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HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
PSM-EIG, PSM-HHS, PSM-TCA, PSM Public Hearings 04-11-2025
Public Safety and Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So we're not just pounding our heads against the wall here. No, you're not. Okay. Great. Thank you.
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heads <00:17:04.400>against <00:17:04.640>the <00:17:04.799>wall - <00:17:05.520>
No, our our heads against the wall here. - No, our our heads against the wall here. No, you're<00:17:06.240>
not. <00:17:06.640>Okay. - between the staff there's a train a wall between the staff and<00:26:39.919>
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Summary:
The committees heard and acted on several resolutions related to housing, emergency preparedness, public safety, corrections, transportation, and wildfire mitigation. Measures discussed included HCR 67 on developing a comprehensive strategy for updated building codes; HCR 164 on maintaining publicly accessible hurricane shelter lists; HCR 180 on coordinated homelessness response; HCR 37 on emergency outreach to kupuna; HCR 121 on expanding Kolekole Pass as an emergency exit route; HCR 43 on studying highway patrol and speed cameras; HR 69 on vegetation management and wildfire risk; HCR 133 on supporting a floating dry dock at Pearl Harbor; HCR 153 on reducing the use of private out-of-state prisons; and HTR 23 on the new Oahu Community Correctional Center design and inmate release procedures.
Testimony was largely supportive across the agenda. Supporters included state agencies, advocacy groups, and individuals, with some measures drawing comments or suggested amendments. For HCR 69, the Division of Consumer Advocacy, PUC, Hawaiian Electric, Charter Communications, and Life of the Land all supported the measure, though some requested amendments or raised due process concerns. For HCR 121, the Department of Transportation said improvements were planned later in the year to allow emergency access through Kolekole Pass, and public testimony emphasized wildfire, tsunami, and evacuation concerns. For HCR 43, DOT supported the study, and testimony noted possible benefits for enforcement and court efficiency. HCR 37 received strong support from ARP Hawaii, social work students, caregivers, and other community groups focused on kupuna safety.
The committees took action on all items. HCR 67, HCR 164, HCR 180, HCR 37, HCR 121, HCR 43, HCR 133, HCR 153, and HTR 23 were all recommended for passage, with some measures passed as is and others with amendments. HCR 69 was amended to add the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Department of Education, and to incorporate suggested amendments from Charter Communications and Hawaiian Telecom. HCR 121 was passed with technical amendments. Votes were recorded in favor on each measure, with some members excused and one no vote noted on HCR 43. The meetings concluded with adjournment after the final votes.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Apr 3rd, 2025 at 01:00 pm
North Dakota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Not just the ones we see on the street, the ones behind the walls.
- We support law enforcement, as I mentioned, outside patrolling and also inside the walls.
- let's talk about what the mission of the Department of Corrections is when somebody comes into the walls
- the problem is the individual that committed that crime is not the same person that lives in those walls
- We still got people going in the walls. We still got people committing crimes.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. Representative Hoverson offered remarks recognizing World Autism Day, and the House then handled conference committee motions on several bills, including House Bills 1460 and 1248 and Senate Bills 2262, 2070, 2294, and 2297, with the Speaker appointing members to each conference committee. The chamber also set aside Senate Bill 2200 for re-referral to Appropriations and moved to amendments on Senate Bill 2128, which was the main subject of the day.
Senate Bill 2128, a major criminal justice and corrections bill, drew extensive debate over truth-in-sentencing, mandatory minimums, parole, transitional facilities, work release, electronic monitoring, and the fiscal impact of longer incarceration. Division A of the amendments removed mandatory minimums for resisting arrest and felony simple assault while keeping consecutive-sentence language; supporters said this preserved judicial discretion and reduced costs, while opponents argued it weakened public safety. Division A was adopted 70-23.
Division B proposed broader changes to preserve transitional programming, add penalties for tampering with electronic monitoring and escape, limit some work-release restrictions, create a parole board study, and fund electronic monitoring with a $600,000 appropriation. Supporters framed it as a compromise that balanced rehabilitation and public safety; opponents said it undercut the bill’s intent and left dangerous offenders with too much access to transitional release. Division B failed on a 46-46 tie. The House then took up the bill itself, with the Judiciary Committee reporting a do-not-pass recommendation as amended, and debate continued over whether the amended bill should advance, with members split between concerns about victims and public safety versus rehabilitation, prison capacity, and recidivism.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HLT Info Briefing - Wed Feb 19, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So presumably that mold is not just on the surface, but it's all in between the walls, or there is a
- great probability that it has been infused into the wall materials as well.
