources. The bill passed unanimously, 10-0, with a due pass recommendation, and the meeting adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- They also filter pollutants and excessive nutrients that can harm all life that depends on clean waterways
- I am asking you: you have multiple different organizations depending on which district you happen to
- the public interest to protect the port, the environment, the community, and the businesses that depend
- This is particularly the case for Westport, which is almost totally dependent on septic systems for all
- This is particularly the case for Westport, which is almost totally dependent on septic system for all
Summary:
The committee hearing covered several bills related to environmental, natural resources, and maritime issues. Representative Markey testified in support of H. 1000, which would create a commission to study financing wastewater infrastructure, especially in southeastern Massachusetts and the South Shore, citing combined sewer overflows and impacts on aquaculture. Members agreed the core challenge is finding long-term financing for wastewater solutions. The committee also heard testimony on H. 902 to establish an Office of Outdoor Recreation, with supporters describing its role in expanding access, supporting underrepresented communities, and helping grow the outdoor economy. Related testimony also supported H. 986, which would codify the Division of Ecological Restoration and the Office of Fishing and Boating Access within the Department of Fish and Game, with witnesses emphasizing habitat restoration, flood reduction, public access, and boating/fishing opportunities.
A major portion of the hearing focused on H. 901/S. 597, “An Act Providing Nature for All,” which would dedicate existing sporting goods sales tax revenue to a new conservation fund. Supporters from Mass Audubon, Environmental League of Massachusetts, Appalachian Mountain Club, Trust for Public Land, Massachusetts Rivers Alliance, and conservation groups argued the bill would provide a sustainable revenue stream for land conservation, parks, trails, wetlands, water protection, and climate resilience, while also advancing environmental justice and outdoor recreation. They said the state needs roughly $300 million more per year to meet land conservation goals and that the bill could generate about $100 million annually without raising taxes. Committee members asked about balancing conservation with housing and development, and witnesses said the goals are compatible and that the bill includes safeguards. Witnesses also noted similar funding models in other states.
The hearing also included H. 1053, a bill to create a Merrimack River Collaborative. Regional planning and watershed advocates said the river faces bacterial contamination, heavy metals, combined sewer overflows, and other pollution, and that a formal collaborative would help coordinate municipalities, state agencies, and nonprofits across the watershed and possibly across state lines. Another bill, H. 4109, would relocate harbor lines in New Bedford Harbor to allow reconstruction of deteriorating bulkheads at a waterfront industrial site; the New Bedford Port Authority, engineers, and the property owner said the change is needed for permitting and would support port modernization and jobs. Finally, the committee heard extensive testimony on S. 641 regarding marine pilotage in New Bedford. Supporters argued the bill would remove a District 3 pilotage restriction and improve port flexibility and offshore wind operations, while opponents warned it would undermine the state’s compulsory pilotage system, weaken safety, and allow ship owners to shop for pilots. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- That is calculated on an average, somewhere between $68 and $84, depending on how you use the system.
- So one of them is that the amount of funding that that revenue source brings in are really dependent
- So one of them is that the amount of funding that that revenue source brings in are really dependent
- Yeah, so, again, it depends on the scope that you're assuming.
- No, with 198 specifically, I think it depends on what the Legislature's priorities are.
Summary:
The Senate Transportation Committee held an informational hearing on the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s 2026 draft business plan and next steps for the project. Chair Cortese opened by noting major changes since the 2024 plan, including new leadership, a bottoms-up review, scope changes in the Central Valley, loss of federal funds, and renewed interest in private investment and value capture. The Authority’s CEO, Ian Chaudhary, presented the project as moving into a construction and track-laying phase, citing progress on Central Valley structures, right-of-way acquisition, utility relocations, and a new procurement for track and systems. He said the plan reflects a more disciplined, optimized approach, with the Merced-to-Bakersfield segment targeted for revenue service around 2033 and the broader Phase 1 corridor envisioned as commercially viable through ancillary revenues, public-private partnerships, and future private financing.
Committee members questioned the Authority about station relocations, single-tracking, tax increment financing, utility relocation authority, transparency, and the feasibility of private financing. Chaudhary said the Merced and Bakersfield station locations were still under discussion with local governments and that no contracts had been finalized. He defended the reduced scope and single-track approach as a just-in-time strategy to avoid overbuilding, while maintaining high-speed standards. He also said the Authority was exploring land value capture, broadband, energy, and other corridor-based revenue sources, but acknowledged that some tools would require legislative action and that private financing options were still being evaluated. Several senators expressed support for the project but raised concerns about permitting delays, local opposition, constitutional and statutory limits, and the need for stronger accountability.
