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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

State Committee Meeting - 2026-03-26

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Office Building.
  • emails, were using a House district phone number, and they were using the address of the office building
  • office building. office building.
  • of the state. of the state.
  • in the state. in the state.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Apr 9th, 2025

State Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is about the Office of Information Technology.
  • code. about the need to update state code.
  • It also adds cyber security and some of the new roles that they perform in state government.
  • So, it's not just them at the state house. Hey, Grinch Jr.'s got to get his licks in, too.
  • The attorney general's office that handles... attorney general's office that handles innumerable confidential
Bills: HB207, SB269, SB279, SB291, SB266
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/24/26

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • , like the 90% of the buildings at Bemidji State that were damaged from straight-line winds that all
  • These are often collected and delivered to the State Climatology Office and the National Oceanic and
  • But the state climatology office housed at the Department of Natural Resources historically uses and
  • times um in buildings. times um in buildings.
  • around the state. around the state.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 26th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • The builder has to pass the building code test to build houses.
  • This states in the building... ...above.
  • This states in the building code that Gulf Shores is to enforce 160 mph wind loads.
  • that shaded area, most buildings can conform to that building code.
  • As a building official, I did not see... a building official, I did not see that.
Bills: HB324, HB252, SB80, HB241
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 11th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • We do not have a gun safe storage program in the state of Alabama.
  • Don't try to be the health department or the building department.
  • And then you see on line 24, unless a state or federal...
  • Does a driver's license count as a license issued by another state?
  • Once it's approved, that building goes down in a historic district; a glass building goes up completely
Bills: SB36, SB39, SB40, SB12, SB29, SB121, SB131, SB12
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Government Oversight Mar 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Government Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • We do a lot of across the state driving and working on These projects.
  • House Bill 49193 members just simply seeks to prevent state contracts and state taxpayer funds from flowing
  • There's latitude granted to the state purchasing director, which, by the way, OMES and the state purchasing
  • This bill's been adopted by several states already.
  • I'm not aware of any of our state banks that are having trouble.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs May 6th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • law for the removal by suit of any state, district, parochial, ward, or municipal office official, except
  • unfit to continue in office.
  • the laws of this state or of the United States, and how some people are a little overreaching, I see
  • Other states have also done this.
  • Thank you, Secretary of State. I want to close on your— Thank you, Secretary of State.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit Committee Jan 14th, 2026

Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit

Transcript Highlights:
  • Involve the waterways of the state of Alabama so that, Father, when our time is gone, people will know
  • Involve the waterways of the<00:06:43.039> state<00:06:43.120> of<00:06:43.280> Alabama
  • <00:06:44.160> So<00:06:44.319> that<00:06:44.560> father the state of Alabama
  • So that father the state of Alabama.
  • House Bill 38 by Chairman Brown relating to state waters.
Bills: HB38, HB39, HB181, HB38, HB39, HB181
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules REVISED: Links Added Apr 28th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • It has to do with the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission.
  • loft report, it reported that there was approximately a $10 million cost to one business here in the state
  • fire marshal, the Oklahoma City fire marshal, the building commission, our fire departments.
  • Stated that a public hearing would be held on January 5th.
  • It had no provision for what the standard of best interests of the state, and then they would then be
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division Apr 10th, 2025 at 11:00 am

