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FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Transportation Mar 19th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • And finally, as chief engineer.
  • And finally, as chief engineer.
  • need-based plate with the funds from new fee
  • I'm an engineer, certainly >> I'm not in the
  • of factors I'm an engineer, certainly there
Keywords: 999, senate, all
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • bill that had to do with solid waste permitting in municipalities, but it had to do with municipal fees
  • and I noticed this and I Municipal fees and I noticed this and I uh<00:47:28.839> said<00:47:
  • The commissioner said that one of the things they did last term was shift more money generated by fee
  • That is the primary function of our engineering and permitting section.
  • <04:38:38.719> and<04:38:38.879> permitting engineering and permitting engineering and
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Environment and Agriculture Committee held an introductory orientation for members, many of whom were new or newly assigned to the committee. Leadership emphasized that the committee is intended to operate in a nonpartisan, collaborative way, and members introduced themselves and described their backgrounds in farming, gardening, food service, environmental work, water and waste issues, veterinary work, and related fields. Several members noted personal ties to homesteading, livestock, orcharding, food security, landfill concerns, and animal welfare, while others said they were eager to learn the committee’s work. The chair then reviewed committee procedures and expectations. Members were told the committee would generally meet on Tuesdays, with hearings starting around 10 a.m. and often running until about 4:30 p.m., and that absences, substitutes for executive sessions, and email communications would be handled through House rules and the committee’s email system. The chair also covered decorum rules for live-streamed meetings, including professional dress, limiting food and drink at the table, and giving full attention to witnesses. Members were reminded that legislative emails are subject to public records laws and that the committee may soon transition to a new email domain. The chair also explained logistics such as bill folders, committee room storage, and emergency procedures for evacuation or shelter-in-place. No bills were debated or voted on in this meeting, but the chair noted that the committee already had roughly two dozen bills pending, including animal welfare, landfill, policy, and cat-and-dog related measures. Members were told to expect a broad mix of topics beyond agriculture, including solid waste and animal-related legislation.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Science, Technology and Energy (01/14/2026)