- or it's uh all in between the walls or it's uh there<00:23:25.240>
there <00:23:25.320>is< - <00:23:31.440>
materials infused into into the the wall materials infused into into the the - So the water intrusion through roof leaks and plumbing leaks and exterior wall leaks is one contributor
Summary:
The committee held an informational briefing on construction defects and operational problems at the newly opened Hawaii State Hospital Halola building, a $160 million facility with 144 beds for forensic patients. Department of Health and DAGS officials described ongoing issues identified before and after occupancy in April 2022, including anti-ligature safety defects, roof and building-envelope leaks, drainage problems, plumbing failures, HVAC corrosion and moisture-control issues, mold, and corroding materials. They said the problems have affected patient areas, showers, hallways, the gym, and other parts of the building, creating daily operational and safety challenges for staff and patients.
Officials said the state believes the defects are the responsibility of the design-builder, Hensel Phelps, but that they are working with the company and its subcontractors to address the problems while preserving the state’s legal position. The Attorney General’s office said it is conducting an inquiry and asked agencies to limit comments to factual matters. Witnesses explained that some defects appear to be latent and that repairs are being documented through photos, invoices, and testimony. They also said some work is being done by Hensel Phelps and some by other contractors, with efforts to preserve evidence for possible future claims.
Committee members questioned how the defects were missed during design-build inspection, whether the state should pursue litigation sooner, and how evidence would be preserved if outside contractors make repairs. Officials said the state has two funding requests pending: about $8 million for emergency repairs and about $28.8 million for longer-term repairs, for a total near $40 million, while noting that additional defects may still be discovered. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational only.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, um, but then we have to think of bordering states, not just Massachusetts, but Vermont.
- but then we have to think of bordering but then we have to think of bordering states,<00:40:39.520
- So, not only stores along the border.
- The Tax Foundation annually does a study of tobacco tax rates and cross-border sales.
- advantageous to drive across the border. advantageous to drive across the border.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Sep 11th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- You see here a gentleman who is very thrilled with his Tesla wall.
- Fires don't stop at a border. They are indiscriminate and pretty devastating.
- envisioned 500-plus mile trail that goes from the south of New Mexico all the way to the north, so on the border
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services May 21st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- My backyard was so severely damaged that the concrete wall fell, and all of my daycare toys were destroyed
- requesting to continue to use the rapid response funds through the next fiscal year to support the border
- We are in the process of reconciling our accounting on funds spent on the border mission, since there
Summary:
The hearing began with opening remarks on the Governor’s May Revision for child care and human services, with committee members and advocates stressing that the budget should not be balanced on the backs of low-income families, children, and providers. Legislative members and public witnesses strongly opposed the proposed suspension of the child care COLA, reductions to the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program, and the lack of codified rate reform tied to the alternative methodology. Several speakers also urged more support for providers affected by the Eaton fire and other disasters, and called for child care to be funded at the true cost of care and for additional slots to be restored.
Administration, LAO, and Department of Education staff described the child care proposal as maintaining existing funding levels while adding administrative resources to prepare for federally required prospective payment changes and single-rate reform. The administration said the May Revision would suspend the 2025–26 COLA and reduce Bridge Program funding to align with utilization, while the LAO raised questions about the size and purpose of the proposed rate-reform and prospective-payment funding and recommended rejecting a Department of Technology exemption. CDE supported continued early education investments but said it would need additional resources if prospective pay were extended to state preschool, and it objected to a proposed reallocation of preschool funds for inclusive education grants.
The committee then moved to the IHSS portion of the May Revision. DSS outlined five major proposals: capping provider work hours at 50 per week, eliminating IHSS for undocumented adults age 19 and older, shifting certain Community First Choice reassessment penalties to counties, reinstating the Medi-Cal asset test as a conforming IHSS reduction, and automating the termination of IHSS when Medi-Cal eligibility ends. DSS also discussed funding to implement a federal HCBS access rule and a separate reassessment of IHSS administrative methodology that found counties would need additional administrative funding. Finance said the proposals were intended to slow program growth and improve sustainability, while the LAO said it was still analyzing the package and raised concerns about implementation, county workload, and the potential loss of services.
