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MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Vet. and Military Affairs - Room 409, 8 January, 2026; 10:30 A.M.
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The committee took up Senate Bill 2018, which would create a state-funded reimbursement program to pay Tricare premiums for eligible Mississippi National Guard members. The sponsor explained the bill is intended to improve quality of life, recruiting, and retention, especially for part-time Guardsmen who lack other medical coverage. General Chris Thomas testified that the proposal is a major priority for the Guard and would help address a significant gap in insurance coverage among soldiers and airmen.
Members asked how the reimbursement would work, when payments would be made, and whether the benefit would cover the full premium. Thomas said the mechanics were still being worked out, but the intent was to reimburse members fully for their monthly premium, likely through some recurring reimbursement process. He clarified the bill is aimed at traditional part-time Guard members, not full-time AGR or federal technicians who already have medical coverage.
Senators also asked whether the benefit would extend to families. Thomas said the current version covers only the service member, though a family plan option exists and the committee discussed the possibility of pursuing that later if the numbers work. The sponsor noted an appropriation bill would be needed to fund the program, with a fiscal note estimated at $4.6 million if all eligible members participated, though that amount would likely be lower because some already have insurance. The committee then adopted a do-pass motion, approved the bill, and reported it out.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 2/27/25
Rules and Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- probably why that, uh, MPR reported yesterday that as Minnesota House Republicans roll out their top priorities
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- This is an priority online mapping tool.
- area which is the high priority area? area which is the high priority area?
- Our key priority for statute.
- Um, yes, this is our top priority.
- be carrying this bill and this priority be carrying this bill and this priority for<01:57:54.000
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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of these ideas reflect the priorities of these ideas reflect the priorities - Yeah, quick question on your map, where you have the high, medium, and low priority priority.
- Where's your... yeah, and yeah, you have a priority 3.
- We hope to show because the ones on Upcountry Maui also show they went from Priority 1 to Priority 3,
- Because it's our coastal ones at high priority, yeah.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Agriculture and Water Management Committee Jun 17th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Agriculture and Water Management Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Its duties really are to govern the programmatic and budgetary priorities for both of those agencies,
- So they just recently completed the final priority session and discussion with the board.
- So for Extension, they're bringing forward one priority.
- For the experiment station, the critical priority is again the restoration of the governor's proposed
- So we know that draining our land is a priority because we want top agricultural results.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
ECD/TOU Joint Public Hearing - Wed Feb 4, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The joint hearing covered several bills focused on economic development, tourism, business climate, and related policy areas. On HB 1943, which would support a DBEDT office in Korea, DBEDT and the Retail Merchants of Hawaii testified in support, emphasizing Korea’s importance as a market for investment, trade, and tourism and the value of helping small and midsize Hawaii businesses access Asian markets. A later witness also tied the proposal to broader free-trade and APEC-related goals. The committees heard no opposition on that measure.
The committees then heard HB 1612 and HB 1614, both supported by multiple organizations and agencies. Testimony for HB 1612 stressed Hawaii’s weak business climate and the need for policies that improve economic growth and competitiveness; the Hulamua Collaborative cited survey results showing only 19% of respondents viewed Hawaii as a good place to do business. HB 1614 also drew support, with HTC saying its focus is on economic growth. For HB 1968 and HB 1967, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, the University of Hawaii, the Chamber of Commerce, and Hulamua Collaborative largely stood on written testimony in support; the hearing notes reported nine supporters and one opponent on HB 1968, and seven supporters with one comment on HB 1967.
A substantial portion of the hearing focused on HB 1589, a bill to create dementia training and recognition for businesses. Testifiers included a private citizen sharing a personal family story, the Alzheimer’s Association, and DBEDT. Supporters said the measure would help families affected by dementia, reduce stigma, and make businesses more dementia-friendly. DBEDT said the issue would be better handled by an agency with dementia expertise, while the Alzheimer’s Association said it could provide training at no cost and suggested amendments to shift implementation toward the Executive Office on Aging and to use the term “dementia business champion.”