Science, Technology and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Over 50% of our revenue comes through either air permit fees, asbestos fees, or motor vehicle fees.
  • motor permit fees, asbestous fees, or motor permit fees, asbestous fees, or motor vehicles<01
  • :00:00.240> fees.
  • My husband is a former professional engineer in chemical engineering, and so he’s very, very conscious
  • Her husband is a former professional engineer in chemical engineering, and he is very conscious of the
Keywords: 1189, house, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education May 21st, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Most people can't afford the fees.
  • We have so many fees.
  • We're going to raise fees.
  • fees.
  • But also this and mandatory fees.
Summary: The Senate Education Committee met to hear several education-related measures. It reported favorably, without objection, on House Bill 1215, which would transfer certain removed historical statues and monuments to the Office of State Parks, prohibit re-erection in the parish where they were removed, and require interpretive signage. The committee also advanced House Bill 682, which creates a school guardian program for honorably discharged veterans employed or contracted by local school systems or charter schools; testimony emphasized that guardians would be unarmed, trained, and used for mentoring and school safety. House Bill 1079, giving enrollment preferences in charter schools to children in early childhood programs, military families, foster children, and children in custody disputes, was also reported favorably, as was House Concurrent Resolution 81, directing the Department of Education to study options for districts facing declining enrollment. The committee then took up House Bill 1084, which would allow public postsecondary institutions to raise tuition and mandatory fees by up to 15 percent annually, with higher increases requiring Board of Supervisors approval. The bill drew extended debate over affordability, TOPS, student retention, and whether universities should have more autonomy to set prices. Members raised concerns about fee burdens on families and whether the state should first study the issue; supporters argued the bill would increase transparency and let institutions respond to funding needs and market conditions. Senator Mazzell offered an amendment lowering the cap from 15 percent to 10 percent, and the committee adopted the amendment before reporting the bill favorably as amended. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 342, which would shift the burden of proof in special education due process hearings from parents to local education agencies. The author and parents testified that the current system places an unfair burden on families of children with disabilities, who often lack access to records and legal resources, and that schools already control the documentation and should have to show compliance with IEP obligations. Jefferson Parish school officials opposed the bill, arguing it would increase legal costs, require more staff and attorney time, and potentially lead to more hearings; they also questioned the fiscal note. The Legislative Fiscal Office said the fiscal impact was indeterminable, and the committee continued hearing testimony from parents and school representatives as the transcript ended.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • The proposed fee in the bill is critical for these projects to protect the most vulnerable road users
  • c><00:21:12.080> um<00:21:12.440> this<00:21:12.679> proposed<00:21:13.159> fee
  • <00:21:13.520> in school program um this proposed fee in school program um this proposed fee
  • in this<00:21:13.840> the<00:21:13.960> proposed<00:21:14.279> fee<00:21:14.440
  • in this bill is this the proposed fee in this bill is critical<00:21:15.600> for<00:21:15.880
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Committee on Transportation held a hearing on several traffic safety and transportation bills. HB 1163 would update commercial driver licensing rules to meet federal requirements and allow limited-term non-domiciled commercial learner’s permits and licenses; the Department of Transportation supported it as a fix to an FMCSA-identified issue, while Frank Schultz testified in opposition. HB 1166 would appropriate funds for the automated speed enforcement program; the Department of Law Enforcement, Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization, and Edgardo Diaz Vega supported it, while Chad Taniguchi opposed and Frank Schultz offered support. The committee then heard HB 1231, which would prioritize photo red light cameras in school zones and direct related fine revenue to the Safe Routes to School fund; DOT supported the intent but cautioned against limiting placement decisions, Judiciary raised concerns about added court workload, and several advocacy groups and individuals supported the bill as a pedestrian and school safety measure. The committee spent substantial time on HB 1471, which would fund traffic-actuated signals, including leading pedestrian intervals and accessible pedestrian signals, and add a $5 vehicle registration fee for the Safe Routes to School special fund. DOT supported the bill with comments, saying its older signal controllers make LPIs harder to implement but that statewide upgrades are underway; the Department of Health also supported the safety and Vision Zero goals and said it is working with counties on public education. Testimony in support came from Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii Bicycling League, Ulupono Initiative, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Path People for Active Transportation Hawaii, the Hawaii Self-Advocacy Advisory Council, and others, with one opposition noted among many supporters. Members asked questions about whether LPIs would address “beg buttons,” how red-light and speed-camera programs interact with county roads, and whether speed humps might be more effective in school zones. DOT explained that LPIs improve visibility but do not solve every signal issue, that newer adaptive signals use camera-based sensing, and that the department coordinates with counties and communities on crash mitigation and enforcement priorities. Officials also discussed the status of Safe Routes to School programs, noting that the federal program remains but is difficult to use and that the state program had been moved out of DOT; county coordinators and related coalitions were said to still be active. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 02/12/25

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Daryl has spent thousands of dollars in legal fees trying to rectify this.
  • trying to rectify this Daryl even fees trying to rectify this Daryl even purchased<00:45:42.440>
  • <00:46:03.680> sent lines the Poke County engineer sent lines the Poke County engineer sent
  • also told Daryl and I to just engineer also told Daryl and I to just go<00:46:26.680> out<00:
  • <00:49:19.000> to again it cost him some attorney fees to again it cost him some attorney
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 3, February 11, 2026-PM

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And what they have asked for is ensuring that they get Medicaid coverage for their facility fees.
  • And the facility fee for a Medicaid birth at a freestanding birth center is less than the facility fee
  • And the facility fee for a Medicaid birth at a freestanding birth center is less than the facility fee
  • <02:38:26.640> your<02:38:26.880> plans, engineer that helped build your plans, engineer
  • , paperwork fees, or net metering<03:04:15.040> enrollment.
Keywords: 916, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Agriculture & Livestock Mar 11th, 2025

