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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Commerce and Economic Development Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:14 pm

House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • And they're here for questions and support, moral support. Very good.
  • And we stand in strong support.
  • I'm here today to support SB 48.
  • I respectfully urge you to support SB 17.
  • I will never support a gun control bill.
Bills: SB48, HB250, SB17
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Individualized home supports is a service that provides support to individuals.
  • but a training and support service. but a training and support service.
  • c> 3375 Our supports also filed 3375 Our supports also filed 3375 as<00:22:07.120> amended,
  • and the more intensive supports. and the more intensive supports.
  • really need 7 hours of support that day. really need 7 hours of support that day.
Bills: HF3526, HF3375, HF3469
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 7th, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of House Bill 3284.
  • Okay, thank you. ...support HB3515, and I'm testifying for myself.
  • I'm in support of House Bill 3515.
  • I appreciate you, and I'm in support of passing this bill.
  • It clarifies the notice language for the child support review process. ...and that of the child support
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 7th, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm here today to testify in strong support of HB 168 because our current law unfortunately has some
  • work on the advocacy team at Unchained At Last, the only organization in the United States that supports
  • Thank you for the opportunity. to testify in support of HB 168, this crucial bill to end child marriage
  • I am here to testify today. in support of House Bill 168.
  • They deserve loving parents, supportive communities, access to education, and to form healthy families
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • program, the Consumer Directed Community Supports program, and the Consumer Support Grant.
  • this bill and so thank you for support this bill and so thank you for supporting<00:10:22.240> our
  • They do more than just support the person; they support entire family units, and they support our future
  • They do more than just support the person; they support entire family units, and they support our future
  • integration support integration support positive<01:46:53.719> supports<01:46:54.040>
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Environmental Regulation Mar 27th, 2025

Environmental Regulation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, and with that we support the bill. My understanding is there's about 187 million.
  • Uh, we have strong support in, in, in Travis County for environmental stuff and. I can't.
  • We specialize in end to end wind farm decommissioning support.
  • OK, well, I'm hopeful that there's support for this.
  • Philip Martin of the Environmental Defense Fund, uh, supportive of this bill.
Bills: HB205
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Edfin Committee Meeting - 2026-04-16

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:47:48.880> personnel the current student support personnel the current student support
  • support person, student support<00:53:14.640> personnel.
  • urge your support for House File 4893. urge your support for House File 4893.
  • I support it. I think it's a good bill. I support it.
  • > student<01:37:12.239> support agency will support this student support agency will support
Bills: HF4893
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Culture, Recreation & Tourism Apr 8th, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, we are here today to ask for your support for this resolution.
  • I respectfully urge your support.
  • I humbly ask you to support HCR 6. Thank you for being here. Thank you.
  • It supports local jobs.
  • I'm here to testify in support of House Bill 4230.
Bills: HCR6
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • For more than three years, UCOM has been the backbone of the international effort to support Ukraine.
  • They do continue to depend on our support.
  • K, especially one with a dual-use capability that could fill the close air support gap.
  • for Russia's war, maybe other things beyond moral support.
  • Even in Sudan, what's going on with the rapid support forces in Burkina Faso.
Summary: The committee convened to discuss various bills and hear testimonies related to legislative matters, including public concerns and implications surrounding the proposed legislation. Notably, the members engaged in a vigorous debate over SB4, where several representatives shared differing viewpoints on its impact on local communities and the environment. Public testimonies were heard, with advocates arguing for the bill's potential benefits, while opponents raised significant concerns regarding the fiscal implications and land use. Following these discussions, the committee moved to vote on HB2214, which passed without issue, illustrating the bipartisan support for certain initiatives tied to public welfare.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Human Committee Meeting - 2026-04-09

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • supporting our our neighbors. supporting our our neighbors.
  • youth in supportive on supporting youth in supportive housing housing housing shouldn't<00:45:00.680
  • center supported 75 youth. center supported 75 youth.
  • we urge your support. we urge your support.
  • as the the direct support uh program. as the the direct support uh program.
Summary: The Human Services Finance and Policy Committee approved the April 8, 2026 minutes and then heard House File 1767, as amended by the DE4 amendment. Representative Garande explained that the bill, originally intended to codify Integrated Community Supports (ICS), was being redirected because of concerns about fraud vulnerability and program integrity. The DE4 would create a smaller legislative study group to redesign ICS, pause DHS changes for about six months while the group develops a transition plan, continue DHS fraud investigations and enforcement, and ultimately terminate ICS as currently structured. Testimony in support came from Mr. Buck and Zania Harut of the Residential Providers Association of Minnesota, both of whom argued that ICS is unstable, inconsistently implemented, and in need of a new statutory foundation. They said the current system mixes different service models under one rate framework, lacks clear codification, and has shifting policy guidance that creates compliance problems for providers and risks to people receiving services. They emphasized that the bill would preserve oversight and enforcement while allowing time to build a replacement service with clearer rules, documentation standards, and guardrails. Members asked about effects on counties, providers, data, audits, and fraud enforcement. Representative Curran and Mr. Berg said the bill would not change funding structures or DHS’s existing authority to audit, request documentation, investigate fraud, or sanction bad actors, and that the study group would use existing data to identify where problems are concentrated. Vice Chair Gillman supported the study-group approach as a bipartisan, public process and raised concerns about whether the bill would prevent DHS from acting on known fraud; Curran responded that the language was intended to preserve those enforcement actions. The discussion ended without a final vote on the bill in the portion provided, beyond adoption of the DE4 amendment.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/19/2026 - House Rural Economic Development

Rural Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you for considering supporting our transformative initiative. Thank you, Madam Chair.
  • This will be great for us because it gives us another avenue, a tremendous avenue, of support that we
  • Tremendous avenue of support that we can continue to do our trade with Mexico and abroad, really.
  • I'm here to speak in strong support of SB 1272, a bill that represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity
  • Please support SB 1272 to secure Arizona's future. Thank you. And I'll move from the script a bit.
Bills: SB1272
Summary: The Rural Economic Development Committee heard presentations focused first on local infrastructure needs in Legislative District 7, especially the East Wolford Road Extension project in Show Low. City and county officials said the road and new bridge would provide a critical alternate route around U.S. 60 and State Route 260, improve access to Summit Healthcare, reduce congestion, and create a safer evacuation path during wildfires or flooding. They emphasized that the project is fully designed and shovel-ready, with substantial local and developer funding already committed, and described past flooding and the Rodeo-Chediski Fire as evidence of the need for another emergency crossing. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1272, which appropriates $5 million from the state general fund in fiscal year 2027 as a match for the Douglas Port of Entry project, contingent on a federal GSA award. Senator Gallen, Douglas Mayor Jose Grijalva, and city staff described the project as a major trade, jobs, and border-security investment that would support a new commercial port and expansion of the existing Raul H. Castro Port of Entry. They said the project is intended to speed commerce, strengthen inspection and security, and leverage significant federal and private investment, while noting a funding deadline and a remaining local gap. During testimony, Douglas representatives said the city has already secured part of the required match, is pursuing additional federal and bank financing, and cannot easily raise the rest through local bonds because of time and tax-base limits. Members asked about timelines, private participation, and security impacts. The committee approved SB 1272 on a 6-0 vote, with one member absent, and the bill was returned with a do pass recommendation.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • But so I appreciate your support.
  • I appreciate your support.
  • <00:13:16.560> of year, and you were very supportive of year, and you were very supportive
  • I know this I appreciate your support.
  • We can count on you guys for support.
Bills: HF3393