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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 13th, 2026 at 05:31 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

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  • in existing programs.
  • The previous version had approval of programs. This version has now evaluation of programs.
  • Of programs.
  • So these programs, these virtual programs, online schools programs Don't have to register with the state
  • And secondly, when we talk about programs, a program that moved from Gallup to parents looks like...
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • Norman detailed, with legal aid and the courts in Southern Nevada on this program.
  • Norman detailed, with legal aid and the courts in Southern Nevada on this program.
  • Programs like this don't offer just relief. Communities across the state.
  • Programs like this don't offer just relief. They prevent homelessness.
  • These aren't pilot programs. They're in place every day under existing law.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 28th, 2025 at 08:04 am

Public Health

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  • the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, and it is federally.
  • So you are, as a private citizen, if you go into the vaccine court program.
  • We have a vaccine injury compensation program. You hire an attorney.
  • the program. we saw with COVID.
  • And in that program and are willing to take on those cases.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Mar 31st, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Program, I am here to testify in support of Senate Bill 1442.
  • Currently, animals in our foster program at Dallas Animal...
  • Veterinarians, as we designed the program to be. So it's been a good job.
  • The place you're going to see it is in our food lunch program.
  • We turned a vacant brewery into a first-in-the-world pilot plant.
NV
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  • Two years ago, Senator Scheibel and I drafted Senate Bill 234 to create a pilot program to provide free
  • , daily, 15-minute phone calls... ...to create a pilot program to provide free, daily, 15-minute phone
  • The statistics about the thousands of free phone calls that have been placed through the pilot program
  • Now, because of the free phone calls provided by the pilot program, ...this woman writes that she's been
  • Her letter ended with one final ask: 'Please turn this pilot program into a permanent practice.
Bills: SB60, SB85, SB323
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • We're putting it into our training program so that we're training our leaders.
  • I do agree because at the end of the day, the pilot.
  • They go fly those to look and understand what the pilot implicated.
  • On average, we've increased the training program to 140 hours. the training.
  • we call our cost program which is a program with our airline customers where they report data to us
Summary: The meeting primarily focused on significant safety concerns surrounding Boeing and its compliance with federal aviation standards. Lawmakers expressed frustration over the Army's failure to provide requested operational transparency regarding helicopter operations near Washington, D.C., amid recent incidents indicating a strained air traffic control situation. Several members called for reform in Boeing's oversight, emphasizing the need for a robust safety culture and mandatory safety management systems to prevent future disasters like the 737 MAX crashes. The discussions were passionate, with survivors and families impacted by past accidents present, highlighting the urgency and seriousness of the issues at hand.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session - 2026-02-25 - 3:30PM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

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  • Member from Burlington. producer responsibility program for producer responsibility program for beverage
  • extended producer responsibility program extended producer responsibility program for<00:07:46.560
  • Sections one and two take effect on July 1, 2026. pilot allowing certain criminal pilot allowing certain
  • the adult court diversion program. the adult court diversion program.
  • Community Justice Center pilot Community Justice Center pilot permitting<00:21:53.840> referrals
Keywords: 926, house, all
Summary: The House opened with a devotional led by Rep. Bram Kleppner, who spoke about ethics, the virtues of kindness, wisdom, and courage, and offered an atheist’s prayer focused on those themes for legislative work. After the devotional, the chamber handled first readings of four bills: H.913 on prohibiting certain prediction markets securities, H.914 on compensating the city of Barre for an education property tax overpayment, H.915 on an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers, and H.916 on education fund expenditures review. H.913 was referred to Government Operations and Military Affairs, H.914 to Ways and Means, H.915 to Ways and Means under House Rule 35A because it affects state revenue, and H.916 to Education. Members also made several announcements recognizing outside groups and events, including a Universal Health Care Caucus meeting, the organization Lond, visiting Vermont NEA educators for “Stand Up for Students Day,” a Federation of Sportsmen mixer, a Vermont State Employees Association reception and dinner, a Council of State Governments East reception, a mental health first aid class reminder, and State House apparel sales. The House then took up orders of the day, first postponing action on H.205, an act relating to agreements not to compete, for one legislative day. The chamber passed H.639 on genetic data privacy, H.694 on amendments to the Bennington town charter concerning the town manager, and H.907 on legislative review of reporting requirements. It then considered H.566 on sealing postcharge court diversion records upon successful completion. The Judiciary Committee explained the bill would replace expungement with sealing for juvenile and adult diversion records, add a limited Burlington Community Justice Center pilot for certain municipal ordinance violations, and align the law with prior record-clearance reforms; Judiciary reported it favorably 10-1. Ways and Means said removal of a proposed fee eliminated any fiscal impact and reported the bill ought to pass 11-0. The House agreed to the Judiciary amendment and ordered third reading. Finally, the House postponed H.635, which would eliminate Department of Correction supervisory fees, for one legislative day, heard additional announcements, and adjourned until Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 3:30 p.m.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House passes housing supplemental finance and policy bill 5/4/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

