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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CAA Public Hearing - Wed Mar 18, 2026 @ 10:30 AM HST

Culture & Arts

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, we also have testimony in support from the Hawaii Arts Alliance, Amy Hampton. Yes.
  • also have testimony in support from the<00:22:03.679><c> Hawaii</c><00:22:04.040><c> Arts</c><00:22:
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  • The purpose of the appropriation in Section 4 doesn't necessarily fall within the Works of Art Special
Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 2603 SD1, which would designate the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra as the state symphony orchestra, require annual reports to the legislature, and appropriate funds. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support from the orchestra, the Hawaii Youth Symphony, the Hawaii Arts Alliance, business and arts groups, and many individuals. Supporters emphasized the orchestra’s cultural value, its role in inspiring youth and supporting arts education, and its broader community impact. No opposition or questions were raised, and the chair offered praise for the level of public engagement around the measure. The committee then took up SB 3007 SD2, relating to culture and the arts, which would create an Office of Community Culture and Innovation within the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, require annual reporting, appropriate funds, and establish a Community and Cultural Partnerships Program. The Attorney General’s office warned that section four, which separately funds preservation and relocation of artwork from Aloha Stadium, may be non-germane and should be moved to a separate bill; it also suggested the office would be more properly placed under DAGS rather than SFCA. SFCA Director Karen Ewald testified with concerns about added costs, staffing burdens, and the need for earlier communication, while also saying the agency could support the work if properly coordinated. Opposition testimony argued the bill was duplicative or unnecessary, while supporters, including Governor Abercrombie and Dean Sakamoto, said it would help communities, especially Chinatown, and could support planning and cultural revitalization. The chair noted roughly eight opposition testimonies and five in support, and questioned witnesses about coordination and the cost of relocating the Aloha Stadium artwork, which Ewald estimated could cost at least $1.2 million. The AG’s office said removing section four would substantially reduce legal risk. Finally, the committee heard SB 3019 SD2, a consumer protection measure that would cap ticket resale prices at no more than $3 above the original price for events in Hawaii and authorize DCCA to adopt enforcement rules and fines. The Office of Consumer Protection opposed the bill, arguing it would strain limited enforcement resources, push sales to less regulated channels, and likely eliminate the protections offered by established secondary platforms. Chamber of Progress also opposed the bill, saying price caps would encourage black-market sales, scams, and fraud, and that resale markets serve legitimate consumer needs. In support, the National Independent Venue Association backed the measure, though the remainder of its testimony was not fully captured in the transcript excerpt.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Jan 21st, 2026

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • But as you have in front of you, it may be considered a transportation bill, but in reality, it's far
  • In transportation, miles equal funding and equals dollars.
  • Chairman, members, this authorizes the New Mexico Department of Transportation for a $1.5 billion in
  • So even though it's granting 1.5 billion in authority, the Transportation Commission couldn't max out
  • While I'm not as steeped in the day to day at the Department of Transportation.
Bills: SB2
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Jan 21st, 2026 at 02:04 pm

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • But as you have in front of you, it may be considered a transportation bill, but in reality, it's far
  • our country, and We have many miles, and in transportation, miles equal funding and equal dollars.
  • This authorizes the **New Mexico Department of Transportation** for $1.5 billion in additional bond debt
  • last session in 2025 were a little bit higher for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids than what's in
  • Not as steeped in the day-to-day at the Department of Transportation, I'm also aware they've recently
Bills: SB2
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 21st, 2026 at 01:58 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so this is one option to the legislature in order To save and in order to get family buy-in as well
  • Now, when you invest in pre-kindergarten, you're also investing in the child care system in a way.
  • care center or in a home in a classroom. or in a government facility, an institution.
  • That the transportation challenges across these large areas also play. A factor in this.
  • So, she talked about on Native lands the fact that sometimes transportation is difficult in getting a
Bills: SB2
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CAA Public Hearing - Fri Feb 6, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Culture & Arts

