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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 03/04/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, I think these are smart additional safeguards on the reporting.
  • Uh, I think these are smart, um, Uh, I think these are smart, um, additional<00:36:56.720> safeguards
  • under the language of the of what became under the language of the of what became a<00:43:24.960> contract
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Keywords: 1187, senate, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - House Government #2

Transcript Highlights:
  • They had it under contract to a second buyer, and because of a law called the bona fide purchaser for
  • must go to the Arizona bidder. ...from qualified bidders that are identical in materials, the contract
  • , while promoting fairness, transparency, and fiscal responsibility in Arizona. ...contracting while
  • Currently, there are 20 companies that hold office furniture contracts with the state of Arizona.
  • The budget for the oversight office would represent a tiny fraction of this cost and would be a smart
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The committee heard HB 2842, a deed-fraud prevention bill that would create an early alert system for property owners when escrow is opened on their property. The sponsor and several witnesses, including a victim, an Attorney General investigator, and the Department of Real Estate commissioner, described widespread deed fraud and said the bill would provide proactive notice before a fraudulent transfer is completed. The committee adopted the Blackman amendment shifting the reporting entity from DIFI to the State Real Estate Department, then passed the bill with a due pass recommendation by a 7-0 vote. Members then considered HB 2667, which would require recipients of state first-time homebuyer or down payment assistance programs to be Arizona residents for two years and to occupy the home as a primary residence for two years, while barring out-of-state investors from using the homes as rentals. The sponsor said the bill was intended to help younger Arizonans and keep assistance focused on residents invested in the state. Opponents and other members raised concerns that the bill could conflict with existing federal and lender requirements and could reduce participation in local down payment programs; after discussion, the committee passed the bill 4-3. HB 2020 was heard next and would reduce certain school-disruption offenses to a class 1 misdemeanor for minors and narrow the definition of interference with an educational institution. The sponsor and a parent described a case in which a student was charged too harshly after a school altercation, while a public commenter urged case-by-case discretion and warned against saddling children with felonies. The committee passed the bill 4-3. The committee also advanced HB 2793, which streamlines annexation procedures for single-owner annexations and updates notice rules, including electronic newspaper publication. After adopting two amendments, members passed it 4-3. HB 2327, which allows eligible individuals to restrict public access to certain identifying information held by county recorders, assessors, and treasurers, passed unanimously. HB 2858, creating a 1% Arizona-bidder preference in certain state procurement ties, also passed unanimously after amendment. HB 2660, which adds procedural protections and oversight for health profession licensing board actions, passed 4-2 after testimony from the sponsor and a physician who said board actions had chilled speech and due process. Finally, HB 2063, appropriating $1.5 million for the Independent Correctional Oversight Office, passed unanimously after strong support from oversight advocates and former corrections stakeholders, and HB 2681, extending civil-service appeal deadlines from 10 calendar days to 10 business days, also passed unanimously. The committee then discussed HB 2812, which would raise the sick-leave payout cap for retiring state employees from $30,000 to $57,000; witnesses supported the increase and members began discussing a possible amendment to allow retirees to transfer the payout into a health savings arrangement, but the transcript ends before final action on that bill.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Jan 26th, 2026 at 11:01 am

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Debbie is wicked smart, compassionate, creative, and practical, and she is one of the best team players
  • increasing the amount for certain purchases by a central purchasing agent, limiting sole source contracts
  • four years, including all extensions and renewals, changing certain intent-to-award sole source contract
  • to eight years, providing procurement process exemptions for certain disaster-related contracts procured
  • declared state of emergency, providing for prepayment of certain child care assistance services contracts
Keywords: 996, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

December 10, 2025 - 03:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • I was wondering if in the contracts or or even in the district I procurement policies, have you specified
  • I'm curious the contracts with the district is it stipulated that the vendor has to delete any data that
  • they own after termination of that contract?
  • Yes, in that in many of our district contracts, that is a key requirement depends on the state, but that
  • And that's, you know, like you said line one of the contract, which is that none of that information
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • And so if cost savings at that level, campuses will prorate faculty contracts, they will merge programs
  • It doesn't mean that you can't contract or work with another institution to teach out, but that sometimes
  • For that external grants and contracts revenue, NDSU has $39.3 million, and UND has $129.9 million.
