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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Feb 11th, 2026 at 08:39 am

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So that is in general what the bill does.
  • So that is in general what the bill does.
  • This generalized knowledge helps students with dyslexia to be identified and served.
  • The Public Education Department provides technical assistance.
  • Or generalized models. Thank you, Madam Chair. Mr.
Bills: SB234, SB210, SB243, SB244, SM16, HB8
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Feb 6th, 2026 at 09:10 am

Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • What it will do is codify the child care assistance program, and it will create stability.
  • We use the McKinney-Vento definition when we do our enrollment for child care assistance.
  • There could be changes in general, and we'll have to adjust to that.
  • How would we kind of deal with that if those numbers versus the general fund goes down?
  • Chairman, I guess my next question, this is just a generalized question.
Bills: SB204, SB241, HB34
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Jan 28th, 2026 at 08:33 am

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Obviously, this would be supported as it makes a request from the general fund to assist our retirees
  • If you compare that to the average for a state general plan member, someone participating in the PARIS
  • Archiletto, we're talking about $65 million out of the general fund, correct?
  • fund. is that And we should not have to be subsidized through the general fund.
  • Each month, that's what generates the benefit.
Bills: HB40, HB100, HJR1, SB64, SB19, SB44, SB83
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Community Affairs Jan 27th, 2026

Community Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • But generally speaking, when we're dealing with a bill with multiple preemptions, the League of Cities
  • And so, but to the church—so the church, this church in general, has been held up now for eight or ten
  • We generally focus on policy. Thank you for the question.
  • We generally focus on policies rather than taking positions on specific projects. Okay.
  • I'm generally a strong believer in local control.
Summary: The committee took up a series of land use, housing, local government, and public notice bills, along with a firefighter cancer bill and a bill on temporary door locking devices. SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits and prevention was explained as clarifying access to death benefits and a one-time cancer payment for firefighters; it was reported favorably. SB 1612 required local governments to accept electronic payments online; it also passed favorably. SB 1180 created a recall framework for elected community development district board members and, through a strike-all amendment, also addressed synthetic turf enforcement and expanded compact urban mixed-use district definitions; the amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. SB 936 allowed temporary door locking devices above the finished floor and directed the Building Commission to add standards to the Florida Building Code; it passed favorably. The committee also considered SB 380 on legal notices, which would let certain local government entities publish notices on their own websites or other designated sites instead of relying on newspapers in more cases. The Florida Press Association, Common Cause, and newspaper representatives opposed the bill, arguing it would fragment public notice access and make notices harder to find and verify, while supporters said it would modernize and reduce costs. The bill’s amendment clarified which agencies were covered, and the committee reported the bill favorably. SB 962 on affordable housing narrowed prior zoning preemption language so working farms and farm operations would not be unintentionally captured by Live Local-style rules; it passed favorably. SB 1444 on state preemption and religious expression, private clubs, and minor home construction drew support from religious freedom advocates and opposition from cities and counties, which warned of vague terms and overbroad preemption; it was reported favorably. The committee then approved SB 218, which would limit the reach of last session’s hurricane recovery land-use preemption to counties actually damaged by hurricanes and restore normal local land-use authority in unaffected counties. SB 1434 on infill redevelopment would streamline zoning and subdivision approvals for environmentally impacted parcels in certain urban counties to encourage housing on contaminated or underused land; counties and local-government groups opposed it as an overbroad preemption and raised concerns about the environmental threshold and density provisions, but the bill was reported favorably. SB 1020 on chickees prohibited local ordinances from blocking chickee construction if setback requirements are met and made unauthorized attempts to circumvent the building code a misdemeanor; it passed favorably. Finally, SB 948 on local government land development regulations and orders, as amended, proposed a statewide starter-home framework with lot-split and zoning changes to increase housing supply; local-government and planning groups warned it would function as a rigid statewide zoning code and could drive overdevelopment, while housing advocates supported it as necessary state action. The committee reported the bill favorably after extensive debate.
TX
Bills: HB4, HB1, HB2, HB20, HB19, HB18
Summary: The House convened with a strict roll-call enforcement request, but only 95 members were present, so a quorum was not present. The chamber heard an invocation from Furman Carpenter, DPS chaplain, followed by the pledges to the U.S. and Texas flags. A member raised a parliamentary inquiry asking whether members must be present to make a motion and whether all members who requested strict enforcement were present; the Speaker said he would need to check the journal. The Speaker then announced that the House was about to receive a motion to adjourn sine die and noted that the governor might call another special session soon. Representative Garin moved that the House of Representatives of the First Called Session of the Eighty-Ninth Legislature adjourn sine die. There was no objection, and the motion carried, ending the session.
TX