The final major topic was HB 1608, involving a space-related project and financing. Phoenix Space testified that the bill would help launch responsive space access operations at Hilo International Airport, create local jobs, and support partnerships with Hawaii institutions, while another supporter said the project could diversify the economy. A committee member raised a timing concern, noting bond cap capacity was already allocated through 2028, and the witness said they were willing to work on a solution. The hearing also included HB 1850 on capital gains taxation, where supporters argued the bill would make the tax system fairer by increasing taxes on investment income, while the Chamber of Commerce opposed it. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Republican Press Conference 4/14/26
Transcript Highlights:
- Student safety was a priority while recognizing that solutions need to be realistic and they need to
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while Student safety was a priority while Student safety was a priority while - So, not only has school safety been a priority here at the legislature the entire time, frankly, that
- It's also a priority when I'm back at school. him go for it. him go for it.
Summary:
House Education Finance and Policy leaders discussed House File 3493, a school safety package presented as a bipartisan, common-sense effort to protect students in public, non-public, tribal, and charter schools. Rep. Brian Lawrence said the bill would provide more school safety funding, more student mental health support, local anonymous threat reporting options, safe school plans, and student discipline reforms. Chair Peggy Bennett and Rep. Ben Bakeberg emphasized that the proposal was intended to be flexible, practical, and responsive to local needs rather than a one-size-fits-all mandate.
Several questions focused on whether the package would include gun restrictions, but the authors said the committee was focused on education-related tools it could control and on areas of agreement. They repeatedly said they were not willing to advance a package that left any students out, including those in non-public or tribal schools. Bennett said schools should be able to opt into anonymous threat reporting systems rather than being mandated, arguing schools are already overmandated and that good ideas will be adopted voluntarily.
Members also discussed funding, including a proposed $50 million shift from Northern Lights money and the overall size of the appropriation, which was described as still unsettled but roughly $52 million a year in the latest figures. The speakers said the package was being moved during committee deadlines and that they wanted to act quickly on the areas where there was agreement. They expressed frustration that no Democratic counterproposal had been brought forward and said they hoped to pass a school safety package that could keep all kids safe.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- As this is a Governor Bill, it is one of her top priorities for the session.
- the Asphalt Pavement Association thanks to sponsors and the legislature for making road funding a priority
- These are district priorities that come down from the district engineers.
- The district engineers do know what their priorities are, working with their staff, their maintenance
- And then as the appropriators do your work on identifying what are the priorities for other sources of
Bills:
SB2
Keywords:
SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jun 25th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And then, of course, the big priorities for people living with TD promoting self-determination, independence
- also have of course Our school boards or local school boards to maintain the culture and local um priorities
- However, the Office of guardianship does have, um, priority services for veterans.
- And so, on our waitlist, we have three categories emergency, priority, and the general waitlist.
- Priorities get done next and then we go through the general waitlist.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Also on these slides, you will see what key activities are the priorities for this implementation period
- I mean, it was one of the first priorities.
- It seeks to address a focused set of urgent and high-priority needs while offering a thoughtful approach
- terms of determining how to put forward a package that meets the responsibility of maintaining the priorities
- What's the underlying thought that's driving these particular priorities for reductions and eliminations
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration Mar 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- the needle forward in this space All right, well my my opinion at this point is it's not a high priority
- This is obviously what we do in the budget, which is grapple with priorities, but I certainly know that
- We just have to weigh all of the priorities but certainly. You can see the impact it's making.
- This is a mission priority.
- We have heard loud and clear that this is a priority for our state from urban centers to rural communities
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Education Pre-K - 12 Mar 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Mister chair and senator the bill removes the I guess, Florida virtual school requirement to give priority
- Capitalization incentive Grant program to allow charter school to apply directly and provides a priority
- the bill provides for disposal of property and declining areas of the district and pride provides priorities
- But in no way, does the bill create any kind of priority list that says that other people, children who
- Modifies the priority levels for the program to include to tears of income eligibility.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine bipartisan legislative frameworks for digital assets. Feb 26th, 2025 at 01:30 pm
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Digital Assets
Transcript Highlights:
- The fact that the proposal gives holder a priority claim is good, but it does not assure them a full
- The priority is to make sure that depositors can have access to their deposits as quickly as possible
- I think priority over reserve assets for stable and frequent issuers is part of it and it's an important
- As a priority matter, the Lummis-Chilibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act would provide such a
- The Genius Act at least says they have a priority claim, but it doesn't deal with that timing issue.
