Video & Transcript Research : 'pilot project'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/17/26
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- This proposed project was given a code name, Project Bigfoot.
- In Rosemount, we had Project Bigfoot. But in Hermantown, it's Project Loon.
- In North Mankato, it's Project Deacon. And in Farmington, it's Project Bengal.
- In Rosemount, we had Project Bigfoot. But in Hermantown, it's Project Loon.
- of project development discussions. of project development discussions.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on Biotechnology and Medical Technology Oct 27th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- But the cost to replace it was a $1 billion project.
- We have some nascent potable projects that are getting started.
- One is the tipping fees. projects that are getting started.
- So we've been collaborating on the project with the SBCW and the BILIA, and the project is largely funded
- We started this project with Water Research Foundation and the State Water Board.
Summary:
The Assembly Select Committee on Biotechnology and Medical Technology held an informational hearing on the role of biotechnology industries in wastewater treatment, hosted at Bakar Labs on the UC Berkeley campus. Opening remarks emphasized California’s water scarcity, the rising cost of wastewater infrastructure, and the need to reuse and clean contaminated water. Committee members framed the hearing as a look at both current treatment challenges and emerging technologies that could improve water quality, affordability, and resilience over time.
The first panel focused on statewide wastewater challenges. BACWA Executive Director Laurie Fono described wastewater plants as part of a broader circular economy, noting their roles in recycled water, environmental enhancement, biosolids management, carbon sequestration, and renewable energy generation. She highlighted major challenges including aging 1970s-era infrastructure, nutrient reduction mandates, sea level rise, evolving regulations, and PFAS source control. She said Bay Area agencies face about $11 billion in nutrient reduction costs, with rate increases, state revolving funds, WIFIA loans, and bonds as the main financing tools. Members asked about regional differences, energy revenue opportunities, smaller decentralized plants, and agricultural collaboration.
The second panel featured researchers and lab experts discussing biotechnology solutions. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s Dr. Romine Chakarvati described using microbial communities and machine learning to help break down PFAS and treat produced water. CEL Analytical’s Dr. Yigi Dearborn explained pathogen testing for direct potable reuse, wastewater monitoring, and the need for larger sample volumes and more funding to validate methods for viruses and protozoa. Stanford’s Dr. Chunhung-Shin presented an anaerobic membrane system that turns domestic wastewater into clean water and energy with less biosolids and lower operating costs. Committee members asked about AI, assay development, scaling technologies, and funding priorities. Public comment from the California Association of Sanitation Agencies stressed the need to balance scalability, reliability, and affordability, and the hearing adjourned without any formal vote or action.
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA ADVISORY COUNCIL Jul 9th, 2026
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA ADVISORY COUNCIL
Transcript Highlights:
- This collaboration is being piloted out of Northwest Arkansas and the Schmieding Center.
- And so they are a natural partner, a collaborator of ours, and our hope is that this pilot...
- They are a natural partner, a collaborator of ours, and our hope is that this pilot will expand across
- Whether it's expanding Project ECHO in that space, I know there's some federal legislation moving right
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Joint Reentry Committee Mar 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Obviously, you want to start small and think about piloting it maybe in one or two jurisdictions before
- think to kind of circle back because it ties in really well with leaning into those local potential pilot
- I know that we'll start with pilots, but... ...establish local re-entry councils. ...establish local
- We have recommendations around exploring Medicaid demonstration projects in a couple of different areas
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- A few districts have shown interest in doing something like this, and some of them are kind of piloting
- Shown interest in doing something like this, and some of them are kind of piloting it already.
- What I’m going to do is introduce you to an expert who has worked on these types of projects in other
- What I’m going to do is introduce you to an expert who has worked on these types of projects in other
- What I’m going to do is introduce you to an expert who has worked on these types of projects in other
Summary:
The House Education Committee met on April 29, 2026, with a quorum present and heard several higher education and K-12 bills. SB 234 by Sen. Presley, which would provide grading for medical school students, was briefly discussed and reported favorably without objection. SB 142 by Sen. Reese, dealing with continued management and oversight of Board of Regents support fund matched endowments if a related constitutional amendment passes, drew questions about endowment matching, oversight, and the roughly $75 million in unmatched requests; it was also reported favorably without objection. SB 482 by Sen. Reese, expanding the role of career coaches in middle and high school graduation planning and reporting on career development fund spending, received support from BESE and others, with committee members discussing counselor workload and district flexibility; it was reported favorably without objection.
