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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Jul 1st, 2025
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials
Transcript Highlights:
- present file item number one If you could come forward present SB 328 and this deals with hazardous waste
- These changes to the hazardous waste generator fee have had a significant impact on development and have
- Would establish a cap on hazardous waste generator fee at $100,000 per project per year for infill projects
- Site preparation for the project resulted in the disposal of hazardous waste, approximately 89 tons,
- But ended up being additional fees for the same waste already assessed and paid for, this time under
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 7 on Accountability and Oversight Jan 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And I want to thank you all for belying the absolute atrocity of this notion of waste, fraud, I don't
- know. ...for belying the absolute atrocity of this notion of waste, fraud, and abuse in this system.
- We have a wide variety of ways that we have oversight of our programs and that we prevent waste, fraud
- They actually create instability. ...waste, fraud, and abuse, as my colleague here said.
- We're not reducing the waste. We're actually creating new waste in this process.
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability and Oversight held a hearing on the Trump administration’s freeze of federal child care and social services funding and its potential impact on California. The chair opened by emphasizing that child care is economic infrastructure and warning that the freeze could destabilize California’s $10 billion child care system. The Legislative Analyst’s Office and the Department of Social Services explained that California child care programs rely on roughly $1.4 billion in federal CCDF and TANF funds, which are blended with state dollars and support hundreds of thousands of children and families. CDSS said the state and four other Democratic-led states quickly sued, obtaining a temporary restraining order that has kept the funds flowing for now.
Witnesses including Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly Mitchell, child care provider Amisha Griffin, and parent advocate Mara Linda Bustamante described the practical consequences of a funding interruption: providers could lose reimbursement, close centers, cut enrollment, or lay off staff; parents could lose child care, jobs, or school opportunities; and counties could not backfill the lost federal dollars. Several speakers stressed that child care centers also provide wraparound supports such as nutrition, developmental screening, and referrals, especially in rural and low-income communities. Mitchell and others argued that the freeze would worsen child care deserts and disproportionately harm women, single parents, and communities of color.
Members repeatedly challenged the federal rationale of “waste, fraud, and abuse,” asking for oversight details. CDSS said providers face extensive audits, fraud policies, monitoring, and recoupment procedures, and that identified fraud amounts to about $7 million over two years compared with roughly $6.5 billion in annual child care spending. Several members said the fraud rate is under 1 percent and criticized the freeze as politically motivated and illegal. They also discussed the need for a state “bridge plan” to protect families if federal funds remain disrupted, and some members referenced prior legislation to modernize CalWORKs and child care eligibility.
During public comment, parents, providers, county representatives, and advocacy groups echoed the same concerns, citing waiting lists, workforce losses, and the risk of families falling back into homelessness or poverty. No formal vote was taken; the hearing concluded with broad bipartisan expressions of support for child care funding and a commitment to continue working on state protections and federal advocacy.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- No place to store nuclear waste in a repository for hundreds of thousands of years.
- toxic waste from nuclear weapons.
- And I think that they can actually use nuclear waste as fuel.
- And that way you wouldn't be generating more nuclear waste where we have no place to dispose.
- It's wasted a lot of time and testing.
Committee:
House Finance
Keywords:
durable medical equipment, sales tax exemption, healthcare accessibility, cost reduction, nonprofit providers, affordable housing, real estate tax, exemption, housing policy, tax incentives, real estate excise tax, REET, growth management act, GMA, local government finance, capital facilities plan, comprehensive plan, county tax, city tax, voter approval
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 6 on Public Safety Apr 28th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Notably, this included the household hazardous waste cleanup for the properties that were destroyed and
- The hazardous waste component—about 300 tons of hazardous waste material—was removed by the U.S.
- and damage. the household hazardous waste cleanup for the properties that were destroyed and damaged
- as well as what we call private property debris removal under phase one the hazardous waste component
- about 300 tons of hazardous waste material was removed by the US Environmental Protection Agency and
Summary:
The committee heard a broad public safety budget hearing focused on youth justice funding, probation incentive grants, and disaster response and recovery. On the youth justice item, the Office of Youth and Community Restoration described a proposed change to the JJRBG funding formula that would shift resources away from a DJJ-based measure and toward county youth population, serious offenses, and step-down placements in less restrictive programs. Members asked about data on Native American youth; OYCR said statewide data are limited, but its SYTF data show about 1% of youth in secure youth treatment facilities were Native in 2024. The Department of Finance had no objections, and the item was discussed as a way to support alternatives to long-term incarceration.
