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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

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

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • First up, we have State Health Planning and Development Agency. John Is John here? John Jack Lewin?
  • Stated they'd be here in the early morning. uh State Health Planning and Development uh State Health
  • Planning and Development Agency.
  • Stated they'd be here in person is State Health Planning and Development Agency. John Lewin?
  • </c> Health Planning and Development Agency. Health Planning and Development Agency.
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.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • management audits of the department and its attached agencies.
  • departments and its attached<00:05:38.080><c> agencies.
  • Housing Solutions, and Housing Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to create a housing
  • and county agencies under proclamations declaring states of emergency during the six-year period between
  • </c><00:08:21.480><c> and</c> no-bid contracts issued by state and no-bid contracts issued by state and
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 3/3/25 - Part 1

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • I intend to run committee until probably about 5 minutes to 11, when we will take a recess, and the plan
  • My name is Evan R., Deputy Commissioner at the Department of Employment and Economic Development.
  • between the agencies in order to cover the administrative costs and address that funding gap that was
  • </c> different agencies and cover the costs different agencies and cover the costs that<00:13:22.639>
  • get our heads around—and this amendment just makes it easier for the agencies to work throughout each
Bills: HF11
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 3/3/25 - Part 2

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Row, I heard that some states apparently they can collect UI and also paid family medical leave, and
  • specifically about the offering of such a program and plan.
  • And this is a plan that is economical for businesses.
  • And I understand those concerns, but the reality is that most employers in the state, including the state
  • People are making plans based on this, and so again I just want to ask: do you have some plan?
Bills: HF11
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Feb 4th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development will now come to order
  • rural areas of opportunity on the same footing as counties and municipalities for certain state and
  • Outcomes include the number of students participating in the program and the skills, credentials, and
  • It fulfills an obligation the state has already recognized to redress the loss of life and the violation
  • But compensation is the remedy the law provides, and it is the remedy the state owes.
Bills: S0214, S0694, S1266
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met with a quorum present and considered three bills. First, SB 214 by Senator McLean, a rural access bill for special districts, was amended to allow independent special districts in rural areas to receive certain state and federal financial assistance payments directly for verified work rather than relying on reimbursement. Testimony in support came from representatives of water and sewer entities and the Florida Association of Special Districts. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported CS/SB 214 favorably. Next, the committee took up CS/SB 1266 by Senator Collada on cybersecurity internships and workforce readiness. The bill was amended to create a cybersecurity experiential learning opportunity and clearance readiness program within the Department of Commerce, working with Cyber Florida at USF. A proposed amendment to the amendment was withdrawn by Senator Bernard. With no opposition noted, the committee adopted the amendment and then reported CS/SB 1266 favorably. Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 694 by Senator Bracey Davis, which provides compensation to the descendants of the Groveland Four—Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepard, and Ernest Thomas—for wrongful convictions and related harms. The bill was presented as a justice and redress measure, with supportive testimony from Delatry Hollinger and comments from Senator Smith and the chair praising the effort. The committee reported CS/SB 694 favorably, and then adjourned without further business.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Tue Feb 10, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • with law enforcement agencies at both the state and county level and with DLNR.
  • ><00:34:44.560><c> and</c><00:34:44.720><c> county</c> agencies both at the state and county agencies
  • </c> process of developing a general plan? process of developing a general plan?
  • , okay, we're going to amend the general plan, and they hold hearings and meetings around the state.
  • Tom Eisen with the Environmental Review Program of the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development
Summary: The committee on Water and Land met on February 10, 2026, with Chair Mark Hashem outlining strict testimony rules and noting a time constraint because of later hearings and floor session obligations. The committee then took up several bills, hearing mostly supportive testimony on HB 1881 relating to land use, HB 2218 relating to DLNR/community management, and HB 1956 relating to freshwater waves, while HB 1845 relating to the Land Use Commission drew legal concerns and opposition. HB 2151 relating to building materials had no substantive testimony presented in the excerpt, and the committee moved through it quickly. On HB 1881, testimony focused on protecting North Shore lands from overdevelopment. A supporter described the area as valuable precisely because it remains largely undeveloped, and a member asked whether the bill’s restrictions on “finculars” would affect existing or future private residential installations; the response suggested the bill was aimed at future commercial uses and that grandfathering or personal-use exceptions might be possible, but the exact wording would need legal refinement. HB 2218 received broad support from OHA, DLNR, Kua, Sierra Club, Hui Maka Aana, the Honlay Initiative, and others, who said the measure would expand community-based co-management across DLNR divisions, build on existing park partnerships, and produce real benefits such as better stewardship, safer access, local jobs, and stronger community trust. Members asked about the bill’s five-year review structure, how multiple community groups would be handled, and whether the model could apply to ocean or nearshore areas; DLNR said the board would retain authority, agreements would be non-exclusive and subject to review, and the department was still working through how the approach would function across different divisions and marine settings. For HB 1956, the Attorney General offered technical comments, urging clearer definitions of “residing” and “freshwater way,” clearer timing for citations and arrests, and more explicit procedural safeguards and agency roles. On HB 1845, the Attorney General and Land Use Commission raised concerns that the bill could conflict with constitutional protections for important agricultural lands and could not be reconciled with existing voting requirements; the LUC also said commissioners cannot vote by proxy under sunshine law and warned that the bill could allow too few commissioners to approve major boundary changes. Members questioned how the bill would work in counties without designated important agricultural lands, and the LUC explained that Kauai is the only county to have completed the IAL process, while the broader statutory process remains county-driven and has been the subject of litigation. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the excerpt.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Technology and Telecommunications 2ND REVISED Apr 16th, 2026 at 08:45 am

