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AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- It undermines and interferes with science-based wildlife recovery efforts.
- This has no impact on the state general fund. It is a federal tax credit.
- state revenues, but in addition to not impacting state... ...that this does not impact state revenues
- But in addition to not impacting state revenues, what we're doing today with this bill doesn't impact
- We do not have the authority to impact that tax credit.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 5, 2026 - 12:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Gonzalez-Pittman: The statewide estimated impact of this hasty transition is hundreds of millions of
- This bill seeks to lessen that impact by protecting Florida's Rep.
- Gonzalez-Pittman: on the statewide impacts of this transition, as well as coordinating workforce education
- And good afternoon to the committee. 1139 is an impact fee bill.
- Right now, members, there is no fiscal impact.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, 500,000 is the line that we have currently in the wildlife trust fund.
- </c> currently in the wildlife trust fund. currently in the wildlife trust fund.
- </c> comes to wildlife comes to wildlife they<00:23:19.919><c> go</c><00:23:20.080><c> through</c><00
- </c> very similar to, you know, a wildlife very similar to, you know, a wildlife trust<00:25:32.320><
- </c> to the state trying to make an impact to the state trying to make an impact temporarily temporarily
Committee:
Joint Appropriations
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (2-26-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Everybody feels the impacts of regulations in their daily lives.
- uh hunting season fish and wildlife uh hunting season dates<00:03:06.519><c> Board</c><00:03:06.720>
- </c><00:05:41.080><c> of</c> everybody feels the impacts of everybody feels the impacts of regulations
- Do we have a fiscal note or a fiscal impact if this would cost anything if we did this?
- </c> associations who the bill is impacted associations who the bill is impacted you're<00:28:51.720>
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 6, sponsored by Rep. Wade Williams, which would require administrative regulations with a major economic impact of $500,000 or more over two years to go through the legislature. Williams argued the bill would rein in regulatory overreach, improve transparency, and still allow emergency regulations. Several members raised concerns about executive-branch authority and the role of subject-matter experts, while others supported the bill as a way to improve communication and legislative oversight. The bill passed on a roll call vote and was sent to the House floor.
The committee then considered House Bill 87, sponsored by Rep. Emily Callaway, with a committee substitute adopted first. The bill is aimed at reducing barriers for people with felony records who are seeking occupational licenses, while preserving existing public hiring practices for cities and counties. Callaway said the changes were mostly technical and intended to make the process more transparent, with no fiscal impact. The committee approved the bill, and it passed with the committee substitute.
House Bill 255, sponsored by Rep. Amy Neighbors, also passed with a committee substitute. The measure updates and modernizes the Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy statutes, which sponsors said have not been substantially revised since 1958. Supporters said the bill clarifies outdated language, defines terms more clearly, and better reflects current practice, including physical therapist assistants. The chairman noted the long effort to update the practice act and praised the work of the stakeholders involved.
Finally, House Bill 437, sponsored by Rep. Tony Hampton, was presented as a cleanup bill for alcohol beverage control law. It would limit state and local ABC administrators and investigators from making arrests unless they are POP certified, while leaving their other authority intact. Hampton and supporting witnesses said the change would align the statute with other law enforcement certification requirements and help keep civilian administrators from being put in harm’s way. The transcript ends during discussion of this bill, with no final vote shown.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources, February 12, 2026
Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- really seriously throughout the process the interest in the socioeconomic, cultural, natural, and wildlife
- :05:05.280><c> and</c> socioeconomic, cultural, natural and socioeconomic, cultural, natural and wildlife
- uh</c><00:05:06.639><c> conservation</c><00:05:07.600><c> ethics</c><00:05:08.800><c> while</c> wildlife
- uh conservation ethics while wildlife uh conservation ethics while trying<00:05:09.440><c> to</c><00
- uh and Natural Resource and the Wildlife uh and Natural Resource Trust<00:10:35.600><c> counsel</c><
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HRE-WTL, TCA-WTL, WTL-AEN Public Hearings 02-12-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- It's going to have a major impact.