  • I'm trying water now, and good news to all of you, I'm trying Smart Water.
  • You know, I'm trying Smart Water, so maybe we'll work better from up here. More water tomorrow.
Summary: The Higher Ed Funding Committee met to review how North Dakota might identify and address low-producing academic programs and to discuss draft funding formulas for the university system. Lisa Johnson of the NDUS explained that the State Board of Higher Education is already developing a system-wide policy, using models from other states such as Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, Colorado, Kentucky, Ohio, and Connecticut. She described how low-producing programs are typically flagged by multi-year enrollment or completion thresholds, then reviewed for workforce demand, mission fit, cost, accreditation, and regional need before any action is taken. Committee members asked about what counts as a program, how costs are analyzed, whether certificates are included, how exemptions work for mission-critical or high-demand fields, and whether the board or legislature should set the rules. Johnson said the board is the appropriate body to lead the process, but legislators could use funding leverage if they wanted to encourage action; the chair asked the board to bring a detailed proposal to the June meeting. The committee then heard a Legislative Council presentation on a draft formula for UND and NDSU. The proposal uses fall census FTE enrollment, with a placeholder undergraduate rate of $7,000 per FTE and a graduate/professional rate of $10,500, plus incentives for completions in in-demand fields and research productivity. Alex from Legislative Council walked through the projected funding effects, noting that the model would increase funding for NDSU and reduce it for UND in the current biennium, with different results in the next biennium as enrollment changes are recognized. Members questioned the use of the placeholder rates, the definition of in-demand programs, the treatment of research funding, and the exclusion of state-appropriated dollars from the external grants calculation. The chair emphasized that the numbers were illustrative and that appropriators would set the actual dollar amounts later. A second draft formula for the other nine institutions was also reviewed. That model uses fall census FTE without a weighted economic factor, applies a higher undergraduate rate, and adds completion incentives for in-demand credentials and all other completions. Members noted that the formula would benefit some institutions, such as Bismarck State College, while reducing funding for others, such as Mayville State, and discussed whether the nine institutions should be treated more uniformly or split into smaller groups because of their different missions and sizes. Committee members and staff repeatedly stressed that the formulas are still being refined and that some institutions would likely need hold-harmless adjustments or other transition measures. The meeting ended with the chair directing the committee to continue the discussion later and to expect further work on both the low-producing program policy and the funding formulas.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 7th, 2025 at 03:30 pm

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Quality, smart kids that are passing all their classes.
  • They are already being marketed in certain areas and were recently proposed as government contracts to
  • We recently had a Department of Defense contract that was pulled, ultimately, that would... ...was a
  • multi-million dollar contract for the sale of cultured meat to be provided to our military.
  • And then with the school contract, sure, I'll agree with you on the school contract.
Summary: The meeting of the public health committee focused on the pressing issue of opioid addiction in Texas, with a particular emphasis on House Bill 3717. Chairman Harris detailed the bill's intent to fund a grant program for Ibogaine clinical trials, framing it as a critical response to the ongoing opioid crisis. He shared poignant testimonies highlighting the struggles of families and veterans battling addiction and mental health issues. The conversation underscored the necessity of innovative treatments, like Ibogaine, which showed promising results in studies for reducing symptoms of withdrawal and PTSD.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill is just smart, where we spend most of our dollars on the roads, on infrastructure, to really
  • That is more expensive than if you just participate either in your own program or you contract with a
  • You should not have been exempted unless you have your own training program, contract for training, or
  • It is an effective, reliable training facility that not only the contract.
  • and minimize those contractor claims by incorporating that work within our contract.