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  • > to<00:04:24.320> incentivize a federal program meant to incentivize a federal program
  • So when you're looking at this, the rents for the program on this pilot study across the country at like
  • So when you're looking at this, the rents for the program on this pilot study across the country are
  • <00:48:49.520> on<00:48:49.839> this<00:48:50.000> pilot the rents for the program
  • on this pilot the rents for the program on this pilot study<00:48:51.200> across<00:48:51.520
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The House took up House File 1141, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency supplemental budget bill. Representative Howard described it as a bipartisan housing package aimed at addressing Minnesota’s housing shortage by funding housing infrastructure bonds, Greater Minnesota workforce housing, homeowner education, a senior housing pilot, and family homelessness assistance and prevention. He said the bill is budget-neutral, using unspent interest earnings and other redirected funds, and includes transparency and accountability reforms for MHFA. Several members spoke in support, emphasizing housing supply, affordability, and the need for more homes across the state. The main floor debate centered on the Norris A6 amendment and the Igo A1 amendment to it. Norris proposed changing rent-increase limits in low-income housing tax credit properties from area median income to the lower of area median income or the consumer price index, arguing that seniors on fixed incomes were being priced out as rents rose faster than Social Security COLAs. Igo’s A1 amendment instead would have preempted cities, counties, and townships from adopting or renewing rent control ordinances statewide, with supporters arguing rent control harms development and affordability. Opponents said the proposal had not been fully vetted in committee and that public subsidies justify rent limits. Both the A1 amendment to the amendment and the underlying A6 amendment failed on tied 67-67 votes. After the amendments were defeated, the bill received its third reading and further discussion. Howard and other supporters reiterated that the bill would help produce an estimated 2,000 to 2,200 housing units, with HIB-funded projects historically spread across the metro and Greater Minnesota. Members also highlighted the bill’s support for first-time homebuyers, manufactured housing, senior housing, and homelessness prevention. No final passage vote is shown in the transcript excerpt.
NM
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  • programs.
  • program.
  • ...program at UNM.
  • At UNM, we're very interested in doing the actual research follow-up for a pilot program of this sort
  • program of this sort.
Summary: The committee first heard a detailed staff presentation on the LESC FY27 public school support recommendation. Staff reviewed the budget structure and explained that, despite a downward revision in state revenue estimates, the recommendation still relied on recurring and non-recurring revenue to support educator compensation, insurance, transportation, literacy, math, special education, and other school programs. Major recurring items included a 3% compensation increase, funding for an 80-20 health insurance cost share, insurance premium growth, and transportation adequacy funding. Staff also flagged a possible supplemental need of up to $35 million for virtual education tied to rapid enrollment growth in Chama and Santa Rosa, and members raised concerns about the quality, accountability, and funding model for virtual programs. Members asked questions about transportation for rural districts, the Martinez-Yazzie lawsuit fees, the treatment of enrollment declines in the school funding formula, and whether the word “average” in salary language should remain in the budget. Staff explained that the SEG should remain whole, that the insurance and transportation recommendations applied to all public school employees but not contractors, and that the budget included multiple math-related investments spread across several lines rather than one single appropriation. There was also discussion of out-of-school learning grants, school meals, literacy center operations, special education training, and the Public Education Reform Fund, including the use of multi-year, evaluation-based appropriations for high-impact tutoring and community schools. After discussion, the committee adopted the LESC budget recommendation. The committee then moved to endorsed legislation proposals. It endorsed a bill allowing the secretary to suspend an individual school board member, with notice and appeal procedures clarified, and a bill creating an 80-20 health insurance cost-share requirement for public school employees, along with a study of the sustainability of public school insurance programs. It also endorsed a bill on attendance provisions for students with severe medical conditions, which would keep those students from being classified as excessively absent. Finally, the committee discussed a teacher residency bill that would raise stipend levels, allow residents to complete service anywhere in New Mexico, and remove the requirement that sponsoring schools must hire them, though the bill did not include an appropriation. Members also raised questions about bilingual, Hispanic, and Black education funding, cultural and linguistic supports in teacher preparation, and where various programs should be placed in the budget or PERF framework.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Finance Oct 14th, 2025