The Legislative Analyst’s Office and the High-Speed Rail Inspector General then gave critical assessments of the draft plan. LAO staff said the plan assumes major statutory changes, understates risk, lacks transparency about scope changes, and may not fully fund even the smaller Merced-to-Bakersfield segment once borrowing costs and other uncertainties are considered. Inspector General Ben Belknap said the draft plan does not comply with newer statutory requirements in SB 198 and AB 377, citing three main deficiencies: unauthorized scope changes to the Merced-to-Bakersfield segment, an inadequate funding plan that omits financing costs, and missing procurement milestone dates. He said the Authority’s presentation obscures the true cost and schedule impacts of the project changes, and that incomplete reporting limits legislative oversight. The Authority responded that it would address the OIG’s findings in the final business plan, and committee members indicated they expected a written response on compliance issues.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Committee Apr 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- That is calculated on an average, somewhere between $68 and $84, depending on how you use the system.
- So one of them is that the amount of funding that that revenue source brings in are really dependent
- And so, again, there's a lot of uncertainty depending on what that is, but we think it's important to
- Yeah, so again, it depends on the scope that you're assuming.
- No, with SB 198 specifically, I think it depends on what the Legislature's priorities are.
Summary:
The Senate Transportation Committee held an informational hearing on the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s 2026 draft business plan, with testimony from the authority, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and the High-Speed Rail Inspector General. Chair Cortese framed the hearing around the project’s recent changes: a new CEO, revised delivery strategy, proposed station and scope changes in the Merced-to-Bakersfield segment, the loss of major federal funds, and the authority’s push for private investment and ancillary revenue. He also raised concerns about financing risks, the proposed changes to the initial operating segment, and the Inspector General’s finding that the draft plan may be missing required statutory elements.
Authority CEO Ian Chaudhry said the project is now in a more disciplined phase, citing major construction progress in the Central Valley, near-completion of right-of-way and utility work, and plans to begin track and systems procurement. He said the authority expects the Merced-to-Bakersfield segment to be completed around 2032-33, with broader Phase 1 service later, and argued that design optimization, direct procurement, and public-private partnerships could reduce costs and attract private capital. He also described plans for ancillary revenue from real estate, broadband, energy, and logistics, and said the authority is discussing station locations and value-capture tools with local governments rather than locking them in yet. Several senators questioned the legality and practicality of tax increment financing, utility relocation authority, transparency, and whether the project’s revised scope still meets high-speed rail standards and public expectations.
The Legislative Analyst’s Office said the draft plan assumes major statutory changes, including changes to station locations and scope, and warned that the plan’s cost and schedule estimates depend on assumptions that may not materialize. LAO said the plan lacks transparency because it does not clearly disclose the assumed station changes, and it questioned whether even the shorter segment can be delivered within existing funding once borrowing costs and other risks are included. The office also noted uncertainty around future greenhouse gas reduction fund revenues and said ancillary revenues are not yet credit-worthy for financing. The Inspector General’s office said the draft business plan does not appear to meet several statutory requirements, including requirements added in AB 377, and reiterated that the final plan must address those omissions. Chaudhry said the authority would respond to the OIG’s findings in the final business plan and committed to resolving the compliance issues before final adoption.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- I think the rent and keep my classrooms open for the families that depend on me.
- The rent and keep my classrooms open for the families that depend on me.
- Access to care for working families and the broader labor force that depends on reliable child care.
- Depending on state funding levels, will districts be able to maintain access to current programs?
- I speak today as a first-generation, low-income student whose education depends on support.
Bills:
SB5808, HB2254, HB2385, SB6006, SB6351, SB6198, SB6260, SB6353, SB5949, SB6129, SB6228, SB6231, SB6229, SB6173
Keywords:
health insurance, premium assistance, funding, healthcare access, state budget, HB 2254, Washington, Health Care Authority, partnership access line, psychiatric consultation line, first approach skills training, behavioral health, mental health, assessment, administrative costs, health carriers, self-funded plans, multiple employer welfare arrangement, MEWA, employers
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance Apr 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So all of that information, depending on which program that they're enrolled in, we do track.