Transcript Highlights:
  • So this year I culture in the arts.
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  • State Foundation on Culture and the Arts in support in person.
Summary: The Committee on Culture and the Arts heard several measures focused on arts funding, public art, performing arts, and libraries. HB 2437 would appropriate funds for the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts’ Artists in the Schools program; the Foundation testified in strong support, explaining that demand has increased and that additional funding would allow more schools to be served. HB 2461 would raise the ceiling for the works of art special fund and provide money for maintenance and a collections manager position; the Foundation supported it and described major conservation needs, including large-scale repairs to public artworks such as the Tadashi Sato work in Hilo and the King Kamehameha statue, as well as ongoing bronze maintenance and new commissions affected by rising materials costs. HB 2604 would create a performing arts ticket surcharge; the Attorney General and Department of Taxation raised drafting and administration concerns, while the State Foundation supported the concept. HB 2605 would create a position to coordinate specialized arts programs and therapeutic arts interventions for underserved neurodivergent populations, and the Foundation supported that measure as well. HB 1860 would designate the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra as the state symphony orchestra and require annual reports; the Attorney General suggested clarifying the public purpose, and the Symphony, youth symphony, and many community supporters testified in favor, emphasizing educational, cultural, and civic benefits. HB 20001 would designate the first Friday in February as Love My Library Day; the State Public Library System, Friends of the Library, and individual testifiers strongly supported it, describing libraries as essential community and educational resources. After hearing testimony, the committee took action on several bills. HB 2437 was recommended for passage with amendments in HD1, with the appropriation blanked out and the additional needed funding to be noted for Finance consideration; the vote was unanimous among members present. HB 2604 was also recommended for passage with HD1 and technical amendments, including deleting the term “Hawaii-based,” clarifying that student performances at public charter schools are exempt, aligning recordkeeping provisions with tax law, and setting an effective date of January 1, 2027. HB 2461 was deferred to decision-making on Friday, February 13. The transcript also indicates the committee moved through the remaining measures after testimony, but the excerpt ends before final votes are shown for HB 2605, HB 1860, and HB 20001.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/2/26

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We learned a lot in that meeting from transportation planner Dan Farnsworth.
  • learned a lot in that meeting from transportation<00:08:05.039><c> planner</c><00:08:05.440><c> Dan</
  • I thought it was a nice gesture to somebody who was so involved in transportation at the time.
  • ><c> and</c> active in the transportation sector and active in the transportation sector and actually
  • </c> somebody who was so involved in somebody who was so involved in transportation<00:26:54.320><c>
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Kentucky Performing Arts operates three venues in Louisville: the Kentucky Center, the Brown Theater,
  • The cabinet's vision is to be a national leader in transportation infrastructure and services for the
  • The cabinet's vision is to be a national leader in transportation infrastructure and services for the
  • The cabinet's vision is to be a national leader in transportation infrastructure and services for the
  • The cabinet's vision is to be a national leader in transportation infrastructure and services for the
Summary: The Capital Planning Advisory Board met with a quorum, approved the May 21 minutes, and welcomed a new executive branch member, Secretary Keith Jackson of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. The board also received two informational items: agency responses to prior questions and amendments made to capital plans after the last meeting. It then heard the Commonwealth Office of Technology’s report on executive branch IT capital project scoring, which reviewed 16 IT requests totaling about $330.5 million. COOT said projects were ranked through an independent panel using standardized criteria focused on feasibility, statewide alignment, readiness, impact, and risk; the CIO recommended moving an enterprise application and artificial intelligence inventory system from rank 11 to rank 4 because of its enterprise-wide impact and connection to Senate Bill 4. The Department of Military Affairs presented its capital plan, describing 43 million in projects for the current period and 13 projects totaling $65 million for 2026–2028, with most funding coming from federal sources and restricted agency funds and no general fund request in the latter period. Its projects included maintenance pool adjustments, a statewide Army master plan, the Somerset readiness center, Shelbyville and Ashland armories, a future home for the Kentucky Army National Guard band, and other facility upgrades. Members asked about the Somerset project’s cost growth and federal delay; the department said the project remains in conceptual design, is awaiting federal MILCON action, and would require a state match of about $9.8 million against $29.6 million federal funding if it is approved. Members also asked about staffing levels, and the department said state employee and Title 32 numbers have been relatively steady, while technician positions have declined. The Department of Veterans Affairs outlined seven projects for 2026–2028, led by a Radcliff Veterans Center HVAC replacement that needs an estimated additional $16 million to finish phase two after phase one was already funded. Other requests included a maintenance pool increase, renovations and exterior upgrades at Eastern and Western Kentucky veterans facilities, a cooling tower replacement at Thompson Hood, and parking lot and lighting improvements. The department said some projects were already in the six-year plan and that the Radcliff phase two could be bid in June 2026 if funded. Members confirmed that a columbarium wall project at Grayson is federally funded. The Kentucky Infrastructure Authority presented its six-year capital plan, citing more than $3 billion in loan commitments since 1988 and over $5 billion in supported infrastructure projects. KIA requested $298.439 million in the first biennium, including $27.742 million in state match for federal clean water and drinking water revolving funds, $25 million for its state Infrastructure Revolving Fund, $185.697 million in federal capitalization grants, and $30 million in leverage bond authorization for each year of the two federally assisted loan programs. Members asked about drinking-water quality, and KIA said that function is handled by the Energy and Environment Cabinet’s Division of Water, not KIA. KIA also said its loan rates currently range from 0.5% to 2.25%, averaging just under 1%, and that its revolving loan programs have had no defaults. The Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet began its presentation at the end of the transcript, with staff identifying themselves, but no project details or board action from that presentation were included in the excerpt.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26 - Part 2