The committee then took up SB 64 by Sen. Hodges, which would require two people to review initial video/audio recordings from cameras in self-contained classrooms when complaints arise, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. HB 1063 by Rep. Owen, a broad higher education governance bill that would increase board oversight of curriculum, hiring, faculty senates, and discipline, generated extensive discussion and testimony from Rep. Owen and a representative of Parents Defending Education Action, but the author said he did not want to vote on it yet and moved to voluntarily defer it; the committee agreed without objection.
HB 818 by Rep. Riser, as amended, was converted into a reporting bill requiring public inventories and state reporting on assessments, with Cynthia Posey of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers explaining the amendments; the committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill favorably with one opposition card noted. Finally, SB 28 by Sen. McMath, carried by Rep. Carver, would lower the age for associate teachers from 25 to 21 to help address the teacher shortage; Department of Education staff said the change could expand the pipeline, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee also announced it would meet the following week on Wednesday, May 6, and then adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Business and Professions Committee Apr 1st, 2025
Business and Professions
Transcript Highlights:
- I work for the paw project, the world's largest nonprofit dedicated to ending declawing and I am a veterinarian
- Chairman and members, Gary Cooper representing the Paw Project, and Dr.
- Conrad has very succinctly and eloquently portrayed what the Paw Project has been about for the last
- AB 1307 establishes a pilot program allowing 30 qualified dentists from Mexico to practice in areas with
- dentists from Mexico's institutions to serve in underserved communities, modeled after the successful pilot
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Feb 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- One way that I have built character since being in 4-H is in the shooting sports project. learning to
- As a member of 4-H, he has been given the opportunity to compete in many 4-H events, projects in Occupy
- Also working and doing projects in sewing, baking, woodworking, and welding.
- Her 4-H projects include leadership, pasture, and rain. Cattle, rodeo, and shooting sports.
- His proudest moment was participating in the county contest for his rifle project.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-20 (9:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And there is also $100 million for local projects important to our communities.
- What is the projection of this year after year?
- Are we still going to be projecting about $4 billion or a billion each year?
- Going forward into the future for future loss projections.
- For 2026-2027 based on the projected increase in the prison population.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget Apr 6th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- 38 It says that the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and one I kind of wanted to talk about that pilot
- program, this is a This would be a program that is anticipated to be a three-year, yeah, it's a one-year pilot
- But I see a lot of money being set aside for special projects.
- I have not seen outcomes that show us we should be setting another 31 million aside for those projects
Bills:
SB1177
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1325, elevator requirements, construction project employees.
- SB 1325, elevator requirements, construction project employees.
- SB 1391, stress management pilot program, SB 1391, stress management pilot program.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and approval of the prior journal. Members then recognized several guest groups and proclamations, including the Alzheimer’s Association, the Arizona Society of CPAs, the Arizona Airports Association (with a proclamation designating Arizona Aviation Day), and students from Onyose Day Academy in Yuma for School Choice Week. Additional guest introductions included school choice and community advocates.
The chamber then handled executive nominations and a long list of bill introductions and committee referrals. Measures covered a wide range of topics, including veterans’ property tax exemptions, ESA reporting and spending limits, public school communications requirements, sentencing and expungement, SNAP work and audit provisions, immigration-related restrictions, water and land issues, election law, domestic relations, health insurance and fertility coverage, and several education, transportation, and public safety proposals. The Senate also moved through second-reading consideration of numerous bills and resolutions, including measures on voting security, prison sentencing, weather modification, water supply, emergency shelters, rural health, reentry programs, and foreign contributions.
A large portion of the floor time was taken up by personal privilege statements focused on human rights and immigration enforcement. Senators from both parties spoke about alleged abuses by federal immigration authorities, citing deaths and injuries in several states and calling for investigations, transparency, and an end to excessive force. Separate remarks also addressed a humanitarian crisis in Iran, with a resolution read in support of human rights and the Iranian people. The chamber recessed and later reconvened to continue reading bills and announcements.