- We might move that up a little bit depending on the needs of committee members today.
- K-16 collaborative because that requires a vote, depending on time, because I know I definitely need
- It depends ultimately on how much is drawn down based on administrative funds for both the Office of
- It depends ultimately on how much is drawn down based on administrative funds for both on how much is
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance heard an overview of the governor’s new Career Education Master Plan and related budget items. Labor Secretary Knox described the plan as an effort to reduce fragmentation across K-12, community colleges, workforce boards, and other systems by improving statewide and regional coordination, data sharing, skills-based hiring, career pathways, and wraparound supports such as child care, housing, food, and transportation. Members asked how success would be measured, how the plan would serve disconnected youth and adults, and whether the proposed data integration would rely on Cradle to Career; the secretary said it would. The Department of Finance said it was available to answer questions on the education side.
The committee then reviewed existing CTE funding and oversight. The LAO, CDE, and Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office described the major ongoing programs, including CTIG, Perkins, K-12 Strong Workforce, and Community College Strong Workforce, and noted that many programs overlap in purpose and administration. Members repeatedly raised concerns about duplication, annual applications and reporting burdens, lack of clear outcome metrics, and whether funding incentives should be better aligned to regional collaboration. CDE and the Chancellor’s Office said they support alignment and dual enrollment, and Finance and CDE said LCFF/local match dollars are part of the funding structure. The committee also discussed child care as a barrier to participation and the need for better tracking of enrollment, completion, and job outcomes.
On the consolidated application proposal, Finance proposed a study directing CDE to examine whether three long-standing CTE grant programs—Specialized Secondary Programs, CTIG, and California Partnership Academies—could be streamlined into a single application and reporting process. The LAO supported reducing administrative burden but noted that the largest programs, CTIG and K-12 Strong Workforce, were excluded from the proposal even though districts most often cite them as burdensome. CDE said it did not oppose the study but warned that statutory differences may limit consolidation. Members said the proposal should better address regional coordination, multi-year funding stability, and outcome measures rather than only simplifying paperwork.
Finally, the committee heard a proposal for a $5 million ongoing California Education Interagency Council. GovOps said the council would provide a neutral venue for statewide coordination across education and workforce systems. The LAO opposed the proposal, arguing that existing bodies already provide coordination, the proposal does not change agency incentives, and the council would lack authority to implement decisions. Members expressed mixed views, with some supporting a coordinating body and others questioning whether it would differ from past efforts. No votes were taken during the portions summarized here, and the committee indicated it would hold some items open for further discussion.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislation to combat chronic school absenteeism, HF2067, is sent to House Floor 3/25/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Without them, we have a system that depends on individual people being superheroes.
- Without them, we have a system that depends on individual people being superheroes.
- Without them, we have a system that depends on individual people being superheroes.
- Without them, we have a system that depends on individual people being superheroes.
- Without them, we have a system that depends on individual people being superheroes.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- For the office of the governor, what is currently in the base budget is depending on which side of the
- Yeah, area median income, so it depends on.
- If they're lucky, if it's a rural area, and depending on the maybe there's gonna be a corporate income
- It's dependent, but all the inspectors are very well trained in this area in which they operate.
- Counties are dependent on property taxes. to meet their responsibilities.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (2-27-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- /c> their eligible spouses and their their eligible spouses and their eligible<00:09:08.160><c> dependence
- </c><00:09:08.959><c> that</c><00:09:09.120><c> was</c><00:09:09.399><c> pre</c> eligible dependence
- that was pre eligible dependence that was pre previously<00:09:11.120><c> not</c><00:09:11.839><c> granted
- He is no longer considered a dependent of that veteran, so it is not allowed.
- on the veteran for the rest be dependent on the veteran for the rest of<00:12:30.720><c> their</c> of
Summary:
The Senate VMAP Committee met with a quorum and heard three bills. Senate Bill 144, sponsored by Senator Danny Carroll, would require destruction of firearms used in homicides and allow destruction of certain defaced, hazardous, unsafe, or owner-requested firearms, while prohibiting agencies from intentionally damaging firearms before transfer and requiring written agency policies. Senator Tichenor asked about lost auction revenue; KSP said it could not track homicide weapons separately, that auctions bring in about $1.2 million annually, and that most proceeds support Kentucky Homeland Security. Senators Boswell and others said they generally oppose destroying firearms but supported moving the bill forward; the bill passed favorably with no nays.
