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MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Taxes Committee 3/6/25

Taxes

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  • hearing about our updated State financial forecast today, and the local economic implications from federal
  • from federal changes are unclear<00:05:28.759> in<00:05:28.960> this<00:05:29.160>
  • uh tax credit do have as a federal uh tax credit do have carbon<00:42:05.720> intensity<00:42
  • greet model um which greet the federal greet model um which estimates<00:48:35.200> the<00:48
  • identified ifed by the federal identified ifed by the federal department<00:53:57.559> of
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Environment Committee Meeting - 2025-03-27

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Certainly, there's a federal component, but the bulk of our funding is from the state.
  • This proposal also complements federal funding from the U.S.
  • And so that is the first item accessing federal funds for PFAS treatment.
  • So nothing is changing in the requirements, just recognizing that tribal sovereignty.
  • The A1 also allows federally recognized tribal governments in Minnesota to petition for discretionary
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:02:25.920> government resources from the federal government resources from the federal
  • The DNR follows all state, federal,<01:04:29.039> and<01:04:29.359> federal<01:04:29.760
  • laws federal, and federal policies and laws in<01:04:30.880> the<01:04:31.039> design<
  • /c><01:35:03.360> sovereignty section five recognizes the sovereignty section five recognizes
  • As it stands right now, the A1 also allows federally recognized tribal governments in Minnesota to petition
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EIG-TRS, EIG-JDC Public Hearings 04-07-2026

Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

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  • a lot of pressure of what federal a lot of pressure of what federal government,<00:07:30.520>
  • We do, but this is for at the federal level because we do not at the federal level.
  • the federal government within the Supreme Court would then say that it's the federal law that supersedes
  • we're doing here locally, the federal we're doing here locally, the federal government<00:08:33.599
  • <00:08:36.240> law would then say that it's the federal law would then say that it's the federal
Bills: SCR11, SR9
Summary: The joint committees on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs, Transportation, and later Judiciary heard two sets of resolutions. The first, SCR 132 and SR 124, urged the City and County of Honolulu to take steps to finalize the Makakilo Drive Extension Project. Testimony from a Makakilo resident emphasized the lack of a second access route and raised safety concerns about being trapped in the area in an emergency. Both committees voted to pass the resolutions unamended. The second set, SCR 11 and SR 9, requested that the U.S. Congress amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, federally funded programs, credit, and jury service. Supporters from the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, IMUA Alliance, and Pride at Work in Hawaii argued that stronger anti-discrimination protections are needed to reduce vulnerability to violence, housing insecurity, and exploitation, and to provide federal protections that mirror state law. One senator asked whether state protections already exist and was told the resolutions seek federal-level protections because federal law can supersede state law. Both committees adopted recommendations to pass SCR 11 and SR 9 unamended, with votes in favor and some members excused.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 19th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Types of reports that are required either by state law or by federal law.
  • There are about 600 state, federal, local, and county agencies. This is only...
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 4/15/26

Health Finance and Policy

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  • penalty provisions in federal law. penalty provisions in federal law.
  • related to federal conformity with HR 1. related to federal conformity with HR 1.
  • federal requirement, which is 1 month. federal requirement, which is 1 month.
  • guidance or the federal law.
  • <01:34:07.800> They guidance or the federal law. They guidance or the federal law.
Bills: HF4401, HF4466
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

Agriculture and Forestry

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  • sustain life to an injured animal without a permit, so long as the wild bird or animal is not a federally
  • I have helped secure state permits and federal permits in other states including Alabama.
  • The Good Samaritan law gives Alabama citizens the freedom to act with compassion and recognizes that
  • Our program's mission is to provide federal expertise in resolving human and wildlife conflict and human
Bills: HB448, HB448
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Fiscal Responsibility Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Fiscal Responsibility