Appropriations - Government Operations Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • Present, so we'll take up our last budget office of management and budget.
  • ..laws, I'll use as an example, or to ensure that, you know, sales laws are consistent across the states
  • don't hear anybody objecting to that, so we'll add that one to the... ...final amendment: create a state
  • Okay, the next piece to the amendments is adding the state hospital project to the OMB budget, with $200
  • We have a $180,000 grant that's an education grant that we were the fiscal officer for, and we've had
Bills: HB1015
Summary: The Government Operations Division met to review proposed amendments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) budget, with the chair noting the bill would not be voted out that day and would likely be held until the following week for any technical corrections. Members discussed a series of amendments, generally without objection: a $1.5 million appropriation for a pro-life education committee; a $40,000–$45,000 deficiency appropriation for Uniform Laws travel costs; creation of a state deferred maintenance fund with $40 million for deferred maintenance projects; adding the state hospital project to the OMB budget with $200 million from the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund (SIF) and $85 million from a line of credit, plus construction management oversight; $110,114 for custodial equity increases; $1 million for a retirement incentive pool; $3 million to cover a shortfall in the new and vacant FTE funding pool; and $4 million for space reconfiguration and rent/moving costs. Prairie Public Broadcasting was also discussed, with a suggestion to change the purpose from local programming to infrastructure and set the amount at $850,000, likely as one-time SIF funding. The committee also heard a heads-up about a possible $180,000 federal reimbursement issue tied to an education grant, but no action was taken on that item. The committee further discussed a broader amendment to reduce the transfer from the social services fund to the human services fund from $250 million to $232 million, based on DHS needs and available carryover funding. Members also agreed to add emergency clauses to the capital assets, deferred maintenance, and moving/space reconfiguration items. The chair indicated Brady could begin incorporating the discussed changes into a consolidated amendment, while noting there could still be additional items next week. Staff also reported the SIF balance was about $280 million positive, though some removed agency items, including airport grants, would need to be considered. The committee then reconsidered its earlier action on House Bill 1581 and restored it to its original form at $100,000 after hearing that the funding would support tribal tourism-related events tied to upcoming 2026 celebrations and the Theodore Roosevelt Library opening. A motion for do pass on the bill as originally introduced passed unanimously by roll call. Finally, the committee postponed action on another bill until later that day, directing that revised materials be distributed and that the item be taken up in the afternoon session.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

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

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • >> would prevail over state law. >> would prevail over state law.
  • order judgment or mandate from the state order judgment or mandate from the state or<00:09:09.440
  • a state government that can do that. a state government that can do that.
  • <00:28:01.919> rights environmentalist making a states rights environmentalist making a states
  • ,<00:35:10.240> the requirements mandated by the state, the requirements mandated by the state
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Community Affairs Feb 3rd, 2026

Community Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • In the meantime, my building permit went through all of its reviews through the Orange County Building
  • or officer.
  • Senator Yarbrough, can you tell us how this is different than what the state is required for state agencies
  • Across our state, tax dollars have been diverted into diversity offices and administrative positions
  • Across our state, tax dollars have been diverted into diversity offices and administrative positions
Summary: The committee heard several housing, local government, utility, and transparency bills. SB 1342 on transportation infrastructure and land development regulations, by Sen. Rouson, was presented as a housing-affordability measure modeled on the Live Local Act for transit corridors. After adopting an amendment that removed the bill’s compelling-governmental-interest language in enforcement provisions, the committee heard testimony from local-government and housing interests both supporting and opposing the bill’s zoning preemption approach. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also reported favorably CS/SB 1614, by Sen. Leek, which was amended to remove stormwater and code-enforcement spending provisions and to tighten restrictions on local governments seeking state appropriations after audits or without required affirmations. SB 1548, the next Live Local Act iteration by Sen. Claddie Ude, was also reported favorably; it expands where Live Local projects may be located and adds fair-housing protections. SB 968 on home backup power systems, by Sen. McLean, was reported favorably after testimony from builders and energy-related stakeholders, with the sponsor noting he was still working on amendments to refine permit provisions. The committee then approved CS/SB 698, by Sen. Martin, which allows building permits for single-family homes to be issued before septic permits are finalized if application has been made, while still requiring septic approval before occupancy. Builders testified that septic permit delays were causing lengthy project delays and contract cancellations. The committee also reported favorably SB 1320, by Sen. Martin, requiring county tax-increase referenda to include a Department of Financial Services spending analysis if available; the sponsor said the goal was to give voters more standardized fiscal information, while opponents argued existing law already provides similar transparency. SB 484, by Sen. Avila, on data centers, was reported favorably after an amendment adding a knowledge requirement to the foreign-country-of-concern service prohibition; the bill addresses local planning authority, nondisclosure agreements, utility tariff requirements, and water-use limits for large data centers. The committee also reported favorably SB 1118, by Sen. Avila, creating a one-year public-records exemption for data-center location and proprietary information, with testimony split between economic-development supporters and transparency concerns. Finally, the committee took up SB 706, by Sen. Mayfield, preempting naming of major commercial service airports to the state and designating Palm Beach International Airport as Donald J. Trump International Airport subject to federal and trademark conditions; it was reported favorably after questions about local input and airport naming. The committee then heard extensive public testimony on SB 1134, by Sen. Yarbrough, which would prohibit counties and municipalities from funding, promoting, or taking official actions related to DEI and would create penalties and a private right of action for residents. The sponsor argued the bill was aimed at preventing taxpayer-funded DEI programs and cited examples from Jacksonville and other jurisdictions; opponents said the bill was vague, overbroad, and would chill local programs, public education, and civil-rights-related activities. The transcript ends during continued public testimony on SB 1134, with no final committee action shown in the excerpt.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules Apr 27th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the state Medicaid director with the. Oklahoma Healthcare Authority.
  • So, I think we made some assumptions about how much this would impact their ability to build.
  • Other states do not have this.
  • They feel like that it's very easy for one state agency, the Attorney General's Office, OMMA, or the
  • And what I have heard in some discussions, there seems to be a confusion between hearing Officers at
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Regulated Industries Feb 10th, 2026

