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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government May 13th, 2026
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Keywords:
mayor vacancy, Holyoke, city council, election procedures, municipal governance, residency requirement, elected officials, local government, citizenship, charter amendment, municipal lien, local charges, property tax, nonpayment, Newton, residency requirements, municipal regulation, elected office, Falmouth, Licensing Commission
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, and if they're going to continue to push for this bill without federal funding, um, the capital costs
- maintenance the operating and capital maintenance cost<00:36:08.240><c> of</c><00:36:08.480><c> it</
- </c><00:36:39.119><c> costs</c> federal funding, um, the capital costs federal funding, um, the capital
- In the fiscal note, uh, it discusses the actual cost to maintain and operate and the capital maintenance
- </c><01:29:04.480><c> uh</c> capital. You cannot go anywhere. uh capital.
Keywords:
transportation, tow trucks, variable message signs, road safety, emergency service, optometrist, window glazing, motor vehicle regulations, medical prescriptions, transportation safety, infrastructure, construction, appropriation, state project, motorized bicycles, motorcycles, electric vehicles, transportation regulations, safety standards, dealer license
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- [Music] The Capital Investment Committee for May 6 is called to order. A quorum is present.
- I've been learning quite a bit and speaking about capital investment right now.
- I've been learning quite a bit and speaking about capital investment right now.
- And so, uh, just, you know, the old name for capital investment was public works.
- And so, uh, just, you know, the old name for capital investment was public works.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- The cost-of-living adjustment? Yes, ma'am.
- We can all relate to those rising costs in our lives.
- I would just ask if you did a cost-benefit analysis on that in New Orleans about the cost per individual
- I would just ask if you did a cost-benefit analysis on that in New Orleans about the cost per individual
- In addition to all of the costs shall collect from every person, but it does not say that the cost collected
Bills:
HB29, HB39, HB77, HB153, HB183, HB211, HB263, HB299, HB324, HB519, HB520, HB533, HB538, HB559, HB562, HB805, HB823, HB1004, HB1011, HB1018
Keywords:
insurance fund, retired employees, Ascension Parish, court clerks, premium costs, investment advisory board, HB 39, Act 283, peace officer, law enforcement officer, police certification, citizenship requirement, U.S. citizen, United States citizen, naturalization, lawful permanent resident, green card holder, immigration, public safety, law enforcement hiring
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, members, this resolution seeks to reaffirm Poteet, Texas, as the official strawberry capital
- This resolution will redesignate the town of Dripping Springs as the wedding capital of Texas. for the
- It basically designates Port Aransas as the fishing capital of Texas. Any questions, members?
- HCR 6 designates Galveston as the Juneteenth capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
- HCR 50 designates Galveston as the Mardi Gras capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
Bills:
SB2959, HB3096, HCR29, HCR56, HCR12, HCR55, HCR74, HCR78, HCR116, HCR117, HCR6, HCR50, HCR107, HCR80, HCR58, HCR70, HCR71, HCR72, HCR75, HCR93, HCR12, HCR6
Keywords:
firearm safety, awareness month, public safety, responsible ownership, storage, recreational use, profound autism, awareness day, caregiver, disabilities, support, counseling, mental health, awareness, support services, community health, necrotizing enterocolitis, premature infants, breastfeeding, health awareness
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- going to be very quick that we'll take care of, and then we'll turn it over to Chairman Bacala on capital
- And there's no extra cost involved in this bill. It's a local situation. That's right, yes, sir.
Keywords:
capital outlay, budget, infrastructure, appropriation, general obligation bonds, bond authorization, capital improvement, financial management, state treasury, boiler safety, inspection, licensing, state fire marshal, operating certificate, regulations, local sales tax, local use tax, sales and use tax, tax audit, local collector
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- There is also the cost associated with creating new standalone ethnic studies courses and eventually
- and cost to our schools<01:16:20.960><c> and</c><01:16:21.159><c> districts</c><01:16:21.560><c> that
- We can go into the merits of indirect benefits, indirect costs, and all that, lots of studies, but the
- saving down the road on the it's cost saving down the road on the entire<01:37:06.239><c> system</c>
- uh benefits indir costs and all that<01:38:03.360><c> lots</c><01:38:03.560><c> of</c><01:38:03.800>
Keywords:
railroad, infrastructure, transportation funding, environmental remediation, capital investment, HF921, tax increment financing, TIF, excess tax increment, school district aid, levy adjustment, property tax levy, education finance, Minnesota education aid, decertification, local government finance, school funding formula, state aid reduction, referendum equalization aid, debt service equalization
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 18th, 2026 at 09:34 am
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
HSH Public Hearing - Tue Feb 3, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST
Human Services & Homelessness
Transcript Highlights:
- I need the cost.
