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TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services May 27th, 2026
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- And it's just driving us to ruin, this very simple dynamic.
- You know, let's—okay, what's driving the cost?
- Other things driving up the cost, we've talked about those mandates.
- “Please tell me I don’t have to drive an hour or get mail order.”
- And that's ultimately what's driving the claims cost.
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And this skilled workforce helps drive innovation in the state's economy.
- uh growth from lot less scope to drive uh growth from this<01:09:59.280><c> source.
- So, yeah, I think there's scope for us to drive faster growth there also.
- by trying to drive people into the workforce.
- </c> factors that drive migration patterns. factors that drive migration patterns.
Committee:
House Ways and Means
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I remember driving up the way that the snow blows sideways across the highway when you're on your way
- There's just a ton of things driving the cost of housing, and so a moment where we need more housing,
- There's just a ton of things driving the cost of housing, and so a moment where we need more housing,
- There's just a ton of things driving the cost of housing, and so a moment where we need more housing,
- Thank you. ...they can't find a place to live within a reasonable driving distance from the job.
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Seventy - Thursday, May 14 - Afternoon Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Our end goal is to get people that did not drink and drive to make a choice not to do that.
- Have, especially in the wake of this tragedy, there should never be another driving while intoxicated
- Drunk driving is a well-documented and serious problem in the state of Missouri.
- The Missouri Highway Patrol reports data from fatalities caused by drunk driving.
- I'm proud to partner with him as we work to improve Missouri's roadways from impaired driving. Mr.
Summary:
The House convened after a quorum call and received a Senate message refusing to concur in House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 994, leading the House to refuse to recede and appoint a conference committee. The chamber then reconsidered and amended Senate Bill 1019, stripping out earlier language and replacing it with a narrower substitute amendment focused on Lyme disease and alpha-gal, before giving the bill third read and passage. Members also adopted Senate Substitute for House Bill 1740, known as Melanie’s Law, after extensive debate about ignition interlock devices, affordability for low-income drivers, and the bill’s goal of reducing drunk-driving deaths; it passed overwhelmingly after emotional testimony from sponsors and family members affected by impaired driving.
The House next passed Senate Bill 1033, which included a DNR solvency fix and agriculture provisions affecting farm truck inspections and cotton gin permitting/air-dispersion modeling. Supporters said it would help keep environmental programs solvent and better align Missouri rules with neighboring states, while some members raised concerns about future funding and EPA oversight. The chamber then passed Senate Bill 916, which limits contractor indemnity obligations before work begins or after final acceptance on public projects while preserving liability for contractor negligence; supporters said it would reduce costs and protect contractors from being sued before mobilization, while one member objected to expanding immunity language for MoDOT-related agents.
The House also adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 21, encouraging Missouri participation in America 250 celebrations in 2026. Later, it adopted a conference committee report on House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 975, described as restoring a local-state system and giving local districts options for organizing and electing board members. The session ended with announcements about committee meetings and a motion to stand at recess until additional conference committee reports and Senate bills were ready, with adjournment set for the next morning.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- These are what drive our performance measures.
- These goals drive our performance, performance measures and targets.
- Those dynamics will drive our trapping success and ultimately determine Those dynamics will drive our
- Public demand for wilderness, clean water, and intact landscapes drives the recreation economy.
- Public demand for wilderness, clean water, and intact landscapes drives the recreation economy.
Committee:
House Resources and Conservation
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- A person who owns a 2025 all-wheel-drive Tesla Cybertruck does not pay the Transportation Benefit District
- of the limit at the time for what a typical car or a typical truck that someone would buy just to drive
- Lower-income individuals often drive smaller, more affordable cars and currently are paying... created
- Lower income individuals often drive smaller, more affordable cars and currently are paying individuals
- Lower-income individuals often drive smaller, more affordable cars and currently are paying into the
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
county ferry district, ferry district, passenger-only ferry, passenger ferry, Puget Sound, Vashon, Seattle, Southworth, county transportation, local taxing authority, property tax levy, general obligation bonds, municipal corporation, public transportation benefit area, WTSC, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, ferry terminal, wharf, shuttle service, marine transportation
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Jay and I worked on reciprocity for driving privileges with South Korea years ago.
- Jay and I worked on reciprocity for driving privileges with South Korea years ago.
- So, for example, if I'm driving between Phoenix and Tucson on the I-10, right, in 90 miles an hour with
- So, for example, if I'm driving between Phoenix and Tucson on the I-10, right, in 90 miles an hour with
- But sometimes you are driving down the road. You go, oh, is that police officer following me?
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 4, 2026 - 01:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- So I'll be driving another 12 hours to consume this over.
- I drive for hours to get here.
