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AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Her passions were as diverse as her talents, including music, gardening, cooking, motorcycle riding,
- Her passions were as diverse as her talents, including music, gardening, cooking, motorcycle riding,
Summary:
The Arizona House convened with prayer, the pledge, approval of the March 18, 2026 journal, and the introduction of Doctor of the Day Dr. Bradley Butler. Members also welcomed several guest groups, including carpenters, local officials from Show Low, Down Syndrome Day advocates, and Giffords Courage Fellows. The House read and adopted a proclamation designating March 19, 2026 as ALS Awareness Day, with Representative Selina Bliss introducing ALS Society members and several Arizonans living with ALS to speak to the issue.
The chamber then considered House Resolution 2007 honoring the life of Sheila Jean Mattox, also known as Ginger Mattox. The resolution was unanimously adopted, and members observed a moment of silence. Representative Marcus and others offered remarks about Mattox’s community service and her impact in Phoenix’s FQ Story neighborhood, and family and friends were recognized in the gallery and on the floor.
The House moved into Committee of the Whole to consider House Bill 2680. The bill received a Commerce Committee amendment and a floor amendment, both adopted without recorded opposition, and the committee then recommended the bill do pass as amended. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole report and referred HB 2680 as amended to engrossing. Later, HB 1004 was withdrawn from the Education Committee and additionally referred to Judiciary. The House also received various Senate messages and committee reports, announced upcoming meetings and caucus events, and adjourned until 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 23, 2026.
AZ
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- But alongside that, we've also had many gardens.
- The neighborhood impact that not only our farm but any farms or gardens have on the area is that it reduces
Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Keywords:
food insecurity, hunger, college students, nutrition assistance, pilot program, open government, sunset review, aquaculture, public records, exemption
Summary:
The committee met, called the roll, and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. It first considered the appointment of Melanie Ressler to the Florida Citrus Commission. No appearance forms were requested, and the committee voted unanimously to recommend her confirmation favorably.
The committee then took up SPB 7020, which reenacts a public records exemption for certain aquaculture production records held by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Senator Trunow explained that the exemption protects shellfish and submerged land lease records, supports compliance with federal partners and statutory requirements, and helps protect marketplace competition. A representative from the Department appeared in support, and the bill was moved as a committee bill and reported favorably.
Next, the committee heard SB 534, Senator Bernard’s hunger-free campus pilot program bill. He described a pilot within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to identify campuses with high numbers of Pell-eligible students, develop a survey with the Hunger Task Force, designate staff to help students enroll in SNAP, expand campus food access, and require reporting on outcomes and future funding. The bill had one appearance form in support and was reported favorably without debate.
The committee also received a presentation from the St. Pete Youth Farm, led by Carla Bristol and youth ambassadors. They described the farm as a youth-led community project on city-owned land that addresses food insecurity while providing leadership, financial literacy, career readiness, mental wellness programming, composting, aquaponics, and community events. Senators praised the program, asked about possible expansion into a culinary kitchen and partnerships with schools, and the presenters said they hope to expand youth opportunities, food preparation training, and related programming. The meeting concluded with adjournment.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (04/22/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> school</c> who helps with a community with a school who helps with a community with a school garden
- :01:26.160><c> things</c><01:01:26.319><c> I</c><01:01:26.559><c> can</c><01:01:26.640><c> do</c> garden
- There are other things I can do garden.
- Uh but there are other school garden.
- uh or by you know food by gardening uh or by you know raising<01:02:36.319><c> hands</c><01:02:36.559
Summary:
The committee first took up a Senate message on HB 179, relative to hazardous waste accident fees. Members reviewed the Senate amendment, which would cap the daily non-payment penalty at no more than $1,000 per day and limit the cumulative penalty to 25% of the cost, with no additional daily penalty if the responsible party is following an agreed payment plan. Members discussed the change from the committee’s earlier version, which had allowed penalties up to 100% of the damages, and agreed the revised language was reasonable. The committee voted to concur with the Senate amendment and indicated the bill could be placed on consent.