- </c> liability and their legal costs. liability and their legal costs.
- and cost.
- Uh, it's HB... you lower the costs. you lower the costs.
- </c> to lower the insurance costs. to lower the insurance costs.
Keywords:
HB1518, Hawaii SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, food stamps, Department of Human Services, DHS, pre-release SNAP, pre-release application process, incarcerated individuals, prisoner reentry, reentry services, formerly incarcerated, jail release, prison release, recidivism, food security, benefits eligibility, controlled substance felony, drug felony, drug conviction
Summary:
The committee opened its first meeting of the 2020 session and heard testimony on several measures, beginning with HB 1518, which would allow people incarcerated and nearing release to apply for SNAP benefits before release. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Department of Human Services said they support the bill and are already piloting a pre-release application process at two facilities, with plans to expand it. The Attorney General’s Office supported the intent but noted a technical issue: one section of the bill appears to affect TANF as well as SNAP, while the title refers only to SNAP. A wide range of advocates, including Catholic Charities, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Hunger Action Network, Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, ACLU of Hawaii, and others, testified in strong support, emphasizing food insecurity after release, reentry stability, and reduced recidivism. The committee did not take a vote during the hearing.
The committee then heard HB 1747, which would direct the Department of Human Services to seek federal waivers or extensions related to restricting certain SNAP purchases, including sugary drinks. DHS said it had already been approved for a narrow demonstration waiver and was working with retailers on implementation, with a target date of August 1. Supporters of the measure argued it would promote healthier choices, while opponents, including Hawaii Appleseed, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, and the Hawaii Food Industry Association, said such restrictions are ineffective, stigmatize low-income residents, create burdens for retailers and DHS, and may be difficult to implement. Members asked DHS to clarify the scope of the waiver and confirmed it applies to sugary drinks and beverages containing more than 10 grams of sugar.
Finally, the committee took up HB 1705, which would allow licensed mental health counselors to serve as child custody evaluators, but there was no testimony from the relevant agencies and the item was quickly set aside. The committee also heard HB 1565, which would establish a judiciary working group to improve family court processes and legal representation for youth in the child welfare system. The Attorney General’s Office offered minor technical amendments, and supporters from the Office of Wellness and Resilience, High Hopes Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, and a social work student described the need for legal representation, citing better reunification and stability outcomes and the importance of youth voice in court proceedings. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The cost to replace a coordination.
- >> Director<00:58:57.280><c> Cost.</c> >> Director Cost. >> Director Cost.
- That's facilities, capital.
- </c><01:25:56.639><c> cost</c><01:25:56.960><c> of</c><01:25:57.280><c> design</c> it says to pay capital
- cost of design it says to pay capital cost of design acquisition<01:25:58.560><c> installation</c><01
Keywords:
emergency shelter, grant program, homelessness, capital investment, Minnesota Statutes, appropriation bonds, public funding, housing, infrastructure bonds, funding, appropriation, Minnesota constitutional amendment, public debt, state bonds, general obligation bonds, information technology, IT infrastructure, software licenses, technology modernization, capital improvements
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Costs that quickly add up.
- This can cost about $300.
- </c><00:25:58.559><c> Costs</c> searching for a new apartment. Costs searching for a new apartment.
- This can cost 300 their rental history. This can cost 300 about<00:26:12.320><c> $300.
- Is there a is there a cost that um cost.
