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WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 5, February 13, 2026-AM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- It's about being smart.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 6 on Public Safety Mar 3rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Contract elimination and that appears to affect a small number of people that could have been placed
- To reduce costs that maybe we're contracting out for.
- We do have a fair number of registry, which are contracted physicians and other doctors that come.
- We really do our best to go civil service, and the labor contracts are up for renegotiation this year
- of an outsourced contract staffing agency and be inside CDCR, so.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Dec 2nd, 2025
Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- positions Florida as a national leader in coastal resilience by combining science, sustainability, and smart
- Contract services are a major component of our operational model.
- strategically identified land management activities that can be accomplished through these private sector contracts
- Over the past 10 years, we've averaged $17.4 million in private outsourced contracts for projects such
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources convened with a quorum present and took up SB 302 by Senator Garcia, which would promote nature-based solutions for coastal resilience. Garcia said the bill would direct DEP to adopt statewide guidelines, encourage local restoration projects through existing grant programs, streamline permitting for green and hybrid infrastructure, support workforce training, and require a study on flood-risk and insurance benefits. Senator Harrell asked about implementation, existing statutory authority, and possible fiscal impacts. The committee adopted an amendment clarifying that hybrid infrastructure need only combine green and gray elements, not prove superiority over either alone.
The committee heard supportive testimony on SB 302 from Katie Bauman of Surfrider Foundation, who said nature-based approaches such as dunes, wetlands, and mangroves are cost-effective and protective, and several organizations waived in support, including the Environmental Defense Fund of Florida, the Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association, and 1,000 Friends of Florida. Senator Harrell said she supported the concept but remained concerned about the breadth of rulemaking and the fiscal implications of workforce funding. After closing remarks from Garcia, the committee voted to report CS for SB 302 favorably.
The remainder of the meeting consisted of informational presentations on land management. Brian Bradner of DEP reviewed Florida State Parks management, including prescribed fire, invasive species removal, hydrologic restoration, cultural resource preservation, visitor use, and budgeted land-management activities. Melissa Tucker of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission described wildlife management areas, emphasizing habitat restoration, wildlife monitoring, ranch infrastructure, public access, and the economic value of the system. Rick Dolan of the Florida Forest Service outlined state forest management funded through a $20 million appropriation, including road and facility work, recreation upgrades, invasive species control, reforestation, habitat restoration, prescribed burning, and boundary marking. Senators praised the agencies’ work and noted the ongoing cost of managing state lands. The committee then adjourned without further action.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 14th, 2026 at 02:14 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- But that would be for us to contract with an HR person, a contract HR person.
- we keep on contract in case we need them, such as retired federal magistrate Judge Alan Torgerson.
- We keep former federal judges on contract for hearing officer services. We don't often need them.
- The contracts we set up at the beginning of each fiscal year.
- We have those former judges on contract if we need them. Thank you. Any other questions?
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
TRN Public Hearing - Tue Feb 17, 2026 @ 9:15 AM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- not sure the exact breakdown, but I know we recently increased it a little bit because when a new contract
- I think we go by five-year contracts. >> So, there was some additional administrative, but I'm not exactly
- Smart Start LLC in support. Alliance for Automobile Innovation with comments.
- Smart<01:02:47.440>
Start <01:02:47.920>LLC <01:02:48.480>in <01:02:48.799>support - requested amendments put forth by Smart requested amendments put forth by Smart Start,<01:31:02.719
Summary:
The House Committee on Transportation heard several vehicle and traffic safety measures. HB 2347, which would require the director of transportation to adopt rules allowing mobile vehicle safety inspections, drew support from DOT and individual testifiers who said it would add convenience and efficiency for passenger vehicle owners. Committee members questioned how home or driveway inspections would handle safety standards such as headlight checks and whether added convenience would come with higher costs; DOT also said it would follow up on inspection fees and audit procedures. HB 182, which would exempt motorcycles and passenger cars from safety inspections, received opposition from DOT, the Hawaii Police Department, and the City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services, with Grassroot Institute in support. HB 2022, which would equalize county and state annual vehicle registration fees, was opposed by the Hawaii Transportation Association because it would raise costs that would likely be passed on to consumers.