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  • These are federal tax credit scholarships. They give Alabama new authority and opportunity.
  • Every Alabama can receive every... a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit of up to $1,700 per person
  • automatic participation in the federal automatic participation in the federal tax<00:04:04.959><
  • The SGOs there are certain requirements by federal law they have to meet.
  • minimum qualifications at the federal minimum qualifications at the federal level<00:08:32.719><
KY
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  • You have the floor. comparing it to the federal looking at comparing it to the federal looking at the
  • were<00:10:25.200> being federal federal dollars that were being federal federal dollars
  • federal platform. federal platform. >> I'm<00:24:35.760> sorry.
  • We support federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics, and are recognized by HRSA's
  • We support federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics, and are recognized by HRSA's
Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board met for its third meeting and approved the July 30 minutes. The chair outlined a full agenda covering the state-based marketplace versus the federally facilitated marketplace, connectors and navigators, presumptive eligibility, eligibility/enrollment/redetermination, and a rural health transformation update. Commissioner Lisa Lee and Assistant Director David Barry presented first on Kentucky’s state-based exchange, Connect, explaining that it is an integrated eligibility and enrollment system for Medicaid, CHIP, SNAP, TANF, child care, and qualified health plans. They reviewed Kentucky’s move from a state-based exchange to healthcare.gov in 2017 and back to a state-based marketplace in 2021, and said the system helps route applicants to the correct program and allows families to move more easily between Medicaid and exchange coverage as circumstances change. The presenters said the exchange is funded by carrier assessments on qualified health plans rather than general fund dollars, with costs allocated across programs based on use. They said Kentucky’s exchange fees are lower than the federal platform’s and that the state-based system provides local assistance through DCBS offices, connectors, and licensed agents in every county. Members asked about startup and operating costs, fee-setting, and whether any general fund dollars are used; the department said it would follow up with the CFO on fee details and said it was not aware of general fund support for exchange operations. Members also raised concerns about Medicaid eligibility verification and improper enrollment, while the department emphasized that the state system uses different questions than healthcare.gov and is designed to identify the correct coverage based on monthly Medicaid income and annual tax-credit income. The board also discussed enrollment trends, including a COVID-era spike during the public health emergency when disenrollments were largely paused, and current qualified health plan enrollment of more than 97,000 people on Connect. Commissioner Lee explained presumptive eligibility as temporary Medicaid coverage, noting it applies to pregnant women and hospital-based cases, with hospitals able to grant it and certain providers able to grant it to pregnant women. She said full eligibility is still determined within 30 days and that presumptive eligibility ends when full Medicaid eligibility is determined or at the end of the following month. The meeting then shifted to connectors, with representatives from Community Action Kentucky and the Kentucky Primary Care Association describing their statewide outreach network, local offices, and role helping residents apply for Medicaid, renew coverage, report changes, and navigate benefits; they said connectors do not determine eligibility but assist with applications, recertifications, and outreach events across the Commonwealth.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/02/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • So this is a message to the federal government to take action.
  • And so this is a message to the federal government to take action at the federal level.
  • and administrative capacity that meet federal requirements.
  • I recognize you from the town halls. Thank you so much from the town hall and Sunsites.
  • There's been, even the federal government has the same kind of programs that are going on there.
Summary: The House Committee on Land, Agriculture and Rural Affairs considered several measures related to foreign ownership of land, historic preservation administration, and limits on the Attorney General’s nuisance authority. HCM 2005, urging Congress to study restrictions on property ownership by foreign governments operating under communism or authoritarianism, was amended unsuccessfully and then passed on a 5-3 do-pass recommendation. HB 2171, which would prohibit sales or leases of Arizona real property to persons acting on behalf of China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea and assign enforcement duties to state and county officials, also passed 5-3. HB 2790, which would restructure the State Historic Preservation Office’s reporting and budget process and provide a $1 million appropriation, drew testimony from Arizona State Parks and Trails and the Arizona Preservation Foundation; supporters said it would improve autonomy and efficiency, while critics warned it could create administrative conflicts and affect federal funding. It passed 5-3 after discussion of possible clarifying amendments. The committee then took up three similar bills aimed at curbing the Attorney General’s use of public nuisance actions. HB 2168 would require county board of supervisors approval before the AG could bring such an action in Superior Court; supporters argued it would add local control and protect rural industries, while opponents said it would block needed enforcement and give local officials veto power over statewide concerns. HB 2169 would make the AG liable for defamation per se if a nuisance action is filed without a reasonable basis and publicized; supporters framed it as accountability, while opponents said it would chill enforcement and transparency. HB 2167 would impose damages, attorney fees, lost profits, and treble penalties on the AG for unsuccessful nuisance actions; supporters said it would deter overreach, while opponents said it would intimidate the office and shield powerful corporations. All three bills passed on 5-3 do-pass votes.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee Apr 3rd, 2025

Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • That concludes the bill portion of the agenda, and I'd like to recognize Commissioner Boswell.
  • Currently, the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services operates a nationally recognized brain injury
  • Those are two pieces of federal legislation. pieces of federal legislation that were passed to improve
Bills: SB241, HB304, HB295, HB361
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/25/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:45:53.319> and and um those have leveraged federal and and um those have leveraged federal
  • The federal government piece, we've mentioned, you know, for decades the federal government hasn't been
  • The federal government piece, we've mentioned, you know, for decades the federal government hasn't been
  • The federal government piece, we've mentioned, you know, for decades the federal government hasn't been
  • <00:51:40.200> government impact I the to the federal government impact I the to the federal
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair, I did have a last slide just regarding an update on federal funding and federal termination of
  • Chair, I did have a last slide just regarding an update on federal funding and federal termination of
  • Chair, I did have a last slide just regarding an update on federal funding and federal termination of
  • Chair, I did have a last slide just regarding an update on federal funding and federal termination of
  • a federal match.
Bills: HF4609, HF4401
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Workforce Apr 1st, 2025

S/C on Workforce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair recognizes Vice Chair Caroline Harris Davila. Well. Thank you.
  • HB669 recognizes Vice Chair Gonzalez to explain her bill. Representative.
  • If not, the chair recognizes... Madam Chair Gonzalez, to close on HB669.
  • The chair lays out HB1306 and recognizes Chairman Landgraf to explain the bill.
  • The Chair recognizes... Representative Bhojani? Present.