Technology and Telecommunications

Transcript Highlights:
  • state and local government.
  • So what we're asking is for the Oklahoma Broadband Office to develop a plan, kind of their window plan
  • And who is voting on this plan as far as the legislature is concerned?
  • The office shall develop a comprehensive plan, bring it to the board.
  • And we have seen, I think, I've seen probably 5 or 6 states passed a similar law.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Technology and Telecommunications 2ND REVISED Apr 16th, 2026

Technology and Telecommunications

Transcript Highlights:
  • Because when we approach this state by state by state, we end up with a patchwork, and really there's
  • state and local government.
  • data across the state and local government.
  • And so what we're asking is the Oklahoma Broadband Office to develop a plan, kind of their wind-down
  • And so what we're asking is Oklahoma Broadband Office to develop a plan, kind of their wind down plan
Summary: The Senate Technology and Telecommunications Committee considered several House bills focused on artificial intelligence, data infrastructure, broadband, and education technology. House Bill 3176 would create an Oklahoma Gas Artificial Intelligence and Space Research Hub under the Department of Commerce and a National Laboratory Development Program to help Oklahoma pursue federal research designations; members questioned the fiscal impact, public reporting, and agency placement, and the bill passed 7-1. House Bill 3544 would prohibit minors from accessing AI social companions and authorize civil penalties; supporters cited research and safety concerns, and it passed 8-0. House Bill 3619 would modernize state geographic data collection and mapping for census and boundary purposes; members raised concerns about county boundaries, costs, and possible impacts on property and taxation, and it passed 6-2. The committee also advanced House Bill 3546, which bars artificial intelligence and other non-human entities from being granted legal personhood under Oklahoma law, passing 8-0 without debate. House Bill 1782 would create an Oklahoma AI Education Innovation Act with an advisory council and grant fund; members asked about funding formulas, membership, and dual office-holding, and it passed 8-0. House Bill 2293 would extend the Oklahoma Broadband Office sunset while requiring a wind-down plan and legislative review; members discussed the office’s consultation and termination process, and it passed 8-0. Finally, House Bill 4358 would limit screen time for pre-K through fifth grade students to one hour per school day. After questions about enforcement, classroom logistics, and special events, the author struck the title to continue working on the measure, and the bill passed 8-0. Throughout the meeting, members generally expressed support for the policy goals of the bills while flagging implementation, fiscal, and jurisdictional concerns.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism REVISED Apr 21st, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • explained to me, there is a gap in communication between that agency and community housing development
  • hopefully just develop a better relationship between OFA and some of the agencies that it works with
  • And do you know how the agency felt? Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency felt about that?
  • going and visiting the state parks.
  • And really, we have some great employees in the state parks.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism REVISED Apr 21st, 2026