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  • . from the actual pilot program to receive that conditional funding.
  • It's really nice to get an update on some of the pilot programs and how they're working.
  • For this specific program, it has to be piloted just in a couple of districts, right?
  • Chair, you had said that some of these pilot programs hadn’t been evaluated before.
  • We are rolling out a pilot this year, a multi-year pilot with those funds.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Public Service

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  • program.
  • They hadn’t really dealt with a new pilot program and this situation before.
  • They hadn’t really dealt with a new pilot program and this situation before.
  • that started as a pilot program.
  • started as a pilot program.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service held its third hearing of the 194th General Court session, taking testimony on several individual bills and home rule petitions, mostly involving retirement and pension-related relief. The committee chair outlined hearing procedures, including three-minute limits for individuals, ten-minute limits for panels, livestreaming, and the deadline for written testimony. At the end of the hearing, the chair noted that House matters heard that day must be reported by Friday, July 11, 2025, subject to extensions, and the committee adjourned after testimony concluded. Several witnesses supported bills seeking retirement credit or pension adjustments for public employees. These included H. 2917 for Dedham-Westwood Water District employees seeking pension buy-in credit; H. 2976 for Eileen Mullen to purchase creditable service for teaching in a criminal justice pilot program; H. 2996 for Virginia Cummings, a retired Department of Correction lieutenant seeking greater pension parity; H. 2977 for Wendy Lopieri to buy back part-time community college service; and H. 2989 for Wayne Taylor, who said he was mistakenly credited for fewer years of select board service than he expected. Testimony emphasized long public service, injuries, and what witnesses described as unfair denials or flawed interpretations of retirement law. The committee also heard testimony on bills involving post-retirement earnings and disability-related relief. Kevin Blanchett testified in opposition to H. 2931, arguing it would improperly reduce money owed to a regional retirement system and its members, while the bill’s sponsor argued the retirement board was seeking an excessive recovery based on law firm gross earnings rather than the individual’s earnings. Jamie Magarian described severe injuries from a 2018 crash and urged favorable action on his bill, with support from the State Police Association. Michael Palmer testified in favor of S. 1841, seeking to extend prior violent-crime retirement income-cap relief to his case after being shot on duty and later finding that even part-time private-sector work exceeded his retirement earnings limit.
KY
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  • I'm a C-130 pilot by by trade. model. I'm a C-130 pilot by by trade.
  • crews, our pilots. crews, our pilots.
  • So, the vast majority of our traditional Guardsmen that are pilots, they're UPS pilots, too.
  • There are pilots. We have 3,400 pilots operating out of Kentucky, 1,700 mechanics as well.
  • <01:24:53.480> It's continue that program again. It's continue that program again.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The task force met on October 14, confirmed a quorum, and adopted the September 16, 2025 minutes. Members then received a Kentucky Air National Guard 101 briefing from Brigadier General Bruce Bancroft, commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard, who described the Guard’s structure, missions, and statewide role. He emphasized that Kentucky is a single-wing state centered at Louisville’s 123rd Airlift Wing and highlighted several unique capabilities, including the Contingency Response Group, critical care air transport teams, medical detachment for chemical environments, explosive ordnance disposal, fatality search and recovery, and special tactics personnel. General Bancroft also discussed staffing and readiness, saying the Guard has 1,273 authorized positions, with a mix of AGR, Title 32, and Title 5 personnel. He noted that AGR positions are funded at about 96 percent, while technician positions are funded at about 53 percent, leaving the organization to operate at roughly 75 percent of authorized manpower overall. He said the wing converted from the C-130H to the C-130J in 2021 and completed the transition in about 2.5 years, ahead of the original three-year timeline. The briefing further covered the Guard’s operational tempo and community role. Bancroft said the unit has earned 21 Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards, has deployed about 500,000 days since 9/11 across 45 countries, and routinely supports federal and domestic missions. He described the C-130J’s tactical airlift, airdrop, and blacked-out operations as directly useful for disaster response in Kentucky, and he pointed to strong ties with UPS and other aviation employers. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approval of the prior minutes.
MA
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  • Do we know if there's been any data collected on a whole for this two-year pilot program?
