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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- of community service and spiritual leadership, proudly opening North America's first 24-hour wood-burning
- An estimated 4,400 acres have burned across these 41 fires as of last night, while over 280 struck were
- It's at 6 p.m. at clay pit. Let's share a meal and break bread together.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Education Pre-K - 12 Mar 31st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- OUT OF THE NIGHT THAT CONVERTS ME THAT COVERS ME, BLACK IS THE PIT FROM POLE TO POLE.
- THE BILL SEEKS TO PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATION FOR THE CATASTROPHIC BURN INJURIES AND ONGOING NEEDS.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 035 Feb 18th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- to have to see all the genetics and all the time that they've put in raising livestock be pushed to burn
- pits and such.
- ,</c><01:31:23.679><c> be</c><01:31:23.840><c> pushed</c><01:31:24.080><c> to</c><01:31:24.239><c> burn
- </c><01:31:24.480><c> pits</c><01:31:24.800><c> and</c> livestock uh, be pushed to burn pits and livestock
- uh, be pushed to burn pits and such.<01:31:25.199><c> So,</c><01:31:25.360><c> I</c><01:31:25.520><c
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Aug 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- PIT growth is still positive, but it's growing at a more moderate, leveled-off rate than it was in the
- But I want to point out the pit revenue deviation.
- Because if I add the revenue lost for the PIT and the SIT plus the RRA, that exceeds the high end of
- Assuming we had a data center in Farmington and we were allowed to open up a power plant that could burn
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- We're seeing strength in revenues due largely to capital gains, PIT withholding, and very strong cash
- A significant portion of the PIT withholding is from strength in the tech sector, specifically a handful
- As we know, as everybody knows, because I talk about it all the time, we have a burning landfill in my
- district, a Chiquita Canyon landfill that's going to be burning for 20 years, making people sick.
Committee:
House Budget
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/11/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- So it's not a burning thing that I'm like, oh, I'm completely right and they're completely wrong.
- of some of the issues that have happened to them, may have encountered PTSD or what have you, or a burn
- pit, or what have you.
Summary:
The committee first heard HB 2908, which would impose criminal penalties on faithless Arizona Article 5 constitutional convention delegates, require delegates to take an oath, and direct legislative and gubernatorial ratification of any approved amendment. The sponsor argued the bill adds guardrails to any future convention, while Common Cause Arizona opposed it, saying it would not meaningfully reduce the risk of a runaway convention and that any punishment scheme would be difficult to enforce. After discussion, the committee approved HB 2908 on a 5-2 vote for a due pass recommendation.
The committee then took up HB 2608, a military transitional housing grant program with a $7 million General Fund appropriation in FY 2027 and changes to the military transitional housing fund. Testimony from Vets to Gov and the sponsor emphasized veteran-led management, new construction rather than motel/hotel use, and the need for housing support for transitioning service members. Several members raised concerns about similarities to prior versions and unresolved language changes, and the bill was ultimately laid on the table by vote.
Next, the committee considered HB 2805, which creates a secure online portal for nomination petitions for local governing board candidates and sets related Secretary of State responsibilities. An amendment was adopted to require candidates to designate party alignment or lack thereof for portal purposes and to limit Secretary of State modification of the act. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would modernize petitioning and reflect the partisan reality of local races, while some members raised concerns about school board implications and nonpartisan races. HB 2805, as amended, passed the committee on a 5-2 vote.
Finally, the committee heard HB 2775, which would bar state entities from using state assets or money to implement or enforce international organization rules, taxes, or policies, with an amendment adding restrictions on Arizona public universities’ foreign-funded agreements and creating Board of Regents oversight. Members and the sponsor discussed concerns about foreign adversary funding, especially from Chinese entities, and debated whether the oversight mechanism should be created by rule or statute. The committee decided to hold HB 2775 for further work on the language, and then adjourned.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/11/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- So it's not a burning thing that I'm like, oh, I'm completely right and they're completely wrong.
- of some of the issues that have happened to them, may have encountered PTSD or what have you, or a burn
- pit, or what have you.
Committees:
House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections , House House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee of Reference
Keywords:
Arizona political parties, precinct committeeman, precinct committeemen, proxy voting, party bylaws, county committee, state committee, qualified elector, election administration, political party rules, precinct representation, adjoining precinct, county party meeting, proxy attestation, notary public, witnesses, transitional housing, military veterans, grant program, housing services
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Mar 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This was a goal that has been burning desire. My both of my children are TCC Tsc.
