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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Culture, Recreation & Tourism Apr 8th, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • What it does is recognize it as the fishing capital of Texas.
  • This resolution seeks to reaffirm Poteet, Texas, as the official strawberry capital of Texas.
  • I'm laying out HCR72 designates Newton County as the forest capital of Texas.
  • As the Country Music Capital, Texas Hall of Fame. Thank you, Representative Schaffner.
  • Aiming for the Child Capital of Texas isn't just an honor, it's a reflection of who we are.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 02-02-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Welcome to the state capital and enjoy your day. [applause] And to add, Mr.
  • Welcome to the state capital<00:05:04.240> and<00:05:04.560> enjoy<00:05:04.960> your
  • capital and enjoy your day. capital and enjoy your day.
  • Welcome to the state capital, and enjoy your day.
  • Welcome to the state capital. advisor Tiffany Edwards Hunt, Addie advisor Tiffany Edwards Hunt, Addie
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/26/2026 - House Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Transcript Highlights:
  • Competitive compensation improves policing by attracting higher-quality applicants, boosting officer
  • They gave us the capital, the building space. I don't want to say capital, but the building space.
  • They gave us the capital, the building space. I don't want to say capital, but the building space.
  • And if so, does Maricopa and Pima County have similar programs?
  • So my question kind of started with this: this is an accredited program for inmates, right?
Summary: The committee first heard HB 2641, which would ban firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals. The sponsor said the bill was intended to protect firefighters and the public from carcinogenic and persistent chemicals that can contaminate groundwater, and noted Arizona had already banned the foam for training. A University of Arizona public health researcher testified that firefighters have higher PFAS levels than the general public and that AFFF use is associated with elevated exposure, while a firefighters’ association representative said alternatives exist and that the bill would remove uncertainty for departments. The committee passed HB 2641 unanimously, 15-0. The committee then heard HB 2602, a $24,000 appropriation for a 10% pay increase for Department of Public Safety employees in fiscal year 2027. The sponsor and supporters from the Arizona Troopers Association argued the raise was needed for recruitment and retention, citing vacancies, departures, and the cost of training new troopers. Several members supported the idea but raised concerns about the budget impact and the broader issue of pay disparities across agencies and state employees. The bill received a do pass recommendation on a 10-0-3 vote, with two members voting no and three voting present. Finally, the committee considered HB 2225, which would appropriate $10 million for capital costs at the Northern Arizona Regional Training Academy in Yavapai County and keep the funds from lapsing until 2029. The sponsor and Yavapai County law enforcement witnesses said the academy is overcrowded, serves multiple agencies across northern Arizona, reduces travel and lodging costs, and provides both basic and in-service training. Some members questioned whether the state should fund a county-based facility and raised concerns about the size and structure of the appropriation, while others supported the training mission but wanted the issue handled in the budget process. The committee voted to give HB 2225 a do pass recommendation, with several members voting no or present.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Education Finance Committee 2/27/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:53:26.599> critical studies significantly improves critical studies significantly improves
  • <00:53:32.079> in study found long-term improvements in study found long-term improvements
  • academics, have improved attendance.
  • academics, have improved attendance.
  • that because we know with improvements that because we know with improvements it's<01:37:04.320>
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Municipal May 7th, 2026