No substantive floor votes on legislation were taken in the transcript beyond routine procedural actions, and the meeting ended with committee announcements and adjournment until the next scheduled session.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Rules Mar 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We're adding mental health training to veteran suicide prevention officers through their pilot program
- state for an awareness perspective or adding the word conditions to clarify certain things in the pilot
- of those fees associated with anything that's that's that's attended to but but necessary for the project
- Encourage encouraging basically green infrastructure projects through the resilient Florida Grant program
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 11, 2025 - 08:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- Based on the data produced by the recent Baby Manatee project that was conducted at Nicholas Children's
- How is that going to be invested in your project? You're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
- The pilot program at our institute with the goal of screening 10,000 newborns will demonstrate how early
- By introducing this pilot program, you are giving hope to those families who are faced with the burden
Summary:
The Education Administration Subcommittee heard and approved four bills focused on school safety, student health, and classroom environment. HB 1403, Safety of Students, would expand Guardian program participation to child care facilities, require substitute teachers to receive campus safety protocols, and allow limited exceptions for certain CTE classrooms; it drew supportive testimony from school safety and education groups and passed 16-0. PCS for HB 907, the Sunshine Genetics Act, would create the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at FSU and launch an opt-in newborn whole-genome screening program funded with $20 million; supporters said it could speed diagnosis, save lives, and reduce health care costs, and it passed 17-0. HB 949 would prohibit student use of wireless communication devices during the full school day, while allowing districts flexibility in implementation and medical exceptions; supporters cited distraction and bullying data, and the bill passed 17-0.
The committee also approved HB 723, the Type 1 Diabetes Early Detection Program, which requires the Department of Health to provide school-based informational materials to parents and guardians about early warning signs, risk factors, and screening for type 1 diabetes. An amendment broadened the notification to include voluntary pre-K, kindergarten, and first grade and shifted the annual notice to September 30. Testimony in support came from diabetes advocates and pediatric groups, and members spoke about personal experiences with diabetes and the value of earlier education. The bill passed 17-0 after the amendment was adopted.
Across the meeting, members from both parties generally praised the bills as bipartisan efforts to improve student safety, health, and learning conditions. Several members raised questions or concerns about implementation details, including school guardian tracking, cell phone pouches and emergency access, and how the diabetes notice would be distributed, but no bill faced opposition in committee. All four measures were reported favorably.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 22nd, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Today I'm presenting AB 1579, which aims to expand the current Children's Crisis Pilot Program to include
- Today I'm presenting AB 1579, which aims to expand the current Children's Crisis Pilot Program to include
- housing crisis, as building departments juggle the multiple inspections required for new housing projects
- allowing homeowners quicker inspections and building officials to focus on permitting more complex projects
- establish a new community solar and storage program if it benefits all ratepayers, compensating projects
Summary:
The Assembly convened, initially lacked a quorum, then completed the roll call and prayer, adopted routine procedural motions, and moved through the daily file with many bills passed and retained or passed outright. Early measures included AB 2417 on community college faculty retirement information, AB 1579 expanding the Children’s Crisis Pilot Program, AB 2041 on emergency medical services reporting, AB 1547 on a UC medical school feasibility study in Kern County, and AB 1552 directing higher education segments to report on civic engagement and democracy education. The body also took up SB 73, an urgency elections-security bill, where supporters argued it would protect ballots, voting systems, and election workers from interference, while opponents said it could be unconstitutional, partisan, and overly restrictive of local and federal investigations. SB 73 passed with urgency and immediate transmittal to the Senate.
The Assembly then approved a long series of policy bills, many with unanimous or near-unanimous votes, including AB 1554 on California Earthquake Authority transparency, AB 1584 on civil rights duties at the Air Resources Board, AB 1592 on the California Indian Cultural Center, AB 1629 on direct payment to dentists, AB 1645 on prison visitation physical-contact rules, AB 1688 on foster care notice and accountability, AB 1699 on prescribed and cultural burns, AB 1738 on virtual final inspections for single-family homes, AB 1741 on charging sexual battery during a residential break-in as a wobbler, AB 1802 on mitigation lands endowments, AB 1813 on community renewable energy program changes, AB 1899 creating a youth homelessness prevention office, AB 1904 on a credentialing apprenticeship program, AB 1941 on organized metal theft, AB 2043 on drone-attack prevention for mass gatherings and critical infrastructure, AB 2054 on paid family leave for military relatives, AB 2081 on home-based Medi-Cal care, AB 2116 on predatory lending, AB 2122 limiting bench warrants for vehicle-code infractions, AB 2176 on student housing coordination, AB 2187 on tribal public-contract exemptions, AB 2221 on charitable fundraising processing deadlines, AB 2232 on advance parole hearing reporting, AB 2235 on confidentiality of judges’ home addresses, AB 2250 on cannabis/hemp enforcement cleanup, and AB 2266 on electricity. Most measures were described as support or bipartisan bills and passed with little or no opposition.
A few bills drew notable debate or recorded opposition, including AB 1813, AB 2122, and SB 73, though all ultimately passed. After finishing 35 items, the Assembly announced it would return the following week with a much larger file, noted upcoming floor amendment deadlines, and adjourned until Tuesday, May 26 at 1 p.m. A post-adjournment vote change was also recorded, changing Assembly Member Dixon’s vote on AB 2041 from aye to no.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- As a private pilot, I use a program called ForeFlight.