Agriculture & Livestock

Transcript Highlights:
  • But on the second bill that was passed, HB 2582, the fee charged was $3.26.
  • Why are we why are we imposing a fee and giving a grant?
  • And then the actual producer would also be paid a fee.
  • The fees in the bill are what their recommendations were. Alright, I got you.
  • Additionally, the board is requesting an FTE for a dam safety engineer in the field for that.
Bills: HB294, HB405, HB519, HB294
LA
Transcript Highlights:
  • They’re not paying this tax or parcel fee.” “There are all businesses in that extension.
  • Okay, I would hope they would get a drainage engineer on that board since they're dealing with drainage
  • They need engineering, drainage engineering, give me a call. Board's clear.
Summary: The House Municipal, Parochial, and Cultural Affairs Committee met and advanced a series of local bills, mostly by unanimous voice vote after brief questions. SB 430 by Sen. Jenkins renewed the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau’s 1.5% hotel occupancy tax for 12-year periods by voter approval, with discussion about continued planning and coordination among tourism entities. SB 286 by Sen. Duplessis updated the New Orleans Downtown Development District statute by clarifying its status as a political subdivision, streamlining tax collection, removing staggered board terms, and clarifying bond renewal voting boundaries. The committee also favorably reported SB 198 by Sen. Mizell, requiring government projects in historic districts to follow local historic district rules for new construction; SB 172 by Sen. Luneau, expanding a planning-commission waiver process for certain property divisions to municipalities below 150,000 population; and SB 439 by Sen. Gerald Boudreaux, adding pre-screening for esophageal/Barrett’s cancer for firefighters and fire service employees. Testimony on the firefighter bill emphasized the health risks from carcinogen exposure and the value of early detection, and members expressed strong support. Additional bills advanced included SB 458 by Sen. McMath, creating a mechanism for local ethics-entity tax revenues in St. Tammany Parish to be transferred to the district attorney’s office if an inspector general office is created; SB 447 by Sen. Bass, changing Bossier City Police Department promotions from competitive to promotional seniority; SB 281 by Sen. Barrow, expanding the Baker Economic Development District boundaries to include additional commercial areas; SB 385 by Sen. Harris, changing appointments to the City Park Improvement Association board and allowing City Park to opt out of certain ORM insurance coverage; HR 84 by Rep. Walters, urging Shreveport to create an interest-free loan program for TSA workers during federal shutdowns; and SB 417 by Sen. Allain, adding two members to the St. Mary Parish drainage district board. All of these measures were reported favorably, with one member recusing himself from the City Park bill due to board membership. The committee then recessed briefly, noting several remaining bills would be deferred if sponsors did not arrive soon.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee Apr 9th, 2025

Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Transcript Highlights:
  • tagging is certified to be registered by the local licensing officials upon application and payment of fees
  • Uh, Eric Heel, Association of County Engineers. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
  • So, I'm the county engineer from Alabama.
  • You're an engineer; how... ...in the world does it damage a road to drive a side-by-side on it?
Bills: HB352, HB366, SB272, SB296
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers in opposition.
  • , long-term rental or workforce fee, long-term rental or workforce fee, simple<00:56:41.280> ownership
  • safety standards tariffs rates and fees safety standards tariffs rates and fees of<01:04:06.160>
  • Operating Engineers Local 3 in support. Sing testimony in support. Thank you.
  • Operating Engineers Local 3 in support. Operating Engineers Local 3 in support.
Summary: The joint public hearing covered several housing-related bills and one building-code measure. HB 1719 would make manufactured homes a permitted use by right on residentially zoned lots in the urban district, HB 1742 would authorize self-contained relocatable housing units with restrictions, and HB 1737 would clarify that a farm dwelling in an agricultural district may include an accessory employee housing structure. Testimony on these bills was overwhelmingly supportive from groups including Hawaii Realtors, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, Housing Hawaii’s Future, the Modular Building Institute, the Hawaii Farmers Union, and others, with a few agencies offering comments. No one testified in opposition on HB 1719 or HB 1742, while HB 1737 drew one opposition and one comment in addition to broad support. No votes were taken during the hearing segment provided. A major portion of the hearing focused on HB 2049, which restructures the conveyance tax into a marginal-rate system and changes how the revenue is allocated, including funding for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the rental housing revolving fund, while also affecting the legacy land conservation fund. Supporters, including DHHL, Hawaii Appleseed, Aahu Youth Action Board, Hawaii YIMBY, and others, argued the bill would help Native Hawaiian housing and, for most transactions, function as a tax cut. Opponents, including NAP Hawaii, Hawaii Realtors, Hawaii Land Trust, Mhai Land Trust, and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, objected to using conveyance tax as a revenue-generating tool and raised concerns about higher upfront costs and reduced funding for other housing uses. Committee members and staff discussed the bill’s revenue estimates, the reduced percentage but higher cap for the land conservation fund, the effect on rental housing funding, and the bill’s cost-of-living adjustment language; staff said a line-by-line comparison of the current and proposed tax structure would be provided before decision-making. The hearing also took up HB 1725, which would extend the state building code adoption cycle from two years to six years, apply the IRC to triplexes and fourplexes, allow counties to adopt more or less stringent amendments, and appropriate funds for code adoption work. Most testimony supported the bill, with advocates saying the current process is unmanageable, too resource-intensive, and creates confusion because state and county codes can diverge; supporters said a longer cycle would improve clarity and allow more focused review. The International Code Council and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers opposed the measure, warning that delaying adoption could have negative consequences and urging the committee to let an existing statewide code-adoption strategy proceed first. Members asked about sequencing, county implementation, and whether the longer cycle would create catch-up problems, but no action was taken in the excerpt provided.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Commerce (02/17/2026)

