Transcript Highlights:

• saw their own strategic thinking in the Inflation Reduction Act's approach of bestowing massive subsidies
• Sometimes they have exports to us that are driven by subsidies and unfair trading practices, and then
• To my rice people and my shrimp people back home, they say that the tariff barriers and the subsidies
• the higher tariff rates, the higher trade barriers, the unfair trade practices, the dumping, the subsidies
• out, unfair trading practices. like dumping and other things that push things into our market or subsidies

Committee: Senate Finance Committee

Keywords: tariffs, Trump administration, economy, public testimony, trade policy, market access, export controls

Summary: The meeting focused on various significant topics concerning the recent tariff policies and their wide-ranging implications on the American economy. Members expressed their concerns regarding the negative impact of increased tariffs as proposed by the Trump administration, with specific emphasis on how families might suffer from higher costs and market access issues. The discussion was lively, with members questioning the clarity of the tariff plan and raising concerns about its potential effects on small businesses and American exports.

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• </c><00:25:16.000><c> due</c><00:25:16.200><c> to</c> which is a reduction of subsidies due to which
• is a reduction of subsidies due to non-recurring<00:25:17.600><c> funding.
• Those transferred funds include salary, travel, commodities, contracts, equipment, and subsidies.
• </c> equipment, and subsidies. equipment, and subsidies.
• I'll yield for any and subsidies. I'll yield for any question. question. question.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 19 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• We take one-time subsidy through the land trust model. We remove land from the speculative market.
• /c><00:38:22.640><c> through</c><00:38:22.800><c> the</c><00:38:22.920><c> land</c> take one-time subsidy
• through the land take one-time subsidy through the land trust<00:38:23.480><c> model</c><00:38:23.839
• </c><00:40:32.800><c> and</c><00:40:32.960><c> their</c><00:40:33.079><c> shared</c> takes their subsidy
• and their shared takes their subsidy and their shared Equity<00:40:33.960><c> portion</c><00:40:34.960

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Bill 927, Baltimore City Alcoholic Beverages Related Event Promoters Permit.
• Developers are going to get massive tax subsidies.
• . subsidies. subsidies.
• . subsidies. subsidies. in<02:14:55.320><c> tax</c><02:14:55.680><c> subsidies.
• </c> in tax subsidies. in tax subsidies.

Keywords: House streaming session for Friday, April 10, 2026, 957, house, all

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• because our schools have always struggled with that special education cross-subsidy.
• President. cross subsidy because our schools have cross subsidy because our schools have always<02:20
• And I think education cross subsidy.
• I tell you what, that is a good subsidy.
• President, I ask for a subsidy. Mr. President, I ask for a green<02:26:14.720><c> vote.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In the unlikely event that we have to end this hearing due to technical difficulties, the committee will
• In the unlikely event that we have to end this hearing due to technical difficulties, the committee will
• funding mechanisms and potential options. >> And as to that $15 million in state equity, it's not a subsidy
• funding mechanisms and potential options. >> And as to that $15 million in state equity, it's not a subsidy
• Uh, up next is HCDA. >> And as to that $15 million in state equity, it's not a subsidy; it's paid equity

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint hearing covered several housing-related measures. On SB 2068, which would create an affordable housing land inventory task force within the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to study how to maximize housing on transit-oriented development and other state and county lands, testimony was mostly supportive from agencies and housing groups, with one opposition witness. In response to questions, OPSD said it was already working on a list of potential parcels but could not yet identify unit counts or a timeline, and estimated about $250,000 would be needed for staffing and contractual support. The committees also heard SB 2227 on rental assistance, which would require HPHA to make monthly rent supplement payments, prioritize certain tenants including kupuna, allow agreements with counties and nonprofits, and create a special fund supported by a transaction fee on recordings. HPHA supported the bill, and the Department of the Attorney General said it recommended amending the measure to describe the fee as a tax. Additional testimony included support from elder and community organizations and one opposition witness. For SB 2061, relating to residential condominiums and the 99-year leasehold program, HCDA and the project developer testified in support of amendments intended to preserve owner-occupant requirements while making the project more marketable and financially feasible. Members focused heavily on parking, affordability, and financing. HCDA and the developer said the parking stalls would be unbundled from the units, that the project would be a 99-year leasehold with 60% of units reserved for buyers at or below 140% AMI and 40% market-rate, and that the state’s $15 million equity contribution would cover only part of the parking garage and commercial component. The hearing then moved on to SB 3327, relating to HCDA and complete communities, but the transcript cuts off before that measure was fully discussed.