Municipal

Transcript Highlights:
  • To improve local government in the greater New Orleans area.
  • This amendment goes on page 2, where it talks about some of the training programs.
  • LMA was my first job in this capital.
  • I’m very proud of that program, and I think it’s very helpful for a lot of mayors.
  • So I’m very, very proud that you’re doing that program, and it’s a good program, and I applaud you.
Summary: The committee on local and municipal affairs met on May 7, 2026, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then took up a series of local bills. HB 362 creating the Regency Park Towns Townhomes Crime Prevention and Security District in Orleans Parish was reported favorably without objection. HB 822, dealing with nonprofit entities that hold appointments on boards and commissions while not in good standing with the Secretary of State, drew questions about whether it targeted a specific entity and about how long an entity should be out of good standing; the committee adopted an amendment changing the trigger to three consecutive years and then reported the bill as amended. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 1243, which would give the Orleans Parish City Council more authority over the Sewer and Water Board. The sponsor, Council President J.P. Morrell, and Representative Hilfordy argued the bill would move New Orleans toward a more local, responsive public-works model and help address long-standing dysfunction. The Bureau of Governmental Research testified that it supported increased local control but urged a formal study or transition plan so the city would document the future governance structure. Despite those concerns, the committee adopted an amendment clarifying ownership of assets and then reported HB 1243 as amended. The committee also handled several St. George bills and other local measures. SB 348, allowing third-party administrative support for motor vehicle enforcement, and SB 444, granting expropriation authority for certain public projects, were reported favorably. SB 485, transferring insurance premium tax authority to the City of St. George, was initially amended but then reconsidered; the amendment was stripped and the bill was reported favorably. HB 990, concerning Jefferson Parish and unpaid water/sewer bills on multifamily properties, HB 466 on West Feliciana Parish property-tax rebates, HB 664 raising parish ordinance fines, HB 87 increasing per diem for a Livingston Parish gas utility district board, HB 115 abolishing the police chief for the Village of Edgefield, HB 741 creating emergency housing vouchers for human trafficking survivors, HB 377 removing civil-service pay restrictions for state examiners, HB 162 updating a crime prevention district fee, HB 368 raising fines for improper demolition of historic properties, and HB 441 returning Sewer and Water Board employees to city civil service were all reported favorably, most without objection. HB 431, requiring mayors to complete 16 hours of annual training, was amended to add continuing legal education and national conferences and then reported as amended. The committee adjourned after completing its agenda.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • critical ongoing proven programs. critical ongoing proven programs.
  • that we've used in the past for capital that we've used in the past for capital improvement<02:58
  • The Jacobs report said that Hawaiʻi has $7 billion worth of facility needs for capital improvements.
  • The Jacobs report said that Hawaiʻi has $7 billion worth of facility needs for capital improvements.
  • for capital improvements. for capital improvements.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education 2ND REVISED Apr 14th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So in the committee substitute that we just adopted, it would create a two-year pilot program for approximately
  • reconcile to the plus or minus just based on the next number that's requested from regions for the OA program
  • This is a new program that was established last year.
  • However, this cleanup is making it a cohort-based program that starts upon entering your freshman year
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AGR Public Hearing - Wed Feb 18, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Agriculture & Food Systems

Transcript Highlights:
  • This measure authorizes the issuance of geo bonds and appropriates funds for capital improvements for
  • improvements for the University capital improvements for the University of<00:04:08.640> Hawaii
  • This is not a state program enterprise.
  • Thank you so a program gets started.
  • , since the program will sunset on June 30, 2028.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Edfin Committee Meeting - 2025-04-03

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • , or MAP STARS program.
  • To enhance existing programming. 2.
  • Math Corps is a proven instructional program that improves student learning on foundational math skills
  • It is also a cost-effective program. In fact, it is the country's most cost-effective program.
  • It's a great program.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Education Finance Committee 4/3/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • , or MAP Stars program, for those of you not familiar with this program or alternative education.
  • <00:40:06.640> program<00:40:07.079> averaging<00:40:07.520> 10,000 programing program
  • cost-effective program.
  • It's a great program.
  • for programs that language programs for programs that honor<01:30:39.960> students<01:30:40.360
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/2/26

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, but we have programs in place.
  • Uh my question was couple programs.
  • <00:36:15.280> And capital. This put lives at risks. And capital.
  • <01:04:27.599> um<01:04:28.319> law capital police like capital um law capital police
  • security goes beyond the capital security goes beyond the capital complex. complex. complex.
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from February 25, 2026, and the chair noted the absence of Representative Katie Jones due to the birth of her baby. The chair also acknowledged that the committee would be discussing difficult topics related to the June 14 killing of Mark and Melissa Hortman and Gilbert. The main business began with House File 3418, which Chair Tabke moved for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill, and the committee adopted the A1 author’s amendment. The bill was described as a pedestrian safety measure prompted by a fatal Moorhead crash involving a young boy; it would create an opt-in program for communities to use pre-made traffic safety templates, with the state covering 80% of project costs to speed implementation of measures like lane narrowing, rumble strips, and bollards. A Moorhead testifier said the city could have acted faster with such funding, and members generally supported the goal while raising concerns about overlap with existing Safe Routes to School and active transportation programs, the bill’s fiscal note, and how communities would be selected. MDOT testified that it already supports similar community demonstration projects and has funded about 30 such projects since 2019. HF 3418 was laid over. The committee then took up House File 3739, a memorial highway bill for Mark and Melissa Hortman. An A1 amendment to shift funding away from trunk highway funds and toward legislative budgets was moved but not adopted after members argued memorial signage should continue to be paid for with private funds, as in prior memorial highway designations. The bill author explained the memorial was intended to honor Melissa Hortman’s service and connection to Highway 610, and members discussed the length of the proposed memorial stretch and whether it should be narrowed to the area she represented. Several members supported the tribute but expressed concern about using public funds and about setting a precedent for future memorial highways. The committee indicated the bill would move on to Ways and Means with other issues still to be worked out.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Feb 25th, 2026 at 02:30 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1847 allows individuals who qualify for the Advantage Waiver Medicaid program to reside in
  • Senate Bill 1360 directs the State Department of Education to establish a three-year pilot program putting
  • Talking to OwRB, there's some other programs They have that.
  • Hopefully, when we see this moving forward, so as far as any infrastructure water programs through the
  • would still work the way that some of their other programs work.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Environment and Natural Resources Jan 20th, 2026