The committee then reviewed the community corrections performance incentive program for county probation departments. The Department of Finance proposed stabilizing the program with a maintenance payment, updating the performance baseline, and adding a growth factor; the LAO agreed the formula needed changes but recommended using 2022-23 data instead of 2021-23, using marginal rather than average cost assumptions, rejecting the growth payment and minimum guarantee, and adding stronger oversight through the BSCC. Finance said it was open to some technical changes but opposed a new BSCC audit framework, noting Judicial Council already surveys probation departments and that evidence-based practice use has increased over time. Members and staff indicated the proposal still needed further work.
A major portion of the hearing focused on the January 2025 Southern California wildfires and state disaster response. A resident of Altadena gave emotional testimony about evacuation failures, loss of home, and the need for accountability. LAO and Cal OES outlined the disaster response and recovery system, including mutual aid, alert and warning, debris removal, FEMA and state funding streams, and the long timeline for reimbursement. Cal OES said it had pre-positioned resources, temporarily took over the county’s wireless emergency alert function for about three weeks, coordinated debris removal and recovery operations, and had already allocated more than $286 million in state funds. Officials also discussed the 100% federal cost share for emergency work for 180 days and the uncertainty created by changing federal processes and the cancellation of the BRIC resilience program.
The committee also heard two smaller Cal OES items: a request to reappropriate about $22 million for the law enforcement mutual aid reimbursement program, which the LAO said should be placed in statute with clearer goals and reporting, and an update on Victims of Crime Act funding, where Cal OES said federal VOCA allocations have fallen sharply and that roughly $224 million would be needed to maintain current service levels if federal funding does not improve. Public comment included a request for funding to expand datacasting and emergency alert receivers for wildfire and earthquake warning.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- by Babylon Montgomery relates to the eligibility of certain permanent general permits to discharge waste
- The long link us to your disposal of high-level radioactive waste for the Committee of Environmental
- HB 4763 by Olcott relating to reports by certain public institutions of higher education on fraud, waste
- HB 4925 by Curry relating to the creation of a statewide chronic wasting disease plan referred to the
- HB 4932 by Curry relating to the regulation of chronic wasting disease and the establishment of a pilot
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- by Babylon Montgomery relating to the eligibility of certain permanent general permits a discharge waste
- Active waste for the committee on environmental regulation, HB 4693 by Lopeza, came in with assistance
- SB 4763 by Olcott relating to reports by certain public institutions of higher education on fraud waste
- To breed deer resistant to chronic wasting disease for the Committee on Culture, Recreation and Tourism
- Oil and Gas Waste Disposal Facilities for the Committee on Energy Resources.
Keywords:
property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We're saying this is a waste of time because we're not doing it, but you want to do it somehow and save
- I'm saying that was a waste of time how much they spent on doing that charter amendment waste of time
- So if we were to clarify it, maybe that would save those taxpayers a bunch of money and not wasted time
- We're gonna save them some money by clarifying the law that they can't do it so they don't waste their
- We've just wasted all of our time.
Committee:
House Elections
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Conservation and Natural Resources Apr 29th, 2026
Conservation and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- working with They are being good stewards, working with states to reduce entry points of harmful plastic waste
- And if that waste that's being so.
- We pay for that, and if that waste in, that's being sold in the park, not brought to, that's up to everybody's
- provide our state, the access to water that they provide, and all their efforts around recycling and waste
Committee:
House Conservation and Natural Resources
Summary:
The Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources met in executive session and first considered House Bill 3193. The committee adopted a House Committee amendment adding broader exceptions for health, safety, and compelling human need, then rolled the amendment into a substitute and passed the House Committee substitute by an 8-3 roll call vote. Members discussed the bill’s effect on plastic water bottles in state parks, with supporters saying it would reduce plastic waste in parks and waterways while preserving access to water through alternative means.
The committee then heard House Bill 3366, which would establish Missouri Black Bear Awareness Day. Representative Michael Burton presented the bill and described the growth of Missouri’s black bear population, the history of bear reintroduction in the region, and the need to educate the public on avoiding conflicts with bears, including not feeding them and using precautions such as bear bells, bear spray, and proper food storage. Members asked lighthearted questions about bear behavior and safety, and several expressed support for public education and bear conservation.