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• the nation that have not expanded Medicaid has been felt even more since the expiration of federal subsidies
• that have not expanded Medicaid, the pain has been felt even more since the expiration of federal subsidies
• Florida's uninsured rate is projected to climb dramatically as the Affordable Care Act subsidies expire
• One of the first times I actually had time when we were together in Pinellas, there was an event, maybe
• One of the first times I actually had time when we were together in Pinellas, there was an event.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• $57,000 reduction in their federal tax obligation might have also received cuts to their federal subsidies
• $57,000 reduction in their federal tax obligation might have also received cuts to their federal subsidies
• Does this proposed amendment exclude those who are having a one-time income event and are not either
• Um, does this proposed amendment exclude those who are having a one-time income event and are not either
• half of our taxpayers who pay these higher amounts are having a one-time or once-in-a-decade income event

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Um, these hyperscale data centers, the one in Rosemount is going to cost us $20 million a year in subsidies
• a</c><00:42:48.680><c> year</c><00:42:49.040><c> in</c><00:42:49.440><c> in</c><00:42:49.680><c> subsidies
• </c> million a year in in subsidies. million a year in in subsidies.
• be clear, that's 20 million a<00:42:53.040><c> year</c><00:42:53.280><c> in</c><00:42:53.400><c> subsidies
• </c> a year in subsidies a year in subsidies to<00:42:55.680><c> Meta,</c><00:42:56.080><c> which</c>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c><00:21:40.880><c> and</c><00:21:41.080><c> violating</c> business sub subsidies and violating business
• sub subsidies and violating State<00:21:41.799><c> labor</c><00:21:42.320><c> laws</c><00:21:43.320>
• a tax attorney, essentially, so that’s what you’re asking if we’re going to talk about business subsidies
• </c><00:24:29.279><c> or</c><00:24:29.480><c> state</c><00:24:30.000><c> tax</c> Development subsidies
• or state tax Development subsidies or state tax uh<00:24:33.640><c> state</c><00:24:33.919><c> tax</

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Just this past week, we had an event at the park where we had a DJ, and we have a lot of grassy area.
• We have different events, some of them are escaping off the top of my head, but we have different events
• And I know many years ago when the maintenance, when the subsidy went away for the solar in Sarah Vista

Bills: SB1137 , SB1200 , SB1419 , SB1447 , SB1560 , SCM1004

Committee: House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Keywords: underground utilities, utility locating, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, excavation safety, damage prevention, one-call center, locate request, white lining, large project coordination, buried infrastructure, subsurface utilities, utility marking, locator wire, locator strip, interactive positive response system, landlord duties, apartment community, mobile home park

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• The subsidy that the government is providing Minnesota, the relief Republicans want us to be thankful
• </c><00:04:14.959><c> The</c><00:04:15.080><c> subsidy</c><00:04:15.640><c> that</c><00:04:15.800><c>
• The subsidy that the Let me be clear.
• The subsidy that the government<00:04:16.320><c> is</c><00:04:16.480><c> providing</c><00:04:16.959><

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: Senate DFL senators discussed the Health and Human Services supplemental budget on the floor, framing it as a response to federal HR 1 and related Trump administration policies that they said shift costs to states, counties, hospitals, and families. Senators Liz Bolden, Lindsey Port, Erin Murphy, Alice Mann, and Rob Kupec argued the bill is needed to backfill cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, stabilize hospitals, and prevent property tax increases and service disruptions. They said the package totals about $700 million, with more than $250 million aimed at hospital support and roughly $300 million to help counties absorb food-support cost shifts. Members described the federal changes as adding red tape and work-reporting requirements that would cause eligible people to lose coverage, with estimates cited of more than 150,000 Minnesotans losing Medicaid and about 62,000 losing individual-market coverage due to higher premiums. They also said counties would face new administrative burdens and hiring needs, and that rural hospitals, safety-net providers, and EMS systems would see more uncompensated care. One senator noted Dakota County could face an additional $11 million next year and property tax increases, while another said Minnesota hospitals could see charity care rise by more than $269 million next year. The discussion also covered specific funding in the bill, including $300 million for hospital stabilization, with $150 million for HCMC, nearly $115 million for other hospital stabilization grants, almost $18 million for community safety-net providers, and $15 million for rural EMS uncompensated care. Senators said these funds are short-term measures, not long-term fixes, and that if the state did nothing, the health care system and SNAP administration could collapse. They said they do not expect Republican support in the Senate and suggested longer-term options could include federal changes after the next election or state-level tax changes on the ultra-wealthy. No vote outcome was stated in the excerpt, but the senators indicated the bill would move forward with DFL support.