Environment and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • New program will create jobs and diversify the economy in Putnam and Marion counties, which are two of
  • It has outdoor recreation expansion by having a plan as state grants that will fund new and improved
  • And so we would rather have it be a monitored four-year program. The dam's going to solve itself.
  • And so we would rather have it be a monitored four-year program that actually slowly draws this thing
  • Springs and a local government grants program for Clay, St.
Bills: S0698, S0958, S1066, S1230, S1288
Summary: The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources heard and advanced several bills. SB 958, by Senator Bradley, would require local straw and stirrer ordinances to allow renewable, certified compostable, marine-biodegradable products; supporters said it would reduce reliance on paper straws that may contain PFAS and create more uniform standards. The bill was reported favorably after brief supportive testimony and no opposition. The committee also approved SB 1066, by Senator Broder, a major Ocklawaha/Rodman Dam restoration proposal. The bill would direct DEP to implement a phased restoration plan, create an advisory council with local and military representation, fund recreation and economic development projects, and address safety concerns tied to the dam’s age and high-hazard status. Supporters from conservation groups, river advocates, and some local residents praised the restoration and planning framework, while several Putnam County officials opposed the bill, arguing the reservoir supports recreation, water supply, and local interests. The committee adopted a late-filed amendment adding a Naval Air Station Jacksonville representative to the advisory council, then reported the committee substitute favorably. SB 698, by Senator Martin, was also reported favorably. It would let builders proceed with local building permits while septic permits are pending, rather than waiting for sequential approval, and includes a 120-day glide path related to new DEP rules; builders supported the bill as a way to reduce delays, while some senators questioned whether the transition period was too long. The committee then approved CS/SB 1230, by Senator Harrell, which phases out PFAS-containing firefighting foam, restricts non-emergency training use, requires inventory and disposal reporting, creates DEP rulemaking and a grant program, and exempts certain federal, military, and emergency uses. Finally, the committee favorably reported CS/SB 1288, also by Senator Harrell, to designate a water body in the Jupiter Narrows area in honor of Andrew Red Harris, with a technical amendment clarifying the shoal designation. Several members later asked to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on selected bills.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman, members, this resolution seeks to reaffirm Poteet, Texas, as the official strawberry capital
  • There are numerous programs for individuals with disabilities and individuals with other conditions,
  • Even as a young child, my son... was excluded from programs that purported to be for all abilities.
  • It basically designates Port Aransas as the fishing capital of Texas. Any questions, members?
  • HCR 6 designates Galveston as the Juneteenth capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Public Safety