The committee also took testimony on HB 1708, which would make operating a vehicle under the influence at a high intoxication level a class C felony and add probation requirements. Prosecutors, police, DOT, and the Honolulu customer services department supported the bill, while the Public Defender’s Office opposed it, arguing that it would increase court workload, require more defense resources, and create collateral consequences, including possible immigration impacts. Several witnesses and members discussed a proposed HD1 that would change the bill to a graduated penalty structure, making a first offense a misdemeanor and a second offense a felony, while also addressing deferred pleas and DUI deferrals. The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office supported the bill’s intent but warned that Oahu lacks a reliable electronic or telephonic warrant system, which could lead to more refusals and additional court impacts.
HB 2086, which would amend negligent injury in the first degree to include injuries negligently inflicted by intoxicated drivers, received support from DOT, county prosecutors, police, and the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office. Honolulu’s prosecutor supported the bill but recommended against the attached HD1, saying the current drafting better preserves negligent injury as a lesser included offense and avoids blending it with a separate statutory scheme. HB 2154, which would create a framework for intelligent speed assist technology and require a report to the legislature, was supported by DOT, county police, Smart Start LLC, AAA Hawaii, and others, with the Alliance for Automobile Innovation offering comments and proposed amendments. A testifier described the bill as a way to prevent repeat speeding by limiting vehicles from accelerating beyond the speed limit. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the excerpt.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- discretion to veer from the contract.
- Outside of a tech stock contract.
- We have a contract and the current, the current law is it deals with Text in their contract.
- Now we can talk about the tech stock contract and the contract itself is what's going to provide or determine
- bidding on a contract.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Government-mandated PLAs invalidate privately negotiated union labor contract agreements and replace
- He continued that merit shop workers should have equal opportunity for public contracts.
- for public contracts it will directly<00:19:13.720>
save <00:19:14.039>taxpayers <00:19 - They are very smart, very shrewd, and very aggressively pursue soft power to take over the world.
- I agree that a 40E service contract to sell real estate is predatory.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (01/15/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- contract.
- Again, we're in the contract. There's no remedy in the contract for anything.
- c> that was the contract the basic contract that was the contract the basic contract that we<05:32
- there's no remedy in the contract there's no remedy in the contract<05:33:11.600>
for contract - And then with the contract piece there, it is a rolling contract every five years.
Summary:
The House Education Committee held its organizational meeting for the new term, with members introducing themselves and describing their backgrounds in teaching, school boards, special education, administration, law, and related fields. Chair Glenn Cordelli outlined the committee’s goals and procedures, emphasizing civility, professionalism, and respectful treatment of witnesses and members. He also noted that the committee has been split into two this year because of the large volume of bills, and said the committee had already sent three bills to the other education committee, with 36 bills currently assigned and more expected.
The chair reviewed committee rules and logistics: hearings should start on time, members should minimize cell phone use and avoid searching during testimony, and questioning of witnesses is limited to one question at a time unless the chair allows a follow-up. Members were told to use the title “Representative,” to sign up on pink cards to testify, and to submit written testimony to the clerk. He also explained that hearings are for listening rather than debating, while executive sessions are where debate and motions occur. Possible motions include ought to pass, inexpedient to legislate, and retain in committee for further work, including subcommittees.
Additional procedures covered scheduling, with the committee expected to meet Wednesday and Thursday the following week because of a holiday, and regular meetings generally planned for Monday and Wednesday. The chair also discussed the consent calendar, reports from majority and minority positions, and the expectation that members who testify on a bill should not then question other witnesses on that same bill. No legislation was voted on at this meeting; it was a procedural and orientation session for the committee.
NH
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
ECD Info Briefing - Fri Jun 19, 2026 @ 1:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Our budget is roughly half state money and half contracts, grants, and philanthropy.
