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VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Mar 5th, 2026

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Steve has spent plenty of time in this room. He knows all of us.
  • So there's actually no general fund impact there.
  • So there's actually no general fund impact there.
  • So we're building the capacity to do that.
  • I think that, you know, I'll say generally, it's been hard to keep up.
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Privileges And Elections Jun 22nd, 2026

Privileges and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the three proposed constitutional amendments are from House Joint Resolution and Senate Joint Resolution
  • The first one on our agenda is House Joint Resolution 1, Senate Joint Resolution 1, on the right to reproductive
  • questions about it, is in the text of the amendment itself, which has already been approved by the General
  • Assembly, along with the question at... ...which has already been approved by the General Assembly,
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Privileges And Elections Mar 12th, 2026

Privileges and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • I call this meeting of the House Privileges and Elections Committee to order.
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Communications, Technology and Innovation Mar 9th, 2026

Communications, Technology and Innovation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Project Liberty builds open technology and advocates for policies that will build a better internet.
  • And as you stated, House Bill 581 by Delegate Glass reported actually from the House—I’m sorry, House
  • And as you stated, House Bill 581 by Delegate Glass reported actually from the House—I’m sorry, House
  • And as you stated, House Bill 581 by Delegate Glass reported actually from the House—I’m sorry, House
  • And as you stated, House Bill 581 by Delegate Glass reported actually from the House—I’m sorry, House
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Courts Of Justice Mar 6th, 2026

Courts of Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • I know that part of the reason you left the General Assembly was to be able to be closer to home and
  • House rules apply in the House room. So does your mom still watch the floor sessions? Not at all.
  • Well-supported, represented by our General Assembly members, Lacey. Thank you. Thank you.
  • Attorney in the General Assembly.
  • Assembly. for the past four and a half years that it has been in existence based upon the General Assembly
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Courts Of Justice Mar 4th, 2026

Courts of Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • I know that this has generated a lot of discussion, and I want to tell you that in my 38 years practicing
  • Chairman, members of the committee, Scott Johnson's General Counsel for the Medical Society.
  • It gets to the House, and you're right, we got a message that something needs to be done this year.
  • The reality is we have a generational opportunity here to finally do right by our own people.
  • There's a general discovery rule inserted in here, something we've never seen before, just a little cleanup
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Labor and Commerce Mar 5th, 2026

Labor and Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • More generally, the bill provides for numerous revisions of the Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act.
  • It would prevent a locality from prohibiting the use of a small portable solar generation device on a
  • or feature that prevents the device from affecting the electrical system of a building during a power
  • It would prevent a locality from prohibiting the use of a small portable solar generation device on a
  • Assembly by January 1 of any year in which funds are made available under the program.
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Mar 9th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • To the House Appropriations Committee meeting, let's do the roll call, please.
  • There was no House cognate. Mr. Chairman. Delegate Reed, I make a motion to table. Second.
  • The House cognate to this bill failed. Mr. Chairman, I make a motion to pass by for the day.
  • Delegate Reed, I move the House substitute. Second. We have to adopt a substitute first.
  • It is identical to the House bill. Mr.
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Mar 6th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the House Appropriations Committee meeting.
  • Chairman, this is the companion to House Bill 1207 from Delegate Sewell. Aye. Yes, Mr.
  • Chairman, this is the companion to House Bill 1207 from Delegate Sewell, establishing a paid family medical
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Mar 6th, 2026

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • On House Public Safety, the Clerk will open the roll.
  • We have our Secretary of Public Safety, Stanley Meeter; we've got the Adjutant General, General Ring;
  • Do you guys have any sort of tips or practices or things that we could do to sort of build resilience
  • I really appreciate the comments from the Adjutant General. I just wanted to understand.
  • Thank you, General. I don't see any other questions. Thank you.
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Counties Cities and Towns Mar 6th, 2026

Counties, Cities and Towns

Transcript Highlights:
  • Housing, of course, is an issue everywhere.
  • When I first got involved, the only place I heard about housing was the city of Charlottesville.
  • They changed everything to promote the growth of housing within the city of Charlottesville.
  • There was immediately a suit filed that quelled a lot of investment that was made in that housing.
  • I want to thank our amazing House staff here who make sure I open the rolls, get all of our House staff
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Transportation Mar 5th, 2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • I know there's many people, many patrons, including Delegate Reid on the House side, working on this
  • issue, Delegate Glass working on the House side on this issue.
  • I know there's many people, many patrons, including Delegate Reed on the House side, working on this
  • issue, Delegate Glass, working on the House side on this issue.
  • About House Bill 1330, that was passed and adopted by the Senate subcommittee.
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Education Mar 4th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 815 is identical to House Bill 14, which is identical to House Bill 1455 by Delegate McNamara
  • 182, which we have since passed out of the General Assembly with the language, so we want to conform
  • Additionally, and this is somewhat refreshing given the actions of this General Assembly this session
  • Assembly.
  • Assembly.
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Mar 4th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you for joining us for our House Appropriations Committee meeting. Roll call, please.
  • This is the companion bill to House Bill 1444 from Delegate Lopez. It is identical.
  • It is similar to House Bill 1004 from Delegate Carr. I have to report the bill.
  • It's generated from two sources.
  • House Bill 547, except for it has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Privileges And Elections Mar 13th, 2026