Keywords:
Digital Assets, Bitcoin, Stablecoins, Legislation, Bipartisan, Consumer Protection, Regulatory Framework, Financial Innovation, Testimony
Summary:
The inaugural meeting of the Digital Assets Subcommittee brought a wave of excitement and anticipation regarding the future of digital assets, including Bitcoin and stablecoins. Chair Lummis expressed gratitude towards Senator Scott for establishing the subcommittee, indicating a commitment to promote responsible innovation while safeguarding consumers. Members discussed the necessity for a bipartisan legislative framework to regulate digital asset markets effectively while outlining the potential benefits such legislation could have on enhancing financial inclusion and streamlining payments. The meeting featured expert testimonies from key figures in the digital asset industry, highlighting the importance of creating clear regulatory guidance for digital assets to foster innovation without compromising consumer protections.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Career development and technical pathways have been one of the top priorities.
- The top priorities we have had for multiple years, and we support it.
- That's your priority.
- Protecting our children should be a priority.
- It should be the top priority of every legislator out here, and I think it really is.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 3rd, 2025
Senate Health & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Right, so it's four phases within a four-year plan. identify no more than five state-funded priorities
- What might those priorities be?
- Of course, Madam Chair, Senator Scott, so those priorities are basically within Senate Bill 2.
- So it's a state-funded priority that they're going to include in the plan.
- Because you can't have a priority, and you can't have equity or equality.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Jan 15th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Transcript Highlights:
- A big priority of the Commissioner is to change the funding sources for our citrus inspectors.
- You probably know one of the Commissioner's big priorities is adding more conservation easements in the
- research on methods for finding, trapping, and removing non-native species, and targeted removal of our priority
- required, staff, paid contractors, partners, or volunteers use data from the report to remove high-priority
- So that's really where we've put a lot of our priority. Any additional? Oh, Senator Berman.
Summary:
The committee meeting began with quorum, member introductions, and an overview of the Agriculture, Environment, and General Government budget process. The chair emphasized using the committee resource book and performance metrics to review the base budget and invited members to identify areas of interest for later discussion. Members were also reminded about appearance forms and speaking procedures.
Wes Gregory of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services presented on agricultural best management practices and water policy. He said the office had updated all nine commodity BMP manuals and added a manual for small farms and livestock, expanded enrollment by 742 producers covering 677,000 acres, and used GIS and data analysis to target areas such as the Indian River Lagoon. He also described cost-share projects, a new field application for enrollment and inspections, cross-training staff, and a request for $20 million for regional water quality projects. Members asked about BMP enrollment, compliance, and enforcement; Gregory said noncompliance is uncommon and cases can be referred to DEP.
Adam Blaylock of DEP reviewed environmental grant programs, saying the state has appropriated $2.9 billion since 2018 for water quality projects, with about 1,100 projects reducing nitrogen and phosphorus statewide. He described the Water Quality Improvement Grant, Indian River Lagoon, Biscayne Bay, Springs, Alternative Water Supply, and Resilient Florida programs, including a planned public dashboard and a water-quality monitoring portal. Senators asked about the application window, award timing, and the high cost of septic-to-sewer conversions, with Blaylock estimating a blended average of about $35,000 per home.