- DBED doesn't do contract work, right? And we have no choice but to do contract work.
- We wouldn't be here today if it weren't for the contract that we originally—and actually we're still
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Um DBED doesn't do contract work, right? - Um DBED doesn't do contract work, right?
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Jan 15th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- the future in terms of contracting with our PACE organizations.
- The two-party contract we're building off of is the statewide Medicaid managed care plan contract.
- We definitely understand that the SMMC contracts some of these PACE organizations.
- So the goal is to end up with a right-sized contract that meets the needs of all parties.
- Traditionally, with our previous dental contract, we were collecting monthly data.
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services heard a base budget overview for the 2025-26 fiscal year, which was presented as a $46.8 billion starting point for the silo. Staff explained that HHS accounts for about half of the state base budget and roughly 36% of general revenue, with AHCA and Medicaid making up the largest share. The committee then reviewed the PACE program for the elderly, including its eligibility, service model, growth in applications, slot funding and reversions, and the agency’s plan to move from the federal three-way agreement to a more detailed two-party contract to improve accountability, transparency, and reporting. Members raised concerns about unfilled slots, reversions, rural access, and the need for clearer return-on-investment data; the agency said it would follow up on some of those questions.
The committee also heard from the Agency for Persons with Disabilities on its statewide dental program. APD described its history of appropriations, the failed January 2024 solicitation, and a new up-to-$11.5 million solicitation focused on preventive care, community partnerships, teledentistry, and coordination with other services. Members questioned overlap with Medicaid dental coverage, the effect of Medicaid unwinding on APD clients, and whether state dollars were duplicating federally supported services; APD said it tries to act as payer of last resort and that services would continue during procurement. Public testimony from an APD stakeholder and the Florida Dental Association emphasized Medicaid eligibility problems for waiver recipients, low reimbursement rates, limited access to anesthesia and hospital-based dental care, and concerns that proposed Medicaid changes could reduce access for special-needs patients.
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs then presented on state veterans service officers and benefits assistance. FDVA highlighted its role in helping veterans access federal benefits, reporting about $27.9 billion in federal dollars flowing into Florida and a high return on state investment. The department said it has increased outreach, claims processing, and services, and has trained staff to identify mental health concerns through its Overwatch program. In response to questions, FDVA discussed plans to expand adult day health care at a new veterans nursing home and possibly at existing locations with additional state funding. At the end of the meeting, the committee completed its presentations and adjourned without objection.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Working Group on Omnibus K-12 Education Bill - 06/02/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- next year that's favorable and perhaps we can protect some of the downside, I think that would be a smart
- downside, I think that would be a smart downside, I think that would be a smart thing<00:05:03.600
- previously part of the Kerry contract. previously part of the Kerry contract.
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contract <01:24:11.760>schools of the four tribal contract schools
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, February 13, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll yield back. government contracts and government contracts and subsidies<00:08:58.519>
never - These are enormous contracts.
- These are enormous contracts.
- These are enormous contracts.
- These are enormous contracts.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Apr 22nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- These ladies are smart, and they work very, very hard to give you.
- Some of those have defense attorneys that are hired through private contract.
- attorneys or when the contract attorneys that are representing certain areas have that.
- In addition, you'll see a line item in there that they have capital defense cases in specific contracts
- Contract attorneys are compensated based on the hours they serve, and so it would be from some other
Bills:
HB3834, HB3940, HB4346, HB2947, HB3257, HB3264, HB4326, HB4421, HB3944, HB3979, HB4118, SCR22, SB169, HB1047, HB2123, HB2650, HB3260, HB3403, SR41, HB3649, HB3742, HB3831, HB3996, HB4321, HB4339
Keywords:
HB3834, Oklahoma Breakthrough Therapy Act, ibogaine, ibogaine-based therapeutics, ibogaine analogs, clinical trials, FDA approval, breakthrough therapy designation, opioid use disorder, substance use disorder, traumatic brain injury, mental health, neurological disorders, drug development, public-private partnership, State Department of Health, intellectual property, revolving fund, research funding, medical licensing
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
October 8, 2025 - 10:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- ONCE WE EXHAUST THAT IS A GOOD EXAMPLE WE GO TO PRIVATE AMBULANCE CONTRACTS.