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • session, Republicans raised taxes in the transportation bill and Representative Craft is trying to cut
  • taxes in the transportation bill.
  • taxes in the transportation bill.
  • taxes in the transportation bill.
  • raised taxes in the transportation bill and Representative Craft is trying to cut taxes in the transportation
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26 - Part 1

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh all those in 3513 in the minutes.
  • It was heard here in transportation, um, somewhat mistakenly because it wasn't technically in our possession
  • It was in veterans and it never made it all the way to transportation, and so we went through the other
  • And so this bill works towards that in terms of just getting a plan in place, um, resources in place,
  • </c><00:09:59.920><c> in</c> getting a plan in place, um resources in getting a plan in place, um resources
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Energy Committee Meeting - 2025-04-10

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Seeing none, all those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed say nay.
  • Then we will amend it onto the bill that will be in Ways and Means.
  • Thank you so much for your help in supporting our committee.
  • and having those conversations in committee are exceptionally important.
  • I encourage you to visit with folks in the Senate and also your co-members in the House.
Bills: HF2442
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Seeing none, all those in favor say aye. Oppose say nay.
  • So this will will be in ways and means.
  • All those in favor on Ways and Means. All those in favor say<00:02:31.760><c> I.
  • Thank you so much for your help in supporting our committee.
  • co-members in the House as we move these bills forward.
Bills: HF2442
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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  • I'm the dean of the College of Arts, Languages, and Letters, in which the Department of Linguistics is
  • </c> education in support on Zoom in person. education in support on Zoom in person. Sorry. Sorry.
  • Anybody else in the room in support.
  • </c> in support? in support?
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Feb 3rd, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • agencies, to permit private employer transportation services to use BAT lanes in a county with a population
  • I just know that our students in the South County area have not had access to transportation.
  • I've applied to colleges in Washington, and I'm hoping to take public transport to campus every morning
  • I've applied to colleges in Washington and I'm hoping to take public transport to campus every morning
  • We urge you to support ESHB 1980 in order to improve efficiency in Washington's comprehensive transportation
Bills: SB6252, SB6265, SB6081
Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee held public hearings on several measures. First, it heard Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1980, which would allow local authorities in King County, with transit agency approval, to let private employer transportation services use certain business access and transit lanes under a two-year pilot with fees, performance standards, reporting, and a 10-year sunset. Staff and the sponsor said the bill was revised from a prior version to add the pilot structure, labor input, vehicle markings, and annual reporting. Supporters, including Bellevue business and transit representatives, said the measure would improve mobility, reduce congestion, and help employers and transit work together; the bill was then held after public hearing. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6081, as a proposed substitute, which would exempt sex designation change records and related supporting documents from public disclosure in Department of Licensing and Department of Health records, restrict sharing of those records without consent, and keep updated credentials from showing that a change occurred. Staff said the bill would have about a $1 million fiscal impact over four years for DOL, mostly IT changes, with minimal or absorbable impacts for other agencies. The prime sponsor and many supporters described the bill as a privacy and safety measure for transgender Washingtonians, while one opponent argued it would undermine accurate records; the public hearing was closed. Next, the committee heard Senate Bill 6252, which would expand the transit support grant program’s zero-fare requirement so transit agencies receiving those grants must also allow students enrolled in degree- or certificate-seeking programs at community and technical colleges to ride free. Staff said the bill is broad and could reduce fare revenue for local transit agencies by an estimated $10.9 million to $12.2 million annually, with a revised fiscal note expected for King County Metro. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would improve access to education, especially for older and rural students, while transit advocates noted implementation and funding concerns; the public hearing was then closed. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 6265, which would modernize the transfer of ownership for totaled vehicles to insurers by allowing supporting documents and limited powers of attorney to be transmitted electronically with non-notarized signatures. Staff said the bill has no fiscal impact and is intended to simplify the process after total-loss claims. The sponsor and industry witnesses said the change would reduce paperwork and hardship for consumers, and the public hearing was closed. The committee also announced that amendment requests for 14 bills scheduled for executive session on Thursday were due by noon the next day.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Leg Committee Meeting - 2025-04-09