Committee members and public commenters criticized the IHSS cuts, especially the overtime cap and the elimination of services for undocumented adults and people affected by the asset test. Advocates argued that IHSS workers and recipients depend on these services, that county administration is already underfunded, and that the proposals could destabilize vulnerable consumers. The chair closed by saying the committee would continue to fight for child care and would not pause on child care, and the meeting recessed before moving on to the remaining May Revision items.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government, Finance, Personnel, and Public Retirement.(7-1-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- out those flooded homes, repetitive loss properties, hardening with storm shelters, uh, also flood walls
- And many of you all live in areas where you see flood walls, Ms. Hancock, Mr. Senator Maynard.
- ,<00:39:19.680>
things shelters, uh, also flood walls, things shelters, uh, also flood walls - that we all want in our flood walls that we all want in our communities<00:40:25.160>
to <00:40 - in areas where you see flood walls, Ms. in areas where you see flood walls, Ms.
Summary:
The committee received a budget and program update from Kentucky Emergency Management on the state’s urban search and rescue buildout. Eric Gibson and Doug Hargrave said the legislature’s funding was used to create FEMA-type urban search and rescue capacity, including Kentucky Task Force 1 and 2, the incident support team, and the helicopter aquatic rescue/hoist team. They emphasized that the effort is not just equipment purchases but also training, credentialing, warehouse and training-facility development, canine program expansion, and coordination with local search and rescue agencies across the Commonwealth.
Gibson reported that the agency executed 99.4% of the $16.175 million appropriation by the end of the fiscal year and said the team met its readiness target ahead of schedule, with equipment already being deployed in recent flood response operations. He also said $500,000 per year was set aside for local search and rescue grants, with about $482,000 awarded to 29 teams in one year and $490,000 to 36 teams in the next, averaging about $20,000 per grant. Several members urged the committee to consider increasing support for local responders in future budgets, noting rising equipment costs and the importance of local teams as first on scene.
Members asked about staffing, coverage, and benefits. Gibson explained that the task force is a mixed workforce of full-time fire personnel loaned from local departments, professional service staff such as doctors and engineers, and temporary deployment staff, with workers’ compensation coverage provided through KYEM and/or home agencies depending on the arrangement. He also said local search and rescue members are not currently included in line-of-duty death benefits. In response to questions about coverage and deployment, he described the two task force locations as designed to keep resources within roughly 100 miles of every Kentuckian.
The discussion also turned to recent flood response and disaster recovery. Gibson said the state had mobilized up to 24 teams over the weekend, documented roughly 60 to 80 water rescues or assisted evacuations, and was seeing significant damage in counties such as Cumberland, Clinton, and Metcalfe, including agricultural losses. He said several counties were meeting FEMA public assistance thresholds and that the state was preparing a broader relief request that could include FEMA, SBA, and USDA assistance. He also updated members on efforts to claw back and reallocate unused “strained fiscal liquidity” funds by the statutory deadline, saying notices were sent and funds were redirected where possible to unmet local needs.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting Aug 7th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- policies in the four previous years—everything from a $30 trillion plus deficit to what we saw at the border
- But in District 11, that thin line follows along the Williamson County and Travis County border.
- -Mexico border.
- This means don't tear down the flags, the statues, the monuments, the Ten Commandments, the baby's border
- I just look at the secure border we now have.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/14/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- And this is another way, especially for our border communities, that we can increase business opportunities
- And this is another way, especially for our border communities, that we can increase business opportunities
- And this is another way, especially for our border communities, that we can increase business opportunities
- And this is another way, especially for our border communities, that we can increase business opportunities
- And this is another way, especially for our border communities, that we can increase business opportunities
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Our system is located along scenic North Shore between Duluth and Knife River, bordered on the north
- It is an international asset also bordered by Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ontario.
- It is an international<00:21:46.920>
asset <00:21:47.320>also <00:21:47.600>bordered - <00:21:47.920>
by international asset also bordered by international asset also bordered by - This road also borders the Frazee School District campus, including football, softball, and baseball
Bills:
HF4156, HF3835, HF3995, HF4383, HF4091, HF4084, HF4311, HF198, HF4486, HF4302, HF4309, HF4032, HF3855, HF3673, HF4265, HF4012, HF4339, HF4298, HF3852
Keywords:
infrastructure, wastewater, stormwater, Buhl, state bonds, appropriations, economic development, water infrastructure, grants, capital investment, funding, state regulation, Frazee, North River Drive, infrastructure improvements, HF4383, Minnesota capital investment, bonding bill, Department of Natural Resources, DNR
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The road sees even more traffic as it borders the Frazee school district and is the main access road
- The road sees even more traffic as it borders the Frazee school district and is the main access road
- The road sees even more traffic as it borders the Frazee school district and is the main access road
- the Frazee school district and borders the Frazee school district and is<01:18:39.880>
the <01 - goes all the way to the Canadian border. goes all the way to the Canadian border.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, December 2, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I grew up in Mount Vernon in Westchester County, a half a block from the border with the Bronx.