- Would what we've heard today and the impacts it's relating to the environmental impact statements, so
- Would what we've heard today and the impacts it's relating to the environmental impact statements, so
- Would what we've heard today and the impacts it's relating to the environmental impact statements, so
- Would what we've heard today and the impacts it's relating to the environmental impact statements, so
Summary:
The joint committees first heard SB 1146, which would appropriate funds to the University of Hawaiʻi to develop an action plan and pre-engineering concept plan for debris management and water quality control in the Ala Wai Watershed. Testimony was largely supportive from DLNR, a UH student, and a special improvement district representative, while one speaker suggested the work should be coordinated with existing efforts to avoid duplication. Committee discussion focused on the multi-jurisdictional nature of the watershed, existing debris-trap work that captures only about 20 to 30 percent of debris, the role of the university in capstone projects and recommendations, and the relationship to the existing Geni project and other community efforts. Members also asked about costs, tracking progress, and the difference between water-quality improvements and the larger debris problem.
The committees then voted to pass SB 1146 with amendments, including blanking out the appropriation and deferring the effective date to July 31, 2050. The motion passed in both committees, with votes recorded in support and no opposition noted during the decision-making.
The committees also heard SB 321, which would deem certain fee simple privately owned lands transferred to adjacent property owners or community associations if specified conditions are met. Testimony was in support from several individuals, but members raised concerns about the lack of input from counties and the state, and about how the bill might affect roads already used by the public or maintained by local governments. After discussion, the committees voted to advance SB 321 unamended to the next committees, with the measure adopted in both committees despite one recorded no vote in the Water and Land committee.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- I serve as the statewide fire protection forester for DLNR, Forestry and Wildlife.
- Wildlife. The department has submitted Wildlife.
- And again, our concern is that it could lead to long-term impacts to those that are less fortunate, the
- And again, our concern is that it could lead to long-term impacts to those that are less fortunate, the
- Uh, and again, our concern is that it could lead to long-term impacts to those that are less fortunate
Bills:
SB2405 , HCR19 , HCR63 , HCR85 , HCR140 , HCR166 , HCR82 , HCR98 , HCR104 , HCR106 , HCR141 , HCR165 , HR20 , HR57 , HR77 , HR132 , HR156 , HR74 , HR90 , HR96 , HR98 , HR133 , HR155
Committee:
House Water & Land
Summary:
The Water and Land Committee met on April 7 and heard testimony on several resolutions and one bill. SB 2405 SD1 HD2, relating to agricultural workforce housing, received support from the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, HFTC, and the Hawaii Farmers Union, and the committee later recommended passage as is; one member voted with reservations citing department cost and staffing concerns. The committee also heard HCR 19/HR 20 designating March as March for Water Month, HCR 63/HR 57 urging DLNR and DOT to clarify jurisdiction over Honouliuli Bridge, HCR 85/HR 77 on transferring parcels for the East Kapolei TOD project, HCR 140/HR 132 on vegetation management and fuel reduction in West Maui, HCR 166/HR 156 on identifying East Oahu lands for native Hawaiian tree planting, HCR 82/HR 74 on basic shelter standards for rapid deployment housing, HCR 98/HR 90 on a Honolulu housing pattern book, HCR 104/HR 96 on North Shore coastal trails, HCR 106/HR 98 on endorsing Waikiki as a world surfing reserve, HCR 141/HR 133 on Maui fire code enforcement, and HCR 165/HR 155 on permanent pickleball nets and lighting at Kamiloiki Community Park.
Testimony was generally supportive on most measures, with several agencies and organizations submitting written comments or appearing in support. HCR 82/HR 74 drew the most discussion: the State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported the intent but asked that accessibility be considered on the front end, while another testifier opposed the resolution, arguing it could turn temporary emergency shelters into permanent substandard housing and should be deferred. Committee members discussed temporary versus permanent housing standards and accessibility, and the chair later said the measure would be amended to require permanent units to meet appropriate code standards and to note accessibility concerns in the committee report. On HCR 140/HR 132, DLNR testified that firebreak maintenance on its Waianae lands would be costly, and members noted funding and staffing implications.
At the end of the meeting, the committee adopted the chair’s recommendations on the measures it voted on. SB 2405 was passed with a reservation from one member; HCR 19/HR 20, HCR 63/HR 57, HCR 85/HR 77, HCR 98/HR 90, HCR 104/HR 96, HCR 106/HR 98, HCR 141/HR 133, and HCR 165/HR 155 were passed unamended, while HCR 140/HR 132 was passed with reservations and HCR 166/HR 156 and HCR 82/HR 74 were passed with amendments. The committee then adjourned.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And I have Wildlife Management Area.
- </c> lime dust as well as any other wildlife lime dust as well as any other wildlife that<00:58:51.280
- This project is not economic impact.
- They're serious, high-injury, high-impact.