Legacy Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • In total, there's $85.458 million going to the State Arts Board.
  • In total, there's just under $180 million being appropriated in the bill for the Arts Fund, and that
  • opportunities for everyone living in the 80 counties in Minnesota.
  • And for the arts in particular, these are very transformational gifts.
  • You have continued funding for our Clearwater in arts and culture. My family and I have enjoyed it.
Bills: HF2563
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Legacy Finance Committee 4/9/25

Legacy Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's um in 263 is a state arts board.
  • In total, there's just under $180 million being appropriated in the bill for the arts fund, and that
  • </c> appropriated in the bill for the arts appropriated in the bill for the arts fund,<00:13:49.839><
  • And for the arts in particular, these are very transformational gifts.
  • And for the arts in particular, these are very transformational gifts.
Bills: HF2563
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Ways and Means May 5th, 2026

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • , in support; Jean-Paul DeRussie, in support; Charles Batcher, in support; Carrie Coke, support; Johnny
  • And they go in and they'll start auditing for, let's say, three or four parishes or, in some cases, in
  • the L in the room a lot of... ...sales tax and we whiteboarded down in the L in the room a lot about
  • participate in this audit that I have going on in EBR?
  • I'm going to read in the cards in support. Ty Boffering with Lamoga.
Bills: HB1039, SB423, SB436
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Jan 28th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • related to e-bikes result in injury. of all of our crashes in our county related to e-bikes result in
  • that in the future.
  • specific in the bill.
  • specific in the bill.
  • specific in the bill.
Bills: S0382, S0628, S0654, S0696, S0880
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met with a quorum and considered five bills, all of which were reported favorably. First, SB 628 designated a portion of South Navy Boulevard in Pensacola as “Warrior Sacrifice Way” to honor Ensign Joshua Watson, Petty Officer Muhammad Hatham, and Cameron Walters, who were killed in the 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola attack. Senators spoke in support, emphasizing remembrance and support for the families. The committee then heard CS/SB 382 on electric bicycles and scooters. The bill would require riders on shared pathways to yield to pedestrians, sound an audible signal before passing, and limit speed near pedestrians, while creating an e-bike safety task force and reporting requirements. Law enforcement, local officials, and school board representatives supported the bill and described safety concerns and data gaps, while several senators raised questions about enforcement and asked that e-scooters be addressed more explicitly. The bill was reported favorably. Members also approved SB 880, creating a Miami Northwestern Alumni Association specialty license plate to fund scholarships and school programs, and SB 696, which allows online trademark registration applications and updates Florida’s trademark classification and verification procedures. Finally, the committee took up CS/CS/SB 654 on traffic infraction enforcement cameras for red light, school zone speeding, and school bus violations. The bill and an amendment added guardrails on data use, hearings, reporting, signage, and contract limits; senators raised concerns about privacy, surveillance, and school zone enforcement, and a Hillsborough County sheriff’s representative testified that all-day school zone enforcement has improved safety. All measures were reported favorably, and the committee adjourned after recording additional affirmative votes on SB 628 from Senators Martin and Smith.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Leg Committee Meeting - 2025-03-19

Legacy Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Every year since legacy funding began in 2009, we have continued to produce content about the arts, history
  • When you get on there, you get really excited to see these videos and what people are doing in the arts
  • for $4.7 million in legacy arts and cultural heritage funding.
  • In FY24, we had over 100 stories about Minnesota arts institutions, artists, and musicians.
  • Art Hounds profiled 129 artists, events, and shows in FY24. 39% of those were from Greater Minnesota.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Legacy Finance Committee 3/19/25

Legacy Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Since Legacy funding began in 2009, we have continued to produce content about the arts, history, and
  • /c> what people are doing in the Arts or you what people are doing in the Arts or you know<00:18:16.760
  • for $4.7 million in Legacy arts and cultural heritage funding.
  • </c><00:20:40.919><c> Legacy</c><00:20:41.360><c> arts</c> request for $4.7 million in Legacy arts request
  • In FY 24, we had over 100 stories about Minnesota arts institutions, artists, and musicians.