- What we do on the Westchester-Bronx border and in any border anywhere is work together.
- <00:49:54.960>
between sides of the city county border between sides of the city county border - County, a half a block from the border County, a half a block from the border with<00:50:46.880>
- border and in any border anywhere Bronx border and in any border anywhere is<00:51:20.240>
work
TX
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Motion to refer inspector general bill to judiciary committee 2/25/26
Transcript Highlights:
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Governor <00:12:28.079>Tim <00:12:28.320>Walls, <00:12:29.040 - >
the <00:12:29.360>biggest want Governor Tim Walls, the biggest want Governor Tim Walls - go.<00:12:50.560>
And <00:12:50.720>if <00:12:50.959>Governor <00:12:51.279>Walls - And if Governor Walls wants to go.
- And if Governor Walls wants to challenge<00:12:52.399>
that <00:12:53.279>to <00:12:53.519
Summary:
The House considered a motion by Representative Nash to recall Senate File 856 from the Committee on State Government, Finance, and Policy and re-refer it to Judiciary, Finance, and Civil Law. Nash argued the bill, which concerns creating or empowering an inspector general to address fraud, had already received two hearings and should move quickly because time was limited. Supporters of the motion said the bill needed further work on constitutional and data-practices issues in Judiciary, and that holding it in State Government would delay or effectively kill it.
Opponents of the motion, led by Representative Cleorne, argued the bill should remain in State Government because that committee was the proper place to address constitutional concerns and other substantive changes. Cleorne said the committee had already considered a delete-everything amendment and nine amendments, with only two adopted, and maintained the bill as amended raised separation-of-powers concerns. Other members said the bill had bipartisan support in the Senate, passed 60-7, and that further negotiations should happen in a working group rather than through floor maneuvering.
The debate focused heavily on whether the bill’s structure for selecting an inspector general was constitutional and whether the motion was an attempt to speed the bill along or to block it. Representative Norris said nonpartisan staff, the legislative auditor, and Senate and House authors had all indicated the bill needed fixes to be constitutional. After a roll call vote, the motion failed 67-66, so Senate File 856 remained in the Committee on State Government, Finance, and Policy.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The Senate Committee on Border Security will now come to order. Mr. Clerk, please call the roll.
- Members, if there is no further business before the Senate Committee on Border Security, we stand in
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Border Security met, established a quorum, and took up House Bill 180 by Representative Guillen, sponsored by Senator Birdwell. Senator Birdwell moved to report the bill to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass and be printed.
The committee voted on the motion by roll call. Senators Birdwell, Flores, and Hinojosa of Nueces voted aye, while Senator Eckhardt voted nay; one member was not recorded as voting. The motion passed 4 ayes to 1 nay, and the bill was favorably reported to the Senate.
The chair noted that the bill was not eligible for local consideration and would go to the floor. With no further business, the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 03/23/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- million individuals, being otherwise slaughtered back in their home, crossed into Bangladesh, and that border
- There are much larger borders with India, with China, with Thailand, and Laos.
- INDIVIDUALS BEING OTHERWISE SLAUGHTERED BACK IN THEIR HOME, CROSSED INTO BANK BANGLADESH AND THAT BORDER
- THERE ARE MUCH LARGER BORDERS WITH INDIA, WITH CHINA, WITH THAILAND AND LAO SOTH S.
Summary:
The Senate convened, approved the prior day’s journal, and then took up a series of previously adopted resolutions recognizing individuals, communities, and state traditions. The chamber honored Staff Sergeant Michael Ollis posthumously after his Medal of Honor recognition, with remarks from Senator Scarcella-Spanton and others praising his sacrifice and welcoming his parents. Senators also celebrated New York maple producers and Maple Weekends, Bangladesh Independence Day and the contributions of Bangladeshi New Yorkers, York Middle/High School girls varsity volleyball for winning a state championship, Pavilion/York Air Rifle for winning the state invitational championship, and Tartan Day. These resolutions were adopted, and the sponsors opened them for co-sponsorship.