- And serious, high injury, high impact.
Bills:
HF1569 , HF460 , HF850 , HF707 , HF798 , HF852 , HF366 , HF365 , HF836 , HF866 , HF885 , HF959 , HF1196 , HF1788 , HF1349 , HF2272 , HF2652 , HF1251 , HF607
Committee:
House Capital Investment
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/27/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water
House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- And I'll tell you this is very impactful in the discussions and very impactful for the federal government
- Again, this draft environmental impact statement is still a draft.
- Again, this draft environmental impact statement is still a draft.
- "What are the impacts, environmental impacts? What are the impacts on the people living there?
- Madam Chair, just again to that point, I would note that the impact may be...
Summary:
The committee began by announcing that House Bill 2094 would be held and not heard that day, then received a lengthy update from Arizona Department of Water Resources Director Tom Buschatzky on Colorado River negotiations and post-2026 operating rules. He described Arizona’s legal position, the basin’s water allocations, current shortages, conservation efforts, and the state’s view that the Upper Basin should share more of the reductions and move more water from reservoirs above Lake Powell to Lake Mead. Members asked about tourism, recreation, tribal water rights, public outreach, and the role of the state’s delegation and the federal government. Buschatzky said Arizona has already made major conservation cuts and that further reductions are likely, whether by agreement or federal action, and emphasized ongoing negotiations and public meetings.
The committee then heard House Bill 2758, which would expand McMullen Valley groundwater transfer rules to allow eligible entities, including private water companies, to withdraw and transport groundwater under specified conditions, with ADWR oversight and reporting requirements. Supporters argued the bill would provide a lawful, regulated way to move water for urban growth and housing needs, while opponents from La Paz County and rural advocacy groups said it would accelerate aquifer depletion, harm private wells, and benefit a New York hedge fund at the expense of local residents. After debate over guardrails, stakeholder outreach, and the impact on rural communities, the committee adopted the Griffin amendment and passed HB 2758 as amended on a 6-4 due-pass vote.
Finally, the committee took up House Bill 2098, which revises bonding authority and public hearing notification requirements for county water augmentation authorities and allows such authorities to enter into local repayment agreements with WIFA. Pinal County officials and related stakeholders testified in support, saying the changes would help the Pinal County Water Augmentation Authority finance future water and infrastructure projects, including possible augmentation efforts tied to Bartlett Dam, and would clean up statutory language to match the authority’s needs. The transcript ends during testimony on HB 2098, before any committee vote on that bill is shown.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Andy [snorts] Wildlife Resources Agency.
- He b began his career wildlife sciences.
- Matter of wildlife than anyone I know.
- Take Kansas they're rural road impacts.
- </c> a lasting and meaningful social impact. a lasting and meaningful social impact.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- This is simply talking about the impact fees.
- AS FAR AS IMPACT FEES, IMPACT FEES SHOULD BE USED WHERE THE IMPACT HAPPENS.
- WE HAVE SEEN IN MIAMI-DADE THAT YES, IMPACT FEES ARE NOT USED WHERE THE IMPACT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING.
- SO WE SEE A NEGATIVE IMPACT. WE SHOULD BE USING THESE WHERE THE IMPACT OCCURS.
- THAT TRAGEDY AND THE HORRIFIC IMPACT IT HAD ON OUR NATURAL AREAS, WILDLIFE, AND ALSO ON OUR ECONOMY IN
Bills:
SB 2 , HB 2 , HB 2000 , HB 2196 , HB 213 , HB 222 , HB 645 , HB 1458 , HB 1022 , HB 141 , HB 502 , HB 643 , HB 3093 , HB 1700 , HB 117 , SB 503 , SB 2 , HB 120 , HB 20 , HB 150 , HB 6 , HB 100 , HB 210 , HB 215 , HB 1393 , HB 1151 , HB 1268 , HB 142 , HB 451 , HB 124 , HB 2 , HB 2000 , HB 2196 , HB 213 , HB 222 , HB 645 , HB 1458 , HB 1022 , HB 141 , HB 502 , HB 643 , HB 3093 , HB 1700 , HB 117
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/17/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #6
Transcript Highlights:
- If you haven't met and talked to these individuals, I would highly suggest doing so to see how it impacts
- Met and talked with these individuals, I would highly suggest doing so to see how it impacts your rural
- House Bill 2497 entitles the citizens of Arizona to a right to lawfully hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife
- Arizona with the right to lawfully hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife.