The committee then recessed SB 302, requiring background checks for solid waste facility owners, because a late request for an additional change had not yet been fully reviewed. It next voted on SB 229, relative to the sale of uninspected bison, red deer, and elk meat. Supporters said the bill would expand retail access to these meats, support New Hampshire farms, and improve food security. Members also noted the Department of Agriculture did not object, that the bill would remove a sunset and keep more workable inspection rules in place, and that the animals involved are largely from closed herds. The committee voted unanimously to pass SB 229 and agreed to place it on consent.
Finally, the committee considered SB 50, establishing a committee to study the regulation of private animal boarding facilities. Members described disturbing testimony about missing, injured, or dead dogs and the lack of clear oversight, licensing, or even a reliable list of kennels in the state. They discussed possible study topics including licensing, inspection authority, standards, penalties, and protections for both pet owners and boarding operators, including disclosure of medical conditions. The committee voted unanimously to pass SB 50 and also agreed to place it on consent. After the executive sessions, the committee heard a presentation from the New Hampshire Food Alliance on the state’s first food and agriculture strategic plan, introduced by director Nicole Cardwell, with participation from advisory committee members including Rep. Bixby and Commissioner Sean Jasper.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Local Government Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- plans must include several mandatory elements, including a housing element, a rural element, and a capital
- experiencing homelessness, temporary residences with basic sanitation and health services, community gardens
- Certainly, provisions like this, we firmly believe, have a chilling effect on the capital investments
Committee:
House Local Government
Keywords:
municipal permitting, transit projects, high capacity transit, infrastructure, urban development, residential development, commercial zones, mixed-use zoning, urban planning, state regulations, county ferry district, ferry district, passenger-only ferry, passenger ferry, Puget Sound, Vashon, Seattle, Southworth, county transportation, local taxing authority
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Local Government Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- plans must include several mandatory elements, including a housing element, a rural element, and a capital
- experiencing homelessness, temporary residences with basic sanitation and health services, community gardens
- Certainly, provisions like this, we firmly believe, have a chilling effect on the capital investments
Summary:
The committee opened public hearings on House Bill 2141, concerning building codes, and House Bill 2573, concerning community access to food, medicine, and health services, then later took executive action on several bills. HB 2141 would impose a 10-year pause on new state building and energy code updates after the 2024 codes, limit local amendments until the 2036 codes, then move to a six-year update cycle and remove the current energy-code 70% reduction target. Supporters, including the sponsor, builders, local government groups, and some code officials, argued the bill would reduce regulatory churn, lower housing costs, and give builders and local governments more certainty. Opponents, including environmental groups, architects, fire marshals, and code organizations, said the freeze would raise long-term energy costs, undermine safety and climate goals, and delay adoption of new technologies. No action was taken on HB 2141 during the hearing.
HB 2573 would require advance notice before grocery stores or pharmacies close in communities that relied on them for planning under the Growth Management Act, add a health and food access goal and a healthy communities element to the GMA, and authorize cities and counties to use zoning, excise taxes, and nuisance fees to discourage long-term vacancies and preserve access to food and medicine. The sponsor and supporters said the bill responds to recent store closures that created food and pharmacy deserts, especially in overburdened communities, and would give local governments tools to prevent blight and protect access to essential services. Opponents from grocery and retail industry groups argued the bill would punish businesses and property owners, create a chilling effect on investment, and unfairly burden independent landlords. The committee heard testimony on HB 2573 but did not take final action in the portion provided.
During executive action, the committee reported several bills out with do-pass recommendations. HB 2517, on permitting tools for high-capacity transit projects, passed 4-3 after one proposed amendment was rejected and another was adopted to require property-owner consent before certain permits on property not owned by the transit authority. HB 2588, expanding county ferry district authority beyond passenger-only ferries, passed 4-3. HB 1529, allowing cities to use county resources for road construction and maintenance, passed 6-1. HB 2223, creating a limited exemption for irrigation district directors’ spouses’ contracts, passed unanimously. HB 2006, extending the deadline for certain rural counties to designate industrial land banks, passed unanimously after adoption of an amendment narrowing eligibility and adjusting timing requirements.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 7, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><02:33:50.640><c> building</c><02:33:51.200><c> after</c> rotunda of this capital building after
- They support domestic energy... on January 6 to be put up in the capital on January 6 to be put up in
- the capital as<02:59:19.040><c> required</c><02:59:19.760><c> by</c><02:59:20.080><c> law.
