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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/12/2026 - House Rural Economic Development

Rural Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • The estimated cost for just the port of entry footprint that the federal government will be responsible
  • is the amount of money it's going to cost for this port of entry, and that's where the federal government
  • House Bill 2824 enables a governing body to construct, install, or modify critical capital expenditure
  • Additionally, it outlines responsibilities of the local government, capital provider, and the property
  • Repayment occurs annually through the property bill, with a local governing body or designated third
Summary: The committee began with a presentation on the modernization of the DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona. Testimony from the port authority chair, a county supervisor, and the Nogales mayor emphasized that the port is outdated, flood-prone, congested, and a safety concern because CBP facilities and traffic lanes sit on or near the international boundary and stormwater infrastructure. Speakers said the port is critical to local and state commerce, tourism, and tax revenue, and requested state support and letters backing federal funding efforts. Members discussed the sewer/stormwater flooding issue, the estimated $1.5 billion to $2 billion cost, and the need for federal action; the chair said a letter of support would be prepared for committee members to sign. The committee then heard and passed HB 2237, which appropriates $4.5 million for Apache Junction’s Superstition Trails and visitor gateway project, and HB 2926, the Workforce Housing Accelerator Act. HB 2926 would create expedited permitting for workforce housing, provide a single point of contact, reduce the state portion of prime contracting tax for qualifying projects, and lower the population threshold for certain industrial development authority bond actions. After an amendment, the bill passed 6-1. Testimony in support came from the sponsor and housing advocates, who said the bill would help address Arizona’s missing-middle housing shortage and reduce regulatory delays. The committee also passed HB 2113, which would require RUCO to intervene in utility rate cases when proposed residential rate increases are 100% or more. The sponsor argued RUCO should focus more on rural customers facing large percentage increases, while RUCO’s director said the office has only nine staff, a $1.9 million budget, and limited capacity, warning the bill could increase costs and delay cases. Members discussed rural ratepayer impacts, and the bill passed 5-1-1. HB 2824, authorizing local C-PACE programs for voluntary financing of commercial property improvements, also passed unanimously after testimony that it would support energy, water, and infrastructure upgrades without state general fund exposure. Finally, HB 2939, a rural investment tax credit bill tied to large qualifying investments and net new jobs, passed unanimously after Lucid Motors testified in support. The committee held HB 2950 due to time and adjourned, noting it would be heard first next week.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Governmental Oversight and Accountability Jan 20th, 2026

Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Bills: S0774, S7028, S7024, S7026
Summary: The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met and first heard Senate Bill 774, which would extend workers’ compensation medical benefits for employment-related mental or nervous injuries to 911 public safety telecommunicators, even without a physical injury. The sponsor and several dispatchers, a clinician, and communications directors testified in support, describing repeated exposure to traumatic calls, chronic understaffing, and the need for mental health treatment and retention support. Senator DiCeglie and Chair Mayfield praised dispatchers’ work, and the bill was reported favorably by committee vote, with Senator McClain later recorded as voting yes on the bill. The committee then took up SPB 7028, a retirement bill that sets Florida Retirement System employer contribution rates beginning July 1, 2026, leaves the 3% employee contribution unchanged, allows certain elected officers to receive a DROP payout under specified conditions, and provides a 1.5% alternative cost-of-living adjustment for eligible special risk retirees. Firefighters, police, sheriffs, and chiefs’ groups spoke in support, emphasizing recruitment and retention. The committee voted to submit the proposal as a committee bill and reported it favorably. Finally, the committee considered SPB 7024 and SPB 7026, both open-government-related bills. SPB 7024 would repeal the current public records and public meeting exemption for cybersecurity information and consolidate agency-specific cybersecurity exemptions into one agency-wide exemption. SPB 7026 would repeal the current public records exemption for trade secrets held by an agency and similarly consolidate specific trade secret exemptions into one agency-wide exemption. Neither bill drew testimony or debate, and both were submitted as committee bills and reported favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

State Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm going to call this House of Representatives State Government Finance and Policy Committee to order
  • To state government. And it used to be done by the legislative auditor.
  • We have state officials, we have our team, and we have local government officials.
  • I'm the Director of Government Relations.
  • I'll be walking through the amendment; it's coded in the Tower H 1837 DE2.
Bills: HF627, HF474, HF361, HF1837
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • , state officials, our team, and local government officials.
  • <00:20:20.320> done clawback has the federal government done clawback has the federal government
  • I'm the director of government relations.
  • It's coded in the top right corner H1 1837 D2.
Bills: HF627, HF474, HF361, HF1837
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Mar 24th, 2025