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we get a hundred, it's a $100 fee a year.
  • So we get a hundred, it's a $100 fee in.
  • But a 500% increase is not a nominal fee. That's a lot of money.
  • But a 500% increase is not a nominal fee. That's a lot of money.
  • But a 500% increase is not a nominal fee. That's a lot of money.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 1/16/25

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The next ones are for the College of Science and Engineering.
  • the College of Science and Engineering the College of Science and Engineering this<00:40:22.000>
  • cover the remaining tuition and fees cover the remaining tuition and fees that<01:03:41.400>
  • The tuition and fees do vary somewhat institution to institution.
  • <01:24:33.760> for instate full-time tuition and fees for instate full-time tuition and fees
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The Higher Ed Finance and Policy Committee met to begin a budget overview for higher education. The chair noted quorum, committee member introductions, and that Democratic members were absent. The chair also said the Office of Higher Education would not be appearing for the planned budget deep dive, so nonpartisan fiscal staff would present instead. Ken Savory, the committee’s nonpartisan fiscal analyst, introduced a presentation on the higher education finance structure and timeline. Savory explained the state budget cycle, the difference between direct appropriations, statutory appropriations, open appropriations, base funding, tails, and one-time appropriations, and how those concepts apply to higher education. He described the committee’s usual budget areas: the Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State, the University of Minnesota, and the Mayo Foundation. He also reviewed historical spending charts showing higher education’s share of the general fund over time, the 2/3-1/3 funding policy in statute, and how tuition and general fund support have shifted. He noted that the FY 26-27 base for the Office of Higher Education area is about $725 million, including roughly $450 million for the State Grant program and about $99 million for North Star Promise. Members asked about comparing the current budget to earlier biennia, and staff responded that they would need to calculate the percentage difference. The chair then summarized prior budget growth, saying the previous budget was about $650 million over base and the current budget/tail was about $450 million over base. Staff also reviewed the 2024 omnibus higher education bill, including a roughly $5 million reduction to North Star Promise that was redirected to the Fostering Independence Grant program and a $500,000 appropriation for Minnesota State’s Kids on Campus program. The committee did not take any formal votes or actions during this portion of the meeting.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

06/09/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • reports stamped by a qualified engineer, and an affidavit are required to determine that the lake is
  • It simply says zero tax liability should not trigger a late filing fee. And I vote aye.
  • , an additional fee, an additional fee, an additional fee.
  • They have paid their eviction fees. They have paid up.
  • Fees, $26,000. They want to charge the legislature for us obtaining information.
Keywords: 1182, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