Keywords: 996, all
Summary: The committee first took up HB 322, which would create a transportation trust fund and transportation program fund. The sponsor offered and the committee adopted an amendment striking the section that would have imposed a 1% gross receipts tax on electricity sales. After a recap of the bill’s remaining provisions, including a $400 million seed amount and future transfers from motor vehicle excise tax revenue, the committee heard brief support from Associated Contractors of New Mexico and the Asphalt Pavement Association and no opposition. The amended bill then passed on a roll-call vote. The committee then heard HB 270, a public works/apprenticeship bill that would require contributions to approved apprenticeship and training programs or to the Public Works Apprentice and Training Fund for public works construction projects, while eliminating an exemption for certain road, highway, utility, and maintenance work. Supporters, including union carpenters, electrical workers, the building trades council, and apprenticeship advocates, argued the bill would expand training, help address labor shortages, and provide a return on public investment. Opponents from utility contractors, highway contractors, and Associated Contractors of New Mexico said they already operate federally approved in-house training programs, warned the bill would raise project costs, and argued some trades have no accessible approved programs. Members questioned how the bill would interact with existing in-house programs, whether rural contractors and nonunion firms would be affected, and whether the state-approved fund and federal highway training requirements could conflict. A proposed amendment to exempt projects of $50 million or less was introduced but tabled. After extensive debate, the committee voted 6-5 to pass HB 270. The meeting also included discussion of a prior procedural error in which HB 270 had been heard before being properly assigned, which the chair said rendered that earlier action void. At the end of the meeting, the committee received a brief New Mexico Department of Transportation District 3 presentation on district projects, budget, and construction status.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 9th, 2026 at 06:43 pm

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • want to improve their facilities with energy efficiency, water efficiency, et cetera, to be able to contract
  • To be able to contract through the C-PACE program with a financier and just add it on to their leases
  • New Mexico IDEA strongly supports House Bill 165 because it removes an unnecessary barrier to smart,
  • to the committee, and just to clarify, Eric Christensen is with Adelante Consulting, and they're contracted
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Jan 14th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • But what the governor's budget is also requesting is $100,000 in general revenue to contract with an
  • governor is recommending $650,000 in recurring general revenue to adjust operating costs, increases in contracted
  • It's simply smart policy.
  • as some of the work that we've been doing internally through procurements and renegotiations of contracts
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services heard presentations on the governor’s proposed fiscal year 2026-2027 budget for the health and human services agencies. Kendall Kelly outlined the overall HHS budget at $48.5 billion, with AHCA accounting for the largest share, and agency heads then highlighted major proposals for Medicaid behavioral health redesign, APD waiver enrollment and facility needs, DCF child welfare, opioid, and mental health investments, DOEA funding for Alzheimer’s, home care, and community services, DOH funding for cancer research, public health initiatives, and lab capacity, and VA funding for facility improvements, cybersecurity, and medication management. Several members praised specific proposals, including increased reimbursement for private duty nursing, Alzheimer’s supports, and the Florida FIRST blood-in-ambulance initiative. Senators also questioned the proposed changes to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), with the Surgeon General explaining that the department expects a reduction in covered patients from about 30,000 to about 20,000 because of funding pressures tied to rebates, federal changes, and premium tax credit issues. Public testimony strongly criticized the ADAP changes, citing lack of transparency and warning that many patients could lose access to medications. Other questions focused on the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity, DCF’s substance abuse and mental health data dashboard, Kids Care/CHIP expansion implementation, APD bed and facility planning, and the FX Medicaid technology project. DCF said about $7 million is set aside for the dashboard system, and AHCA said the governor’s budget includes $124.4 million for FX maintenance and continued module development, with $13.5 million to begin claims processing work. The committee did not take a substantive vote on the budget presentations and adjourned after questions and public testimony.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Transportation May 8th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Contract revenues such as payments in lieu of taxation, otherwise known as pilots, to support bond repayment
  • We want to use those pilot payments as the direct pledge for issuing bonds, contract revenue bonds, not
  • They're a contract that we've entered into with industry to avoid their requirement to pay taxes for
  • We believe that HB 5253 is a smart balanced step towards the larger goal of ending traffic deaths.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation May 8th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • code provisions applicable to other ports, nor does it follow. ...it allow for effective use of contract
  • We want to use those PILOT payments as the direct pledge for issuing bonds, specifically contract revenue
  • They're a contract that we've entered into with industry to avoid their requirement to pay taxes for
  • We believe that HB5253... 253 is a smart, balanced step towards the larger goal of ending traffic deaths
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • Pre-apprenticeship apprenticeship training provider partner to define their respective roles in their contract
  • It authorizes presidential contracts to be renewed for longer than one year, but no longer than the original
  • brightest and sharpest young women have ever seen in my daughter by turn as also getting entirely too smart
  • We have a a employs about 745 we deal with HR issues, unions contracts.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Regulation ideally should be smart, efficient, and effective.
