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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Leg Committee Meeting - 2025-04-09

Legacy Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you for attending this, our legacy for today.
  • I was never a big legacy guy to begin with.
  • Chair, I'll go through the spreadsheet of the legacy bill.
  • Reductions in legacy support will diminish that impact statewide.
  • Now that we have the legacy amendment.
Bills: HF2563
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Legacy Finance Committee 4/9/25

Legacy Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I never a big legacy guy to begin with.
  • of the great things that this legacy of the great things that this legacy money<00:02:43.519>
  • members of the Legacy Finance Committee. members of the Legacy Finance Committee.
  • > will<00:25:58.640> reduce Reductions in legacy support will reduce Reductions in legacy
  • stations in the legacy omnibus bill. stations in the legacy omnibus bill.
Bills: HF2563
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 31st, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 30th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Harvey's legacy reflects creativity, courage and deep respect for the community.
  • Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation in extending appreciation to the late Harvey Pratt and honors his legacy
Bills: SR34
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • focusing specifically on the uh legacy focusing specifically on the uh legacy uh<00:02:29.360>
  • actually the definition of a legacy actually the definition of a legacy system<00:02:50.640>
  • looking at options such as the legacy looking at options such as the legacy modernization<00:08:
  • <00:16:15.199> legacy the definition of what a legacy legacy the definition of what a legacy
  • So we can use the legacy project.
Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Personnel, Public Retirement, and Finance heard a presentation from the Commonwealth Office of Technology on legacy IT modernization funds and how they are used to address outdated, unsupported, or unsustainable systems. David Carter and Carrie Welch explained the state’s definition of a legacy system under KRS 7A.180, emphasizing not only vendor support issues but also changing business needs, regulatory compliance, and the loss of institutional knowledge for older systems. They described the office’s review process for determining whether a project qualifies, including assessing business risk, comparing options such as upgrades, replacements, shared solutions across agencies, or commercial products, and then matching the project to available funding. The presenters said COT reports twice a year to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue on progress with legacy modernization projects. They reported 30 projects funded to date, with 18 completed, and said remaining projects are still moving forward while agencies continue to identify modernization needs. They highlighted examples of completed work, including modernized security cameras, replacement of unsupported systems, migration of documents to the Commonwealth Enterprise Content Management Platform, restoration of vendor support, a digital policy acknowledgement portal, replacement of the State Police dispatch system, and digitization of paper records for faster retrieval and better disaster resilience. Members asked for more detail on how the $10 million request would be allocated, including system-by-system spending, the split between software, hardware, vendor contracts, and staff time, and how the office determines when a system needs replacement. COT said it did not have a system-by-system or cost-category breakdown at the hearing but could provide one later, and explained that the funds are intended for development and first-time acquisition costs rather than ongoing maintenance. They also said the $5 million annual request was based on prior years’ experience and that agencies often contribute some funding themselves, so the program could still operate if appropriated less than the full amount. The committee then approved the minutes and adjourned.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • education, signature events, and legacy education, signature events, and legacy projects.<00:10:
  • Across the whole Commonwealth as we prepare to commemorate July 4th, and legacy.
  • So, what is this legacy that we're going to leave behind through our efforts?
  • We have things happening all year long, and the legacy of the 250 will continue to live on again for
  • of the 250 will continue to live legacy of the 250 will continue to live on<00:22:58.840> again
Summary: The committee met for an interim update from the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, with presentations from the Kentucky Historical Society and the Kentucky Arts Council. Secretary Lindy Casebier reported that Kentucky tourism has posted record growth for four straight years, with $14.6 billion in economic impact, 97,000 tourism-related jobs, and 81 million travelers spending more than $10.4 billion in 2025. He said the Historical Society and Arts Council help create visitor experiences that support those tourism gains. The Kentucky Historical Society focused on America 250, the state’s commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Staff described a community-driven approach built around themes such as “Revolutionary Experiment,” “We the People,” “Power of Place,” “Crossroads in Kentucky,” and “Doing History,” organized under heritage tourism, education, signature events, and legacy projects. They said the effort has included Liberty Tree plantings in nearly every county, partnerships with local organizations and KET, grants to cabinet agencies and historic sites, and preservation projects in 19 counties. They highlighted Harrodsburg 250 as an early kickoff, along with grant-supported events, exhibits, and educational programs across the state. The Historical Society also described public engagement events tied to the commemoration, including Two Lights for Tomorrow, a food drive in Franklin County, a July 8 historic reading of the Declaration of Independence at the Old State Capitol, and planned participation at the Kentucky State Fair. They said the General Assembly’s support enabled a grant program that has funded 250 events and programs in 43 counties, totaling more than $720,000, and that the work is intended to build a lasting legacy beyond 2026. The Kentucky Arts Council said it received America 250 grant funds to support artists, arts organizations, communities, and nonprofits for public art, artwork creation, and related programs. The council reported 55 funded projects and $466,000 awarded statewide, with examples including a Burkesville summer arts and history camp and a Fayette County community singing project. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/21/25