No testimony was offered in opposition or for informational purposes on HB 3366, and the hearing concluded without a vote on that bill. The committee then adjourned.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- attracting rats comes from two sources, which are unsecured garbage and dog owners leaving behind pet waste
- Rats eat pet waste as a top food source left behind by dog owners.
- Over 60% of dog owners do not pick up after their dog waste, that's according to earthchronicles.org.
- Similarly, not only do chickens come with various nuisances, including noise, strong odors from waste
- Similarly, not only do chickens come with various nuisances, including noise, strong odors from waste
Committee:
Senate Agricultural Affairs
Summary:
The Senate Agricultural Committee first approved the February 12, 2026 meeting minutes by voice vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1342, sponsored by Senator Tammy Nichols, which would create a statewide minimum standard allowing owner-occupants of detached single-family residences to keep up to four hens for household egg production, while preserving local authority over sanitation, noise, odor, pests, nuisance, and rooster restrictions. Nichols said the bill was a narrower version of a similar proposal from last year and was intended to support food security, self-reliance, and agricultural literacy; she also noted it would not affect final enforcement actions before July 1, 2026.
Public testimony was split. Supporters argued the bill would protect basic homeowner freedoms, strengthen food security, and give families a small way to produce their own food. Opponents, including representatives of the Idaho Community Association Institute and the Association of Idaho Cities, said it would interfere with private covenants and local control, create nuisance and health concerns, and raise questions about lot size and possible egg sales in residential areas. A Nampa city councilman testified in support, saying the bill sets a reasonable state floor without eliminating local authority.
In committee questions, senators asked about how the bill would affect existing HOA rules, whether it differed from last year’s proposal, and how the rooster provision would work. Nichols said the bill applies prospectively, leaves lot-size decisions to local governments, and only prohibits roosters where they are expressly banned. The committee then voted to send Senate Bill 1342 to the Senate floor with a do-pass recommendation; Senator Taylor said he would not support it, while Senator Lakey said he would support it.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- attracting rats comes from two sources, which are unsecured garbage and dog owners leaving behind pet waste
- Rats eat pet waste as a top food source left behind by dog owners.
- Similarly, not only does chicken ownership come with various nuisances, including noise, strong odors from waste
- not only Doge does chicken ownership come with various nuisances, including noise, strong odors from waste
- , and increased risk of pets. various nuisances, including noise, strong odors from waste, an increased
Committee:
Senate Agricultural Affairs
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- will begin by calling our own Representative Cornilles up to address House Bill 661 concerning solid waste
- House Bill 661, solid waste. Representative Cornilles, the time is yours.
- you remember this bill from last year, committee, it was presented by Senator Ben Adams, and it's a waste
- bill, a solid waste bill.
- gives a contractor who is working, in this case the county, the ability to contract with whatever waste
Committee:
House Local Government
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environmental Quality Committee Feb 18th, 2026
Environmental Quality
Transcript Highlights:
- A common example is waste management units on refinery properties.
- Waste management units on refinery properties can have hazardous waste discharges in them.
- Water Code 13304 authorizes the water boards to require cleanup of all waste discharged.
- We also regulate waste management units at a refinery under waste discharge requirements for discharges
- of waste to land pursuant to Title 27.
Committee:
Senate Environmental Quality
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> some of our solid waste facilities. some of our solid waste facilities.
- Paint currently costs about 50% of the household hazardous waste collection cost.
- capacity and addresses leachate issues, improving long-term waste management outcomes.
- And hazardous uh waste collection cost.
- </c> long-term waste management outcomes. long-term waste management outcomes.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII Feb 27th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII
Transcript Highlights:
- General Revenue dedicated waste management account number 549. can sometimes be utilized in emergency
- Our goal is clean air, clean water and safe management of waste.
- Page eight, section three, item number five, chronic wasting disease.
- My focus, my questions kind of focus around, you know chronic wasting disease.
- We'll move on to the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- These are the three agencies that control pharmaceutical waste in Minnesota, and there are no compliance
- Um, this is about responsible stewardship, reducing waste, removing unnecessary red tape, and making
- So, uh, and you mentioned at the start $16 million of potential pharmaceuticals that go into the waste
- , removing stewardship, reducing waste, removing unnecess<00:14:52.800><c> unnecessary</c><00:14:53.519
- So we have a lot of work waste stream.