Privileges and Elections

VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Courts Of Justice Mar 12th, 2026

Courts of Justice

KY
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Summary: The interim Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity met at Kentucky State University and heard a presentation from President Kofi Aapo and Vice President Michael Dorsy on the university’s role as an HBCU and its current priorities. They emphasized Kentucky State’s impact on Black student outcomes nationally, its focus on workforce development, civic leadership, innovation, and economic mobility, and its efforts to grow enrollment, expand dual-credit partnerships, and launch a prison education program. They also described House Bill 250’s role in prompting program review and the creation or expansion of market-aligned offerings, including manufacturing engineering, agricultural engineering, biological and agricultural engineering, social work, criminal justice, and expanded online programs through “Thoroughbred Global.” A major topic was Kentucky State’s move toward STEM and applied programs. President Aapo said the university is diversifying beyond liberal arts to meet workforce demand and cited plans for a PhD in agroecology, which he said would help farmers adapt to climate conditions and would be federally funded. He also discussed the nursing program as the fastest-growing on campus, partnerships with health systems that pay tuition and guarantee jobs, and the need for a new nursing facility. He said the current nursing space is inadequate and that a new building could double or triple enrollment in the program. He also described a mobile health initiative intended to bring preventive care and health education to underserved areas of the state. Members asked questions about the nursing building, STEM strategy, teacher preparation, dual credit, prison education, and student readiness. Senator Bledsoe asked about the shift toward STEM, and Aapo said the strategy is based on student demand and data from House Bill 250. Senator Berg requested a list of dual-credit partners and encouraged long-term tracking of prison education participants to study outcomes such as recidivism; Aapo said the university has not yet begun that research but intends to. Senator Tidner asked about remedial needs, and Aapo said KSU found more than 100 students with zero GPAs when he arrived and is using co-requisite support and tutoring to address English and math deficiencies. Representative Brown and others highlighted the historical and ongoing value of HBCUs, and no votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Jan 20th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

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KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • So in 2012, we passed House Bill 2, the General Assembly passed House Bill 277 that required any jurisdiction
  • So in 2012, we passed House Bill 2, the General Assembly passed House Bill 277 that required any jurisdiction
  • So in 2012, we passed House Bill 2, the General Assembly passed House Bill 277 that required any jurisdiction
  • So in 2012, we passed House Bill 2, the General Assembly passed House Bill 277 that required any jurisdiction
  • So in 2012, we passed House Bill 2, the General Assembly passed House Bill 277 that required any jurisdiction
Summary: The committee received reports on special purpose governmental entities from the Department for Local Government and the Fire Commission. DLG staff described SPGEs as limited-jurisdiction political subdivisions and reviewed the department’s registry, reporting portal, compliance monitoring, and planned system upgrades such as a two-way message center, automated noncompliance notices, and tracking for new entities and board expirations. They reported that, as of October 10, 2025, 69% of SPGEs were active and discussed compliance data by cycle, fiscal year, and district type. The Fire Commission reported that fire department mergers have reduced the number of departments by 16 since last year, largely because of volunteer staffing shortages, while financial disclosure compliance had risen to 94%. The commission also noted 509 compliance reviews, 19 in-house inquiries, seven referrals to outside agencies, and one recent federal prison sentence in a theft case. Members asked whether DLG advises SPGEs on tax rates; staff said it only performs calculations and the entities set their own rates. Questions to the Fire Commission focused on whether department reductions meant station closures; officials explained that most changes were mergers that keep physical buildings in place while combining personnel and finances to meet minimum staffing requirements. They said the trend is spread across the state but is especially pronounced in rural areas. The Kentucky League of Cities then presented its 2026 legislative agenda. Its priorities included modernizing city revenue options, increasing equity in road funding, fixing tax increment financing issues, addressing transient room tax collection from web-based platforms, strengthening emergency response coordination, clarifying massage parlor regulation preemption, correcting unintended consequences of House Bill 606, improving newspaper publication rules, and modernizing procurement statutes. KLC also said it supports allowing all cities to collect restaurant tax revenue, wants cities to receive a larger share of road funds and EV-related revenues, and seeks state collection and remittance of any future local sales tax to comply with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. Members asked about best-value bidding, road-fund equity, Airbnb tax litigation, EV prevalence, and disaster funding applications; KLC said cities currently must accept the lowest bid, the road split should better reflect city street costs, the Airbnb tax case remains pending, EV data by locality has not been studied, and allowing cities to apply directly for disaster funds would reduce reliance on county officials. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the September meeting minutes.