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • With legacy dollars, that's part of what makes legacy special.
  • Uh I'm a believer of this legacy and Uh I'm a believer of this legacy and I'll<01:14:55.600> probably
  • that, you can look up any of the legacy that, you can look up any of the legacy funded<01:19:37.280
  • over $31 million uh from the legacy over $31 million uh from the legacy funds<01:31:58.239> to
  • be the chair of the first legacy be the chair of the first legacy committee<01:35:10.080> for
Bills: HF2446, HF2563, HF2444
TX
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs met to consider several pending measures and adopted committee substitutes on multiple bills before voting them out. Senate Bill 2403, Senate Bill 1888 (jury wheel procedures in certain counties), Senate Bill 2417 (Attorney General actions under the Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act), Senate Bill 2459 (personal identifying information for judiciary employees), and Senate Bill 2943 (discrimination involving occupational licenses) were each reported favorably to the full Senate, with most passing unanimously and SB 2943 passing on a 10-1 vote. The committee also certified SB 1888, SB 2417, and SB 2459 for the local and uncontested calendars, and later did the same for SB 2943. The committee then considered House Joint Resolution 98, the Convention of States resolution, which was reported favorably to the full Senate on an 8-3 vote. House Bill 1393, dealing with daylight saving time and keeping the state on daylight saving time year-round, was also reported favorably, with the committee noting it heard the House bill rather than a Senate companion. House Bill 2884, concerning financial relationship disclosures for defense contractors, was likewise reported favorably, with the final tally announced as 11 ayes and 1 nay. No testimony was taken in the excerpt, and no substantive debate was recorded beyond brief clarifications about the bills and their companions. After completing the votes and calendar motions, the committee recessed.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Mar 19th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • PSHB 170 provides that a person is presumed to be justified and immune from civil liability. of a grand
  • already being cleared in criminal proceedings. ensures that individuals who are found immune from liability
  • was drafted in accordance with their previously adopted bill. from the ADA legislature regarding liability
  • As substituted, this provides common sense liability protections for cavern operators is exactly the
  • This is relating to civil liability for removing certain individuals or animals from a motor vehicle.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Mar 19th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • For hearing House Bill 865, this is a bill that limits civil liability which I'm sure is not something
  • One reason we don't do it here in Texas is because... because of potential liability.
  • It shields an FFL from liability when they return a firearm to its owner as part of a firearm.
  • What is being proposed, I will ask up to the last minute. increasing liability shields, but this is one
  • They want to, but because of the gray area of liability right now, they can't. take that additional step
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Finance Apr 23rd, 2025

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • guardrails for future COLAs; third, establishing an actuarially determined funding model that pays off the legacy
  • liability of $327 million...
  • The actuarially determined funding model pays off the legacy liability of $327 million, along with an
Bills: HB135
Summary: The Senate Finance Committee heard Senate Bill 2345, as a committee substitute, which would reform the Austin Firefighter Retirement Fund. Senator Schwertner explained that the bill is based on an agreed voluntary funding soundness restoration plan between the City of Austin and the fund, and would create a new reduced benefit tier for firefighters hired on or after January 1, 2026, adjust COLAs for current retirees, establish an actuarially determined funding model to address legacy liabilities and 2024 asset losses over 30 years, and add new board seats. Mayor Kirk Watson, city finance staff, the fund executive director, trustees, and retired firefighters all testified in support, describing the measure as an agreed-to, fiscally responsible compromise that protects benefits, supports recruitment, and reduces risk to taxpayers. The committee adopted the committee substitute, but left SB 2345 pending. The committee also heard House Bill 135, which clarifies tax treatment for exotic game or exotic livestock operations by defining them within agricultural exemptions and stating that sales of exotic livestock are not subject to sales and use taxes. Senator Flores described it as a clarification to provide consistency and fairness, and a witness for the Exotic Wildlife Association said it would resolve a Comptroller-related tax issue and benefit ranchers, landowners, and hunters. The committee closed public testimony and reported HB 135 favorably to the full Senate, with a motion to place it on the local and uncontested calendar. Senate Bill 771, by Senator Hinojosa, was also heard and later reported favorably. The bill would allow diesel fuel used in auxiliary power units or power takeoff units to qualify for the same fuel tax credit or refund already available for gasoline, correcting an inadvertent exclusion from the 2003 motor fuel tax rewrite. A witness supported the bill as a matter of tax equity. The committee then considered House Bill 1109, the House companion to SB 935, which exempts counties from certain motor fuel taxes on fuel used in county vehicles; Senator Hall explained it as simply exempting government agencies from paying the tax on their own vehicles. HB 1109 was reported favorably to the full Senate. The committee adjourned after completing its business.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • However, due to these companies' concerns about potential liability, especially if the incident occurs
  • on the books to protect someone who stops to read. to someone who needs medical help from legal liability
  • Lastly, the substitute ensures that the liability protection extends to those responding to the emergency
  • Members, the committee substitute extends the liability protection to aggregate production operations
  • That's why we put some of the liability protection ends for the KILNs and the APOs so that they have
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources (Part II) Mar 26th, 2025

Natural Resources

Summary: The Senate Committee on Natural Resources took public testimony on Senate Bill 1757 and its committee substitute, a measure dealing with aggregate production operations and a new permitting option for rock crushers/aggregate facilities. Testimony centered on whether the bill should remain focused on air permitting or also include broader quarry operations such as stormwater, reclamation, monitoring, and public participation requirements. Supporters of the substitute, including representatives of the Texas Aggregate and Concrete Association and Associated General Contractors, said the bill would provide a voluntary third permitting option, preserve existing authorizations, and create a more practical regulatory path for Texas growth. Opponents and critics, including representatives of Texas for Responsible Aggregate Mining, Job Materials, and Public Citizen, argued the bill as written was too weak or too broad in the wrong ways. They said best management practices should be set in statute or through negotiated rulemaking rather than left to TCEQ rulemaking, and they raised concerns about limited monitoring periods, vague air-monitoring standards, public notice procedures, and the inclusion of non-air requirements in an air permit. Several witnesses said the bill should better balance industry needs with neighborhood impacts and public health protections. Chair Birdwell questioned witnesses about ongoing negotiations between industry groups and said the bill was intended to be a practical compromise. After testimony and questions, public testimony was closed. The committee left SB 1757 and its committee substitute pending, with no vote taken.