06/09/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • reports stamped by a qualified engineer, and an affidavit are required to determine that the lake is
  • It simply says zero tax liability should not trigger a late filing fee.
  • There's an additional fee, an additional fee, an additional fee, an additional fee.
  • They have paid their eviction fees. They have paid up.
  • Fees, $26,000. They want to charge the legislature for us obtaining information.
Summary: The House convened, approved the prior journal, received gubernatorial communications, and then moved into an additional Committee of the Whole to consider Senate bills on two calendars. In that committee, members adopted floor and committee amendments and reported SB 1100, SB 1160, and SB 1178 out as amended. On the second calendar, the committee considered SB 1200, SB 1560, SB 1627, and SB 1723, adopting amendments on SB 1200, SB 1627, and SB 1723 and reporting all four measures out, while SB 1725 was retained on the calendar. The House then adopted the committee reports and sent the amended bills to engrossing or third reading as appropriate. The chamber then took up a long series of third-reading votes. Several bills passed with recorded votes and some member explanations focused on public safety, parental rights, school safety, health care, local control, property rights, and wildlife management. Among the measures that passed were SB 1013, SB 1015, SB 1046, SB 1094, SB 1095, SB 1124, SB 1186, SB 1214, SB 1275, SB 1280, SB 1315, SB 1318, SB 1205 on reconsideration, SB 1327, SB 1416, SB 1418, SB 1582, SB 1613, SB 1662, SB 1664, SB 1670, SB 1711, SB 1741, SB 1821, and several concurrent memorials. A number of bills failed, including SB 1052, SB 1170, SB 1457, SB 1074, SB 1540, SB 1649, and SB 1663. Debate on several bills drew pointed partisan and policy disagreements. Members opposing health-related bills argued they targeted LGBTQ people or medical decision-making, while supporters framed them as protecting children or bodily autonomy. On SB 1170, members said the bill contained a drafting error that would create extreme penalties and strain prison capacity. On SB 1280, supporters and opponents split over Mexican gray wolf management and federal conservation efforts. On SB 1199, the Salt River horse herd bill, members discussed herd management, heritage, property impacts, and a required emergency clause; it passed with the needed two-thirds majority. The House also adopted a group concurrence motion on numerous House bills and passed several House bills on final reading, including HB 2013, HB 2016, HB 2028, HB 2086, HB 2118, HB 2140, HB 2170, HB 2226, HB 2244, HB 2248, HB 2249, HB 2327, HB 2379, HB 2380, and others, forwarding them to the Governor.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

EEP Public Hearing - Tue Jan 28, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST

Energy & Environmental Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • uh in support from Tesla and engineering uh in support from Tesla and in<00:31:22.799> support
  • of $350 so we can consider sharing fee of $350 so we can consider if<01:56:03.159> that<01:56
  • With this change, all the revenues other than administrative fees would be returned to all the people
  • I support the concept of the carbon fee as embodied in House Bill 760.
  • I also do not support any carbon fee I also do not support any carbon fee revenues<02:31:07.319>
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection opened its first hearing of the session and heard testimony on several energy and environmental bills. On HB 470, relating to noise and leaf blowers, the Department of Health supported the bill’s intent to reduce noise pollution but raised concerns about using decibel limits alone and suggested using dBA measurements; testimony also noted the bill would regulate future sales rather than current use, and there were three additional testimonies, two in support and one in opposition. No questions were raised before the committee moved on. The committee then heard HB 742 on transit-oriented development, which would require HCDA to prepare a programmatic EIS for Ewa, Kapalama, and West Oahu improvements. UH supported the bill, HHFDC said it was already preparing a master plan and programmatic EIS for the Ewa area, and HCDA explained that the projects are already underway or completed, including infrastructure work funded by prior appropriations. Supporters said the bill would streamline environmental review and potentially reduce costs for future housing, while HCDA emphasized the work is already in progress. On HB 340, concerning a streamlined grid-ready home interconnection process and related cost recovery, DCCA provided comments, the Attorney General suggested changing a deadline to a specific date, and the PUC said it wanted to study the matter further while still meeting the 180-day reporting requirement. Solar and clean energy groups strongly supported the bill as a way to speed interconnection and advance grid-interactive technologies, while Hawaiian Electric supported the goal of more DERs but opposed the process, saying its interconnection performance has improved and that collaboration would be preferable to legislation. Members asked about newer technologies, UL 1741, and ratepayer impacts, and the Consumer Advocate said removing the cost-recovery section would alleviate its concerns. The committee also heard HB 243, requiring PV- and EV-ready new residential construction, which the Hawaii State Energy Office described as a cost-saving no-brainer because installing these features during construction is much cheaper than retrofitting later. The hearing then shifted to HB 350, expanding the water-heater systems that can satisfy building-permit requirements to include heat pump water heaters alongside solar hot water systems. The Energy Office supported the bill, Solar Ray supported the concept but asked for amendments to align efficiency standards and noted the bill’s removal of a 15-year lifespan limit for solar thermal systems, and Hawaii Solar Energy Association raised questions about how heat pump performance should be measured and whether PV-plus-heat-pump combinations should qualify. Committee members asked about impacts on smaller homes and ADUs, and the discussion remained focused on technical standards and possible amendments; no votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Jul 1st, 2025

Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials

Transcript Highlights:
  • The additional fee totaling $117,932.
  • The additional fee totaling $117,932 was coupled with a $21,814 fee in penalties and interest for a grand
  • The issue is not simply the fee but it's the unanticipated increase of fees without a fee cap.
  • And don't discount the very significant fees charged by DTSC as part of the generation handling fee.
  • At the same time, it seems as if as we lower fees on housing developers, are we increasing fees on other
Keywords: 988, house, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I am a successful software engineer. I'm the senior engineer at Omega Airline Software.
  • you're going to have a state full of parents that are furious, so their taxes keep going up, their fees
  • You see, pre-K children's fees subsidize our cost to care for infants and toddlers.
  • Additionally, private schools often charge additional fees.
  • My opposition, I would ask the chair to actually strike line 24, tuition and fees.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 convened with a quorum, adopted its committee rules, and heard opening remarks from members introducing staff and outlining priorities for the session. Several senators emphasized support for public education, teacher pay and safety, parental choice, and the combined K-16 jurisdiction of the committee. The chair also reviewed hearing procedures, including public testimony registration and time limits. The main item was Senate Bill 2, the Texas Education Freedom Act, laid out by Chairman Creighton. He described the bill as an education savings account program intended to expand school choice, with a $200 million universal eligibility pool and an additional $800 million targeted to students with disabilities and lower-income families. He said the bill includes anti-fraud safeguards, criminal background checks for vendors, reporting requirements, data protections, and annual testing for participating students, while not imposing STAAR on private schools or homeschoolers. He also said the bill removes a prior hold-harmless provision for public schools and is separate from public school funding and teacher pay legislation. Members questioned the bill’s income threshold, lottery and priority structure, treatment of homeschoolers, microschools, charter schools, religious freedom protections, citizenship/lawful presence language, cybersecurity, open records, and disability-related issues, including whether 504 students and foster children should be included. Creighton said the bill is designed to prioritize former public school students with disabilities or lower incomes, while also allowing universal eligibility within the program’s first funding tier, and that the Comptroller would oversee vendor screening and cybersecurity rules. He said the bill does not direct curriculum or interfere with religious beliefs and that amendments may be offered later on citizenship and other issues. After member questions, the committee began invited testimony, starting with EdChoice representative Robert Inlow, who testified in support of SB 2 and cited national growth in school choice programs and studies he said show positive effects for students and public schools.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Energy and Natural Resources (04/15/2025)

Energy and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • I've come as the engineer to this group.
  • <00:49:48.720> as engineers as engineers as well.<00:49:50.559> NCABC<00:49:51.440>
  • > and licensed professionals, engineers and licensed professionals, engineers and hydraologists
  • <02:07:42.560> and engineering and engineering and design.<02:07:45.199> What<02:07:45.520
  • I'm a licensed professional engineer.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

February 10, 2026 - 09:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • extraordinary circumstances and it caps the declarations of extraordinary circumstances on impact fees
  • at at allowable 100% fee increase divided over 4 years.
  • It adds the words "county" and "municipal" prior to "impact fee."
  • I also became an engineer before I retired.
  • I would see young Black men, young women of color coming into my profession of engineering and not feeling