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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine constructing the Surface Transportation Reauthorization bill, focusing on United States Secretary of Transportation's perspective. Apr 2nd, 2025 at 09:00 am
Environment and Public Works Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Obviously, different states have different needs.
- Rapidly deliver previously awarded funding for the array of I-95 bridges that need the work and for the
- America needs it.
- Why do you need to approve our state transportation plans?
- unused EVs charger funds to roads and bridges.
Keywords:
surface transportation, infrastructure reauthorization, bipartisan collaboration, safety, federal programs, funding challenges, bureaucracy, transportation needs, critical projects, public testimony
Summary:
The committee meeting focused on the development of the next surface transportation reauthorization bill. Discussions centered around key principles aimed at improving the safety and reliability of the transportation network, reforming federal programs for efficiency, and addressing the diverse transportation needs across various states. Members emphasized the importance of bipartisan collaboration to streamline processes, eliminate bureaucratic delays, and ensure timely funding for critical infrastructure projects. There were also notable conversations about specific projects and funding challenges, reflecting the urgency for action and commitment to modernizing America's infrastructure.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Feb 10th, 2026
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- need in school.
- If a child needs glasses to see the board, we provide them.
- If a child needs a wheelchair to access the building, we provide it.
- He also needs ABA support just to make it through a school day.
- We need follow-through. We need accountability.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Education
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- The Washington State Transportation Improvement Board provides funds to high-priority transportation
- Previous legislatures have also authorized general obligation bond sales for the purposes of funding
- Funds were appropriated for this work in 2019 and again in 2021. In 2023, WSDOT and ODOT were...
- The Ferry Riders' Opinion Group exists to fill that need.
- Our office noticed that the interest was going to the general fund.
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
transportation improvement board, TIB, transportation improvement account, motor vehicle fund, arterial streets, local match, private match, grant funding, transportation grants, county roads, city streets, transportation benefit district, urban county, small city program, active transportation, pedestrian, bicycle, bike routes, transit, public transit
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- They would need to hire a contracted third-party facilitator for the seven months of the study.
- It was harder to stop when needed and even harder to control.
- It needs to be a levee breach, a dam break, a wildfire, something of that effect.
- I don't think we really need a law for this, to be honest, but clearly it was missed.
- I think I don't think we really need a law for this to be honest, but clearly it was missed.
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
commute trip reduction, definitions, transportation, environmental impact, urban planning, electric bicycles, electric motorcycles, regulation, vehicle classification, tolling, emergency suspension, public access, state highways, transportation improvement board, TIB, transportation improvement account, motor vehicle fund, arterial streets, local match, private match
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee 3rd Revision: Oreder revised Feb 18th, 2026 at 04:30 pm
A&B Education Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- Right now, the best I can determine is the fund is on a first...
- . ...fund already that we're, let me try to rephrase that.
- We put money in the fund.
- If you needed help from your math teacher, you could go do that.
- And we need to have more of that.
Committee:
House A&B Education Subcommittee
Keywords:
extracurricular activities, charter schools, student eligibility, virtual education, Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association, prayer, religious freedom, public schools, consent, First Amendment, school policy, paid maternity leave, school employees, public health, childcare, work-life balance, education, family leave, tuition, grant
IA
Bills:
HF2393 , HF2052 , HF2218 , HF2307 , HF2003 , HF2366 , HSB725 , HF2078 , HSB554 , HSB676 , HSB717 , HF2270 , HSB718 , HF2306 , HSB746 , HF332 , HF460 , HSB680 , HF2051 , HSB677 , HF2187 , HSB719 , HF2123 , HF2451 , HF621 , HSB608 , HSB683 , HSB735
Committee:
Joint Education
Keywords:
education savings account, general fund, school districts, funding flexibility, teacher salary, professional development, preschool, education, community-based providers, instruction, school district agreements, special education, classroom cameras, video surveillance, school safety, student privacy, FERPA, Iowa school districts, charter schools, innovation zone schools
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/10/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- without this change is about $11.6 billion below what is needed to properly fund the state's infrastructure
- But we really need to quit funding our roads with general fund money because we're taking money away
- But we really need to quit funding our roads with general fund money because we're taking, letting other
- And we can't depend on the general fund to do this. I'm a yes, but this needs a lot of work.
- And, as I noted, there's been increased utilization, caseload growth, and need for supplemental funding
Bills:
SB1072 , SB1111 , SB1114 , SB1116 , SB1122 , SB1179 , SB1250 , SB1308 , SB1455 , SB1456 , SB1457 , SB1487 , SB1547 , SB1549 , SB1551 , SB1552
Keywords:
reimbursement rates, intellectual disabilities, community services, economic security, funding appropriations, automated license plate readers, law enforcement, privacy, data access, public records, behavioral health, patient brokering, appropriation, state funds, Maricopa County, claims review, medical necessity, American Indian health program, healthcare regulations, healthcare
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't need to go into my background.