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • State government, and specifically the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, otherwise known as OFA.
  • hopefully just develop a better relationship between OFA and some of the agencies that it works with
  • And do you know how the agency felt, Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, about that shall? I don't.
  • And also going and visiting the state parks, and really, we have some great, great employees in the state
  • , and agency programs serving communities across Oklahoma.
Summary: The Senate Economic Development, Workforce, and Tourism Committee met for a work session focused largely on executive nominations and several House bills. The committee advanced nominations for Jared Lundry and Norville Ritter to the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission, Amy Blackburn as Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation, and Jason Kays to the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, with each nominee describing their background and priorities and receiving favorable roll-call votes. Members also considered and advanced a series of bills affecting housing, tourism, workforce, and related programs. HB 1823 would require the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency to provide advance notice of HOME program changes, limit retroactive rule changes, and give preference to nonprofit grant recipients; it passed 8-1. HB 4476 created a revolving fund related to a music industry rebate program and passed 7-2 after an amendment raising a threshold from 25,000 to 28,000. HB 3880 updated tourism advertising law to include digital media and allowed the Oklahoma Today magazine to move online, with an amendment making publication permissive rather than mandatory; it passed 8-1. HB 3031 created a revolving fund for workforce development tied to skilled trades and the North Point Workforce Development Initiative, and HB 3378 staggered terms on the Oklahoma Science and Technology Research and Development Board; both passed. The committee also passed HB 3369, which aligned LP gas and fire-suppression rules for mobile food vendors and required annual fire safety training, HB 3429, which authorized up to $50 million in bonds for CareerTech-related economic development projects, HB 3657, which clarified agricultural labor reporting and allowed OESC to share workforce data with the Workforce Commission, and HB 4215, which lowered the minimum spend threshold for Oklahoma film post-production incentives from $50,000 to $20,000. Finally, HB 3624, a controversial bill changing how county lines are determined along shifting waterways, drew extensive debate over taxation, property records, and rural impacts before passing 6-5. The chair noted the committee likely had one more meeting remaining and invited further suggested language on the county-line issue.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Mon Mar 23, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 32

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Alan Johnson for his contributions to addressing substance and behavioral health issues through Hina
  • substance and behavioral health issues in the state and on his recent retirement.
  • , but also through legislation to address drug and substance abuse issues across our state.
  • Even though Alan is retiring, I know he will still be deeply involved in behavioral health and substance
  • This field of health care is not easy, but Alan has led Hina Mauka with compassion, kindness, and integrity
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Fri Mar 20, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 31

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> Agustin and Angela Alcantra-Pao. Agustin and Angela Alcantra-Pao.
  • </c> Representatives Tam and Woodson. Representatives Tam and Woodson.
  • responsibilities, health and safety, technology, and the environment.
  • , Charis Daily, and Sophie Velasco, Charis Daily, and Sophie Yamamoto.
  • , House agencies may have limited<00:58:28.840><c> staffing</c><00:58:29.880><c> and</c><00:58:30.200
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 30