Regulated Industries

Transcript Highlights:
  • It does not build new bureaucracy.
  • It does not build new bureaucracy.
  • prosecutors every day, state attorney's offices every single day, trying to get their release of certain
  • States of New York and Nevada.
  • That goes back to the state. That goes back to the state.
Summary: The committee heard and approved several bills. SB 468 would require veterinarians and veterinary technicians to report suspected animal cruelty to law enforcement or animal control and allow release of patient records in good faith; it was reported favorably with support from animal welfare groups. SB 1706 narrows eligibility for the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program to buildings with at least 80% owner-occupied units and residents at or below 80% of area median income, and it also passed favorably. SB 1234 on building permits and inspections was amended extensively to clarify permit exemptions, private-provider rules, and timelines, then reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1260, dealing with building inspections after emergencies, was amended to require state-term contracts for inspection vendors and then passed. SB 822 would require professionally managed community associations above a budget threshold; an amendment raised the threshold to $750,000, added a parcel-count trigger, and allowed direct-hire credentialed managers, after which the bill was reported favorably. SB 1580 would increase penalties for illegal gaming operations, add enforcement tools, and clarify procedures for veterans organizations; after removing a fantasy sports provision, it also passed favorably. The committee also heard from several appointees and reappointees to the Public Service Commission and Florida Gaming Control Commission. Public Service Commission nominees Anna Ortega and Robert Payne were questioned closely about utility hardening projects, ratepayer costs, and the role of the Office of Public Counsel. Gaming Commission reappointee Julie Brown and appointees William Spacola, John DeQuilla, Peter Cutterman, and Tina Rep discussed illegal gaming enforcement, audits, agency operations, and their backgrounds in law, regulation, law enforcement, and public service. Several members raised concerns about contract timing and evidence handling at the Gaming Commission, while others praised the nominees’ experience and service. At the end of the meeting, the committee voted to recommend confirmation of all appointees on tabs 1 through 7. Members then requested favorable placement on the record for specific bills, including SB 468, SB 1234, SB 1260, SB 1580, and SB 1706, and the committee adjourned.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Mar 17th, 2026

Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • But what we are trying to do is state.
  • <00:14:07.519> these So in the process of building these So in the process of building these
  • <00:24:18.799> I look for the state to regulate it. I look for the state to regulate it.
  • <00:39:22.720> and significant damage to our state and significant damage to our state and
  • build one anywhere for a year. build one anywhere for a year.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 17th, 2025 at 09:04 am

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's just land, no buildings or anything like that? Oh, no, there's buildings.
  • There's buildings on it, too, that are in bad shape. No, there's buildings.
  • And they had to build roads.
  • I do that for this state. I do this for this state to show you how to expand these cemeteries.
  • I mean, this is a state statute. Okay.
Summary: The committee heard testimony and took action on several land use, housing, municipal utility district, and cemetery-related bills. House Bill 447, dealing with transportation impact analysis requirements tied to MUD bond issuance, drew opposition from a witness who argued it would duplicate work, strain agency resources, and delay development; after the sponsor’s closing remarks, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1202, on third-party review of home backup power installations, was substituted and reported favorably to the full House by a unanimous roll call. House Bill 2494, on disannexation for failure to provide municipal services, and House Bill 1835, removing barriers to HUD-code manufactured homes, were also substituted and reported favorably; HB 1835 passed on a 5-1 vote. Senate Bill 15, limiting lot size and density requirements in certain large municipalities, was substituted and reported favorably unanimously. The committee also heard House Bill 897, which would authorize the sale or long-term lease of two state-owned Austin properties used by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and HHSC. The sponsor said the properties are in poor condition and that proceeds would benefit the state; after questions, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. Several template MUD bills were then laid out, including HB 5652, HB 5654, HB 5661, and HB 5656, each creating or authorizing municipal utility districts in Montgomery or Fort Bend counties for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational improvements. These bills drew limited testimony in support and were left pending without objection. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 2673, which would repeal last session’s change allowing new cemeteries within certain distances of municipalities and restore the prior rule limiting cemetery placement near growing urban areas. The sponsor and supporters argued the 2023 change created unintended consequences, removed valuable taxable land from future use, and complicated city planning; opponents, including a funeral service industry representative, argued the current law gives communities local control and helps address cemetery land shortages. After extensive testimony, the bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4753, a bill allowing a property owner to use a municipal record showing a certificate of occupancy was issued when the original document is lost; it was left pending. Finally, HB 3680, a Cameron County-specific bill modifying subdivision/model rule procedures to reduce replatting burdens while preserving colonia protections, and HB 4812, clarifying that condominiums follow Chapter 82 of the Property Code rather than full subdivision platting, both received supportive testimony and were left pending.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 17th, 2025 at 09:04 am