- Well, he paved over the Rose Garden.
- </c> he paved over the rose garden. he paved over the rose garden.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Housing Sep 16th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I've gotten so much interest from your kind of average market-rate developers who, frankly, in this capital
- We also didn't really have the capacity or the capital to put in the frontage improvements to take that
- The impact fee system must be based on the capital facility plan.
- We had heard a lot on the capital budget team about the amount that can be allocated for CHIP, and I'm
- Things like just garden-variety building permits or construction permits are not part of the 5290 process
Summary:
The Senate Housing Committee heard presentations on a range of housing finance, permitting, and affordability tools. Chattanooga described its affordable housing PILOT program, which uses a per-unit property tax abatement tied to the rent loss from providing affordable units, with a 15-year term and annual compliance monitoring. Committee members asked about the program’s structure, whether it had been used elsewhere, and who was participating; the presenter said the first mixed-income project would bring 278 units with 42 affordable units and that the model was attracting private market-rate developers. Shoreline then described its MFTE and inclusionary zoning approach, emphasizing that longer tax exemption periods and station-area zoning changes had helped spur development, with most current pipeline projects concentrated near light rail stations.
The committee also heard from the Municipal Research Services Center and the Department of Commerce on tax increment financing, proportional impact fees, and permit timelines. Commerce explained that TIF can fund public improvements such as roads, utilities, broadband, and some affordable housing or child care facilities, while proportional impact fee guidance is intended to help jurisdictions charge fees more closely aligned with actual project impacts. On permit timelines, Commerce presented its first annual report under recent law changes, using 2024 as a baseline year and noting that reported timelines were generally longer than statutory goals; members asked about outliers, paper versus electronic processing, and whether back-and-forth between applicants and staff was driving delays. Commerce said it would follow up with more data, including on CHIP funding and permit reform practices.
Several local governments then shared permitting process improvements. Auburn reported relatively short review cycles and described its move to fully electronic permitting, internal performance standards, and a stock plan program that speeds review for repeated home designs. Bellevue described an AI permitting pilot with a local startup to help with pre-application questions, document triage, and plan review, aiming to reduce incomplete applications and revision cycles. Seattle presented a pilot for accessory dwelling unit co-development in which a mission-driven partner would help homeowners split lots, finance, build, and manage ADUs, with the homeowner eventually buying out the partner and retaining ownership; committee members asked about rent setting, management fees, and default risk, and staff said they would follow up. The committee also heard brief overviews of community land trusts and limited equity cooperatives as permanent affordability models, with presenters urging continued state and local funding support and policy recognition for these approaches.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Military and Veterans Affairs Aug 13th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- units has attached secured courtyards, allowing our veterans to go outside, spend time barbecuing, gardening
- I’m on the public school capital outlay, and I can check on what needs to happen as far as getting on
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-03 (9:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 2nd, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Investment in these districts will serve as magnets for capital, talent, and industry, accelerating the
- entrepreneurship and dreams, because every successful business, whether it's a pizza and tortilla factory, a garden
Bills:
HB 112 , HB199 , HB621 , HB1349 , HB2214 , HB3466 , HB3698 , HB3699 , HCR9 , HB112 , HB199 , HCR9
Keywords:
science park district, economic development, technology innovation, higher education collaboration, infrastructure development, Texas Economic Development Office, workforce development, unemployment benefits, state average unemployment rate, benefit year, economic support, Texas Workforce Commission, property owners' association, free speech, assembly rights, government officials, political candidates, floodplain, landlord, tenant
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- resources and hopefully someday we will turn those millions of barrels of water. a day produced into a garden
- So our Our entire system is very competitive, capital flows to where it's welcome.