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and Harm Reduction Center, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Indivisible Hawaii, Our Hawaii, and Reclaiming
  • c> Center,</c> Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center, Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center, Hawaii
  • two dozen schools and public charter schools that came today from across the state to celebrate and
  • Thank you so much. from across the state to celebrate um from across the state to celebrate um and<00
  • about the association between social media use and negative impacts on the mental health and development
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's Ty and Cusie counties. And I want the record to reflect it was 1027 when I walked in.
  • Ty and Cusie counties. And I want the Ty and Cusie counties.
  • I do have a letter of support from the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and the Alabama State Chiropractic
  • The peasants and smokers.
  • The peasants and smokers. &gt;&gt; Yeah, I know. The peasants and smokers.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Community Affairs Jan 20th, 2026

Community Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • It aims to enhance certainty and speed for development.
  • It aims to enhance certainty and speed for development without weakening safety and professional standards
  • both the development and the housing sector.
  • be approved by the state land planning agency, which technically kind of doesn't exist anymore.
  • Senate Bill 548 will establish a state definition of what plan-based methodology should be and would
Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and took up a series of local claims, public records, growth management, permitting, and nuisance bills. It first heard and approved SB 16, SB 14, and SB 24, all uncontested claims bills providing relief related to injuries or settlements involving the City of St. Petersburg and Miami-Dade County. The committee also approved SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives, which narrows statutory language to protect co-op decisions on generation and power purchases while preserving consumer protections, and SB 830, which creates a public records exemption for certain personal information of county and city managers and their families due to reported threats against local officials. Members then considered SB 1138 on qualified contractors and development review, which would create a registry of licensed professionals to help local governments process pre-application reviews and plats more quickly. Local government groups raised concerns about preemption and preserving quasi-judicial authority, while private-provider supporters backed the bill; Senator Sharief voted no, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 168, expanding public nuisance law to include gambling houses and increasing penalties, and SB 686 on agricultural enclaves, which revises the enclave process, adds a public hearing path, limits it to certain residential projects in urban service areas, and was amended to change a date to June 30, 2026 before being reported favorably. The committee next approved CS for SB 548 on growth management and impact fees, which clarifies plan-based methodology, extraordinary circumstances, interlocal agreements, and refund procedures for improper fee collections. Testimony reflected support for clearer standards but also concerns about fee increases and refund administration. Finally, SB 1234 on building permits and inspections was reported favorably; it would extend permit validity, exempt some low-value work from permitting, create a statewide residential permit form, speed review timelines, and expand private-provider use, drawing opposition from a Miami-Dade building official who argued for continued local oversight and support from private-provider advocates. Senator Jones requested to be recorded as voting affirmatively on several tabs and negatively on tab 9, and the committee adjourned after all bills were disposed of.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • and just this afternoon in Health and Human Services and here.
  • Um and if uh the agency is have to be.
  • </c> families and children across the state. families and children across the state.
  • And so, uh our state that's nonpartisan.
  • </c><01:29:28.400><c> from</c> from the state and the rest comes from from the state and the rest comes
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • for the city, county, and state.
  • of two in the state of Alabama, and you have to move from somewhere else, from another state.
  • of two in the state of Alabama, and you have to move from somewhere else, from another state.
  • We went back and looked at what some other states are doing.
  • We went back and looked at what some other states are doing.
HI
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • ><00:02:47.360><c> I</c> addressed, you know, and and and um so I addressed, you know, and and and um
  • It adds a clause explicitly stating that local boards are not sponsoring the programming and the programs
  • And it adds a clause<00:09:26.160><c> explicitly</c><00:09:27.200><c> stating</c><00:09:27.600><c> that
  • And and I appreciate Senator Sheldon. And and I appreciate your<00:10:11.680><c> work.
  • All displays must include a clear disclaimer stating that Alabama is not establishing a religion and
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • Currently there's 22 veterans in the United States that kill themselves every year, and that number is
  • </c><00:04:50.080><c> And</c><00:04:50.240><c> just</c><00:04:50.479><c> to</c> called to state active
  • And just to called to state active duty.
  • And that's an agency initiative. Excuse me, Mr. Devil.
  • And they send money to states that we then use as housing vouchers for vets.
Bills: HF2446, HF2563, HF2444