- Madam Chair, are you needing me? No, sir, I was.
- What's the hit to the pension fund? Thank you for the question.
- The funded ratio will go from 81.4 to 80.1.
- This bill really needs to have a lot of work on it.
Committee:
Senate Rules
Keywords:
emergency management, severe weather, youth camp, summer camp, overnight camp, day camp, outdoor education, adventure camp, wilderness program, campground safety, tornado preparedness, flooding, flash flood, high winds, hail, lightning, extreme heat, extreme cold, wildfire smoke, evacuation plan
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
General Government REVISED: HB4434 - Added Feb 17th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
General Government
Transcript Highlights:
- There's a whole host of things that need to be addressed.
- And the people best situated, that need to be addressed.
- The assets of the fund were to be used; it was a 75% rural, 25% urban split.
- Those statistics are saying that's where the greatest need is.
- Want to be on the board, you need to actually own a home or a lot, and you need to live in the HOA.
Committee:
House General Government
Keywords:
housing, legislative committee, affordable housing, Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, policy improvement, HB4414, Oklahoma Homebuilder Program, OHFA, single-family housing, homebuilder loans, 0% interest loan, housing finance, workforce housing, Legislative Workforce Housing Committee, housing needs assessment, community housing assessment, disaster recovery housing, federally declared natural disaster, rural housing, urban housing
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Higher Education Mar 19th, 2026
Joint Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- We're trying to do the right thing, but we don't have the information we need to stay safe.
- The information families need already exists. The Snack Act simply ensures they can find it.
- You know, as a young advocate who is also affected, these are the voices we need to hear from.
- Right now, the information families need is hard to find.
- This bill would help kids like me learn what we need to be safe when eating in school.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Higher Education
Keywords:
student nutrition, food allergies, celiac disease, gluten-free meals, allergen-free meals, medically restricted diets, school meals, college dining, K-12 education, higher education, disability access, accessibility services, food service, nutrition information, website disclosure, school website, meal accommodations, special diets, Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 71
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/28/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- The rhetoric needs toned down. The frenzy needs toned down. The fear-mongering needs toned down.
- We need to help society. We need to help them.
- We need to help these families who need help with their children.
- We have an abundance of needs. Behavioral health is a big thing. We have an abundance of needs.
- going to have the funding for it.
Bills:
SB1051 , SB1114 , SB1115 , SB1122 , SB1132 , SB1162 , SB1169 , SB1171 , SB1172 , SB1173 , SB1174 , SB1175 , SB1179 , SB1188 , SB1233 , SB1236 , SB1242 , SB1316 , SB1368
Keywords:
SB1051, Arizona hospitals, immigration status, patient intake, admission forms, registration forms, health care reporting, uncompensated care, emergency department, lawfully present, undocumented immigrants, noncitizen patients, hospital funding, Arizona Department of Health Services, ADHS, border security, health care institutions, patient privacy, medical access, immigration policy
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Mar 10th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- So hopefully you don't need passwords anymore, Senator.
- So hopefully you don't need passwords anymore, Senator.
- Bill HB 273 creates a limited exception allowing municipalities and first responders to grant funding
- Bill HB 273 creates a limited exception allowing municipalities and first responders to grant funding
- >> Yes, sir. >> Just one uh this is we're not trying we're not circumventing anything from uh funding
Committee:
Senate County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
education oversight, subpoena authority, investigation, State Superintendent, school misconduct, ad valorem tax, road funding, local government, referendum, Choctaw County, HB141, Alabama, state employees, salary deductions, payroll deduction, State Comptroller, membership dues, voluntary contributions, insurance premiums, financial instruments
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Apr 16th, 2025
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- That was to get the incentive package that she needed in her first year. that she needed in her first
- That's how much this is needed. Rural areas need physicians.
- , which is need-based aid.
- Who are need-based.
- It needs to be renovated.
Committee:
House Ways and Means Education
Keywords:
rural physician, tax credit, healthcare access, physician recruitment, Alabama, HB379, Alabama income tax, nonresident exemption, remote workers, traveling employees, mobile workforce, withholding tax, state tax reciprocity, multistate employees, temporary work, work location tracking, time and attendance system, remote work taxation, professional athlete, professional entertainer
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Children, Youth and Family Services REVISED: HB3637 - Added Feb 18th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Children, Youth and Family Services
Transcript Highlights:
- of it that need to be addressed, and we need to get it right.
- How quickly or how long does that need to take?
- Needs to be brought up, we bring up and make it, and if we need to, make it a condition of passage, because
- But this is an important issue that I think we need to get right.
- So we need to be having these conversations on the front side.