- fact that the voters and Arizona residents, whether they're voters or not, have had a substantial impact
Summary:
The meeting was a rapid bill review caucus with the chair emphasizing a hard stop before 11 a.m. and asking members to keep questions brief. A large number of bills were introduced or summarized, with many placed on third-read consent or consent calendars and several receiving brief sponsor explanations. The topics ranged widely, but much of the discussion centered on artificial intelligence, education, health care, water policy, state land management, commerce, transportation, public safety, and local government finance.
In the AI and education sections, members heard bills requiring disclosure when minors interact with AI, allowing AI-assisted divorce arbitration by consent, creating an AI education program, recognizing certain AI communications as privileged, and requiring schools to teach AI ethics and basic prompting. Other education measures addressed superintendent employment rules, school district oversight, anti-Semitism prohibitions, fetal and prenatal development standards, and a resolution expanding race- and ethnicity-based nondiscrimination rules in public education. Health-related bills included funding and oversight for ESA administration, childhood cancer research grants, health facility licensure and complaint timelines, a firefighter cancer registry, nurse anesthetist reimbursement parity, and a bill criminalizing nonconsensual abortion-inducing drugs.
The committee also reviewed many land, water, and natural resources bills, including measures on groundwater transportation fees, assured water supply reviews, water hauling, state land audits and oversight, solar and mining land-use mapping, and state land disposition planning. Several bills focused on wildlife and ranching, such as landowner permits for deer and wolves, expanding predatory animal definitions, and a memorial urging federal reform of the Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Conservation Act. Transportation and public safety bills covered towing regulation, DUI interlock rules, motorcycle lane splitting/filtering, digital driver licenses, and a resolution on tax and fee increases for municipalities and counties. Members asked a number of questions on controversial items, especially the municipal tax/fee moratorium, water policy, and state land governance, but no roll-call votes were taken in the transcript; most items were simply advanced or noted as consent-calendar measures, with one bill (HB 2913) being pulled from consent for further discussion.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Government Contract Review Committee 2-10-26
Transcript Highlights:
- Fish and Wildlife Service decides how to spend that money.
- Service decides how to spend Wildlife Service decides how to spend that<00:50:40.400><c> money.
- Fish and Wildlife about what they're spending this money on and the increases in habitat that they are
- We have used this money to increase properties at the Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge, John James
- </c><00:53:42.720><c> Refuge,</c><00:53:43.400><c> John</c> River National Wildlife Refuge, John River
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from its January 13 meeting and then moved through a large agenda of contracts and agreements, with members repeatedly voting to review items without objection. The chair noted the agenda included 227 contracts totaling about $89.5 million, all with vendors registered with the Secretary of State. Most items were approved after brief discussion and roll-call votes.
Several contracts drew questions. Kentucky State University explained two four-month contracts tied to its online academic program: one for continued implementation support and one for marketing. University officials said the program is in a transition year under a management improvement plan, that the university owns the intellectual property, and that the marketing effort is aimed at growing enrollment in targeted programs such as business and social work. They reported online enrollment had grown from 74 students to 612, with an overall university enrollment of 2,872, and said the goal is to reach about 1,000 online students by fall. The committee approved both items, though Senator Douglas said he would keep watching university spending.
The Department of Education presented a contract cancellation for administrative reviews of the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program. Officials said USDA changed the review requirement from every three years to every five years, making the outside contract unnecessary because internal staff can now handle the work. The committee approved the cancellation. The Transportation Cabinet also explained an increase to a professional services contract for engineering work on a section of KY 54 in Owensboro, describing it as preliminary design and commissioning work for a multi-section roadway project; the committee approved that item as well.
The Kentucky Lottery Corporation sought approval for an amendment tied to its iLottery platform. Officials said the increase reflected higher sales volume, since the contract structure causes prize and platform-related expenses to rise as sales grow. The committee approved the amendment. The Department of Public Health also discussed a perinatal psychiatry consultation program funded by a five-year federal HRSA grant; members raised concerns about what would happen if federal support changes, but no action beyond discussion was noted in the excerpt.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Fri Mar 7, 2025 @ 10:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- It's going to impact Hawaii and a lot of these programs, uh, healthy soils conservation programs.
- none of that impact on the future<00:47:02.119><c> can</c><00:47:02.280><c> truly</c><00:47:02.680><
- Sterilized cats still kill wildlife.
- Hawaii's birds and other wildlife are particularly vulnerable at this time.
