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MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/11/25

Capital Investment

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  • It is a lean facility. It's a Class A facility, but we only have three staff maintaining that.
  • <01:37:45.639> a restaurant and shower facilities a restaurant and shower facilities a public
  • but the Water treatment facility but the Water Reclamation<01:40:24.440> facility<01:40:25.000
  • that is our Water Reclamation facility that is our Water Reclamation facility<01:40:59.719> which
  • <01:42:44.119> of<01:42:44.280> our to a facility of our to a facility of our size<
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Jan 27th, 2026 at 11:17 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

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  • These and many other projects are proudly fueled by oil and gas, which is the backbone of the state.
  • And whereas New Mexico is home to flight testing facilities with access to more than 6,000 square miles
  • White Sands Missile Range, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's White Sands Test Facilities
  • , Sands Missile Range, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's White Sands Test Facility,
Bills: HM19
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Human Services May 13th, 2025

Human Services

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  • options exist in a given region or the person requests they be given the option of an unlicensed facility
  • What's happening is they're putting all these people in these facilities, but some people don't know
  • referrals, they're not just putting people in any type of group home; that it is an actual licensed facility
  • What's happening is they're putting all these people in these facilities, but some people don't know
  • referrals, they're not just putting people in any type of group home; that it is an actual licensed facility
Summary: The Committee on Human Services met with a quorum and first voted out Senate Bill 1589, relating to contract requirements between a single-source continuum contractor and DFPS. The motion to report the bill favorably to the full House with a recommendation that it do pass and be printed prevailed on a 7-0 vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 500, which would set deadlines for providing foster care adoption records, including health, social, educational, and genetic history reports, to speed adoptions. The bill’s author and witnesses from Addie’s Hope Social Services supported it, saying delays in redacted files can take months, slow permanency for children, and increase costs to the state. Members asked about redactions and sibling/family information, and witnesses explained the bill would mainly speed the preliminary file used to decide whether to proceed with placement. SB 500 was left pending. Members also heard Senate Bill 1266, which would require regular reevaluation of the Medicaid provider support team and add written notice of provider disenrollment at least 30 days in advance. There were no witnesses, no questions, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1522, concerning continuing care retirement communities, was then laid out and supported by LeadingAge Texas and counsel, who said it updates outdated definitions, clarifies licensing and disclosure rules, and strengthens consumer protections for seniors. It was also left pending. After a brief recess, the committee heard Senate Bill 1137, which would prohibit group home consultants from referring people to unlicensed or unpermitted group homes except in limited circumstances, require disclosure of complaints, and create a Class B misdemeanor for violations. Members discussed whether consultants are regulated and noted concerns about unlicensed referral practices. The bill was left pending, and the committee adjourned after completing its agenda.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

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  • barrier for providers or facilities barrier for providers or facilities providing<00:26:52.200><
  • He was asking how the statute defines a facility and how a facility could potentially be utilized for
  • is and how best a facility a facility is and how best a facility could<00:28:35.880> potentially<
  • different section of the same facility different section of the same facility and<00:29:20.760><
  • calling these facilities home.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

