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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Elections and Ethics Feb 9th, 2026

Elections and Ethics

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill prohibits a former school employee who has been terminated with cause from a school district
  • This bill prohibits a former school employee who has been terminated with cause from a school district
  • Limited just to school board. You're recognized for a follow-up. Limited to school board.
  • O'MoE Public Schools has a school board member who was the president of the school board.
  • board unopposed, became the school board president, and wreaked havoc in Olmogie Public Schools.
Bills: HB2938 , HB2939 , HB3306 , HB3722 , HB4113 , HB4123
Summary: The Ethics and Elections Committee heard several election-related bills. HB 2938, as amended by PCS, would restrict certain overseas voters who are not military or dependents from voting in Oklahoma state and local elections unless they were bona fide residents with an intent to return, while still preserving federal voting rights where applicable. The Secretary of the State Election Board explained the measure as a tightening of existing law and said counties would flag affected voters for federal-only absentee ballots. After questions about how intent would be determined and how ballots would be administered, the committee passed the bill 5-1. HB 2939 would remove outdated references to fax machines from election law at the request of the State Election Board. Testimony noted fax returns are now rare, limited to a very small number of military and overseas voters, and are less secure than current electronic and mail options. The committee passed the bill 6-0. HB 3306, as amended, lowers the threshold for requiring a candidate committee filing from $1,000 to $400, with the author describing it as a transparency measure to ensure more candidates disclose fundraising and spending. The committee passed that bill 6-0. The committee also passed HB 3722, with a PCS clarifying that voter registration applicants must actively choose a party affiliation rather than being defaulted to unaffiliated if they leave the field blank. The bill passed 5-1. HB 413, with an amendment, clarified that people with felony convictions regain voting rights once all incarceration, parole, supervision, probation, and related obligations, including fines and fees, are completed; the committee passed it 6-0. Finally, HB 4123, which would bar former school employees terminated for cause from running for school board in the same district, drew concerns about fairness and the breadth of “for cause.” The author said the bill was aimed at serious misconduct cases and agreed to work on clarifying language, and the bill was laid over until the next week.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Feb 2nd, 2026 at 09:02 am

Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Lysiana Marchiondo, and she is a student at Manal School in Albuquerque.
  • And I had kind of a similar comment when I went to school.
  • You guys have our largest and our only medical school.
  • We have dual language immersion schools and we have high school students.
  • It's mandatory during the first two years of medical school.
Bills: SB106 , SB171 , SB179
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Feb 2nd, 2026 at 08:32 am

