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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Feb 14th, 2026 at 04:37 pm

Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • They're supposed to do the policy.
  • , including the policy regarding, and then the existing language says, including a policy that may, right
  • We shall adopt a policy regarding the use of devices in schools.
  • In my opinion, To just establish a policy.
  • The policies vary vastly.
Bills: SB23, SB221, SB261, SB264
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Feb 13th, 2026 at 04:06 pm

Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the policy director for Common Cause, New Mexico, stepping in for Cesar Marquez. Thank you, Mr.
  • I'm the policy director for Common Cause, New Mexico, stepping in for Cesar Marquez.
  • My name is Carla Kruhofer with the Center for Civic Policy. We stand in support of SB 264.
  • Chair, members of the committee, I'm Carla Krucefer with the Center for Public Policy.
  • . such a bill forward, but I'll tell you that I don't believe it's good sound public policy.
Bills: SB23, SB221, SB261, SB264
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - House Ways & Means

Ways & Means

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  • the assessors and not end up here, but every once in a while this is where we come to change the policy
  • the assessors and not end up here, but every once in a while this is where we come to change the policy
  • Then after the due process, after the ruling, if there needs to be any changes in policy, we're okay
  • And I believe that this is the correct policy. This is what was intended historically.
  • And I believe that this is the correct policy. This is what was intended historically.
Summary: The House Ways and Means Committee heard and advanced several tax-related bills. HB 2261, by Rep. Griffin, would rename and clarify the agricultural real property classification in statute to align with court rulings on valuing permanent crops such as orchards and vineyards under the income approach. Supporters argued it codifies existing law and avoids unnecessary litigation costs, while county assessors and the Arizona Association of Counties opposed it, asking the committee to wait for the pending Arizona Supreme Court case. After discussion about the court history and valuation methods, the committee passed HB 2261 on a 5-3 vote with one absent. The committee then unanimously or near-unanimously advanced HB 2173, which allows tax officers and taxpayers to use electronic responses for notices of proposed correction and notices of claim unless certified mail is required. County assessors supported the bill as a modernization that could reduce delay, paper, and postage costs, and members discussed whether the statute should require periodic reauthorization of email contact. HB 2120, which adds the Social Security Administration to the definition of competent medical authority for property tax disability exemptions, also passed, though one member voted present and another no while seeking more information about how it would interact with existing disability documentation requirements. Two additional bills were also approved. HB 2786 would extend a tax deduction to gross proceeds from leasing or renting textbooks required by state universities or community colleges, including digital textbook rentals, and was supported as student relief and tax parity for rental versus physical books. HB 2792 would fully exempt from property tax the primary residence of a veteran with a 100% service-connected disability, and would treat a jointly owned primary residence as fully owned by the veteran for exemption purposes; assessors said the bill was a needed cleanup measure to clarify implementation. Both bills received strong support and were returned with do-pass recommendations, and the committee adjourned after completing the agenda.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