- I don't know what it's like to drive here 10, 12 hours to do a 3-minute speech.
- And that's going to be the driving trainer.
- And I know it's a long drive visit. My drive is very long to get here as well.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- So that's what drives our funding and it drives whether we're growing or shrinking.
- So that's what drives our funding and it drives whether we're growing or shrinking.
- It's always our funding and it drives how whether we're growing or shrinking.
- In 2024-25, we had the home driver program where a parent could be the driving instructor for their child
- We also outline what it would look like to go above and beyond in certain categories that we know drive
Committee:
House Education
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/02/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Military Affairs and Border Security
Transcript Highlights:
- Gene Kinch, Mojave County Assessor, would you like to go first since you have the longest drive?
- He has the shortest drive. He has the shortest drive. Sorry, sir. I didn't see you back there.
- He has the shortest drive. Sorry, sir. I didn't see you back there.
- million because they did a 15-year study of us in Guadalupe, if they were racial or not to people driving
- It affects us because when I drive down the street, I'm driving down the street, brown, and also I have
Committee:
Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Keywords:
immigration, public benefits, asylum, verification, Arizona Revised Statutes, appropriation, public safety, detention, unauthorized aliens, local government funding, border security, fencing, appropriations, southern border, local government, immigration enforcement, probation, law enforcement, court notification, civil rights
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Dec 8th, 2025 at 01:04 pm
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- It means less driving around; it means a one-stop shop.
- Are having to drive an hour, an hour and a half, two hours one way just to get access to groceries.
- things like city-owned When there's a food bank distribution, because it's really difficult for me to drive
- It's hard for me to drive two plus hours one way to go to the grocery store.
- Thirteen larger-than-life sculptures honor our cattle drive series... ...some oil and gas families, our
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- It drives everything. So for us, the laws, first, we start with the Constitution.
- That's important because that drives property taxes, which drives the rest of the budget here.
- That's important because that drives property taxes, which drives the rest of the budget here.
- Wanted to drive more into what does the budget process look like.
- Wanted to drive more into what is the budget process look like.
Committee:
Senate Community Affairs
Summary:
The Committee on Community Affairs convened with a quorum and took up SB 308, a bill related to the Florida Museum of Black History. The bill would establish a Florida Museum of Black History Board of Directors and direct it to work with a supporting nonprofit foundation, while also requiring the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners to provide administrative assistance and staffing until planning, design, and engineering are complete. With no appearance forms or debate, the committee voted the bill favorably.
The remainder of the meeting was an informational briefing from the Florida Association of Counties and the Florida League of Cities on local government budgeting practices. Presenters explained how counties and cities develop budgets, the legal framework governing property taxes and other revenues, the distinction between restricted and unrestricted funds, and the role of constitutional officers, public safety, debt, pensions, and capital planning. They emphasized that most local revenues are restricted by law, that general funds are the main discretionary source, and that local governments must balance annual budgets while meeting mandated service levels.
The presenters also discussed how property taxes, fees, local option taxes, and state-shared revenues support local services, and they highlighted the fiscal pressures created by public safety, emergency management, infrastructure, and retirement costs. Members asked questions about the share of local revenue that is unrestricted and the implications for any proposal to eliminate property taxes. The presenters responded that only a portion of county and municipal revenue is flexible, with much of it dedicated to specific purposes by law.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 16th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- One day his father asked him to drive him into town for a day-long meeting and to also have the car serviced
- Rumor has it that Nate Holden was driving last year at 94. My favorite memory of Mr.
- He was driving to see Ray Cordova as we were honoring him.
- And I called you and said your father was driving and just wanted you to know where he was at.
- Organizations like Social Compassion in Legislation have been driving real change here at the Capitol
Summary:
The Assembly met after a quorum call and opened with a prayer, a Father’s Day reflection, and a moment of silence for the victims of the Minnesota lawmaker shooting. Members then moved through guest introductions recognizing student legislative programs, Black conservation leaders, interns, and first responders, including an off-duty firefighter who saved a driver’s life. The chamber also heard multiple adjournment-in-memory tributes, most notably for former Senator and Los Angeles Councilman Nate Holden, whose civil rights and housing discrimination work was highlighted, along with tributes to Stephen Golden Kranz, Emily Carpenter, and Doug Kranwinkel.
On the Daily File, the Assembly adopted ACR 90, Assembly Member Gibson’s resolution recognizing Juneteenth. The measure drew strong support from multiple caucuses, including the Latino, Jewish, LGBTQ, Women’s, and AAPI caucuses, with members emphasizing Juneteenth’s historical significance, the legacy of slavery, and the continuing need to combat racism and inequality. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 66 co-authors were added.