Transcript Highlights:

• the things I concerned about is we heard recently about transit cost of the money and up to $29 subsidies
• money and<00:15:09.199><c> up</c><00:15:09.360><c> to</c><00:15:09.600><c> $29</c><00:15:10.399><c> subsidies
• </c><00:15:10.959><c> and</c><00:15:11.120><c> what</c><00:15:11.279><c> it's</c> and up to $29 subsidies
• and what it's and up to $29 subsidies and what it's costing<00:15:11.760><c> us.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• We also saw direct subsidies.
• And LCOE studies that have been done are often lacking in the full parameters of differential subsidies
• And LCOE studies that have been done are often lacking in the full parameters of differential subsidies
• And LCOE studies that have been done are often lacking in the full parameters of differential subsidies

Summary: The committee heard public testimony on Senate Bill 5821, which would direct the Department of Commerce, if funded by gifts or grants, to develop a nuclear power strategic framework and integrate it into the state energy strategy. Supporters, including Sen. Braun, Energy Northwest, public power representatives, and several pro-nuclear advocates, said Washington needs to keep advanced nuclear on the table to address rising electricity demand, reliability concerns, and clean energy goals. Opponents, including the Sierra Club, Columbia Riverkeeper, tribal representatives, and other environmental advocates, argued the bill gives nuclear special treatment, lacks sufficient guardrails on waste, safety, cost, and public process, and was rushed without adequate tribal consultation. Several tribal testifiers said the bill should require early, meaningful government-to-government consultation and stronger protections for treaty rights and cultural resources. The committee then held a work session on a Washington State Institute for Public Policy report reviewing state policies supporting small modular reactors. Staff and researchers explained that the report surveyed 79 policies in 35 states and found most states are still in preliminary planning stages, with policies focused on feasibility studies, siting, workforce development, permitting, financial support, and market integration. Members asked about water use, waste, footprint, and whether the report covered fusion; the researchers said it was limited to fission and that water needs vary by reactor design. Some senators noted the need to consider lifecycle impacts and compare nuclear with other energy technologies. The committee also heard Senate Bill 6010, which would change FSEC tribal consultation procedures by exempting most government-to-government consultations from the Open Public Meetings Act when there is no deliberation or commitments, requiring all FSEC members to participate in consultation, and giving tribes a chance to review and correct the consultation summary before it goes to the governor. Tribal witnesses and environmental groups supported the bill as a way to improve confidentiality and meaningful consultation, while the Association of Washington Business opposed it, saying it could add delays and suggesting timelines. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 6004, which would update contracting statutes so public entities can contract for renewable or non-emitting generation capability under CETA definitions; utilities supported the update as a modernization, while consumer and environmental opponents warned it could shift financial risk to ratepayers, especially for nuclear projects. No votes were taken in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's designed to operate with zero subsidy, and I worry we are on the cusp of forcing taxpayers to foot
• major priority for the Administrator, who is committed to doing what's necessary to ensure their zero-subsidy
• trends, and what steps need to be taken to ensure that the 7A program continues to operate at zero subsidy

Committee: Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

Keywords: SBA, 7A loan program, underwriting standards, loan defaults, Community Advantage Program, small business funding, testimony

Summary: The committee meeting focused on discussions regarding the SBA's 7A loan program and its implementation challenges. Members raised significant concerns about recent changes to the underwriting standards, which have been criticized for leading to an increase in loan defaults. Ranking members expressed a desire for a return to stronger guidelines to protect taxpayers and ensure the program remains a viable source for small businesses struggling to secure funding. Testimonies from community lenders highlighted their efforts to support underserved communities and stressed the importance of the Community Advantage Program.

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• the only form of housing in Vermont that is affordable to the average Vermonter without an outside subsidy
• Given the limited funds we have for such subsidies, it is of supreme importance that we make it easier
• Given the limited funds we have for such subsidies, it is of supreme importance that we make it easier
• </c> reliance on state subsidies. reliance on state subsidies.
• I'd like to invite the body to an event happening tomorrow.