06/10/2026 - Joint Appropriations

Appropriations

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  • You will hear about various tax policy changes in the Taxation Budget Reconciliation Bill.
  • I will just wrap up by saying there are several policy concerns that members have raised, perhaps that
  • Regarding other income tax policy, beginning in tax year 2026, the bill adds policies beyond those that
  • Chairman and Senator Epstein, I do not see those in the income tax policy sections that are added to
  • These are policies that work.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair called this meeting of the Energy Finance and Policy Committee to order. We have a quorum.
  • it's an important part of what our state does when it comes to kind of taking a blind look at the policy
  • That is<00:34:56.159> something<00:34:56.480> policy<00:34:56.879> makers,<00:34
  • :57.359> regulators, is something policy makers, regulators, is something policy makers, regulators
  • <00:36:02.480> makers,<00:36:03.040> and utilities, policy makers, and utilities, policy
Summary: The committee approved the March 5, 2026 minutes and then took up House File 3458, as amended, which would exempt tribes from utility exclusive rights and assigned service areas. The bill’s author and the Upper Sioux community chairman said the measure was prompted by a dispute over a solar project at the tribal casino and argued the issue is really about tribal sovereignty, not solar, citing tribal civil regulatory authority and prior court cases. The amendment A1 was adopted before testimony. Testimony was split. Chairman Kevin Jensel of the Upper Sioux community strongly supported the bill, saying the tribe should not be forced to follow utility service territories and that the state should correct a long-standing omission in law. Derek Mo of the Minnesota Rural Electric Association opposed the bill, warning it would undermine the regulatory compact, reliability, long-term planning, and financing for electric service, especially in tribal areas. Justin Johns of East Central Energy also opposed the bill, but emphasized that many cooperatives have productive tribal partnerships and said his co-op has worked successfully with the Mille Lacs Band on solar, resilience, and workforce efforts; he cautioned that removing service obligations could leave difficult-to-serve areas underinvested. Members discussed whether the Public Utilities Commission process already underway should be allowed to resolve the dispute and whether the bill’s scope could extend beyond the current solar issue. The chair responded that the bill was a legislative approach to a problem that had not been resolved and said the amendment addressed concerns about removing the obligation to serve. A roll call was requested, and the committee voted to re-refer House File 3458, as amended, to the General Register.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 30th, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • or to flood insurance policies.
  • was to refer specifically to TWEA policies and on flood insurance policies to refer to the National
  • Flood Insurance Program policies.
  • As it's written right now, every residential property policy in the state is a hail-wind-storm policy
  • A new policy from you requires buying both homeowners and a secondary policy, whether that be auto or
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Jan 28th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • we are going to start with tab one, which is Senate Bill 176 on post-secondary education safety policies
  • While many higher education institutions have their own various policies on emergency management, conduct
  • Institutions retain full discretion over how these policies are implemented.
  • The focus of the bill is transparency and accessibility, not policy creation.
  • After he met me as the chair of the hired policy communities, when can you get to UNF?
Bills: S0176, S0816
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education met to hear two bills and several confirmation appointments. Senate Bill 176, as amended, required public universities to maintain and publicize clear campus safety policies and reporting procedures for threats to students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Senator Polsky said the bill was intended to close a gap in postsecondary safety guidance and mirror K-12 requirements. The committee adopted the amendment without objection, heard supportive comments about campus safety, and reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard Senate Bill 116, which would codify the University of Florida Diabetes Institute in statute to support research, prevention, education, collaboration, and outreach on diabetes; the bill drew supportive testimony from AARP and others and was also reported favorably. The committee then took up confirmations for multiple university and college boards of trustees. Nominees and appointees testified about their backgrounds and priorities, including FIU trustee Nestor Plana, UNF trustee Clarence Stephen Moore, UCF trustees Mark Philburn and Alan Flores, USF trustees Rick Piccolo and Nancy Watkins Hemingway, and Miami Dade College trustee Ismarie Monreal, among others. Their remarks emphasized student success, research growth, workforce development, financial stewardship, and institutional goals such as engineering, cybersecurity, health care, and preeminence. Several members asked about NCLEX nursing pass rates and university performance metrics, and one public commenter raised concerns about campus climate and student safety at UCF. After hearing the appointees and public comment, the committee voted to confirm the group of nominees in a block and reported the confirmations favorably. The meeting concluded without further business after a motion to adjourn.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/26/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am policy advisor for this committee for the House Majority.
  • I'm a senior policy advisor for the House Democratic Caucus.
  • A mandated rancher seat raises concerns about conflicts of interest and could lead to policies that favor
  • Sam Richard replied that his client is a public policy think tank and nonprofit funded by philanthropic
  • , and... ...a Democrat-leaning organization, which often aligns with progressive climate-oriented policy
Summary: The House Committee on Land, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs met for its first session, with members and staff introducing themselves before taking up committee-of-reference business and several bills. The committee first heard a presentation from the Arizona Beef Council, which described its checkoff-funded promotion, education, and research work for Arizona beef producers, including classroom materials, nutrition outreach, and ranch tours. After questions about how the program is funded and whether the state would lose its Arizona-retained share if the council were not continued, the committee voted to recommend continuing the council for eight years, until July 1, 2034. The committee then considered HB 2155, which also continued the Arizona Beef Council for eight years, and advanced it on a 7-1 vote. HB 2156, which appropriates money to the livestock compensation fund for wolf depredation losses, was amended to set the appropriation at $250,000 from the general fund in fiscal year 2027 and then passed 5-2, with supporters emphasizing rancher compensation and opponents questioning use of general funds and noting unused prior funding. HB 2162, which would require at least one Arizona Game and Fish Commission member to be a cattleman or rancher, drew testimony for and against but was ultimately held by the chair after discussion about representation, existing appointment structures, and rural interests. The committee also advanced two cell-cultured protein bills. HB 2762 would require a disclaimer on packaging for food derived from cultivated cells; supporters argued for consumer transparency and opponents said federal labeling rules already apply and state-specific requirements could create confusion. It passed 5-3. HB 2791 would prohibit the sale of cell-cultured protein for human consumption and make violations a felony; supporters raised safety, innovation, and agricultural concerns, while opponents argued it would criminalize federally approved products and restrict consumer choice. That bill also passed 5-3. The committee adjourned after completing its agenda.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:19:13.520> these minot's net metering policies these minot's net metering policies these
  • average retail rate or enacting policies average retail rate or enacting policies that<00:20:09.960
  • areas the justification for this policy areas the justification for this policy is<00:37:52.040>
  • <00:51:33.240> and Bennett I am director of policy and Bennett I am director of policy and
  • This meeting is adjourned. to how policies affect your your product to how policies affect your your
Bills: HF845
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/9/26

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I call the March 9th, 2026, meeting of the House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee to order
  • March 9th, 2026, meeting of the House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee.
  • House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee meeting today. Welcome to the meeting.
  • <01:30:47.000> standpoint from a public policy standpoint from a public policy standpoint
  • I'm Naz, I'm the Policy remarks quickly.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Taxes Committee 3/6/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • They're all looking at SAF policies to solve that climate challenge.
  • I am the senior public policy director for the Minnesota Corn Growers Association.
  • <00:40:10.000> director<00:40:10.319> for the senior public policy director for the
  • senior public policy director for the<00:40:10.599> Minnesota<00:40:11.040> Corn<00:40
  • increasing and extending the policy increasing and extending the allocation<00:54:35.839> in<
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education May 13th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • DEI policies in our public schools.
  • I know you're a policy guy, so I'm asking you from a policy perspective because I do think that clarity
  • Texas Values Action is a Christian statewide policy organization.
  • There are several issues with this policy.
  • These practices are embedded in corporate policies.