  • I don't know the status of awarded and contracted grants.
  • and the riding population. public, and so my expectation is to advocate for the disbursement of contracted
  • projects and even small transit projects, that commitment from appropriation to ultimate obligation and contract
Summary: The committee meeting focused on several nominees within key financial institutions, including discussions surrounding the SEC, the Federal Transit Administration, and the Comptroller of the Currency. Notable dialogue included concerns over regulatory balance, with various members emphasizing a need to streamline regulations to foster innovation while ensuring accountability and safety for investors. The importance of the proposed 'Empowering Main Street in America Act' was highlighted as a means to facilitate access to capital for small businesses, underlining the current administration's approach towards financial regulations.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Mar 11th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Contract with parents. And parents can drive that decision.
  • Obligated to obtain so if the contract between the parent and the private school is simply to continue
  • Because I think this committee is smart enough to do that. And so, thank you, Mr. Chairman. Sure.
  • law that says the comptroller can't market, not with standing that, the comptroller may enter into contracts
Bills: HB3, HB3
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Feb 27th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V

Transcript Highlights:
  • of funds is primarily dependent upon enrollment of the program and the establishment of con uh contracted
  • Uh, so, uh, we signed a contract for the court reminder program in August.
  • The second exceptional item I have relates to a contract attorney for an as needed as needed basis, um
  • I was not clearly as smart as some other people in order to get something like that done.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Justice Jan 14th, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • But it was part of a social contract because And coming in here, people knew me as the prosecutor, right
  • But it was part of a social contract because I realized a third get out every year.
  • changed, the last time they put this out to bid, only one company actually bid on the health care contract
  • tell them, if you used all that brilliance for good instead of, you know, because that was a pretty smart
Summary: The Senate Criminal Justice Committee met with Vice Chair Smith presiding in Chair Martin’s excused absence. After opening remarks from several senators, the committee heard a presentation from Department of Corrections Secretary Ricky Dixon on the state’s incentivized prisons program and related population-management efforts. Dixon said the department now operates eight incentivized prisons, which use enhanced privileges and programming for well-behaved inmates, and reported major reductions in disciplinary reports, staff assaults, inmate-on-inmate assaults, and uses of force compared with average institutions. He also described administrative management units for more disruptive inmates, short-sentence correctional institutions for those with less than a year to serve, and a reentry strategy that places inmates closer to home within 18 months of release. Dixon said Florida’s recidivism rate has fallen to about 21 percent, among the lowest in the nation, and emphasized that staffing, programming, and facility repairs remain ongoing needs. Committee members asked about access to education and workforce training, staffing levels, contraband, technology upgrades, heating and air-conditioning maintenance, and whether incentivized prisons could be expanded. Dixon said educational access is improving but remains limited by eligibility and staffing, that the incentivized facilities are at capacity, and that expansion depends on adding more administrative management unit beds. He also said the department is increasing use of technology, improving maintenance oversight, and continuing efforts to reduce contraband and improve staff recruitment and retention. Several senators praised the department’s work and urged more funding for prison infrastructure and officer pay. Public testimony largely supported the incentivized prisons model while calling for more seats, better staffing, and broader reforms. Family members of incarcerated people said the facilities were safer, more stable, and better for rehabilitation, though they asked for more programming, better treatment by staff, and clearer access to education and release-related opportunities. A Florida PBA representative emphasized that programs can only succeed with safe staffing levels and better pay and retention for correctional officers. No formal committee vote or bill action was taken, and the meeting ended after public testimony and closing remarks.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

TRS-EIG, TRS Public Hearings 02-05-2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, so the way it's working right now, we work with the city who runs our signal contracts, and they're
  • It's a smart and needed investment for our present and future.
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  • our a smart and needed investment for our present<01:32:21.600> and<01:32:21.920> future.