Keywords:
housing aid, local housing trust, funding projects, income provisions, technical changes, landlord regulations, tenant rights, minor children, lease agreements, eviction, privacy protection, housing, lease termination, medical care, death, infirmity, landlord obligations, St. Paul, public housing, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
TX
Keywords:
beekeeping, pollination, agriculture, local economy, Combes, Bee Capital of Texas, water management, eminent domain, bond issuance, Fort Bend County, public infrastructure, special district, government validation, local authority, bonds, Cole Ranch Improvement District, Hunter Ranch Improvement District, property taxes, infrastructure funding, local governance
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Administration met with a quorum present to reconsider the local and uncontested calendar for May 28, 2025. Senator Menendez moved to reconsider the prior certification of the calendar, and the committee agreed without objection.
Menendez then moved to add HB 4202 to the May 28, 2025 calendar. There was no objection, and the bill was added. He next moved to certify the recommended list for the May 28, 2025 calendar, including HB 4202.
The clerk called the roll on certification, and the list was approved unanimously with seven votes and zero nays. With no further business, the committee recessed at the call of the chair.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This resolution designates Combs, Texas, as the official bee capital of Texas.
- This resolution designates Combs, Texas, as the official bee capital of Texas.
- This resolution designates the town of Milam as the official Gateway Capital of Texas.
- It's the town of Milam as the official Gateway Capital of Texas.
- and the subsequent committee substitute, designates the city of Pineland as the official sawmill capital
Keywords:
beekeeping, pollination, agriculture, local economy, Combes, Bee Capital of Texas, water management, eminent domain, bond issuance, Fort Bend County, public infrastructure, special district, government validation, local authority, bonds, Cole Ranch Improvement District, Hunter Ranch Improvement District, property taxes, infrastructure funding, local governance
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Administration met with a quorum and considered several local and uncontested measures, mostly resolutions designating official Texas titles for places and observances. HCR 111 would name Combs the official Bee Capital of Texas; HCR 81 would name Milam the Gateway Capital of Texas; HCR 84, as a committee substitute, would name Pineland the Sawmill Capital of Texas; and HCR 83 would name Rusk County the Syrup Capital of Texas. The committee also heard HCR 46, designating January 12 as Nathan Gage Ingram Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035, honoring the Roanoke Navy SEAL who died during a mission off Somalia. No public testimony was offered on any of these resolutions, and each was reported favorably to the full Senate by unanimous or near-unanimous roll call votes, then placed on the local and uncontested calendar for May 28, 2025.
The committee also considered HB 5655, which would create a water control and improvement district in Fort Bend County to provide drainage improvements for about 912 acres owned by TPHTL Hatcher LLC. Senator Kolkhorst explained that the district powers were intended to address flooding and drainage in a low-lying area. The bill was reported favorably to the full Senate with no opposition after no public testimony was offered. In addition, HB 5689 and HB 5690 were heard as local bills validating and updating the powers and prior acts of the Coal Ranch Improvement District No. 1 and the Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 in Denton County; both were reported favorably without testimony or questions.
At the end of the meeting, the committee reviewed the proposed May 28, 2025 local and uncontested calendar, noted that some bills had been removed due to penalties, fiscal notes, or significant opposition, and specifically removed HB 4202. The remaining calendar, with that exception, was certified by unanimous vote. The committee then recessed.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Financial Services Jan 13th, 2026
Joint Committee on Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- And we've seen what they're faced in escalating costs.
- Cost savings lead to lower insurance premiums and long-term reductions compared to the cost of the damage
- We've got to do something to constrain the cost and the rising cost of fire services, or return those
- costs to the general fund.
- The cost of the cost of the cost...” Used by many practices like mine in other states.
Keywords:
healthcare, direct primary care, insurance, referrals, network providers, payment denial, insurance costs, manufactured homes, homeowners insurance, affordability, state regulations, insurance market, consumer protection, mobile homes, firefighting, water supply, cistern program, rural areas, urban interface, state funding
TX
Keywords:
probate court, statutory judge, reimbursement, court costs, court proceedings, judicial assignments, judge assignment, cost reimbursement, judicial expenses, estate management, statutory requirement, court expenses, estates, inheritance, representative duties, court authority, personal representative, guardianship, incapacitated persons, guardianship fees
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The cost of reduces long-term risk.