- And my husband and I really want to pit our finances where my advocacy is.
- able to achieve at the college in the last few years and where I think our future is only going to burn
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Why some argue the standards pit groups of students against each other, casting people of color as the
- Why some argue the standards pit groups of students against each other, casting people of color as the
- And eventually he burned my hand with the striker in science class that you can still see on my hand
- my hand with and eventually he burned my hand with the<00:43:41.119><c> striker</c><00:43:41.440><c>
- learn their culture from their family and friends, and unfortunately, due to this curriculum that pits
Committee:
House Education Policy
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So far this year, we have already witnessed approximately 2.7 million acres burned in over 34,000 fires
- forest and mountains of the West, this year, we saw approximately 300,000 approximately 300,000 acres burn
- Wildfires have wreaked havoc across Nebraska's third district, with more than 860,000 acres burned this
- And I'm tired of the pit in my chest when my kids leave the house and I wonder, will they come back?
- law degree and practiced law for 34 years representing farmers, ranchers, business owners, gravel pits
Bills:
HB2323 , HB6644 , SB629 , HB8882 , HB8881 , HB8880 , HB8879 , HB4238 , HR915 , HR826 , HB7401 , HB7396
Keywords:
Big Bend National Park, land acquisition, boundary adjustment, Secretary of the Interior, conservation, Holodomor, Ukraine famine, 1932-1933 famine, genocide recognition, Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, collectivization, grain confiscation, human rights, Ukraine, Ukrainian people, Russian aggression, Vladimir Putin, foreign affairs, sense of the House
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 6th, 2026
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Nearly a thousand severely burned people, people like our neighbors, whether they've been caught in a
- They provide more than $60 million in charity care, whether it's trauma services, burn treatment, also
- Nearly a thousand severely burned people, people like our neighbors, whether they've been caught in a
- center because they're going to often treated at this regional burn center because they're going in
- In fact, I trained at a regional trauma burn center in Tennessee, Vanderbilt Medical Center, and saw
Bills:
HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6137 , SB6244 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SB5109 , SB5877 , SB6258
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives
Summary:
The House took up and passed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5292, which modifies the paid family and medical leave program. Supporters said the bill uses an actuarial model to set rates and maintains a four-month reserve to improve program stability. It passed final passage 95-1.
The House then considered Substitute Senate Bill 5841, dealing with completion of course and financial aid-related requirements. An amendment was adopted to add a financial aid calculator and require outreach to students who indicate they have completed a financial aid form, with supporters saying it would help students understand aid eligibility and access college opportunities. The bill then passed as amended, 92-4.
The most extensive debate was on Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5981, concerning the 340B drug pricing program and contract pharmacy relationships. Members offered many amendments seeking to limit the bill’s scope, add transparency, or direct 340B savings toward patient care, low-income patients, rural areas, or charity care; most were rejected. Supporters argued the bill would help safety-net providers, hospitals, and FQHCs, while opponents warned it would mainly benefit large hospital systems, create administrative burdens, and likely face litigation. After the House adopted the committee amendment and rejected the floor amendments, the bill passed 67-30. The transcript then moved on to other business, including Senate messages and the start of debate on House Bill 2487 on taxes, with one technical amendment to clarify taxpayer definitions.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Natural Resources Committee Jul 7th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Do you know what kind of fuel those ships burn when they come in?
- They should not be burning bunker fuel.
- And I couldn't get a burn permit, so I did something really uneconomical.
- In 2024, our state had 242 wildfires burning over 100 acres.
- In 2024, our state had 242 wildfires burning over 100 acres.
Summary:
The committee first heard SB 14, which would direct state agencies to reduce single-use plastics and improve waste diversion at state facilities by updating integrated waste management plans, increasing reusable foodware use, reducing paper purchasing, and requiring better employee education and recycling/composting practices. Supporters from the California Compost Coalition, Republic Services, Waste Management, and others said the bill would help build composting and recycling markets and let the state lead by example. Several groups that had opposed earlier versions said they were now neutral after amendments, including the removal of a 90% requirement. The bill was moved out on a due pass as amended recommendation.
The committee then took up SB 326 on wildfire mitigation. The bill would create a framework for Cal Fire to evaluate the risk-reduction benefits of fuels management and landscape resilience investments, and it would accelerate implementation of Zone Zero defensible-space standards, including grants for local enforcement and broader application to rental and sale properties and post-fire reconstruction. Support came from Stanford climate researcher Michael Mastrandrea and several local government, insurance, and climate groups. With no opposition, the bill passed as amended to Appropriations.