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's just land, no buildings or anything like that? Oh, no, there's buildings.
  • stair building proponent.
  • This is particularly true in Texas, where we lack a state-level technical building code review mechanism
  • housing options, and want change, not just to where we can build, but how we can build. ...build housing
  • options and what change, not just to where we can build, but how we can build.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on a series of land use, housing, and local government bills. House Bill 447, relating to TIA requirements for certain MUD bond issuances, drew opposition from a witness who argued it would duplicate work already done, strain agency resources, and delay development; after the author’s closing, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. The committee then voted out Senate Bill 1202 (third-party review of home backup power installations), House Bill 2494 (disannexation for failure to provide services), House Bill 1835 (removing barriers to HUD co-manufactured homes), and Senate Bill 15 (lot size and density limits in certain municipalities), with House Bill 1835 receiving one no vote and the others passing unanimously. House Bill 897, authorizing sale or lease of two state-owned Austin properties, was laid out and left pending after brief questions and no public testimony. The committee also heard and left pending several MUD creation bills for Montgomery and Fort Bend counties, including House Bills 5652, 5654, 5661, and 5656, each presented as template district bills with local support and no opposition recorded at the table. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 2673, which would restore prior restrictions on new cemeteries near growing urban areas by repealing changes made last session. Representative Lujan and supporters argued the current law created unintended consequences, including loss of developable land, tax-exempt property in urban cores, and conflicts with infrastructure planning; they said cities already have authority to establish their own cemeteries if needed. Opponents, including a funeral services industry representative, argued the 2023 change was intended to let communities decide and that the bill would take local decision-making backward. After extensive testimony from both sides, the bill was left pending. The committee also heard House Bill 3680, which would create a Cameron County-specific process allowing local discretion under the model subdivision rules. Supporters said the bill would preserve colonia protections while reducing costly platting and replatting burdens on families trying to sell or pass down land; county officials and realtors testified in favor. The bill was left pending after closing. House Bill 4812, a clarification to the Texas Uniform Condominium Act to prevent counties from imposing subdivision platting requirements on condominiums, received support from builders and a condominium attorney who said current county practices create duplicative hurdles and higher costs; it too was left pending. Finally, House Bill 5148, which would allow certain single-stair apartment buildings up to six stories, generated the most detailed policy debate. Supporters, including housing advocates and architects, said the bill would lower costs, improve unit design, and expand affordable, family-friendly housing while maintaining safety through sprinklers and other safeguards. Fire officials from Corpus Christi opposed the bill, warning that a single stairwell could hinder firefighting and occupant evacuation, especially if sprinklers fail or smoke spreads. The author said the bill was aimed at new construction only and was part of a broader effort to reduce outdated housing regulations; the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending at adjournment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 17th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's just land, no buildings or anything like that? Oh, no, there's buildings.
  • There's buildings on it, too, that are in bad shape. No, there's buildings.
  • And they had to build roads.
  • building proponent.
  • This is particularly true in Texas, where we lack a state-level technical building code review mechanism
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 17th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • We can see it in Nueces; we can see it all over the state.
  • In that application, they stated that they were going to build up to 1,900 connections that will build
  • I'm here speaking, as stated, in opposition to House Bill 3671.
  • The bill does not express. grant any additional rulemaking authority to any state office or institution
  • You have to do a building permit with a loophole that you have to sign, stating that if it goes beyond