The Assembly also adopted ACR 92, Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez’s resolution declaring June 2025 as Electronic Dance Music Month in California. Supporters described EDM as a cultural and economic force rooted in diverse communities and praised its values of inclusion and unity; the resolution received 65 co-authors and passed by voice vote. Finally, HR 45, Assembly Member Castillo’s resolution for Animal Rights Awareness Week, was adopted by voice vote after 55 co-authors were added, with the author and a guest from Sierra Pacific Fur Babies speaking about animal rescue and welfare work. The session ended with announcements and adjournment until June 19.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- taking steps to consolidate this and not have two different versions of the road that the constituents drive
- So when people drive past it, they are reminded of his name, of his family and friends left behind due
- state of Texas, as well as allowing his family, including myself, to be able to see his name as we drive
- You can drive that direction, and if you aren't flying, you're driving up this stretch of highway.
- that others do not. is afforded this personal privacy if there's an accident, but everybody else driving
Bills:
HB767 , HB 1242 , HB1373 , HB1404 , HB1708 , HB1936 , HB2041 , HB2198 , HB2270 , HB2315 , HB2415 , HB2427 , HB2455 , HB2457 , HB2522 , HB2523 , HB2686 , HB2763 , HB2775 , HB2944 , HB3034 , HB1683 , HB1695
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Forty Six - Thursday, April 2
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- How does a child who isn't old enough to drive, Lady from St. Louis County. Lady from St.
- How does a child who isn't old enough to drive, ...year old get a handgun?
- The bill also prohibits restricted driving privileges from being issued to any person whose driving record
- The bill also prohibits restricted driving privileges from being issued to any person whose driving record
- We hope that this bill will send a message to those that make the decision to drink and to drive.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies Feb 23rd, 2026
Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies
Transcript Highlights:
- Like if we don't keep electricity affordable, we are never going to be able to effectively drive this
- Again, we need to drive down electric prices. Absolutely. Thank you, Assembly Member.
- Drive them all out of the state. Because have you heard that? Do you believe that?
- So really, it seems at least on its face that what must be driving this large...
- Or what are things that could actually drive it?
Summary:
The committee heard an overview of CARB’s proposed amendments to California’s Cap-and-Invest program, implemented under AB 1207 and SB 840 after last year’s reauthorization through 2045. CARB said the draft rule changes are intended to support affordability, market certainty, and the state’s 2030 and 2045 climate targets, while also addressing offsets, utility allowance transfers, leakage protections for industry, and post-2030 allowance budgets. Members emphasized the importance of completing the rulemaking on schedule this spring so the changes can take effect by September 1, 2026.
A major focus was how allowances are allocated among electric utilities, natural gas utilities, industry, and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. CARB explained that the proposal transfers natural gas utility allowances to electric utilities over time to support electrification and ratepayer protection, while maintaining free allowances for industry to reduce leakage risk and preserve in-state manufacturing and refining. Several members and panelists questioned whether the proposed utility changes could raise rates, whether the transition from gas to electric credits should happen faster, and whether the industrial allocation changes reduce climate credit and GGRF revenues more than necessary. CARB and panelists said they were open to additional data and comments, and noted that the proposal is still in public comment.
The committee also discussed carbon capture, carbon removal, and refining. Members asked CARB to ensure that CCUS and CDR are clearly recognized as viable compliance pathways and to keep SB 905 rulemaking on track. On refining, members raised concerns about imported gasoline, leakage, and the need for better data on the carbon intensity of imported fuels; CARB said cap-and-invest applies to fuel suppliers at the rack, while life-cycle accounting issues are handled more through the Low Carbon Fuel Standard and related modeling. CARB said it is continuing technical work on those data tools.
In the second panel, the LAO, IEMAC, EDF, and SCAPA representatives generally agreed that the program faces real tradeoffs between affordability, ambition, and leakage protection. The LAO and IEMAC stressed that the Legislature should scrutinize how CARB divides the allowance “pie,” since more free allocations to utilities or industry mean less revenue for GGRF. EDF argued the program could be somewhat more ambitious in the near term without harming affordability, while SCAPA said the proposal would reduce allowances for publicly owned utilities and could undermine early decarbonization investments and ratepayer benefits. No votes were taken during the hearing.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies Feb 23rd, 2026
Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies
Transcript Highlights:
- Like if we don't keep electricity affordable, we are never going to be able to effectively drive this
- Again, we need to drive down electric prices. Absolutely. Thank you, Assembly Member.
- So really, it seems at least on its face that what must be driving this large...
- Or what are things that could actually drive it?
- Or what are things that could actually drive it?