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • , handling capital cases, and others are public defenders.
  • Some is capitalized, some is not, but it is language that we all agreed on.
  • They did do training for all of the alerts and added that to their training programs.
  • When the state creates a program to help specific people and the program gets hijacked by fraud, the
  • I've been following this program.
Summary: The committee first took up SB 1071, which would repeal the statutory framework for the Arizona Rangers. The sponsor argued the bill was about accountability and transparency, citing concerns about missing training and firearms qualification records; Arizona Rangers representatives and several sheriffs opposed the bill, saying the Rangers provide valuable volunteer support and that the real issue was adding oversight rather than eliminating protections. After discussion, the committee voted 4-3 to give SB 1071 a do pass recommendation, with members noting they expected amendments later. The committee then heard SB 1315, requiring school districts and charter schools to maintain interoperable emergency communications with law enforcement and to submit annual affidavits confirming testing and compliance. Testimony from school safety officials and sheriffs emphasized the value of real-time communication during emergencies and the need for secure sharing of campus maps and floor plans; concerns about cost and information security were addressed by supporters. The bill passed unanimously, 7-0. The committee also advanced SB 1317, which appropriates opioid settlement funds for county reentry planning programs; sheriffs and association representatives supported it, citing reduced recidivism and jail populations, and it passed 7-0. Several public safety and missing-children measures were considered next. SB 1416, as amended, revises missing child reporting requirements, adds runaway children back into reporting, requires faster photo and information sharing, and expands training requirements; advocates for missing children and law enforcement supported the compromise language, and the bill passed 7-0. SB 1740, which updates Turquoise Alert training and procedures, was also advanced 7-0 after discussion about statewide versus geographically targeted alerts and the need to keep alerts effective. Later, SB 1493, a strike-everything amendment affecting police officer termination appeals and fee shifting when an employer rejects a favorable administrative ruling, passed 5-2 despite opposition from chiefs’ representatives. SB 1537, renaming the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund and repealing its advisory commission, passed 5-2. The committee also approved SB 1751 and SCR 1049, which expand execution methods to include lethal gas and firing squad and make firing squad mandatory in certain cases involving the murder of a law enforcement officer; opponents raised constitutional, ethical, and practical concerns, while supporters framed the measures as aligning Arizona with other states and providing additional options. Both measures passed 4-3. Finally, SB 1542, which would create a framework and funding for MDMA research and treatment for PTSD in first responders and peace officers contingent on FDA approval, was heard with testimony describing promising clinical trial results and the need for Arizona research; the bill was then moved forward, though the transcript cuts off before the final roll call result is fully shown.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 4/1/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • for new business development I improve for new business development I appreciate<00:03:53.079> your
  • The city requests the authority to use tax increment financing to support infrastructure improvements
  • Proposed infrastructure improvements include three priorities.
  • <00:36:46.160> over the great success of this program over the great success of this program
  • the the building Value Plus the improved the the building Value Plus the improved building<00:53
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/25/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Over the past five years, capital funds have paid for $227 million in capital improvements at public
  • and funded a little over $100 million of capital improvements as well.
  • :55.640> uh<00:42:55.920> Capital<00:42:56.240> Improvements<00:42:56.680> at
  • million in uh Capital Improvements at million in uh Capital Improvements at public<00:42:57.280>
  • > but our Capital Improvements as well but our Capital Improvements as well but that<00:43:13.599
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • The 2026-32 statewide capital improvement plan.
  • <00:01:49.920> improvement the 202632 statewide capital improvement the 202632 statewide capital
  • for a review of our statewide capital for a review of our statewide capital plan. plan. plan.
  • improvements plan.
  • the actual statewide capital the actual statewide capital improvements<00:04:07.280> plan.
Summary: The meeting opened with a quorum, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by approval of the prior meeting minutes. The board then reviewed the 2026–2032 statewide capital improvement plan, including project recommendations across maintenance, renovation, IT, and new construction categories. Staff explained that 15 projects were selected in each category and described how the board’s tiebreaker process was used to finalize the recommendations. Members asked about the asset preservation pool, specifically whether institutions receive a blanket appropriation or must identify projects. Staff explained that the Council on Postsecondary Education serves as the gatekeeper after appropriation, reviewing institution-submitted uses to ensure they meet criteria for maintaining and improving existing facilities rather than new construction. Staff also outlined revisions to the draft plan, including updated summary data, revised wording for clarity, an updated maintenance pool policy recommendation based on Pew research, and a change to cross-reference major state-funded construction project status information rather than listing it directly. During discussion, one member praised the work on the plan and commented on the budget reserve trust fund, noting disagreement with Pew’s suggestion that the process should be in statute because Kentucky has long used the budget bill to govern deposits and uses. The board then moved to final action and unanimously adopted the draft 2026–2032 statewide capital improvement plan, with authority for staff to make final technical and editorial revisions and insert the comprehensive project list before publication. The chair thanked members for their work, noting it was the final meeting of the year, and the meeting adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • , Workforce Housing Development Program, Workforce Housing Development Program, you<00:02:57.760>
  • So both through competitive programs.
  • tribal sovereignty uh both our program tribal sovereignty uh both our program staff<00:07:02.639
  • We had such large capital backlog.
  • We had such large capital backlog.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 3rd, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • Directors for Water Improvement Districts, levee improvement districts, irrigation districts, and certain
  • Members of the board, I strongly support this bill as a form of improvement.
  • To clarify that again, already Directors for Water Improvement Districts Section 51. 1.072 must own land
  • Levee Improvement Districts Section 57, Irrigation District, Section 58072, and certain navigational
  • Increased density will require very, very significant amounts of capital investment that will affect