Next, SB 34 on port emissions and the South Coast Air Quality Management District drew extensive testimony. The author said the bill was narrowed by committee amendments to preserve the ports’ ability to reduce emissions while preventing cargo throughput caps and addressing concerns about automation, local control, and the timeline for port clean-air planning. Supporters included ILWU, business groups, and port-related stakeholders, while the South Coast AQMD and many environmental and community organizations opposed it, arguing it would weaken public-health protections and set a bad precedent. After lengthy debate, the committee approved the bill on a due pass as amended vote to Transportation, with some members voting no and others abstaining.
The committee also heard SB 279, which would expand composting options for farmers and small community composters by allowing limited on-farm composting after large biomass events and increasing the amount small operations may process and sell. Supporters said the bill would help address agricultural waste, expand composting capacity, and reduce landfill disposal. Commercial composting representatives opposed it, warning that the bill could create regulatory inequities, strand recent investments in permitted facilities, and allow too much unregulated food waste. Despite those concerns, the bill passed to Appropriations on a due pass vote. The transcript also briefly referenced SB 613 on upstream methane emissions data, described as having no opposition and intended to improve tracking of imported oil and gas emissions.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, ever since wolves came in here, we have been having more and more of a predator pit in our
- To me, those predator pits, especially in places like the Clearwater, are much more of a problem. ...
- Those are the ones that are always burning up. They're not being managed.
Committee:
House Resources and Conservation
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 024 Feb 6th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- pits, JP4 jet fuel, and Agent Orange.
- </c> server service and exposure to burn server service and exposure to burn pits,<01:44:12.400><c> JP4
- But pits, JP4 jet fuel and agent orange.
- One man knelt down on his knees to burn One man knelt down on his knees to burn his<02:33:25.280><c>
- </c><02:41:40.880><c> ammo</c> it away from the still burning ammo it away from the still burning ammo
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Aug 19th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We had open-pit mines, and we had underground mines.
- We had open-pit mines, and we had underground mines.
- mines, coal slurry pipelines, coal-to-diesel plants, coal-to-gas plants, coal, coal, coal, in situ burning
- my plan would be, and we're trying to move this forward, is that something like a coal plant that burns
- nuclear plants nationally, the contractors that are going to be building those plants—Black and Veatch, Burns
Committee:
Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Committee Jan 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We're seeing strength in revenues due largely to capital gains, PIT withholding, and very strong cash
- A significant portion of the PIT withholding is from strength in the tech sector, specifically a handful
- As we know, as everybody knows, because I talk about it all the time, we have a burning landfill in my
- district, a Chiquita Canyon landfill that's going to be burning for 20 years, making people sick.
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Committee opened its hearing on the Governor’s 2026-27 budget with remarks emphasizing the start of a months-long process, the need for fiscal responsibility, and concerns about structural deficits, federal funding losses, housing and homelessness, and oversight. The vice chair echoed those concerns, warning against budgets built on short-term fixes and urging accountability. The Department of Finance presented a balanced budget year proposal of about $349 billion in total expenditures, including $248 billion General Fund, while acknowledging a structural imbalance in the out years and proposing a workload budget with limited new spending or cuts.
Finance said the budget relies on stronger-than-expected revenues, but also on constitutional obligations such as Proposition 98 and Proposition 2, and on suspending a rainy-day fund true-up deposit to cover a projected $2.9 billion budget-year deficit. The administration highlighted higher education funding, climate and wildfire resilience investments, a new ZEV incentive, added Health and Human Services costs tied to H.R. 1, child care funding, and three tax proposals: third-party delivery tax compliance, a sustainable aviation fuel tax credit, and an extension of the California Competes tax credit. The LAO, by contrast, warned that the budget is “precariously balanced,” cited downside risk from stock market-driven revenues, and urged the Legislature to use reserves, avoid suspending rainy-day deposits, and begin shrinking multi-year deficits sooner rather than later.
Member questions focused on wildfire mitigation and insurance, transit and GGRF funding, federal cuts affecting CalFresh and Medi-Cal, the proposed tax credits, homelessness accountability language, and education funding. Several members pressed for earlier partnership on deficit solutions and for more scrutiny of budget choices. The committee also discussed declining enrollment in K-12, community colleges, and CSU, with concerns about whether funding formulas are aligned with actual student demand. No formal votes or final actions were taken in the hearing.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (01/29/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- pit exposure and the cancer than 20 years down the line, when you've had an accumulation of exposures
- pit exposure and the cancer than 20 years down the line, when you've had an accumulation of exposures
- It's a lot easier after leaving the military to make that relationship between the burn pit exposure
- pit, you could almost exclude the burn pit as the cause?