- Guthrie: WE DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TODAY TO HAVE A CITY CONTRACT WITH A PRIVATE ENTITY.
- WE ARE MANAGING OVER 12,000 ACTIVE CONTRACTS RIGHT NOW.
- THE TOTAL VALUE OF THOSE CONTRACTS IS $22 BILLION SO FDOT EMPLOYEES, PROJECT MANAGERS CONTRACT MANAGERS
- AND ALL THE SUPPORT STAFF ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING 12,000 CONTRACTS WITH A VALUE OF $22 BILLION,
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Committee Jun 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It also authorizes the Department of Social Services to transfer funding between child care contracts
- adjusts the annual salary of the vice chair of the California Energy Commission and clarifies that contracts
- The $351.7 billion that protects the most vulnerable among us while making smart, targeted investments
- Because in the committee hearings, I heard some of the same things: 'Well, we didn't write the contract
- And, you know, I proudly stand on the side... ...that we ought to be smart and take advantage of the
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Committee met to consider the final three-party agreement for the 2026-27 state budget and 19 implementing bills, including two budget bill juniors and 17 trailer bills. Committee leadership and administration officials described the budget as a balanced plan that reduces out-year structural deficits, maintains large reserves, and makes major investments in health care, education, housing, child care, public safety, and other core services while also responding to expected federal cuts and fiscal uncertainty. The Department of Finance outlined the package’s major components, including Medi-Cal adjustments, education funding increases, higher education changes, child care and human services updates, housing and homelessness funding, energy and transportation provisions, and tax and general government changes.
Members asked questions about several provisions, including CSU enrollment targets and turnaround plans, the Prop. 98 settle-up mechanism, the plastics market development payment program, housing accountability measures, NextGen 9-1-1 implementation, and veteran services. Staff and administration witnesses explained that the higher education language is intended to improve campus-by-campus reporting and oversight, that Prop. 98 settle-up would be finalized later through the statutory certification process, and that NextGen 9-1-1 now includes one-time funding, quarterly reporting, an independent technical review, and a state audit. Members also discussed the HAP homelessness funding increase to $900 million and the balance between accountability and timely distribution of funds.
The most extended exchange centered on comparisons between funding for veterans and Medi-Cal/immigrant health coverage. Republican members argued the budget spends far more on undocumented immigrant services than on veterans, while Democratic members and Finance staff responded that the comparison was misleading because many veterans’ services are federally funded and the state budget also includes dedicated veteran support. The chair and other members emphasized that the budget reflects difficult tradeoffs and that the package protects vulnerable populations, preserves health care access, and advances affordability. No final vote was described in the excerpt, but members indicated support for the overall package and said they would support it on the floor.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Apr 16th, 2026
Privacy and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- Do you have any venues that have contracts with StubHub? Absolutely not. Do you have any logistics?
- Do you have any venues that have contracts with StubHub? Absolutely not.
- I know that there's a lot of technical aspects of that, but again, we're smart people, we can figure
- Well, I want to make sure all the smart comments are left, you know, like if I go first and then the
- smart comments will come later, you know.
Summary:
The committee heard AB 1988, which would require companion chatbots to respond to credible crisis expressions with a 988 lifeline notice, human review after repeated crisis signals, and a pause in the chat. The author and supporters said AI chatbots are increasingly used for emotional support but are not equipped to handle suicidal or violent ideation safely; they cited cases of harmful chatbot responses and argued the bill is a limited safety measure, not a ban. Support came from crisis, family medicine, and child/family service organizations, and there was no formal opposition testimony. Members praised the bill’s intent and the author’s work, and the bill was held pending quorum before later discussion moved on to the next item.