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  • many aspects, but one of them was that the federal EPA regulations are directly driving Arizona's fuel
  • in many aspects, but one of it was that the federal EPA regulations are directly driving Arizona's fuel
  • or other fuel supplies that are extremely limited in the United States.
  • She said the result would be significantly increased fuel costs for Arizona families and businesses.
  • It keeps these small facilities—some of them run with two nurses, one doctor, maybe a tech, and then
Summary: The committee first took up HCR 2047 and the identical HCR 2002, both sponsored by the chair. The resolutions recognize the historical, biblical, and legal legitimacy of Judea and Samaria, encourage those terms in official state communications, and reject the term West Bank as a modern political construct. Staff and several proponents, including representatives of an Israel-Arizona business coalition, a rabbi, and a StandWithUs representative, argued the language is historically accurate and important for truth, legal clarity, and Arizona’s relationship with Israel. No one testified against either measure. HCR 2047 passed 10-6 with 2 not voting, and HCR 2002 passed 11-6 with 1 not voting, both with due pass recommendations. The committee then considered HB 2554, which would move Arizona to a biennial state budget process and biennial capital planning. The sponsor argued the change would make government smaller, more disciplined, and less prone to long budget fights and spending growth. JLBC staff provided historical context, explaining Arizona’s past use of annual, bifurcated, and biennial budgeting and noting that second-year budgets are often adjusted for revenue and caseload changes. Members raised concerns about legislative leverage, executive flexibility, and whether the state already effectively budgets on a multi-year basis. Testimony was mixed: one supporter said the change could improve budget clarity, while others voted present or no, citing uncertainty and the need for more study. HB 2554 received a due pass recommendation on a 9-7 vote with 2 present. Next, HB 2014 was amended and passed. The bill directs ADEQ and the Department of Agriculture to study gasoline blend emissions and feasibility for seasonal fuel use in certain areas, with appropriations for the studies. The sponsor said Arizona’s fuel supply is vulnerable because of federal EPA rules and reliance on out-of-state refineries, especially California. Some members supported the study as a way to address possible fuel shortages, while others said prior stakeholder work had shown little could be done and questioned the cost. After adopting the Livingston amendment, the committee gave HB 2014 a due pass recommendation on a 12-2 vote with 4 present. The committee also advanced HB 2180, which funds the University of Arizona’s AZ Reach program, after adopting an amendment reducing the appropriation from $2.5 million to $500,000. The sponsor and a rural physician testified that AZ Reach helps small hospitals coordinate patient transfers, freeing clinicians to focus on care and improving access for rural communities. A program director explained that AZ Reach handles the administrative logistics of transfers for sending hospitals. Some members supported the program but noted concerns about the amount and ongoing budget negotiations, while others said the receiving hospitals needed to be part of the discussion. The bill passed with a due pass recommendation. Finally, HB 2156, as amended, appropriates $250,000 for the livestock compensation fund to help ranchers with wolf depredation losses and conflict-avoidance measures. A Game and Fish representative said the current federal grant funding is insufficient and unstable, while members debated the use of general funds and the program’s priorities. The bill received a due pass recommendation on a 10-7 vote with 1 not voting.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/31/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

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  • And so, in other words, we're going to see a huge increase in fuel costs.
  • And I know we're talking about huge manufacturing facilities here, huge projects.
  • We have a headcount of about 3,800 employees at our facility in Casa Grande.
  • All of our facilities are built under a PLA, but our facilities internally are not union-organized.
  • and fuel additive supply circumstances.
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2615, a strike-everything amendment creating an Independent Oversight Committee tied to the Department of Child Safety, with authority to review DCS practices, request briefings and audits, visit sites, and receive confidential complaints, along with a $2.2 million appropriation. The sponsor and several parents and advocates testified that stronger independent oversight was needed because of serious DCS failures affecting children and families. Some members supported the goal but objected to housing the committee in the Ombudsman’s office or questioned whether the structure was the right approach. The strike-everything amendment was adopted, but the bill itself then failed on a 5-5 vote. The committee then passed House Bill 2620, which provides $300,000 annually for five years to the Arizona Department of Veterans Services to grant funds to emergency shelters serving veterans without requiring scheduled intake appointments. The sponsor and shelter representatives said the money would support trauma-informed case managers, help veterans connect to VA and shelter resources, and move the state closer to functional zero for veteran homelessness. The bill received unanimous support and a do-pass recommendation. House Bill 2321 also passed unanimously. It requires DCS to place a security freeze on the credit reports of children entering foster care, with the freeze remaining until age 16 unless the child later chooses otherwise, and includes a $100,000 appropriation and one ongoing FTE. The sponsor said foster youth are especially vulnerable to identity theft and need automatic protection. House Bill 2601, which directs ADOT to seek federal segmentation for the Interstate 11 project between Casa Grande and Wickenburg, passed 6-4 after testimony from supporters who said it would keep the project moving and opponents who raised environmental, cost, and litigation concerns. House Bill 2992, a pilot program for child sexual abuse and grooming awareness education in six public schools, also passed 6-4 after testimony from a survivor and advocates; supporters framed it as prevention and critics argued it duplicated existing sex education and should be handled through broader curriculum or parent education. Additional bills considered included House Bill 2156, which appropriates $250,000 to the livestock compensation fund and passed 7-3 despite transparency and conflict-of-interest concerns from an opponent; House Bill 2165, which exempts certain veterans and military members from state park admission fees, as amended to narrow the exemption to retired or disabled veterans and similar National Guard members, and passed 6-4 amid concerns about lost park revenue; House Bill 2960, creating a veterans specialty court grant program and requiring better coordination on incarcerated veterans, which passed 8-0; House Bill 2014, directing studies on gasoline blends and emissions modeling, which passed 6-2 despite concerns about cost and limited impact; and House Bill 2957, preserving non-REAL ID driver licenses and restricting biometric collection and data sharing, which passed 5-4 after amendment.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It was that and the attempt to treat in a facility. ...without privileges.
  • Do you resolve the issue if it was a facilities issue, typically?
  • Going into a facility without privileges would be considered unprofessional conduct.
  • And generally, doctors do not go into facilities or attempt to go into facilities to treat patients where
  • It's not a medical facility. It's a home.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee Feb 26th, 2025

Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're not trying to take people's land away; we're just trying to implement a master plan at a facility
  • of Natal Black Cultivation, which is the first black-owned, operated medical cannabis cultivation facility
  • I'm also one of the top cannabis experts in the country, having operated and worked in research facilities
  • Our company has spent almost $30 million building out an operational facility here in Alabama.
  • We have extraction facilities; we're ready to go.
Bills: SB185, SB194, SB72
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 18th, 2026

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's where the Department of Revenue fuel contractors and sellers have to have a bond, and every five
  • It's where the Department of Revenue fuel contractors and sellers have to have a bond, and every five
  • out some of that inappropriate drone use that we're seeing starting to happen in these kind of facilities
  • in<00:15:29.279> these<00:15:29.519> kind<00:15:29.680> of<00:15:29.839> facilities
  • in these kind of facilities. in these kind of facilities.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 5th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • As a result, these wells have seen serious drawdown in water access when major water export projects
  • SB 3058 authorizes the district to use export fees, export fees collected under the current law to fund
  • And that's the landowners that lease the land to the water exporters.
  • Eighty percent of our water production is exported out of our county.
  • We have had some damage related to water export.
Summary: The Senate Water, Agriculture, Rural Affairs Committee heard several bills focused on groundwater management, water infrastructure, and agricultural land conservation. SB 612 would limit certain water districts in Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy counties from charging developers pipeline construction fees above actual, documented costs; the committee substitute removed a developer challenge mechanism to preserve district discretion over construction standards. HB 1633 would require groundwater conservation districts to consider registered exempt wells when reviewing or amending permits, and testimony from landowners, district representatives, and advocacy groups largely supported the bill as a way to protect domestic and livestock wells from drawdown caused by large export projects. HB 1689 would clarify that export fee revenues may be used for well operability, alternative water supplies, and aquifer monitoring, including through interlocal cooperation, and HB 3058 would give the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District authority to use export fees for county road improvements and environmental programs tied to well inspection and groundwater management. HB 2018 would clarify that the Texas Farm and Ranchland Conservation Program is intended to purchase conservation easements only on working agricultural lands, with support from cattle raisers and Farm Bureau representatives. The committee also considered HB 29, which would require large water systems to validate water loss audits and submit mitigation plans; a committee substitute removed the water-loss threshold and adjusted the timeline for more detailed validation. Public testimony on the bills was generally supportive, with several witnesses describing declining well levels, road damage from export projects, and the need to preserve agricultural land and local water supplies. The committee adopted committee substitutes and voted favorably on HB 29, HB 1689, HB 2018, SB 612, and SB 3058, recommending several of them for the local and uncontested calendar; HB 1633 was left pending awaiting a committee substitute.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