Texas 89th 1st C.S.

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Aug 5th, 2025

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you require assistance in registering or testifying, please contact the committee staff.
  • We have Riley, our, um, assistant clerk. Megan, um, is our clerk.
  • Bonnin's general revenue account.
  • Do, does the agency uh assist the applicant maybe pre the window?
  • Uh, yes, please proceed in general, yeah.
Bills: HB1, HB 2, HB18, HB19, HB20
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Generally, Senate Bill 23. 42 would require applications for guardianship to include the phone number
  • . assistance from a trusted supporter and understanding the potential consequences of those decisions
  • with SDMAs who are involved in criminal or civil court proceedings have not been permitted to be assisted
  • decision agreement form. allowing them to indicate clearly whether they want their supporters to assist
  • Generally, then, Senate Bill 2903 would require guardians to submit full bank or investment reports.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Apr 8th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And that work ethic is generation. And that work ethic is generation.
  • Uh, next is Major General David Pritchette, adjunct Major General David Pritchette, adjunct Major General
  • And to recruit General, retired Jeff And to recruit General, retired Jeff And to recruit General, retired
  • Next, Brigadier General Ken Cole, Deputy Commanding General, US Army Cole, Deputy Commanding General,
  • It only assists investigators and prosecutors in assists investigators and prosecutors in assists investigators
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 8th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Vance Dunham's impact on the Waco community will be felt for generations. on a few fronts, Vance was
  • John Black, Cameron Smith, Christopher Hunt Jr. and assistant coach Christopher Thomas, they're here.
  • Will the general lady yield for a question? Does the general lady yield for questions? Yes, I do.
  • General lady yields. My question deals with the composition of the panel that you propose.
  • HB number. 912 by Moody relating to the compensation of distributed renewable generation of owner in
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Economic Development Apr 7th, 2025

Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Revenue may not be used for general revenue purposes.
  • Revenue may not be used for general revenue purposes.
  • Dispatchable electric generation facilities are eligible for this program as a means of encouraging generation
  • Look, I love generation. I'm friends with generators. This isn't the mechanism.
  • Over 61,000 came to Houston in 2022, which generated over $23 million in economic impact. ...which generated
Summary: The committee heard a series of bills, mostly related to economic development, tax incentives, and workforce programs. Senate Bill 1534 would direct a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission on health physics education and workforce needs; resource witnesses from the Workforce Commission and Coordinating Board testified, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1553 would authorize Kerr County to impose a hotel occupancy tax for tourism-related uses, and Senate Bills 1086 and 1087 would authorize similar county hotel taxes for Children’s County and Mason County; all three bills received supportive testimony and were left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1754, which would prohibit county and local tax abatements for renewable energy facilities selling power wholesale, with testimony sharply divided between landowners and policy groups opposing renewable subsidies and industry representatives and some senators arguing the bill would harm clean energy investment and local decision-making; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2322, which would exempt dispatchable electric generation facilities from the JEDI program’s compelling-factor test so they could qualify for school district tax incentives; testimony was mixed, and the bill was left pending. Later, the committee heard Senate Bill 1718, which would add the NRA annual meeting to the state’s major events reimbursement program. The bill’s sponsor and NRA representatives argued the event brings substantial tourism and economic activity, while opponents said it would use taxpayer funds to subsidize an organization that opposes gun safety measures; the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2004 would add the Arlington Grand Prix to the major events reimbursement program, with the committee substitute exempting it from the usual competitive site-selection requirement because of timing; testimony from the event organizers and Arlington tourism officials was supportive, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2448 would create a rural workforce development grant program at the Texas Workforce Commission to support college-and-career readiness and technical assistance in rural communities; witnesses from Texas 2036, Collegiate Edgination, and a rural school district supported it, and it was left pending. Finally, Senate Bill 913 would repeal a special requirement that Alpine dedicate at least 50% of its hotel occupancy tax to advertising and promotion, and Senate Bill 1143 would require more coordination and reporting for youth workforce programs serving disconnected young Texans; both bills received supportive testimony and were left pending. At the end of the hearing, Senator Johnson moved that the committee stand in recess, subject to the call of the chair.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Revenue may not be used for general revenue purposes.
  • It's all in the construction of the facility and not in actually generating the electricity.
  • Dispatchable electric generation facilities are eligible for this program as a means of encouraging generation
  • Look, I love generation. I’m friends with generation. This isn't the mechanism.
  • facilities. generation to support the legislation's economic development goals.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Revenue may not be used for general revenue purposes.
  • It still isn't really affecting the presence of dispatchable generation.
  • Consistent policy towards property rights and energy generation.
  • Dispatchable electric generation facilities are eligible for this program as a means of encouraging generation
  • Look, I love generation. I'm friends with generators. This isn't the mechanism.
Summary: The Senate Economic Development Committee met to hear a series of bills and informational primers, with several resource witnesses from the Governor’s Office, the Texas Workforce Commission, and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The chair opened by noting the death of Senator King’s son and asking members to keep the family in their prayers. Most bills were laid out and left pending subject to the call of the chair after brief author presentations and public testimony. The committee heard several local hotel occupancy tax bills: SB 1553 for Kerr County, SB 1086 for Childress County, SB 1087 for Mason County, and SB 913 for Alpine. Supporters, including the Texas Hotel and Lodging Association and local officials, said the measures would allow counties or the city to use hotel tax revenue for tourism-related projects and local development. The committee also heard SB 1534, which would direct a study on health physics education and workforce needs in Texas; resource witnesses from TWC and THECB testified on the bill. All of these measures were left pending. A major portion of the hearing focused on SB 1754, which would prohibit local tax abatements for renewable energy facilities selling power at wholesale, with an exception for certain battery storage tied to dispatchable generation. The bill drew strong support from witnesses who argued counties should not subsidize wind and solar projects that can harm neighboring landowners and that renewables already receive substantial federal support. Opponents from the solar and storage industry argued the bill would remove a voluntary local economic development tool, raise power prices, and discourage investment. Senators also debated landowner impacts, grid reliability, and whether the bill was the right policy tool; the bill was left pending. The committee also heard SB 2322, a committee substitute related to the Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act, which would exempt electric generation facilities from the program’s compelling-factor test so they can qualify for school tax limitation agreements. Supporters said the change would correct an unintended barrier for dispatchable generation, while Senator Johnson argued it would weaken the program’s purpose by subsidizing projects that would locate in Texas anyway. SB 1718 would add the NRA annual meeting to the major events reimbursement program; the NRA supported it, while gun violence prevention advocates opposed using state incentives for the organization. SB 2004 would add the Arlington Grand Prix to the major events program, and SB 2448 would create a rural workforce development grant program; both drew supportive testimony and were left pending. The committee also heard SB 1143, a substitute bill aimed at improving transparency and coordination in programs serving opportunity youth ages 14 to 24, with witnesses supporting better reporting and workforce alignment. At the end of the meeting, Senator Johnson moved that the committee stand in recess subject to the call of the chair.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Taxes Committee 3/27/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
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  • <01:19:04.560> of declining yet the future generation of declining yet the future generation
  • :34.199> my multiple generations of Teen Moms my multiple generations of Teen Moms my daughter
  • The state is very generous; we have some of the most generous benefits in the country, and I think the
  • and we'll also be hearing some general and we'll also be hearing some general Law<01:30:14.960><
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We had one hail storm a few years ago that generated something like $13 billion in hail storm damage
  • So many people are struggling financially and have high levels of debt in general.
  • <00:18:28.520> it's and high levels of debt in general it's and high levels of debt in general
  • Italy than it is to get either General Italy than it is to get either General meals<01:03:55.119
  • but it also says the Attorney General but it also says the Attorney General can<01:22:13.679>
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Ways and Means Committee 3/17/25