House Bill 191, sponsored by Representative Aaron Thompson and presented with state and veterans’ officials, would align Kentucky law with federal changes to allow additional burials in state veteran cemeteries for certain National Guard and Reserve veterans, their spouses, and dependents who were not previously eligible. Testimony explained the bill would cover veterans who served in reserve components without Title 10 activation, including those who assisted during floods, fires, and tornadoes, and clarified eligibility rules for spouses and children. Senators asked about minimum service and dependent eligibility, and the committee passed the bill favorably and unanimously.
Senate Bill 198, sponsored by Senator David Yates, addressed protection of veterans’ benefits by regulating third-party claims consultants. The committee adopted a substitute adding definitions and accreditation-related provisions, and Yates said the bill was intended to curb abusive fee practices and direct penalties to the special license plate fund for veterans. He explained the bill’s fee limits, including a cap tied to three times the monthly increase in benefits and an overall ceiling, while senators questioned whether the cap might discourage good actors and how the dollar limits would work. A veteran witness, Bob Casher, supported the bill and urged more public information on free claims assistance; the committee held further action while allowing guest comments, and the discussion focused on balancing consumer protection with access to legitimate consultants.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Transportation panel OKs bill to temporarily halt spending on light rail transit projects 2/12/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And I heard a lot of talk about the Southwest line, but this line is not dependent on anything regarding
- And I heard a lot of talk about the Southwest line, but this line is not dependent on anything regarding
- And I heard a lot of talk about the Southwest line, but this line is not dependent on anything regarding
- And I heard a lot of talk about the Southwest line, but this line is not dependent on anything regarding
- on transit to meet their daily dependent on transit to meet their daily needs<00:16:02.600><c> the</
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We are still working through all those outstanding donations that were out there, depending on where
- The most often given reason for a course not transferring, well, the top two, depending on the year,
- The most often given reason for a course not transferring, well, the top two—and depending on the year
- Each eligible student may receive a different amount depending on several factors, including financial
- It depends on the level of education.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> basically what's being paid, depending basically what's being paid, depending on<00:14:54.440><c
- Okay, but the fee structure could be increased depending on what park it is and so forth.
- Um, if a large amount were needed, um, I guess it will depend. But I'm looking at this...
- Um, if a large amount were needed, um, I guess it will depend. But I'm looking at this...
- Um, if a large amount were needed, um, I guess it will depend. But I'm looking at this...
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- on the research that comes out depends on the research that comes out of<00:23:20.080><c> the</c><00
- We've been able to move our dependence on these other revenue sources from 48% of the total in 1990 to
- </c> The process actually is dependent on the input of many different people.
- How those departments are involved in the budget process depends upon the leader of that unit and how
- Some are much more dependent on tuition; you look at the College of Liberal Arts, the Duluth campus,
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Human Services - 03/11/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:14:13.960><c> on</c> we'll be like other people and depend on we'll be like other people and
- depend on the<00:14:14.160><c> state</c><00:14:14.640><c> Medicaid</c><00:14:15.200><c> to</c><00:14:
- </c><00:15:21.720><c> on</c><00:15:22.520><c> medical</c> end up becoming dependent on medical end up
- </c><00:18:17.880><c> Or</c> um dependent on medical assistance.
- Or um dependent on medical assistance.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> higher education Partners is dependent higher education Partners is dependent on<00:13:52.600><c
- </c><00:26:56.399><c> not</c> and your and your trajectory depend not and your and your trajectory depend
- So that is the differentials between dependent and independent, with dependent it also reverts the deadline
- </c> the differentials between dependent the differentials between dependent independent<01:20:22.920
- dependent dependent it<01:20:26.000><c> also</c><01:20:26.480><c> reverts</c><01:20:27.040><c> the</
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Fri Feb 7, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, so that happens, um, again, dozens of times every single week, and it just depends.
- Um, so that happens, um, again, dozens of times every single week, and it just depends.
- Um, so that happens, um, again, dozens of times every single week, and it just depends.
- I'm just thinking about, depending on the crop, since there's sometimes in agriculture, I feel like we
- I'm just thinking about, depending on the crop, since there's sometimes in agriculture, I feel like we