Summary: The committees heard testimony on several transportation-related measures. SB 2356, relating to parking, drew support from the Office of Planning, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Appleseed Center, Realtors, and the Hawaii Bicycling League. Members discussed the bill in the context of the planned stadium-area mixed-use development, with questions about whether parking would be built in structures rather than as large surface lots. Senators expressed support and noted the measure’s broader housing and parking-reduction goals, but no vote was taken during the hearing. The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 2699, which would create a fare-free youth transit program, a special fund, annual evaluations, and appropriations tied to the environmental, energy, and food security tax. The Attorney General’s office raised technical concerns about whether the special fund met statutory requirements. The Department of Education and Department of Health supported the bill, as did the City and County of Honolulu DOT, Appleseed Center, Hawaii Youth Transportation Council, Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, Hawaii Bicycling League, Our Children’s Trust, and numerous youth testifiers. Supporters emphasized reduced family transportation costs, better school attendance, improved health and mobility, and environmental benefits. One senator raised emergency-planning concerns about how children using free transit would be handled during events like tsunamis; DOT and DOE responded that emergency procedures are being developed. The chair said the committee would work on language changes, including a delayed effective date to July 2027, and defer decision-making until the 12th. The final measure discussed was SB 2470, which would require leading pedestrian intervals, accessible pedestrian signals, and other safety improvements at state-controlled intersections, and create a process for community requests for accessible pedestrian signals. Appleseed Center, the Hawaii Association of the Blind, and the Disability Rights Center supported the bill, citing pedestrian safety, reduced collisions, and the need for audible cues for blind and low-vision pedestrians. Testifiers urged a phased-in approach that prioritizes high-traffic intersections. The hearing ended with the bill still under consideration and no final vote announced.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • You know, as you can probably imagine, contracting is one of the biggest areas, you know, for people's
  • c> support of support of all<00:26:54.640> our<00:26:54.800> really<00:26:55.120> smart
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Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee heard a series of gubernatorial nominations to boards and commissions under the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. The chair explained the 90-minute agenda, the 2-minute testimony limit, and that written testimony had been reviewed in advance. Testimony was generally supportive for each nominee, with agency boards, professional associations, and individuals submitting written or oral support. For the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, Michael Basta Jr. described his 40 years in the industry, ownership of two salons, and experience training educators. For the Board of Dentistry, Christopher Woo said he had served as an interim board member since July 1 of the prior year, and Jerry Young said she was a retired pediatrician and former Hawaii Medical Board member; in response to questions, she identified a potential conflict through her role with Pu'ulu Lapa'au and said she would recuse herself when appropriate. For the Board of Psychology, Sean Scanlon and Sherry Takuishi Sara both emphasized long careers in the field and service to the community. Several members questioned psychology and medical nominees about interstate licensing compacts and access to care. Scanlon said he supported expanding the profession but would need to recuse himself on compact issues because of his role at Chaminade University, and he noted growth in local training programs. Sara said her main concern with compacts was cultural sensitivity and Hawaii’s unique cultural milieu, though she acknowledged the need for more psychologists. Pediatrician Robert Watring, nominated to the Hawaii Medical Board, said he supported local providers and was cautious about compacts, emphasizing the need to ensure qualified care in Hawaii; he said he had not seen much change from temporary licensing measures on Kauai. For the Contractors License Board, Jerry Nishik said backlog problems were driven by staff shortages and board vacancies, noting the board lacked quorum for upcoming meetings and needed more members and staff. Other nominees included Albert Dennis and Nolan Miyahara for the Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Board, both of whom said they wanted to continue public service and help ensure legitimate, certified repair shops; Miyahara described his career path from apprentice to automotive technology professor. The committee also heard support for Robert Woltering’s nomination to the Hawaii Medical Board, with Woltering saying he wanted to help ensure quality health care providers, especially for children on Kauai. The transcript does not show any final votes or confirmations during the excerpt provided.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, I... a smart assessment system, one that requires alignment to the standards, one that assesses
  • So if you want kids to do better, if you want them to learn more, assess them in a measured, smart way
  • Currently, districts contract with... ...private vendors for those beginning-of-the-year and middle-of-the-year
  • The implementation timeline is good, it's smart, it allows this body to have a check on it in February
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, a smart assessment...
  • So if you want kids to do better, if you want them to learn more, assess them in a measured, smart way
  • Currently districts contract with private Ms.
  • The bill is well thought out, it is measured, implementation timeline is good, it's smart.
Bills: HB8, HB12, SB 3, HJR1, SB 11, SB 16, SB 14