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  • The bill allows the fuel to be delivered The bill allows the fuel to be delivered directly<00:02:42.959
  • There is uh a number of um boat of fuel.
  • their boats back and forth to get fuel their boats back and forth to get fuel in<00:05:15.919>
  • Thank you. ...frequently the case with large tanks and high cost of fuel, or maybe unavailable fuel on
  • have come last year with the other fuel have come last year with the other fuel bills<00:07:15.199
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from February 26, after correcting the header date to Thursday, February 26. It then took up House File 36004, as amended by the author’s technical A1 amendment. Representative Van Binsbergen described the bill as a change to statute governing bulk delivery of nonoxygenated fuel, especially for boats and other watercraft, to allow direct delivery to vehicles rather than requiring transport of fuel in containers or removal of boats from the water. Members generally supported the concept, citing convenience for lake users, reduced travel and potential invasive species spread, and fewer spill risks, but the chair said the bill would be laid over pending additional clarification from the State Fire Marshal’s Office and other agencies. House File 2236 was then introduced as a vehicle bill for possible future omnibus use and laid over without testimony or opposition. The committee also heard House File 3709, which would allow Minnesota banks and credit unions to offer custodial accounts for digital assets such as cryptocurrency. The authors framed the bill as a consumer-protection and competitiveness measure that would let local institutions keep pace with customer demand and prevent Minnesotans from relying on out-of-state or offshore providers. Testimony from the Department of Commerce and credit union representatives supported the bill, saying it would level the playing field, keep digital assets under Minnesota oversight, and help local institutions remain relevant; one witness said significant liquidity had been leaving local communities for outside exchanges. Questions from members focused on whether the accounts would be NCUA-insured, how the bill related to unclaimed property, and whether the policy goal was consumer protection or simply preserving bank relevance. Several members expressed support but also cautioned about crypto volatility, scams, and the need to avoid turning credit unions into exchanges. The discussion ended without a final vote in the excerpt, with the bill still under committee consideration.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs May 5th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The public would want to know that qualified professionals are the ones building these facilities and
  • are in the control rooms of these facilities.
  • In other words, we want the workers of the future to know how to operate these facilities well and also
  • And so, we're not— we're absolutely thinking if you own the lines and poles going to that facility, you
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS House Floor - 15 April, 2026; 1:00 PM

Mississippi House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the city of Jackson to pay costs associated with the construction of a parking lot and related facilities
  • Section 52, providing a $1 million appropriation to the Scenic Rivers Development Alliance for various facility
  • Section 52, providing a $250,000 appropriation to the Briarwood Pool to pay costs associated with facility
  • Section 52, providing a $2 million appropriation to the city of Jackson to pay costs associated with facility
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Transportation, Highways and Public Works May 26th, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, and we're excluding passenger terminal facilities, which would still go through the normal process
  • Passenger terminal facilities, which would still go through the normal process. Okay. Okay.
Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on May 26 with a quorum present and took up several resolutions and one Senate bill. SCR 64 created a task force to study construction management at risk (CMAR) in Louisiana public works; an amendment added representatives from the Louisiana Associated General Contractors and Associated Builders and Contractors, and the resolution was reported with amendments. HR 282 created a task force to study utility terrain vehicles with state agencies; an amendment added the State Fire Marshal, and it was also reported with amendments. The committee then considered SB 513 on public works project delivery methods. The bill originally included an average-bid award method for certain pilot projects, along with airport design-build provisions. Testimony from a Reason Foundation analyst and from the Louisiana Associated General Contractors raised concerns that average-bid contracting could encourage collusion, raise costs, and lacked supporting data or use by U.S. transportation departments, while airport design-build was supported. The committee adopted an amendment in concept to strike the average-bid provisions, leaving the airport-related design-build language in place, and SB 513 was reported with amendments by a vote of 11 yeas and 4 nays. The committee also reported SCR 62 favorably, which urges DOTD to evaluate school zones on state highways in response to safety concerns and near misses, including a fatal incident referenced by the author. HCR 112 was reported favorably to study flooding on Louisiana Highway 1 in Shreveport, and HR 275 was reported favorably to study an interstate highway signage maintenance and reporting program. The meeting concluded after all items were disposed of and the committee adjourned.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:05 pm

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Punitive damages are prohibited against IHS facilities. Punitive damages can get their attention.
  • Punitive damages are prohibited against IHS facilities.
  • I have... ...five tribally controlled health centers who refer their patients out to other facilities
  • or go to tribally controlled facilities that do have a need for more medical professionals?
  • or go to tribally controlled facilities that do have a need for more medical professionals.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services May 13th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • receive referral fees for directing potential residents to group homes without verifying whether the facility
  • exist in a given region or the person requests to be given the option of living in an unlicensed facility
  • What's happening is they're putting all these people in these facilities, but some people don't know
  • people in any type of licensed home, I mean any type of group home that it is an actual licensed facility
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 4/8/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • House File 156 provides a sales tax exemption for a regional facility in Olmsted County.
  • . facilities. facilities.
  • Yet, despite all that, the city remains committed to improving these public facilities.
  • Yet, despite all that, the city remains committed to improving these public facilities.
  • . facilities. facilities.