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • , and school leaders.
  • So like in Belen School, our school resource officer is a Belen PD, and we have one for the high school—for
  • Not every school—not every school has an SRO. I mean, we're lucky that we have one.
  • Why are our teachers at school? Maybe I'm just old school.
  • I'm not a school teacher; I don't even have a school.
Bills: SB106 , SB171 , SB179
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Jan 26th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • The restriction does not apply to a municipal transit vehicle, an auto stage, private carrier bus, school
  • In fact, my wife works at the school district.
  • Once the responsible bidder is identified, the awarded contractor constructs the project.
  • of project delivery for construction projects without negotiating a new contract for each project.
  • The bill authorizes the use of multiple award task order contracting, MATOC, for construction.
Bills: HB2467 , HB2495 , HB2552
AL
Transcript Highlights:
  • We're looking at some of the entities that have received funding, such as hospitals, schools, and what
  • advertising in one small little newspaper and no meeting with the county commission, no meeting with the school
  • commission. commission, no meeting with the school board of education, no meeting with the hospital.
Bills: SB268 , SB262
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 5th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • education component that we can put in for... ...component that we can put in for a safeguard if a school
  • If a school falls below a grade, we want to make sure that we're there to take care of that school and
  • I mean, Florida comes in poaching officers after they get them through school, and I think the same problem
Bills: SB82 , SB78 , SB4 , SB6 , SB62 , SB66 , SB77 , SB63 , SB79 , SB53 , SB55 , HB14
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • Philip Hughes, and I’m an assistant professor in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at
  • </c> Philip Hughes and I'm an assistant Philip Hughes and I'm an assistant professor<00:21:28.600><c>
  • Pharmacy</c><00:21:29.600><c> and</c> professor in the School of Pharmacy and professor in the School
  • </c><01:00:18.880><c> therapies</c> number of psychedelic assisted therapies number of psychedelic assisted
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Committee: House Health
Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 847, which would create a Kauai pilot program allowing qualified psychologists limited authority to prescribe psychotropic medications. The Board of Psychology supported the bill’s intent but asked for amendments to delay the effective date or extend the pilot so rules could be written first, and to clarify the education/training language. Supporters, including the Hawaii Psychological Association, Hawaii Mental Health Coalition, and several psychologists, argued that prescribing psychologists have long safety records in other jurisdictions and that the pilot could improve access to care on Kauai, especially amid ongoing mental health needs and storm-related stress. They cited studies and examples from New Mexico, Louisiana, the Department of Defense, and other places. Opponents, including the Hawaii Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Queen’s Medical Center, and a Department of Health representative, said the bill needed substantial work, raised concerns about training, liability, and workforce impacts, and urged a team-based model with psychiatrist oversight rather than independent prescribing. Some testimony also referenced a GAO report, with witnesses disagreeing over its meaning and cost-effectiveness. No vote was taken during the discussion, and members asked questions about how the bill would address the workforce shortage and whether a psychiatrist on Kauai could already meet the need. The committee then moved to SB 2271 on hospital licensing and SB 2272 on home health care licensing. The Department of Health, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, and the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported both measures, which were described as streamlining and clarifying licensing oversight by relying on accreditation or certification reports. A member asked whether the bill language on hospital accreditation reports was duplicative, and the response was that the second provision was intended to strengthen enforcement by requiring hospitals to provide the actual report to DOH. The committee did not take final action in the portion of the hearing provided, and the chair noted that all bills on the agenda would later be considered for decision-making.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • It's great to have you here, Tammy, and your school here, Elevate Oklahoma. A while back.
  • It's great to have you here, Tammy, and all of your school here, Elevate Oklahoma, 7th through 12th graders
Summary: The House convened, called the roll, offered an invocation, and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. The chamber also handled routine business including reassignment of Senate Bills 262 and 1618 to the Rules Committee, and recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Hatoum, and Nurse of the Day, Alexis Watt of Pryor. Several guest groups were introduced from the galleries, including Leadership Lawton-Fort Sill, the Grove Area Chamber of Commerce, Sooner Job Challenge, Elevate Oklahoma students, and the Antlers youth leadership group from Sapulpa. The main legislative item discussed was House Resolution 1047 by Representative Sneed concerning CompSource Mutual Insurance Company. Sneed said the resolution was intended to ensure policyholders are made whole from roughly $1 billion in reserves before any reorganization or conversion, and explained that policyholders should share in the value created by their premiums. Members asked questions about CompSource’s structure, its move from mutual to stock status, whether the resolution was binding, and whether policyholders would receive cash or stock; Sneed said the resolution expresses the will of the House and that the details would be determined by the policyholders and the company. An amendment to the resolution was adopted without objection, and the resolution itself was then adopted without objection. The remainder of the meeting consisted of announcements about committee meetings and events, including devotion, Gen Gov, Post-Secondary Education, Banking, Insurance, Public Health, Rural Caucus, and Oklahoma Film and Music Day. The floor leader then moved to adjourn, and the House adjourned until Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AGR Public Hearing - Wed Feb 18, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Agriculture & Food Systems

