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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/24/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • for energy projects on state land.
  • It's our state.
  • This is about state-run, state-owned infrastructure.
  • and appropriates $100,000 from the State General Fund in fiscal year 2027 to ASDA for the study.
  • To conduct the formal bidding process in line with state procurement code and to complete the study,
Summary: The Natural Resources Committee approved the March 17 minutes and then took up a long calendar of bills, holding HCR 2038. HB 2787, which would bar the state and its political subdivisions from using personnel or financial resources to enforce, administer, or cooperate with the Mexican wolf reintroduction program, drew opposition from Sierra Club and Humane World for Animals/Animal Defense League of Arizona, who argued it would hinder wolf recovery and undercut science-based wildlife management. The committee nevertheless gave HB 2787 a do-pass recommendation by a 4-3 vote. The committee then considered HB 2055 on a Brackish Groundwater Recovery Program Fund and HB 2782 on disclosure requirements for regulatory assets in utility rates. Testimony on HB 2055 raised concerns that brackish groundwater is still groundwater and that pumping it could cause localized impacts, but the bill initially received a do-pass recommendation before a later vote failed on reconsideration. HB 2782 prompted discussion about Corporation Commission authority and utility regulation, but it ultimately received a do-pass recommendation. The committee also heard HB 2781, a solar energy decommissioning and financial assurance bill, with testimony from environmental groups, industry representatives, and a local official; an amendment by Senator Sundareshan to strengthen financial assurance and remove the remediation fund failed, and the underlying bill also failed on a tied 4-4 vote. Later, the committee approved HB 2975, which would suspend use of solar scoring maps on state trust lands and require new mining and housing scoring maps, despite opposition from environmental groups and neutral comments from the State Land Department that the solar map is only a guidance tool. HB 2696, as amended, passed after the committee adopted amendments shifting the Arizona Commerce Authority’s fuel-price mandate and creating a fuel resiliency task force; testimony focused on fuel supply, pipeline capacity, refinery access, and whether the ACA was the right agency to lead the effort. The committee also passed HCM 2009 urging Congress to require legislative approval for new national monuments and to streamline mining and land-swap processes, and HB 2889, which funds ADEQ monitoring of uranium contamination and creates a statewide registry and tribal partnership program. Finally, the committee approved HB 2763, which would require legislative approval before the Arizona Game and Fish Commission could close a shooting range. Supporters said it was meant to protect facilities like Ben Avery and preserve safe shooting locations, while opponents argued the bill was unnecessary because existing review steps already exist and there was no imminent closure threat. The committee also heard testimony on the bill from Game and Fish, which said the measure would add another layer to an already extensive closure process and that the department was neutral on the proposal.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/24/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • Fifteen other states have already created these kinds of programs, including 11 Republican-led states
  • and four Democrat-led states.
  • Sorry, excuse me, state employers? State employers? So we still have the county...
  • There's a study that looks at Michigan and compares it to six other states, and Michigan has no... ..
  • No state has that level of brand use. States that don't have this have 80% generic use.
Summary: The committee first considered Senate Bill 1630, which would direct AHCCCS to seek federal approval for a home- and community-based services program for adults determined to be seriously mentally ill, with quarterly implementation updates, stakeholder input, and a cap on enrollment. The sponsor and advocates from Arizona Mad Moms argued the bill would create an assisted-living-style Medicaid option for the most disabled SMI individuals, improve continuity of care, and reduce state general fund costs by shifting some expenses to federal Medicaid funding. Access testified neutral, estimating a total fiscal impact of $27.7 million, including $5.83 million general fund, and explained the need for CMS approval. The committee adopted an amendment reducing the initial cap to 250 members, changing reporting frequency, and adjusting eligibility and expansion conditions, then passed SB 1630 as amended on a 10-0 vote. The committee next heard Senate Bill 1131, which originally required school districts and charter schools to adopt cardiac emergency response plans and appropriated $1 million for implementation. An amendment replaced the mandate with a reporting requirement on AED counts, CPR/AED-trained staff, and whether schools have a plan, while keeping a grant component for AEDs and prioritizing rural schools. The American Heart Association supported the amended approach as a way to gather baseline data and target resources, and members discussed AED training, school preparedness, and whether the funding should favor rural or high-population schools. The committee adopted the amendment and passed SB 1131 as amended on a 9-1 vote, with Senator Kuby voting no and several members explaining concerns about funding and priorities. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1582, which concerned the school safety interoperability fund. An amendment shifted the appropriation from the Department of Education to the Department of Administration and allocated funds to specific county sheriff offices for continuing operation and maintenance of existing interoperability systems, while narrowing the program to public safety agencies and school districts and requiring twice-yearly testing. Sheriffs, a county school superintendent, and the Arizona Sheriffs Association described the systems as useful for drills and real emergencies, improving communication between schools and first responders; one speaker noted the program had been used in drills and at least one live deployment. Some members questioned the audit findings, the focus on rural counties, and whether the program was a good use of funds, while supporters emphasized its value for school safety. The committee adopted the amendment and passed SB 1582 as amended on a 6-4 vote. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 1504, which would change retirement rules for Tier 2 and Tier 3 public safety personnel by allowing earlier normal retirement and shortening the COLA waiting period, with an amendment exempting the changes from the statutory pre-funding requirement. Supporters from firefighter and police groups said the bill would improve recruitment and retention and let employees receive earned benefits sooner, while city, county, and taxpayer representatives warned it would add substantial unfunded liabilities and undermine the 2016 pension reforms. Actuarial testimony estimated significant costs, including tens of millions in annual or upfront impacts depending on how the change is funded, and members debated whether the amendment would shift costs onto future taxpayers or simply spread them over time. The transcript ends during continued testimony and discussion on SB 1504, before a final vote is reached.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations REVISED Feb 18th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • The purpose of the fund is to develop a state and local database on domestic violence deaths within 24
  • So will the ongoing expectation be that state dollars are going to be used to maintain that asset that
  • This bill is partially the result of an interim study we did, looking into the pardon and parole this
  • I'm just I'm concerned I guess that you know the state continues to take on a local obligation.
  • that it gets to the secretary of state.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • to study accounting.
  • She is on the state championship for cheer.
  • He wants to study international studies. Let's give Davis a round of applause.
  • He is on the academic all-state. He wants to attend Texas A&M to study horticulture.
  • To study political science and world affairs.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Michigan State. Michigan State.
  • these state college systems.
  • state grant program. state grant program.
  • To the second question about the federal part where state work study overlaps with federal work study
  • state work study overlaps the part where state work study overlaps with<01:44:31.840> federal
Bills: HF4362, HF4252, HF4440
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education Apr 8th, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is, of course, just a pilot, and a study.
  • Because my next question is regarding. out-of-state applicants.
  • So legislatively, we can only enroll 10% out-of-state.
  • It will strengthen the security research apparatus of our state.
  • What it does is unique, not just for El Paso, but for the state.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education Apr 8th, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Can you tell me your tuition and fee structure as it relates to in-state, out-of-state, and out-of-country
  • And we have here the gentleman who performed a feasibility study for Tarleton State.
  • If you would please state your name.
  • We call it "Hurley math" around Tarleton State. 85% of our students are number one in the state for being
  • state.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Jan 28th, 2026 at 09:05 am

Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, the state will only provide state funds for department-approved gifted programs for those students
  • It elevates how the state will support transition planning by making it an explicit state duty.
  • State know these things.
  • And, like it has been said, we have probably ranked the 10th best state in the United States to provide
  • And we are a technically active state, so knowing what the state as a whole is doing is important.
Bills: SB64, SB19, SB44, SB83
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education Apr 22nd, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • The vision is to utilize state facilities. like our state hospitals or state-supported living centers
  • The student would do their training at a study center. state facility like the Texas Department of Criminal
  • And to me, to leave those seats unfilled is a... not the best use of state resources if out-of-state
  • The out-of-state, yes. It's just for out-of-state students.
  • The state covered 80%.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs May 12th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Committee on State Affairs come to order. Court call the roll.
  • We are all familiar with study bills, often on public health issues, for example, if you were to study
  • That they passed already that were in conflict with state laws.
  • federal, and local levels while simultaneously enabling hostile state and non-state actors to establish
  • Despite these costs, Texas currently lacks a formal ongoing state-directed study to quantify these specific
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs May 12th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • On State Affairs come to order. Clerk, call the roll. I'm Chairman Ken King. Here.
  • the real issues that state workers face.
  • laws. already existing state law.
  • , and local levels, while simultaneously enabling hostile state and non-state actors to establish operational
  • Despite these costs, Texas currently lacks a form of more ongoing state-directed study to quantify the