- pit, you could almost exclude the burn pit as the cause?
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 199, which would extend the statute of limitations for civil actions seeking damages from PFAS contamination from six years to 20 years. The prime sponsor and other supporters argued that PFAS contamination in southern New Hampshire has long-term and often delayed health and property impacts, making the current six-year period too short for victims to discover harm, connect it to exposure, and seek relief. Supporters described contamination in places such as Merrimack and surrounding communities, cited health concerns including cancer, developmental issues, and other illnesses, and said a longer period would better preserve legal rights while still requiring proof of causation. The Department of Environmental Services said it was not taking a position but acknowledged the contamination and ongoing work to address it. The Business and Industry Association opposed the bill, arguing that evidence becomes stale over time, memories and documents fade, and a longer window would make it harder to determine causation when other exposures or intervening factors may be involved.
Committee members questioned both sides about causation, the difficulty of proving PFAS-related illness, and whether a 20-year period was necessary if a plaintiff already knows of the injury and its source. Supporters responded that PFAS effects can emerge slowly, that scientific understanding continues to develop, and that current knowledge is still incomplete. Opponents said the existing discovery rule already starts the clock when harm and causal connection are known, and that extending the period would reduce clarity and fairness in litigation. After testimony and questions, the chair closed the hearing on HB 199.
The committee then opened House Bill 268 FN, which was described as a technical measure to confirm that the Board of Tax and Land Appeals may hold hearings in its Concord hearing rooms. The sponsor indicated the bill reflects current practice and does not require additional facilities. With only one witness listed and no apparent opposition, the discussion was brief and focused on why the authorization should be placed in statute rather than left to practice.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/16/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Military Affairs and Border Security
Transcript Highlights:
- In the spring, we donate to Hundred Seven for those who are affected by the burn pits, which include
Committee:
Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Keywords:
border security, drug trafficking, human smuggling, law enforcement funding, Arizona, public safety, immigration, military leave, national guard, employment rights, paid leave, disaster response, veterans services, education programs, funding, appropriation, Yavapai county, lawful presence, public programs, verification
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Feb 23rd, 2026
Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Chair Burns, Vice Chair Oler King, Representatives Walshmore, Amato, Black, Brown, Faulkner, Fowler
- Yeah, because I was just worried about whether this would pit departments against each other, which you
Summary:
The Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs held public hearings on three measures. House Bill 2289, sponsored by Rep. Owen, would create a real estate fund to let the state more quickly sell and buy property, with proceeds from sales and other monies deposited for future real property acquisitions. Rep. Owen and Office of Administration witness Hanna-Swan said the current process is too slow and cumbersome, especially when the state needs to consolidate or relocate offices; Rep. Walshmore raised concerns about siloing funds during tight budget years, while supporters said the fund would improve flexibility and efficiency. No vote was taken.
The committee then heard House Joint Resolution 189, sponsored by Rep. Wellenkamp, proposing a Missouri sovereign wealth fund, or “Show Me Prosperity Fund.” Wellenkamp argued the state needs a long-term investment vehicle to address infrastructure and fiscal pressures, with the Treasurer investing in private markets under strict controls and the fund eventually replacing tax revenue once it matures. Members questioned the source of initial funding, the investment rules, the audit provisions, and whether the fund could be used for broader state spending; no witnesses testified in opposition or support, and no action was taken.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2906, sponsored by Rep. Mayhew, which would raise dollar limits for certain Office of Administration construction, renovation, maintenance, and repair contracts and authorize master agreements for architecture, engineering, and land surveying services. Mayhew and OA said the changes would account for inflation and reduce delays by prequalifying vendors for two-year periods instead of repeating the RFQ process for small projects. An engineering industry witness supported the bill as an efficiency measure, and committee members asked about the contract limits, the master agreement structure, and how the numbers were chosen. The hearing concluded without a vote.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- But the way we currently overproduce rules and mix safety rules with quality expectations creates a pit
- This model is a more realistic and sustainable way to maintain safety and promote quality without burning
- 25:06.320><c> expectations</c><00:25:07.440><c> creates</c><00:25:07.760><c> a</c><00:25:08.000><c> pit
- </c> with quality expectations creates a pit with quality expectations creates a pit that<00:25:08.400
- people out in the without burning people out in the process.<00:26:29.200><c> Second,</c><00:26:30.080