- </c><01:01:01.960><c> are</c> Hawaii's birds and other Wildlife are Hawaii's birds and other Wildlife
Committee:
House Agriculture & Food Systems
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Moving over to wildlife, we had a previous discussion.
- income, if you will, how does that impact Texas A&M?
- Our Cesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute...
- The Cesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute is the state's leading wildlife research organization and
- We are making an incredible impact in our region.
Committee:
Senate Finance
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- And also respect wildlife. And so that program has been really successful. We continue to do it.
- And also respect wildlife. And so that program has been really successful. We continue to do it.
- .” “...with industry and community leaders across the state to maximize impact.
- It’s a $418 million GDP impact.” It's a $418 million GDP impact.
- It is widespread, and though that happens in Maricopa County, no doubt it impacts Arizona from Tombstone
Committee:
Senate Director Nominations
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment May 26th, 2026
Natural Resources & Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- If something goes wrong, groundwater impacts pressure. To the people of Louisiana for generations.
- If something goes wrong—groundwater impacts, pressure migration, pipeline rupture, land instability,
- estimates so that economic impacts to Louisiana property owners are evaluated as thoroughly as other
- Those are lands that fall under Wildlife and Fisheries conservation.
- They're not telling me that look, this great impacts have.
Committee:
House Natural Resources & Environment
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- He said he is most concerned about the impact on neighbors and property rights.
- We've grown crops on it, we've practiced wildlife conservation, we've maintained forestry for 25 years
- If my land is not under contract, it is not evaluated for environmental impacts despite having wetlands
- How does that impact you being able to utilize your land to develop it as a retirement community?
- And so…” “Or develop it the way they want, but they are going to impact their neighbor.
Committee:
House Utilities
Summary:
The committee first took up House Committee Substitute for House Bills 21, 22, and 1626, which would combine the bills and add a clawback/refund provision for construction work in progress in base rates if costs were imprudently incurred or a project is not placed in service in a reasonable time. Supporters argued Missouri should remove its CWIP ban to stay competitive with neighboring states and attract utility investment, while opponents warned about unknown costs and timelines for ratepayers. The substitute was adopted, and the committee voted the combined bill do pass by 12 ayes and 7 noes.
The committee then considered House Bill 2711, as amended by a substitute, dealing with broadband-related property tax treatment. The sponsor explained the substitute narrowed the bill to new installations, added a seven-year sunset, and aimed to clarify assessment issues. Supporters said the measure would help expand broadband infrastructure and improve service in underserved areas, while opponents argued the tax break should not apply to upgrades within existing service territories and questioned whether the bill truly expanded access. The committee adopted the substitute and voted the bill do pass by 12 ayes and 7 noes.
The remainder of the hearing focused on House Bill 2762, a broad solar/wind/water measure. The sponsor described provisions setting a $2,500 per megawatt tax on solar nameplate capacity, creating more uniform assessment rules, establishing setbacks for solar facilities, limiting eminent domain use, and including smaller sections on water district dissolution and wind turbine lighting. Testimony was mixed: solar developers, Clean Grid Alliance, Renew Missouri, and Missouri Farm Bureau supported clearer rules, grandfathering, and setbacks they viewed as reasonable, while landowners and local residents raised concerns about property rights, transparency, runoff, glare, noise, and the impact of large solar projects on neighboring farms and homes. No final action on HB 2762 was taken in the portion provided, but the chair said a committee substitute would be developed to address the solar issues more comprehensively.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- of humans and Wildlife and well-being of humans and Wildlife and erods<01:25:08.679><c> the</c><01:25
- This bill will have a negative impact on the success of all those companies.
- Fish and Wildlife notes that about 234,000 birds are killed every year in wind turbines.
- </c><01:59:09.079><c> has</c> uh the US US fish and wildlife has uh the US US fish and wildlife has published
- Fish and Wildlife notes that about 234,000 birds are killed every year in wind turbines.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (01/13/2026)
Environment and Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> now as far as um the impact of of a ban. now as far as um the impact of of a ban.
- In many cases, there's actually bigger wildlife impacts from coated seeds than from the types of treatments
- In many cases, there's actually bigger wildlife impacts from coated seeds than from the types of treatments
- In many cases, there's actually bigger wildlife impacts from coated seeds than from the types of treatments
- In many cases, there's actually bigger wildlife impacts from coated seeds than from the types of treatments
Committee:
House Environment and Agriculture