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• campaign underway to build 26 one-bedroom apartments for staff, and other efforts include rental subsidies
• I really cannot express in words how much this unexpected turn of events meant for my family.
• rent payment into savings when they earn more money at work, and it uses existing federal housing subsidies

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Housing

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing heard testimony on several housing bills, with much of the discussion focused on seasonal communities and funding for year-round housing in places like Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, Cape Cod, and the Berkshires. Speakers supported bills including H. 4410/S. 966 and related seasonal communities legislation, which would allow local option real estate transfer fees and expand tools for towns to preserve and create affordable housing. Testimony emphasized severe housing shortages, high home prices, workforce displacement, and impacts on public safety, schools, health care, and local businesses. Many witnesses said the transfer fee would provide a sustainable local revenue stream, citing prior land bank models on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard as proof the approach can work. The committee also heard testimony on H. 3989 regarding seasonal community designation, with supporters arguing that towns should be included automatically or through a simpler opt-in process, and on H. 4568 to expand the Family Self-Sufficiency Program, which would broaden access to a federal voucher-based savings and self-sufficiency model. Senator Edwards testified in support of a bill to create training for municipal board members, describing it as a toolkit to improve informed local decision-making. Senator O’Connor testified for a bed bug bill, saying it would create clearer landlord and tenant notification and treatment requirements and provide needed legal guidance after his family’s experience with an infestation. Senator Lovely also testified for the Homeworks program, which provides transportation so homeless children in motels and shelters can attend after-school activities. The committee further heard testimony on a bill to fund housing in seasonal communities through a transfer fee and on a companion measure to expand the seasonal communities toolkit, with repeated calls for favorable reports. Witnesses from public safety, health care, housing nonprofits, schools, and local government described staffing shortages and housing insecurity as urgent problems. Later, the committee took testimony on H. 1559/S. 102 to maintain stable housing for families with pets, with animal welfare groups supporting protections against eviction, breed discrimination, and excessive pet rent. They said housing-related pet surrenders are a major driver of shelter intake. The hearing also included testimony on H. 1498 to limit criminalization of homelessness, which would restrict citations, fines, and related consequences for outdoor camping tied solely to homelessness.

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• protect and expand anti-poverty programs like refundable tax credits, SNAP, child tax credits, housing subsidies
• protect and expand anti-poverty programs like refundable tax credits, SNAP, child tax credits, housing subsidies
• This annual event brings together 100 community members and service providers dedicated to helping young

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses

Summary: The Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business held its final hearing of the session on H. 5187 and S. 3022, the Enough Act, which would create a grant program to support place-based, cradle-to-career anti-poverty initiatives in high-need communities. Chairs Andy Vargas and Sen. Adam Gómez opened the hearing by thanking committee members and stakeholders, and several lawmakers, including Sen. Sal DiDomenico, Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian, and Rep. Antonio Cabral, described the bill as a bottom-up approach that would let local organizations, schools, and community partners direct resources where they are most needed. They emphasized that poverty, housing instability, food insecurity, and chronic absenteeism are interconnected and that the bill is intended to build local “backbone” infrastructure rather than fund isolated programs. A series of educators, school leaders, and nonprofit advocates testified in support, including leaders from Chelsea Public Schools, Bunker Hill Community College, Strategies for Children, AFT Massachusetts, United Way, the Boston Foundation, the New Commonwealth Fund, Give Black Alliance, Eastern Bank Foundation, and the Greater Boston Food Bank. They argued that schools alone cannot overcome the effects of concentrated poverty and pointed to research showing that children arrive at school already affected by poverty-related gaps. Several witnesses described existing local efforts in Chelsea, Boston, New Bedford, Springfield, Haverhill, and Lowell, and said the Enough Act would help coordinate services, align data and goals, and strengthen community voice. Some also noted that the bill could leverage philanthropic and private investment and cited Maryland and Harlem Children’s Zone as models. The hearing also featured testimony from Harlem Children’s Zone CEO Kwame Owusu-Kesse and founder Jeffrey Canada, who said the model has shown that sustained, coordinated supports can reduce the role of luck in children’s outcomes and should be scaled in Massachusetts. Committee members asked about sustainability, funding, and how the bill would interact with existing efforts such as community schools, the Student Opportunity Act, and McKinney-Vento homelessness supports. Witnesses responded that the bill would complement those programs by creating a broader, community-led framework and that long-term sustainability would require public, philanthropic, and private support. No vote was taken during the hearing.