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We tabled in the sculpture gardens. Artists featured in the Walker reached out to offer support.
- We tabled in the sculpture gardens.<00:06:30.560><c> Uh</c><00:06:31.039><c> artists</c><00:06:31.680
- ><c> featured</c><00:06:32.160><c> in</c><00:06:32.319><c> the</c> gardens.
- Uh artists featured in the gardens.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Whereas outside of work, Melissa enjoyed cross-country skiing and gardening.
- In addition, she loved gardens and flowers. And on your desks are seed packets.
- rise for a moment of silence in honor of Mark, Melissa, and Gilbert Hortman. addition, she loved gardens
- and flowers. addition, she loved gardens and flowers.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (1-22-26)
Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor
Transcript Highlights:
- private lakes and ponds belong to the owner just like farm animals, fruit trees, vegetables in your garden
- trees, trees, trees, vegetables<00:05:11.440><c> in</c><00:05:11.680><c> your</c><00:05:11.840><c> garden
- </c><00:05:13.120><c> Fish</c><00:05:13.440><c> don't</c> vegetables in your garden.
- Fish don't vegetables in your garden. Fish don't move<00:05:13.919><c> around.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Labor & Workplace Standards
Transcript Highlights:
- nanny, child care provider, home care worker, personal care provider, housekeeper, cleaner, cook, gardener
- The nannies, house cleaners, all-payers, gardeners, and other domestic workers right behind me do not
- I'm a gardener. I live in Seattle, District 37. Good morning. I am Daniel Cordova. I'm a gardener.
Committee:
House Labor & Workplace Standards
Keywords:
labor protections, domestic workers, wage standards, employment rights, worker safety, factory built housing, commercial structures, national standards, construction regulation, building safety, workers' compensation, benefits, employment, injury claims, insurance, liability, fire protection, sprinkler systems, licensed contractors, certified fitters
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- To testify, Superintendent Alani, Vice Chair Kim, and members of the committee, my name is Kina Gardener
- /c><00:15:28.319><c> name</c><00:15:28.480><c> is</c><00:15:28.600><c> Kina</c><00:15:29.000><c> Gardener
- </c> the committee my name is Kina Gardener the committee my name is Kina Gardener I'm<00:15:29.519><
Committee:
Senate Education
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Now they've spread to Garden City and Boise.
- about a 15-mile radius of where I live in Eagle, so it's western Boise, eastern Meridian, all of Garden
Committee:
Senate Agricultural Affairs
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- But alongside that, we’ve also had many gardens.
- The neighborhood impact that... ...not only our farm but any farms or gardens have on the area is that
Committee:
Senate Agriculture
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Apr 16th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The film capital of the world, that's what I say is that Guthrie.
- And I'm looking at particular capital expenditures.
- HB 4052 authorizes 8.2 million from the legacy capital financing fund.
- legacy capital fund to construct, refurbish, and expand...
- and deploy their capital for currency.
Bills:
HB3257 , HB3176 , HB3544 , HB3619 , HB3546 , HB1782 , HB2293 , HB4358 , HB3081 , HB3983 , HB3790 , HJR1023 , HB4139 , HB3297 , HB3041 , HB3673 , HB4105 , HB3338 , HB3048 , SR33 , SCR21 , SCR20 , HB4030 , HB4031 , HB4032 , HB4034 , HB4036 , HB4037 , HB4038 , HB4040 , HB4041 , HB4042 , HB4043 , HB4045 , HB4046 , HB4047 , HB4048 , HB4044 , HB4050 , HB4051 , HB4052 , HB4053 , HB4054 , HB4056 , HB4057 , HB4071 , HB4065 , HB4067 , HB4072 , HB2992 , HB4338 , HB4170
Keywords:
veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, Oklahoma, Gas Hub, artificial intelligence, national laboratory, public-private partnerships, aerospace, high-performance computing, economic development, social AI companions, minors, emotional attachment, safety protocols, civil penalties, parental controls, geographic information