The committee then took up AB 1709, which would set a minimum age of 16 for accounts on social media platforms with harmful addictive features and create an e-safety advisory commission. The author argued that social media product design—such as infinite scroll, autoplay, and algorithmic feeds—drives compulsive use and mental health harms, especially for children, and said the bill would still allow safer, non-addictive platforms and online spaces. Supporters, including a psychologist and the Organization for Social Media Safety, described cyberbullying, predation, addiction, and mental health harms; several organizations and advocates also supported the measure.
Opponents, including EFF, privacy groups, civil liberties organizations, and youth and LGBTQ advocates, argued the bill is overbroad, raises privacy and First Amendment concerns, and could cut off young people from community, news, and support. They pointed to Australia’s experience as evidence that age restrictions are easy to circumvent and may shift harms elsewhere, and urged feature-level regulation instead of age-based exclusion. Committee members debated whether the bill is a “ban” or a delay, how age assurance would work, and whether the commission could meaningfully define and update harmful features; several members said they would support the bill while acknowledging it needs further work and ongoing oversight.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 20, March 5, 2026-AM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- file 35, school district cell<00:29:02.000>
phone <00:29:02.240>and <00:29:02.480>smart - cell phone and smart watch policies. cell phone and smart watch policies.
- review and make recommendations on water development<01:27:48.400>
office <01:27:49.199>contracts - <01:27:49.920>
This <01:27:50.080>is development office contracts. - This is development office contracts.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Rules Apr 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for hearing this bill today, and I think this helps clean up any confusion between contracts
- and other commercial transactions involving digital assets and other emerging technologies, such as smart
- contracts, blockchain, cryptocurrency, and non-fungible tokens.
- and other commercial transactions involving digital assets and other emerging technologies, such as smart
- such as smart contracts, blockchain, cryptocurrency, and non-fungible tokens.
Summary:
The committee considered a long agenda of bills, with most measures reported favorably after brief sponsor presentations, amendments, and roll calls. Early bills included SB 658 on lien waivers/releases, SB 736 on Brownfields redevelopment, SB 1002 on utility service restrictions, SB 1132 on right-to-repair for certain equipment, and SB 1378 on restitution for leaving the scene of a crash involving property damage. Each was amended or discussed as needed and then approved by the committee. The committee also advanced SB 768 on foreign control interests in health care licensing, SB 772 on school diabetes management and access to glucagon, SB 1400 on removal of altered sexual depictions posted without consent, SB 1696 on prearranged transportation services, and SB 1374 on school district reporting requirements for educator arrests and misconduct.
Several bills drew notable public testimony and debate. SB 1132 prompted strong support from the sponsor and agriculture interests, but opposition from equipment dealers, technology groups, and wireless industry representatives who argued the market already provides repair options and that the bill could harm dealer networks and security. SB 1730, the Live Local/affordable housing bill, received extensive discussion about parking reductions, height and density preemption, attorney’s fees, local government authority, and impacts on Monroe County and other areas; the committee adopted an amendment and reported the bill favorably despite concerns from some members and advocates about parking, due process, and local control. SB 606 on public lodging and food service establishments also generated significant debate, with opponents warning it could displace long-term guests and vulnerable families, while the sponsor said it clarifies transient occupancy and removes ambiguity in the removal process; the bill passed after the committee rejected a related amendment.
Other measures advanced with less controversy. SB 576 updated service-of-process rules, and SB 1164 authorized email delivery of landlord-tenant notices if the parties agree in writing, though tenant advocates urged clearer safeguards and the sponsor said he was not yet committed to the House version. SB 940 prohibited the resale of restaurant reservations without consent and was supported by restaurant interests. SB 1690, allowing infant safety devices or “baby boxes” as a legal surrender option, drew emotional support from several witnesses who said it would provide anonymous, life-saving alternatives for mothers in crisis; the committee continued discussion into the latter part of the meeting. Throughout, the committee adopted several amendments, heard both support and opposition from industry, advocacy, and local-government witnesses, and reported the discussed bills favorably by recorded vote.