The Senate then moved through the regular calendar and passed multiple bills, including measures on environmental conservation, personal property, agriculture and markets, insurance, state law, executive law, workers’ compensation, election law, correction law, public health, and parks/historic preservation. Most passed with broad support, though some drew a handful of negative votes. One bill on election law, allowing certain 17-year-olds to vote in primaries if they will be 18 by the general election, prompted supportive floor debate from several senators and passed 43-17. Another bill on correction law also passed after debate.
A notable controversy arose over Calendar 227, a Public Authorities Law bill related to school energy planning and electric buses. Senator Borrello challenged an amendment as nongermane, the Chair ruled against it, and the Senate voted 22-0 to sustain the ruling. The underlying bill then passed, despite criticism from senators who argued the state should repeal the electric bus mandate and instead study safer, more practical alternatives for school districts. The Senate then completed its business and adjourned until March 24 at 3:00 p.m.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Highways and Transportation - Room 216, January 14, 2026; 10:30 AM
Highways and Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- This is probably, Todd, I think, the highest performing of all state-bordered routes.
- > think the highest performing of all think the highest performing of all state<00:08:21.680>
bordered - 22.720>
If <00:08:22.960>not <00:08:23.199>it's <00:08:23.440>one state bordered - If not it's one state bordered routes.
Summary:
Amtrak officials Todd Stenis and Jeff Mann briefed the committee on Amtrak service in Mississippi, with a focus on the new Mardi Gras state-supported route on the Gulf Coast. They reviewed Amtrak’s national structure, including the distinction between long-distance and state-supported service under PRIIA section 209, and noted that Mississippi is served by the City of New Orleans, the Crescent, and the new Mardi Gras service. They said the Mardi Gras began service on August 18 and operates four trains a day between New Orleans and Mobile with Mississippi stops, supported by Mississippi, Louisiana, and Mobile.
The officials reported strong early performance for Mardi Gras, saying ridership had already exceeded 60,000 by the end of December against a 71,000 first-year projection, with about 435 passengers per day and a 64% average load factor. They also cited 86% on-time performance, a 94% customer satisfaction index, and average fares of $27 in coach and $66 in business class. They said the service is benefiting from strong demand, good coordination with host railroads CSX and Norfolk Southern, and planned capital improvements totaling more than $200 million that they said should reduce trip times by 30 to 40 minutes.
Committee members responded positively, with Senator Williams praising the train experience and another senator noting personal use of the Mardi Gras service. The presenters invited members to ride the train and described it as a state investment paying off across South Mississippi and the Gulf Coast. After the Amtrak presentation, the committee returned to business and took up one bill, 2019, which would delete the sunset on the provision directing the first $80 million of lottery proceeds to the state highway fund. Senator Blackmon asked for clarification, the chairman confirmed the bill would make the road funding provision permanent, and the committee approved the title and reported the bill out.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The criminal aspect that's been coming across our border. We're on the border.
- Texas is a border state. We have a lot of that criminal activity coming across our border.
Keywords:
business liability, concealed carry, handgun policy, premises liability, criminal acts, civil liability, business premises, concealed handgun, property liability, property rights, gun regulations, criminal liability, protective order, confidentiality, personal information, court records, victim protection, charitable raffle, nonprofit, wildlife conservation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- SEPRA having worked for a number of years closely on border security matters with both state, federal
- and local property owners actually increased the voluntary participation and increased support of border
- security efforts along the Texas-Mexico border when the state of Texas decided that they would not be
- using in domain to place border security infrastructure.
Bills:
HB 937, HB 2078, HB 2080, HB 3322, HB 3350, HB 4212, HB 4630, HB 4896, HB 4951, HB 5348, HB 5675, SB 565, SB 971, SB 1662, SB 2124
Keywords:
special districts, notice requirements, Water Code, government transparency, public meetings, meeting notice, transparency, public engagement, notice, elections, groundwater management, water conservation, joint planning, environmental impact, desired future conditions, groundwater, conservation district, environmental quality, regulatory review, water utility
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The South Texas Property Rights Association (STPRA) has worked for a number of years closely on border
- This has actually increased voluntary participation and support for border security efforts along the
- Texas-Mexico border when the state of Texas decided that they would not be using eminent domain to place
- border security infrastructure.
Bills:
HB937, HB2078, HB2080, HB3322, HB3350, HB4212, HB4630, HB4896, HB4951, HB5348, HB5675, SB565, SB971, SB1662, SB2124
Keywords:
special districts, notice requirements, Water Code, government transparency, public meetings, meeting notice, transparency, public engagement, notice, elections, groundwater management, water conservation, joint planning, environmental impact, desired future conditions, groundwater, conservation district, environmental quality, regulatory review, water utility