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• housing, and health care settings, with nearly half of survey respondents having experienced a traumatic event
• The subsidies, because I’ve lost a lot of patients that were on the exchange and they just dropped their
• department on how to spend ADAP money better as it comes back what would you want to prioritize the subsidies

Summary: The committee held an inaugural hearing on the health care and support needs of older LGBTQ Californians, with members and witnesses emphasizing that this population has made major gains in rights and longevity but still faces discrimination, isolation, economic insecurity, and gaps in services. Opening remarks highlighted concerns about older LGBTQ people entering nursing homes and feeling forced back into the closet, as well as the growing number of Californians aging with HIV. The hearing was structured into three panels, with public testimony considered if time allowed. The first panel focused on the overall health and support landscape. Justice in Aging described survey findings showing discrimination, poor health, difficulty with errands, and economic insecurity among older LGBTQ Californians, and warned that federal Medicaid cuts and broader federal actions could worsen access to home- and community-based services and culturally competent care. CalHHS and the Department of Aging described the Master Plan for Aging, the first statewide LGBTQIA older adult survey, and efforts to support gender-affirming care, PACE, care management, and community supports. Witnesses stressed the need for better outreach, data collection, and a “no wrong door” approach so people can more easily find and access services. The chair and senators pressed the departments on how survey findings are being translated into concrete action and how state agencies are coordinating across silos. The second panel addressed health care for seniors living with HIV. A longtime survivor described severe financial and benefits consequences from a federal clawback and argued that California needs stronger legal, navigation, and housing supports, including HIV-specific housing funding. The Department of Aging reported on implementation of SB 258, saying it has educated area agencies on aging, added HIV data to planning tools, and found that 20 of 33 area agencies identified HIV as a target population, with 16 including specific strategies. The Office of AIDS outlined Project Cornerstone, Ryan White, ADAP, HOPWA, a Medi-Cal waiver, and PrEP-AP, noting these programs serve thousands of older clients and that local case managers are expected to coordinate whole-person care. Case managers and advocates said housing, food, transportation, mental health, and premium assistance remain major needs, and senators asked whether future ADAP rebate funds could support navigation, housing, and other gap-filling services. The final panel turned to transgender, gender nonconforming, and intersex seniors. The Department of Social Services described protections under SB 219, including nondiscrimination notices, resident rights postings, required records for preferred names and pronouns, and annual inspections of licensed facilities. The Department of Public Health and a TransLatin Coalition leader were introduced to discuss additional supports for TGI seniors. Across the hearing, members repeatedly returned to the themes of visibility, coordination, and implementation, asking departments to follow up on how they will better connect services, improve outreach, and ensure that existing laws and programs are actually reaching the people they are meant to serve.

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• We also oppose the continuous subsidies to the fossil fuel industry through 100% industrial allocation
• These regulations will make that worse, and will likely be a triggering event for other refinery decisions
• cap-and-invest program, which leads to Dairy biomethane in the cap-and-invest program leads to continuous subsidies

Committee: Senate Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies

Summary: The committee heard an overview of CARB’s proposed amendments to California’s Cap-and-Invest program, implemented under AB 1207 and SB 840 after last year’s reauthorization through 2045. CARB said the draft rule changes are intended to support affordability, market certainty, and the state’s 2030 and 2045 climate targets, while also addressing offsets, utility allowance transfers, leakage protections for industry, and post-2030 allowance budgets. Members emphasized the importance of completing the rulemaking on schedule this spring so the changes can take effect by September 1, 2026. A major focus was how allowances are allocated among electric utilities, natural gas utilities, industry, and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. CARB explained that the proposal transfers natural gas utility allowances to electric utilities over time to support electrification and ratepayer protection, while maintaining free allowances for industry to reduce leakage risk and preserve in-state manufacturing and refining. Several members and panelists questioned whether the proposed utility changes could raise rates, whether the transition from gas to electric credits should happen faster, and whether the industrial allocation changes reduce climate credit and GGRF revenues more than necessary. CARB and panelists said they were open to additional data and comments, and noted that the proposal is still in public comment. The committee also discussed carbon capture, carbon removal, and refining. Members asked CARB to ensure that CCUS and CDR are clearly recognized as viable compliance pathways and to keep SB 905 rulemaking on track. On refining, members raised concerns about imported gasoline, leakage, and the need for better data on the carbon intensity of imported fuels; CARB said cap-and-invest applies to fuel suppliers at the rack, while life-cycle accounting issues are handled more through the Low Carbon Fuel Standard and related modeling. CARB said it is continuing technical work on those data tools. In the second panel, the LAO, IEMAC, EDF, and SCAPA representatives generally agreed that the program faces real tradeoffs between affordability, ambition, and leakage protection. The LAO and IEMAC stressed that the Legislature should scrutinize how CARB divides the allowance “pie,” since more free allocations to utilities or industry mean less revenue for GGRF. EDF argued the program could be somewhat more ambitious in the near term without harming affordability, while SCAPA said the proposal would reduce allowances for publicly owned utilities and could undermine early decarbonization investments and ratepayer benefits. No votes were taken during the hearing.