Bills:
HB3131 , HB3380 , HB3502 , HB3552 , HB3849 , HB3886 , HB3907 , HB4201 , HB4302 , HB3448 , HB3409 , HB4095 , HB3637
Committee:
House Children, Youth and Family Services
Keywords:
homelessness, shelter standards, safety, accountability, state funding, local governance, regulation, Oklahoma Homeless Shelter Safety and Accountability Act, foster care, child welfare, Department of Human Services, educational opportunities, employment support, technology in child welfare, faith-based organizations, self-sufficiency, financial literacy, HB3502, Oklahoma, children's code
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Apr 30th, 2025
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Maybe 2014 or 2013, and I was general fund chair at the 2013, and I was general fund chair at the time
- We need the lottery. We need to gamble. That's the bottom line.
- And we need to... I echo your right. And we need to... I echo your sentiments 1000%.
- And yes, we need to either amend this bill or we need to get another bill that's going to direct it to
- To see where the need truly is, to see where the resources need to be directed further on.
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation Education
Keywords:
rural health, hospital funding, tax credits, qualified donations, Alabama Department of Revenue, HB273, Hunger-Free Campus Act, hunger free campus, food insecurity, college hunger, student hunger, campus pantry, food pantry, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, basic needs, student food assistance, meal vouchers, meal credits, food vouchers
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Feb 24th, 2026 at 04:30 pm
Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, is simply creating a revolving fund? Yes. There's no funding in the bill.
- So going forward, would you be willing to consider if we are going to fund this revolving fund and we
- And they're largely funded with philanthropic dollars, and they're well suited to meet this need.
- Chairman, is simply creating a revolving fund. Yes. There's no funding in the bill.
- So going forward, would you be willing to consider if we are going to fund this revolving fund and we
Bills:
HB3622 , HB3621 , HB3151 , HB3882 , HB3661 , HB4273 , HB3644 , HB3706 , HB3708 , HB2021 , HB3986 , HB3972
Committee:
House Appropriations and Budget
Keywords:
HB3622, 2030 Census, Decennial Census, U.S. Decennial Census Revolving Fund, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, Commerce Department, census preparation, federal census, state treasury fund, revolving fund, continuing fund, deemed appropriated, technology upgrades, census outreach, redistricting, population count, Title 74, OMES, State Treasurer, budgeting
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/11/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- So I do understand the needs.
- We do know people need to be paid.
- And he needs living skills.
- Can you tell me why it’s needed? It’s been happening that we need this bill.
- I think this is important and as a survivor of breast cancer, I agree that it needs, that we need to
Bills:
SB1086 , SB1193 , SB1318 , SB1345 , SB1346 , SB1451 , SB1496 , SB1611 , SB1630 , SB1631 , SB1632 , SB1672
Keywords:
reimbursement, healthcare, laboratory services, noncontracting providers, Arizona health care cost containment, personal identifying information, PII, privacy, confidential records, public records exemption, commercial disclosure, data privacy, licensure, certification, health professions, health care licensing, Arizona Department of Health Services, ADHS, emergency medical care technician, EMCT
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session May 4th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Bills:
SR28 , SB201 , SB1379 , SB1525 , SB1966 , SB2112 , SB2170 , HB2749 , HB3262 , HB3265 , HB3673 , HB3781 , HB3040 , HB3076 , HB3369 , HB3982 , HB3462 , HB3465 , HB3521 , HB3796 , HB3800 , HB4095 , HB4298 , HB4316 , HB4338 , HB4408 , HB4454
Keywords:
alpha-gal syndrome, alpha gal, tick-borne illness, tick bite allergy, red meat allergy, meat allergy, dairy allergy, anaphylaxis, Lyme disease, public health, tick prevention, vector-borne disease, allergy awareness, May awareness month, Oklahoma Department of Health, outdoor safety, health education, research funding, minimum salary, education funding
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Early Learning & Human Services Feb 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Early Learning & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- For these families, child care is a basic need.
- They lose funding, delay graduation, or are forced to stop out.
- Sales Washington receives 100% of its funding from the state.
- I think we need to consider all of those things.
- Yes, I want to thank you, and when I went to the Speaker and said I need a facilitator, but I need money
Committee:
House Early Learning & Human Services
Keywords:
child care, Working Connections Child Care, WCCC, graduate students, professional students, higher education, full-time student, affordable child care, subsidized child care, child care subsidy, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, DCYF, income eligibility, state median income, copayment, copay waiver, family support, workforce participation, working families, special needs child care
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Health and Human Services Oversight Feb 25th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Health and Human Services Oversight
Bills:
HB4248 , HB3194 , HB3849 , HB4095 , HB4302 , HB3342 , HB3344 , HB3287 , HB3645 , HB3647 , HB3930 , HB3931 , HB1818 , HB4454 , HB4336
Committee:
House Health and Human Services Oversight
Keywords:
HB4248, hemp beverage, hemp drinks, THC beverage, cannabis beverage, intoxicating hemp, age restriction, under 21, minor possession, youth access, public health and safety, Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, retail sales, alcohol-style regulation, controlled substances, beverage regulation, pregnancy centers, abortion, abortion-inducing drugs