Chief Conservation Officer George Worthing of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission then presented on invasive animal control. He discussed prevention, risk screening, law enforcement at ports, public outreach programs such as the Python Challenge, Lionfish Challenge, and Exotic Pet Amnesty Program, and early detection tools like the Ive Got One reporting system. He also described control efforts for Burmese pythons, tegus, and lionfish, along with research and partner coordination. Members asked about the most harmful invasive species and whether iguanas may be taken; Worthing said iguanas are open for take, subject to other laws. The meeting ended after members briefly identified priorities such as water quality, recreation water quality, sustainability, sea level rise, and septic-to-sewer infrastructure, and the committee adjourned without any formal votes.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- In the long PFA priority list, we are number 11, so we are considered a very high priority for this project
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list, <00:19:18.840>we Uh in the long uh PFA priority list, we Uh in - for this project and very high priority for this project and we<00:19:24.080>
have <00:19:24.240 - This is the city's highest priority due to public health, MPCA compliance, and to responsibly plan for
- And keep utility rates priorities.
Bills:
HF4710, HF4055, HF3848, HF3989, HF4599, HF3767, HF3592, HF3575, HF3574, HF3543, HF4606, HF4489, HF3891, HF3438, HF3811, HF3400
Keywords:
capital investment, water infrastructure, sewer systems, public funding, municipal development, Eveleth, wastewater treatment, state bonds, environmental compliance, infrastructure, bonds, economic development, local government, transportation, intersection improvements, Lake Elmo, HF4599, St. Joseph, Minnesota bonding bill, bond proceeds fund
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- His priority was the ERP computer system, which he said was a $5 million ask, but it's a scalable ask
- His priority was the ERP computer system, which he said was a $5 million ask, but it's a scalable ask
- Their priority is the tramway.
- Their priority is the tramway. needs. Their priority is the tramway.
- Uh and the tram is one of our<01:29:04.080>
priorities.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- for 2025, and share a few key state legislative priorities.
- highlight Maui County's top priorities highlight Maui County's top priorities for<00:04:50.800><
- I've established three key priorities to steer the work of the county, much like the rest of our state
- Additional priorities include advancing the West Maui Greenway, which also received over $15 million
- additional priorities include Watershed planning<00:15:31.759>
and <00:15:31.920>water
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Committee Jun 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Air pollution and environmental health is an urgent priority.
- Air pollution and environmental health is an urgent priority.
- Taking care of our veterans is an extraordinary priority, I think, for everyone on this dais.
- Taking care of our veterans is an extraordinary priority, I think, for everyone on this dais.
- Taking care of our veterans is an extraordinary priority, I think, for everyone on this dais.
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Committee met to consider the final three-party agreement for the 2026-27 state budget and 19 implementing bills, including two budget bill juniors and 17 trailer bills. Committee leadership and administration officials described the budget as a balanced plan that reduces out-year structural deficits, maintains large reserves, and makes major investments in health care, education, housing, child care, public safety, and other core services while also responding to expected federal cuts and fiscal uncertainty. The Department of Finance outlined the package’s major components, including Medi-Cal adjustments, education funding increases, higher education changes, child care and human services updates, housing and homelessness funding, energy and transportation provisions, and tax and general government changes.
Members asked questions about several provisions, including CSU enrollment targets and turnaround plans, the Prop. 98 settle-up mechanism, the plastics market development payment program, housing accountability measures, NextGen 9-1-1 implementation, and veteran services. Staff and administration witnesses explained that the higher education language is intended to improve campus-by-campus reporting and oversight, that Prop. 98 settle-up would be finalized later through the statutory certification process, and that NextGen 9-1-1 now includes one-time funding, quarterly reporting, an independent technical review, and a state audit. Members also discussed the HAP homelessness funding increase to $900 million and the balance between accountability and timely distribution of funds.
The most extended exchange centered on comparisons between funding for veterans and Medi-Cal/immigrant health coverage. Republican members argued the budget spends far more on undocumented immigrant services than on veterans, while Democratic members and Finance staff responded that the comparison was misleading because many veterans’ services are federally funded and the state budget also includes dedicated veteran support. The chair and other members emphasized that the budget reflects difficult tradeoffs and that the package protects vulnerable populations, preserves health care access, and advances affordability. No final vote was described in the excerpt, but members indicated support for the overall package and said they would support it on the floor.