Summary:
The committee heard an overview and discussion of CARB’s proposed amendments to California’s Cap-and-Invest program, implemented under AB 1207 and SB 840. Chairs and members emphasized the program’s role in meeting climate targets while balancing affordability, and CARB described the proposal as intended to preserve market certainty, strengthen cost containment, address utility affordability, and support the state’s 2045 carbon-neutrality goal. CARB also noted the public comment period, the planned board hearing, and the goal of an effective date of September 1, 2026.
Members questioned CARB on several implementation issues, including whether the rulemaking would be completed on time, the treatment of carbon capture and sequestration, the timing of the transfer of allowances from natural gas utilities to electric utilities, and the impact on ratepayers. CARB said it was on track to meet the May deadline, that CCUS/CDR could be further refined in the proposal and would also be addressed in a separate SB 905 rulemaking later in the year, and that it was seeking to protect ratepayers while inviting more utility data during the comment period. The committee also discussed refining-sector leakage risk, gasoline imports, and how imported fuel is accounted for under cap-and-invest versus the low-carbon fuel standard.
A second panel of outside experts and stakeholders then testified. The Legislative Analyst’s Office and IEMAC representatives explained the major statutory changes, including putting offsets under the cap, shifting allowances from natural gas to electric utilities over time, and changing how allowance value is divided among utilities, industry, and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. They stressed that CARB has significant discretion in setting the allowance “pie,” and that more free allocations to utilities or industry reduce GGRF revenues. EDF’s representative argued the proposal should be adopted this spring, said the utility transition should happen faster, and urged a tighter near-term emissions cap. SCAPA, representing publicly owned utilities, opposed the proposed utility allocation changes, saying they would reduce expected allowances, undermine long-term planning, and could force higher rates or reduced decarbonization investments.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies Feb 23rd, 2026
Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies
Transcript Highlights:
- Like if we don't keep electricity affordable, we are never going to be able to effectively drive this
- Again, we need to drive down electric prices. Absolutely. Thank you, Assembly Member.
- ...drive them all out of the state. Because have you heard that? Do you believe that?
- So really, it seems at least on its face that what must be driving this large...
- So really, it seems at least on its face that what must be driving this largely is a smaller number of
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Feb 2nd, 2026
Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- As you drive through Pettis County on ...the regulation of landfills.
- As you drive through Pettis County on the west side of Sedalia behind the quarry, on the north side of
- No, we only have one neighbor that we drive by, and we offered to buy his property.
- And when he's saying this landfill, they won't be driving by... ...they won't be driving by any residents
- Well, unfortunately, I think we've been holding off enough in the sense of if you drive into Sedalia,
Summary:
The committee heard House Bill 2901, which would reauthorize the joint committee on child abuse and neglect by removing its expiration date. The sponsor described it as a cleanup bill because the committee’s prior sunset had passed, preventing it from formally reporting to the General Assembly. Members discussed whether the bill should include a new sunset date, with the sponsor saying he left that decision to the committee or floor amendment. Testimony and comments emphasized the scale of Missouri’s foster care and abuse-reporting system and the need for the committee’s work to continue; no opposition was offered, and the hearing closed without a vote.
House Bill 2288 drew extensive testimony on landfill siting and county authority. The sponsor said the bill would give counties clearer statutory authority to adopt landfill setback rules, using Pettis County’s ordinance as a model, and argued rural counties should have more control over landfill placement. Supporters, including Pettis County officials, said local residents were strongly opposed to a proposed landfill and needed uniform standards and stronger local control. Opponents, including the project developer and a lobbyist, argued the bill’s setbacks were so large they would effectively block new landfills statewide, would be among the strictest in the country, and would hurt waste-disposal capacity, environmental management, and economic development. The hearing ended without a vote.
The committee then moved into executive session and voted do pass on House Bills 1752, 2559, 2934, and 2928, and adopted an amendment and substitute before voting do pass House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2108. After returning to public hearing, the committee took up House Bill 351, which would create an independent Motor Vehicle Commission to handle dealer and consumer complaints and related licensing issues currently under the Department of Revenue. The sponsor and supporters said a specialized commission would provide faster, more expert handling of title problems, dealer complaints, and industry changes such as electric vehicles and direct sales models. Opponents questioned the need for a new commission, raised concerns about industry self-regulation, immunity, staffing, and added bureaucracy, and argued the Department of Revenue should instead be improved. Testimony continued with both support and opposition, including manufacturers’ concerns about not having a seat on the commission and arguments that the proposal could affect franchise and market-access issues.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Oct 8th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The first map shows current locations of OTPs, keys, and one-way patient drive times.
- The map shows that most of the state is not within a 30-minute one-way drive to an OTP. to an OTP.
- to access one of our providers or to have one of our providers drive to them.
- If someone's sexually assaulted, they have to drive an hour or two hours.
- to Grant County or... well, I'm not sure about Luna; I know they were driving to Grant.