S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The issue has been raised by local government and by military bases.
  • The federal penal codes just don't address those very much.
  • House Bill 1894 updates the Government Code Chapter 662 to designate November as Veterans' Month.
  • This bill is purely about government efficiency. of paperwork.
  • It's as defined in the water code, and so it would only be those retail utilities, potentially two. .
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Mar 6th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • The federal government doesn't give us a penny for our local districts for those. Okay.
  • Vice President of Government Affairs. Okay, we'll get that corrected.
  • It amends the education code.
  • It's a governance problem because it's requiring substantially all teachers be eligible.
  • They're found in the Texas Education Code.
Bills: HB2, HB2
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Mar 6th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • 2, placing the the decision-making where it belongs, in the hands of the parents, not Alita, a government
  • and pre-kindergarten eligibility. also removing a bureaucratic hurdle relating to program building codes
Bills: HB2, HB2
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Mar 4th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • implemented by increasing the basic allotment further and adding a provision to the Texas Education Code
  • Section 48.051 of the Education Code now requires, under this bill, that 40% of income increases and
  • authorization and grant of authority to the State Board for Educator Certification to oversee and govern
  • I don't know if every school across the entire state gets it from the federal government saying, oh,
  • Right, because some of that is dependent on your zip code too. Sure.
Bills: HB2, HB2
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Mar 4th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • The meat and potatoes of what government should do.
  • Correct my statement instead of saying, locally governed school.
  • I'm the Associate Executive Director of Government Relations.
  • That hold harmless said that it's 48257B, the education code.
  • which model works. works in the evidence base, that's more outside of the education code.
Bills: HB2, HB2
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House & Governmental May 19th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • You're in the Committee on House and Government Affairs. Madam Secretary, please call the roll.
  • the election, which is consistent with recount and other laws that are established in the election code
  • It also, if they're on Social Security, they are getting a government check or benefit.
  • The 2007 election code had 298 pages. The 2007 election code had 298 pages in it.
  • But aren't the census workers like hired through the government?
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary May 7th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • It says that if you're already regulated by the federal government, you don't fall into this.
  • completely separate group of people that are preying on veterans that are not regulated by the federal government
  • Yeah, that came through House Government.
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard a series of Senate and House bills, mostly dealing with courts, veterans, public safety, and licensing. Early actions included favorable reports on SB 317, which adds the House and Senate Military and Veterans Affairs committee chairs to the Louisiana Military Advisory Council, and SB 357, which updates court administration and appellate e-case management provisions, cleans up outdated language, and revises reimbursement and security rules. SB 232, funding the judges’ supplemental compensation fund, was amended and reported favorably, and SB 421, modernizing electronic records terminology and safeguards, was also reported favorably. Several House bills were voluntarily deferred, including HB 1190, HB 1097, and later HB 374-1. The committee then took up SB 208 on veterans’ services, which was presented as a response to the earlier court ruling striking down Act 479. The bill seeks to regulate unaccredited “claim shark” businesses that charge veterans for disability-claim assistance, while exempting federally regulated accredited agents. Testimony from the Department of Veterans Affairs supported the bill as a way to protect veterans from predatory practices, while an opposing witness argued the issue is preempted by federal law and should be left to Congress or the pending Fifth Circuit appeal. Despite the objection, the bill was reported favorably. Members also advanced SB 510, which would restrict access to certain licensed establishments that sell hemp-based intoxicating products, especially bar-like venues where minors can currently enter; Alcohol and Tobacco Control explained the bill’s purpose and scope. HB 302, by Representative Chasson, was discussed as a measure to prohibit vape sales near schools, with testimony from public health and ATC witnesses noting the need to align the bill with existing licensing and local-ordinance authority; the committee moved it favorably after discussion. Finally, SB 34, creating “Brian’s Call” emergency alerts for missing children and adults with developmental disabilities, drew extensive emotional testimony from families and disability advocates and was reported favorably, as was SB 164, which adds public works employees to the definition of first responders. The committee adjourned after reporting HB 597, which restructures judicial compensation rules and eliminates the commission after a delayed effective date, and after deferring HB 374-1.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

General Government Apr 7th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

General Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • This legislation updates and modernizes the statutory language governing the promotional fund, ensuring
  • Senate Bill 1960 is a government efficiency and modernization bill.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 9th, 2026 at 06:36 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • McKinsey Bishop, co-owner of Abrazo Homes here in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as well as the chair of government
  • it includes $6,250,000 to the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund, $2 million to the Local Government
  • it includes $6,250,000 to the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund, $2 million to the Local Government
Bills: HB63, HB64, HB184, HB200, HB47, HB48, HB2, HB9
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's also been expanded to include all government entities subject to FOIA, the Freedom of Information
  • My name is Matt Eeling with Minnesotans for Open Government.
  • You worked really closely with Minnesotans for Open Government.
  • It's important for transparency and for the integrity of what it means to have open government. open
  • government.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/1/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, it government and accountability.
  • Government. I'm here to speak today in Government.
  • I really think have an open government.
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