Transcript Highlights:
  • First, Hawaii is facing a food security emergency, and young people feel it every day in school, at home
  • feel every<00:27:10.240><c> day</c><00:27:10.640><c> in</c><00:27:11.120><c> in</c><00:27:11.520><c> school
  • c><00:27:11.840><c> at</c><00:27:12.000><c> home</c><00:27:12.320><c> through</c> every day in in school
  • at home through every day in in school at home through difficulty<00:27:13.120><c> concentrating,</c
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 29th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • But today in the south gallery, we have kids here from Texhoma High School.
  • On the board, we have a public cosmetology school representative.
  • We have a private cosmetology school represented.
  • foundations and to private schools for scholarships for students.
  • The 300 goes with the school lunch.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 29th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • charter and private schools?
  • If that's a charter school, it goes to the charter school board for their review.
  • schools.
  • schools or private schools that we raise Objections, so here we have a tried and true way of making
  • year instead of mid-school year.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 29th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • But today in the South Gallery, we have kids here from Texhoma High School.
  • On the board, we have a public cosmetology school representative.
  • We have a private cosmetology school representative.
  • foundations and to private schools for scholarships for students.
  • The 300 goes with a school lunch.
Summary: The Senate began with a quorum call, gallery introductions, and extended farewell remarks from Senator Jett, who reflected on his six years in the Legislature, his focus on representing constituents, protecting families, and holding government accountable. Several senators responded with personal tributes, praising his conviction, faith, family involvement, and willingness to ask difficult questions. No votes were taken during the farewell portion. The chamber then considered House Bill 2268, a PACE appropriation to support comprehensive care for low-income seniors and expand services in rural Oklahoma. The bill was amended to restore the title, advanced, and passed 34-9, then passed as an emergency measure 36-7. House Bill 3000, a cosmetology and barbering measure, made multiple changes including board reorganization, adding a human trafficking specialist and massage therapist, shifting some licensing functions to Service Oklahoma, and eliminating the massage therapy advisory board. It drew significant debate over process and policy, especially from senators concerned about late changes, lack of board input, and the human trafficking rationale; it passed 25-19 and then as an emergency 33-11. The Senate also passed House Bill 3043, allowing the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs to hire prorated seasonal staff for veterans homes, 37-6; House Bill 3066, creating a revolving fund for federal workforce training money for behavioral health recruitment and retention, 38-6 and as an emergency; and House Bill 3078, allowing donation options on state payment forms for the ODVA revolving fund, 45-0 and as an emergency. Additional measures passed included House Bill 3143, extending the moratorium on new medical marijuana business licenses to 2028, 39-7; House Bill 3144, capping medical marijuana commercial grower licenses at 2,550 after amendment, 34-12; House Bill 3244 on identity theft, 46-0; House Bill 3298 on child interview procedures in court cases, 46-0 and as an emergency; House Bill 3320, replacing the traditional sunset process with more immediate legislative review of agencies, 33-13 and as an emergency; House Bill 3321, requiring county data collection and reporting related to court costs and financial obligations, 45-0 and as an emergency; House Bill 3329, a trailer bill adding a repealer and a sunset for the Board of Psychological Examiners, 33-10 and as an emergency; House Bill 3431, expanding restrictions on foreign entities owning or leasing land and critical minerals, 43-0; House Bill 3464, setting safety and training requirements for certain projects involving fire code compliance and decommissioning, 43-0 and as an emergency; and House Bill 3499, expanding special judges’ authority over vehicle title orders, which was presented and advanced as the transcript ended.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill is relating to the Hawaii National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program.
  • This bill is relating to the Hawaii National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program.
  • It basically just expands the current National Guard State tuition assistance program to include graduate
Bills: SB2057 , SB2109 , SB2400 , HB1752 , SB2599 , SB2930
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So it's more to really help condo owners receive more assistance from the Department of Commerce and
  • really help condo owners uh<00:26:09.520><c> receive</c><00:26:10.120><c> more</c><00:26:10.320><c> assistance
  • ,</c><00:26:11.000><c> you</c><00:26:11.080><c> know,</c> uh receive more assistance, you know, uh receive
  • more assistance, you know, from<00:26:11.480><c> the</c><00:26:11.560><c> Department</c><00:26:12.120
  • rounded up or down to the nearest 5 cents, following rounding rules everybody learned in elementary school
Bills: SB2057 , SB2109 , SB2400 , HB1752 , SB2599 , SB2930
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-29-2026 06:30pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:03:48.400><c> through</c> and works constructively through and works constructively through challenging
  • He previously served as Executive Director of the Hawaii High School Athletic Association from 1998 to
  • </c><00:04:55.280><c> Athletic</c> of the Hawaii High School Athletic of the Hawaii High School Athletic
  • and communities to expand schools and communities to expand opportunities<00:05:06.520><c> for</c><00
  • and the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce in 1951.
Bills: SB2057 , SB2109 , SB2400 , HB1752 , SB2599 , SB2930
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is relating to our charter schools facilities.
  • To um, April the 30th, 1:37 p.m. in this room, 229. schools. On behalf of the on on behalf schools.
  • It's important, as we know, to assist with our current school bus crisis.
  • <c> current</c><00:15:32.600><c> school</c><00:15:32.839><c> bus</c> to assist with our current school
  • bus to assist with our current school bus crisis.<00:15:33.520><c> So</c><00:15:33.720><c> would</c>
Bills: SB2057 , SB2109 , SB2400 , HB1752 , SB2599 , SB2930
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • One item on the agenda: Senate Bill 2543, Senate Draft 2, House Draft 2, relating to state construction
  • This would set up the Office of the State Construction Manager, which would be a pilot program, a design
  • The Office of the State Construction Manager would be a pilot program, a design review special fund,
Bills: SB2057 , SB2109 , SB2400 , HB1752 , SB2599 , SB2930