  • We appreciate the pilot program in place in Somerville.
  • We appreciate the pilot program in place in Somerville.
  • This bill will help to expand the pilot older adult bridge subsidy program statewide.
  • This bill will help to expand the pilot older adult bridge subsidy program statewide.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several aging-related bills, with most speakers focusing on housing stability, home-based services, and care transitions. Representative Badger and a commissioner testified in support of H4039, which would create a universal breakfast and lunch program at senior centers funded through a new Senior Breakfast and Lunch Fund, arguing it would reduce food insecurity and social isolation among older adults. Representative Lipper-Garabedian and multiple providers then supported H780/S495, the hospital-to-home partnership program, describing how embedded aging-services liaisons help older patients transition safely from hospitals to home, reduce readmissions, and avoid nursing facility placement; witnesses from Mystic Valley Elder Services and Mass Aging Access cited pilot results, including hundreds of patients served and examples of substantial cost savings and successful discharge planning. The committee also took testimony on S478, which would require continuing care retirement communities to disclose entrance-fee refund policies more clearly at enrollment. Senator Lovely and LeadingAge Massachusetts said the bill would improve transparency for residents and families, while a consumer witness said her family experienced delays and confusion in getting a refund after her mother left a CCRC. Members noted the issue is also being examined by a special commission on CCRCs. A large portion of the hearing focused on S475, a statewide bridge subsidy program for older adults facing housing instability. Advocates from the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, Western Massachusetts, Somerville, Northampton, East Hampton, Old Colony Elder Services, and Somerville’s Office of Housing Stability described rising senior homelessness, long waitlists for subsidized housing, and cases where short-term rental assistance kept older adults housed while they waited for permanent housing. Somerville witnesses said the pilot program helped nine households remain housed and that some participants have since moved into permanent housing. Members asked about wait times, program design, and how to prioritize applicants; witnesses emphasized flexibility, emergency risk, and the need for a statewide expansion. The hearing also included testimony on S465, an ALS bill that would expand home care access regardless of age and bar the use of quality-adjusted life-year metrics in coverage decisions, with the sponsor and ALS Association arguing the measure would reduce discriminatory treatment and better center patient care. No votes were taken during the hearing.
KY
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  • What you’re about to hear is we’re kind of beyond the pilot phase of this program.
  • We've piloted<00:20:59.200> uh<00:20:59.360> programs<00:20:59.840> demonstrating
  • > piloted uh programs demonstrating piloted uh programs demonstrating measurable<00:21:00.880> health
  • <00:23:04.559> more in integration and piloting more in integration and piloting more programs
  • I'm really excited that you guys are doing this and getting the pilot program going.
Summary: The Make America Healthy Kentucky Task Force met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and then heard a presentation on the state’s “food is medicine” work from Kentucky Hospital Association and Kentucky Department of Agriculture leaders, including Jim Muser, Holly Harris, and Commissioner Jonathan Shell. The chair framed the discussion around personal wellness, injury prevention, and the broader goal of improving health through better sleep, nutrition, and activity, then asked the presenters to describe current initiatives and any policy changes needed. The witnesses described a partnership linking hospitals and Kentucky farmers to improve health outcomes while supporting rural agriculture. They said the effort has moved beyond the pilot stage and now includes more than 40 hospitals statewide, with programs such as healthier hospital cafeterias, grab-and-go options, farmers markets at hospital sites, subsidized CSA boxes for employees, and medically tailored meals or groceries for patients with chronic conditions. ARH was highlighted as a leading model, with local food procurement, employee wellness efforts, and measurable outcome pilots, including a Russell County Hospital project focused on diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. They also emphasized barriers to scaling the model, including fragmented short-term funding, lack of reimbursement for food-as-medicine programs, and burdensome procurement and testing requirements that can make it difficult for small farmers to participate. The presenters said hospitals are using their own funds or temporary grants to sustain programs and argued that policy changes are needed to simplify sourcing, expand reimbursement pathways, and support clinical measurement of outcomes. No votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes were taken during the portion provided.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