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a <00:19:09.280 - The bill is for an RFP so that radar companies can come in and bid on this project.
- Representative Backer, would you say that, you know, we've got a bigger project coming along?
WI
Wisconsin 2026 1st Special Session
Joint Committee on Finance May 12th, 2026
Joint Committee on Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- So in your fund condition statement, you indicate an ending projected balance after this bill of $438
- This surplus is projected. It's not money that's sitting in the state's checking account.
- And this projected surplus does not account for the fact that we could be heading into a Trump recession
- The most significant increase that we saw in those projections was, I think, number one, the increase
- On to DMA requests for grants for a Live 9-1-1 pilot program. This is fiscal bureau.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- study by the Texas Water Development Board of the state environmental review process of certain projects
- in the United States, specifically in the ports of Harris County, and the Board of Pilot Commissioners
- HB 4353 by Patterson, relating to the voter approval of the project to construct or install a wind power
- HB 4370 by Metcalfe, relating to the projects that may be undertaken by public improvement districts
- HB 4400 by Feingold, relating to supplemental environmental projects authorized by the Texas Commission
Keywords:
occupation tax, securities, financial regulation, tax exemption, legislative amendment, capital gains tax, realized gains, unrealized gains, investment income, asset sale, capital assets, wealth tax, estate tax, trust tax, tax limitation, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, property tax, sales tax
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Line 1373 is a reduction to public health infrastructure pilot grants.
- I commend you for identifying efficiencies in your proposal that address the projected budget deficit
- Prior to this illness, I was an I was an Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter pilot in the late 80s and throughout
- I am a navigator for the pilot program of ME Action that is funded by the Long COVID MDH grant.
- And so we've seen it with the projections on unauthorized non-citizens.
Bills:
HF2435
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Apr 10th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- TAB NINE SENATOR GRUTERS' HE HAS CS FOR SB 1140 ON CRIMINAL OFFENDERS SUBSTANCE ABUSE PILOT PROGRAM.
- >> Senator Gruters: THANK YOU. >> Chair: GO AHEAD. >> Senator Gruters: SENATE BILL 1140 CREATES A PILOT
- IT WILL HELP FAMILIES BE STRENGTHENED BECAUSE INDIVIDUALS THAT GO TO THE PILOT PROGRAM WILL HAVE THE
- WE PROJECT THE NEED FOR 3000 OF THEM BUT BY 2035 TODAY IN FLORIDA WE PROJECT THE NEED FOR 3000 OF THEM
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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HI
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The joint Ways and Means and Finance informational briefing on grants and aids was held February 14 and was organized as a high-volume public testimony session with strict procedures: no Q&A, one representative per applicant, one minute per testimony, in-person testimony first, and then Zoom participants. The chairs also announced a recess at 11:00 a.m. for floor sessions and a reconvening at 1:00 p.m. Testimony was heard first from neighbor island applicants, then Oʻahu applicants, with members repeatedly directing speakers to line up and keep remarks brief.
Neighbor island testimony focused on a wide range of capital and operating requests. Health and community projects included Hawaii Island Community Health Center’s workforce housing in Kau, Wuli Hawaiian Homestead Association’s learning center and predevelopment work, Rescue Tube Foundation’s beach rescue tube expansion, Puna Community Medical Center’s planned hospital/ER campus, Maui Humane Society’s free veterinary care after the wildfires, Hawaiʻi Care Choices’ palliative care readiness, and the Lyman Museum’s HVAC replacement. Other requests included the Maui Advanced Manufacturing Alliance’s Pāʻia Mill redevelopment, Laua 2020’s preschool and learning lab, Mālama Aina’s USDA-compliant meat processing facility, the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association’s water safety programs, Kaha P Organization’s agriculture education support, Ohana Arts’ youth performance project, Friends of the Children’s Justice Center’s emergency closet, EOA Pacific’s Marshall Islands teacher training, and the Central Pacific Youth Athletic Club’s new facility.
Oʻahu testimony included the YWCA Oʻahu/Pythink Center’s renovation of Juliet M. Atherton Hall and its community kitchen, West Oʻahu Community Health Center’s wildfire protection and security needs, the Early School’s playground improvements, Surfing the Nations’ food distribution center expansion, and Sounding Joy Music Therapy’s weekly services for people with disabilities. Speakers generally emphasized community benefit, workforce development, health access, food security, disaster recovery, and support for children, seniors, and underserved populations. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.