- Integration into this network could reduce future capital costs while improving service delivery for
- First, counties can share both capital and operating costs, which helps reduce the financial burden of
- </c> network could reduce future capital network could reduce future capital costs<01:04:14.000><c> while
- </c><01:05:18.799><c> and</c> counties can share both capital and counties can share both capital and
Keywords:
Duluth, Lake Superior Zoo, capital improvements, funding, bonds, appropriations, capital investment, port development, grant caps, state assistance, navigation facilities, Dakota County, state bonds, park improvements, infrastructure, transportation, safety, congestion, water infrastructure, bond issuance
TX
Keywords:
beekeeping, pollination, agriculture, local economy, Combes, Bee Capital of Texas, water management, eminent domain, bond issuance, Fort Bend County, public infrastructure, special district, government validation, local authority, bonds, Cole Ranch Improvement District, Hunter Ranch Improvement District, property taxes, infrastructure funding, local governance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This resolution designates Combs, Texas, as the official bee capital of Texas.
- This resolution designates the town of Malum as the official gateway capital of Texas.
- The substitute designates the city of Ponder as the official sawmill capital of Texas.
- With 30,000 annual visitors, it would designate Rusk County as the Syrup Capital of Texas.
Keywords:
beekeeping, pollination, agriculture, local economy, Combes, Bee Capital of Texas, water management, eminent domain, bond issuance, Fort Bend County, public infrastructure, special district, government validation, local authority, bonds, Cole Ranch Improvement District, Hunter Ranch Improvement District, property taxes, infrastructure funding, local governance
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Capital Planning Advisory Board (10-8-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- The 2026-32 statewide capital improvement plan.
- </c><00:01:49.920><c> improvement</c> the 202632 statewide capital improvement the 202632 statewide capital
- </c> for a review of our statewide capital for a review of our statewide capital plan. plan. plan.
- </c> the actual statewide capital the actual statewide capital improvements<00:04:07.280><c> plan.
- </c><00:05:16.560><c> projects</c> sister committee, the capital projects sister committee, the capital
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:00:01
Approval of Minutes 00:01:40
2026-2032 Statewide Capital Improvements Plan 00:02:15, 958, all
Summary:
The meeting opened with a quorum, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by approval of the prior meeting minutes. The board then reviewed the 2026–2032 statewide capital improvement plan, including project recommendations across maintenance, renovation, IT, and new construction categories. Staff explained that 15 projects were selected in each category and described how the board’s tiebreaker process was used to finalize the recommendations.
Members asked about the asset preservation pool, specifically whether institutions receive a blanket appropriation or must identify projects. Staff explained that the Council on Postsecondary Education serves as the gatekeeper after appropriation, reviewing institution-submitted uses to ensure they meet criteria for maintaining and improving existing facilities rather than new construction. Staff also outlined revisions to the draft plan, including updated summary data, revised wording for clarity, an updated maintenance pool policy recommendation based on Pew research, and a change to cross-reference major state-funded construction project status information rather than listing it directly.
During discussion, one member praised the work on the plan and commented on the budget reserve trust fund, noting disagreement with Pew’s suggestion that the process should be in statute because Kentucky has long used the budget bill to govern deposits and uses. The board then moved to final action and unanimously adopted the draft 2026–2032 statewide capital improvement plan, with authority for staff to make final technical and editorial revisions and insert the comprehensive project list before publication. The chair thanked members for their work, noting it was the final meeting of the year, and the meeting adjourned.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- They expect ongoing costs of about $30,000 per biennium.
- Adjusted capital gain is defined as the federal net long-term capital gain, adjusting for the inclusion
- capital gains tax.
- This would apply to capital gains earned on or after July 1, 2026... Washington capital gains tax.
- Because we would put something into effect that says a sale, or a sale of capital gain or of capital
Keywords:
durable medical equipment, sales tax exemption, healthcare accessibility, cost reduction, nonprofit providers, affordable housing, real estate tax, exemption, housing policy, tax incentives, real estate excise tax, REET, growth management act, GMA, local government finance, capital facilities plan, comprehensive plan, county tax, city tax, voter approval