Hearings to examine certain pending nominations. May 1st, 2025 at 08:30 am

Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel

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  • . and became a T-38 instructor pilot where I taught future fighter pilots for both the United States
  • Part of the problem we've had, too, is a shortage of pilots. 1,800 pilot shortage across the total force
  • But I talked to many pilots.
  • It sounds like, if true, it might be one of the challenges in the program.
  • I've worked with acquirers, program managers in that process.
Summary: The meeting was primarily focused on discussing nominations for key positions within the Department of Defense, specifically for roles such as the Undersecretary of the Air Force and the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security. Senators expressed urgent concerns about global security threats, the need for robust military readiness, and the emphasis on effective collaboration with NATO allies amidst rising tensions with adversaries such as Russia and China. Several senators highlighted the challenges facing military infrastructure and defense capabilities, suggesting a critical need for improvements and investment in these areas to ensure national security.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Voice recordings showed the The pilot and instructor pilot indicated different altitudes as they approached
  • The pilot from the Commercial Craft, who he himself is also a Blackhawk helicopter pilot, and his wife
  • The pilot-in-command, CW2 Andrew Eades, was an instructor pilot.
  • The co-pilot, Captain Rebecca Lobach. was a qualified pilot-in-command as well, and the crew chief, Staff
  • So they are instructor pilots or maintenance test pilots or safety officers and our commission officers
Summary: The meeting focused on the discussions surrounding the tragic midair collision involving American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter, which resulted in the loss of 67 lives. Testimonies were provided by key figures including NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy and FAA Acting Administrator Chris Richelieu. The committee expressed grave concerns regarding the existing safety protocols, questioning why the FAA failed to act on numerous warnings and data indicating potential collision risks. Members emphasized the need for urgent reforms in aviation safety to prevent such tragedies in the future. Specific highlights included the recognition of the importance of ADS-B out technology and concerns about the operational practices of military helicopters in controlled airspaces.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Committee Jun 23rd, 2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill is not a ban; it is a pilot program designed to protect our youngest and most vulnerable children
  • This bill is not a ban; it is a pilot program designed to protect our youngest and most vulnerable children
  • He said they have concerns about expanding a pilot program that has been done in Marin and San Diego,
  • County that doesn't have a pilot program or somewhere else, how do they know the rules?
  • This pilot program is for buses driving in bus-only lanes and for cars that are parked at bus stops.
Keywords: 987, senate, all