Committee:
House Ways and Means
Keywords:
agriculture, education, leadership council, compensation, research institute, dairy assistance, investment relief, agriculture support, food production, economic relief, investment, relief initiative, farm support, medication repository, drug donation, healthcare, Minnesota Statutes, pharmacy, public health, controlled substances
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Fraud Committee Meeting - 2025-07-08
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- That contractor proactively reviews our billing data to detect fraud, waste, and abuse, prevent fraud
- , waste, and abuse, and also identify program vulnerabilities.
- For the unintentional kind of errors, or, you know, we think of fraud, waste, and abuse.
- And so I think that as we think about our job, right, that is waste.
- Are you talking about waste?'
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So the last time we updated our water and waste water was in 23.
- I know on our water and waste water, we did go up.
- hundreds of thousands of dollars on a water treatment plant. a septic field, propane tanks, solid waste
- We are happy to pay the fees for water. wastewater, solid waste removal, these are not available to us
- but when government mandated minimums force unnecessary parking, it leads to underutilized lots, wasted
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
Keywords:
affordable housing, land use, zoning, urban planning, community development, housing crisis, mixed-use development, sustainability, municipal utility district, board of directors, qualifications, land ownership, Texas, taxation, residency, municipal approval, subdivision plans, local governance, plats, local government
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Governmental Oversight and Accountability Feb 11th, 2025
Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Transcript Highlights:
- This is not... unnecessary and wasteful ban on ideological and country flags from government buildings
- abuse treatment, and child welfare concerns, not using taxpayer dollars to then we go litigate and waste
- This is a waste of time, resources, and energy.
- And so please stop wasting time, energy, and resources, and focus on the real things that Floridians
- face soaring housing costs, skyrocketing property insurance, and stagnant wages, this legislature wastes
Summary:
The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met with a quorum present and took up two bills and one presentation. Senate Bill 108, on administrative procedures, was presented by Senator Burgess on behalf of Senator Grall. The bill would require agencies to systematically review rules over five years old, submit annual regulatory plans and reports, and take action on reviewed rules; it also would speed publication of proposed rules after new rulemaking authority and expand transparency for incorporated materials and rule histories. Americans for Prosperity appeared in support, there was no debate, and the bill was reported favorably on a roll call vote.
The committee then heard a presentation from State Board of Administration Executive Director Chris Spencer on implementation of statutory investment restrictions affecting state funds. He reviewed the SBA’s structure and fiduciary duties, said the agency must maximize financial return using only pecuniary factors, and described the Protecting Florida’s Investments Act restrictions involving Northern Ireland, Cuba, Venezuela, Israel, Sudan, Iran, and China. He noted recent changes, including expanded Iran restrictions after the October 7 attacks, the addition of China-related divestment requirements, and the SBA’s move to eliminate China and Hong Kong from its global equity benchmarks; he said the agency is ahead of schedule on required divestment and in compliance with the law.
Senate Bill 100, on display of flags by governmental entities, was then presented by Chair Fine. The bill would prohibit political flags on government buildings and allow active-duty service members and veterans to use reasonable force to stop flag desecration. The committee heard extensive public testimony, with supporters arguing government buildings should not display political messages and opponents raising First Amendment, vagueness, and enforcement concerns, especially regarding LGBTQ-related flags and school settings. Senators also questioned the bill’s definitions and the reasonable-force provision. After debate, the committee voted to report SB 100 favorably, with Senators Arrington and Polsky voting no and Senators Brodeur, McClain, Rodriguez, Fine, and Chair DeSiglie voting yes. At the end of the meeting, Senator Rodriguez was recorded as voting yes on SB 108, and the committee adjourned.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, July 3, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We claw back wasteful and unnecessary spending.
- We claw back wasteful and Americans.
- ,</c> Republicans are eliminating waste, Republicans are eliminating waste, fraud,<01:07:33.920><c> and
- The dollars in waste, fraud, and abuse.
- It protects us from tremendous amounts of waste, fraud, and abuse, and it stops We stop waste, fraud,
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environmental Quality Committee Apr 8th, 2026
Environmental Quality
Transcript Highlights:
- Plastic pollution is not just a waste issue; it is a public health crisis.
- Good morning, Kayla Robinson with California Against Waste, in support.
- Noel Melra on behalf of Rethink Waste, in support.
- Continue to reduce the toxics and plastic waste and all of the harms it causes.
- Communities live near these... ...by decades of toxic spills and buried waste.
Committee:
Senate Environmental Quality