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • the overall state general fund budget and<00:02:33.959> this<00:02:34.120> bill<00:02:
  • <00:37:37.000> register 1722 be placed on the general register 1722 be placed on the general
  • Seeing none, I renew my motion that House File 1722 be placed on the General Register.
  • House File 1722 is on to the General Register.
  • <00:39:10.760> register 1722 be placed on the general register 1722 be placed on the general
Bills: HF1704, HF1722
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate and Governmental May 20th, 2026

Senate & Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Just generally, I don't know.
  • These are parties who are selecting their candidate for the general election.
  • We have a very, very generous ability to vote in this state.
  • In general, this bill just requires disclosure of AI. It does not prohibit anything.
  • In general, this bill just requires disclosure of AI. It does not prohibit anything.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Thu Apr 23, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:15:56.760> additional of surfing, it can generate additional of surfing, it can generate
  • I'm prepared to assist you to answer any questions you may have.
  • I'm prepared to assist you to answer any questions you may have.
  • um description of reference um general um description of reference to<00:26:00.000> law.
  • Chair's recommendation is to pass unamended. move generally is it about is extended move generally is
Summary: The committee heard several resolutions related to water, coastal management, and permitting. Early measures included SCR 8 on faster county action for certain home-modification permits for older adults and people with disabilities, SCR 40 on banning disposable body boards, SCR 83 on creating a lithium-ion battery disposal facility, SCR 179 on enforcing Maui fire-code provisions for brush clearance and emergency access, and SCR 90 on kupuna-friendly permit requirements. No testifiers were present for those measures, and the chair moved through them without taking votes in the portion provided. The most extensive discussion was on SCR 94, endorsing Waikiki as a world surfing reserve, and SCR 159, urging shared guiding principles for restoring and maintaining Waikiki’s beaches and shoreline. University of Hawaii testimony said the surfing-reserve designation would bring recognition, could help attract grants, and would require a stewardship committee and management plan, but would not itself block beach nourishment or shoreline restoration. Members asked about possible effects on dredging, beach nourishment, and shoreline structures; the witness said impacts on surfing were not expected to be immediate or significant. For SCR 159, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development supported the resolution but requested clarifying amendments to broaden references to law, stakeholder collaboration, and coastal science expertise. The Waikiki Beach Special Improvement District Association also supported the measure, emphasizing coordinated maintenance, public access, and the economic importance of Waikiki beaches, while noting that existing legal agreements and court decisions should be reflected in the resolution. The discussion also covered whether the state and private owners share repair and maintenance obligations for Waikiki seawalls; testimony said existing agreements remain relevant but must yield to current law. The committee also heard SCR 165 designating March as Water Month, with support from the Board of Water Supply and others, and SCR 177 requesting DAGS to convene a cooperative working group on state projects needing county permits. Mary Alice Evans said the latter would help expedite permitting, especially for housing and other state projects, and would complement efforts to standardize county permitting processes. No final votes or dispositions were announced in the excerpt provided.