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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - Senate Education

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Chair, members, Senate Bill 1210 establishes a separate out-of-state registration process for private
  • Finally, the bill outlines patriotic youth group eligibility, and with that, I'm happy to answer any
  • Madam Chair and members, Senate Bill 1422 continues the Credit Enhancement Eligibility Board for 10 years
Summary: The Senate Education Committee considered three bills. SB 1210 would create a separate out-of-state registration process for private post-secondary institutions domiciled outside Arizona that enroll Arizona residents in fully online programs, require certain disclosures and financial protections, and extend student tuition recovery fund protections to those students. Testimony from the Arizona Private School Association supported the bill as closing a regulatory loophole and protecting Arizona students; the committee moved it forward with a due pass recommendation by a 7-0 vote. SB 1370 would allow principals, during the first quarter of the school year, to let eligible patriotic youth groups address students and distribute materials, and would prohibit public schools from discriminating against such groups based on membership criteria or oath requirements. The sponsor’s representative said the bill would allow, not require, access and would expand a list of youth groups that has not been updated since 1978. The committee approved the bill with a due pass recommendation by a 7-0 vote. SB 1422 would continue the Credit Enhancement Eligibility Board until July 1, 2036, with termination tied to the retirement of outstanding obligations, and SB 1423 would continue the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education until July 1, 2036. Both bills were described as continuations of existing programs; WICHE’s president testified in support of SB 1423 and noted the state’s long partnership with the organization. The committee passed both bills with due pass recommendations, each by 7-0 votes, and then adjourned.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Education Apr 7th, 2025 at 10:00 am

Education

Bills: HB1404
Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with six members present and first took up House Bill 1404, which would update North Dakota scholarship eligibility language by allowing the NDA Plus assessment to be used in place of ACT scores in certain pathways. The Department of Public Instruction explained that the bill does not eliminate the ACT entirely, but removes outdated references tied to ACT accountability testing that will no longer apply after this year’s seniors graduate. Members discussed how the change affects public and nonpublic schools, then voted 6-0 to give HB 1404 a do pass recommendation. The committee then returned to House Bill 1363, a bill dealing with school emergency response planning and automatic external defibrillators. Members adopted an amendment clarifying that the requirements apply to school-owned facilities and grounds, replacing language about school events and venues, and revising the planning language for school-based events not held on school-owned property. The committee also debated whether the bill should be mandatory or permissive; a motion to change “shall” to “may” failed, with members noting the bill’s liability protections. The committee then voted 5-1 to pass HB 1363 as amended, with Senator Gerhardt carrying the bill. Before recessing, the chair noted that House Bill 1533 would be taken up later in the day after additional information from DPI was received.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 2nd, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Federal law funds TWC for the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment Program, or in short,
  • Only those who are determined to be likely to exhaust all unemployment benefits were eligible.
  • However, changes in federal law have expanded eligibility to be open to any individual who is receiving
  • HB3698 would utilize existing federal funding to expand eligibility for these services to include more
  • Specifically, this bill permits a community association to follow a process for reserving meeting space
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Revised Apr 22nd, 2026 at 03:30 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • The system, but it is broadening who is eligible. Follow up. Thank you.
  • And so now spouses and children of members are now going to be eligible through for this assistance.
  • Senator Hicks, so by expanding now who is eligible, do you feel like that preserves the intent of the
  • And I'm deeply troubled that it will not be eligible or Able to be enforced by our tax commission.
  • All we're raising is the maximum credit for eligible caregivers. Any further questions?
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - Senate Government

Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • How would the process work?
  • The process set up by the bill would actually kind of flip that on its head.
  • And that's exactly what I would want her to see from this process.
  • And that's exactly what I would want her to see from this process.
  • So DES already conducts extensive eligibility checks...
Summary: The committee first heard SB 1036, which would tighten unemployment insurance eligibility by requiring five weekly work-search actions, weekly reporting to DES, cross-checks against outside data sets before payment, and employer reporting when former employees refuse work or return-to-work offers. The sponsor and supporters said the bill is aimed at reducing fraud and overpayments and encouraging faster reemployment, while DES said it was neutral but warned of implementation costs, added workload, and possible impacts on apprenticeship programs and appeals. After a technical amendment was adopted, the bill received a do-pass as amended recommendation on a 4-3 vote. The committee then considered SB 1054, a strike-everything amendment dealing with city and town emergency measures. The bill would make local emergency ordinances and resolutions subject to referendum, with a 30-day filing window and a ballot vote determining whether the measure remains in effect. Mayors and council members from Payson testified in support, describing repeated use of emergency clauses to pass tax and bond measures and arguing the practice undermines the constitutional referendum right; the League of Arizona Cities and Towns opposed the bill, saying it would defeat the purpose of emergency powers and slow city responses to true crises. The committee adopted the amendment and gave the bill a do-pass as amended recommendation on a 4-2 vote. Next, SCR 1022 was heard, proposing to increase the House from 60 to 90 members, with three House districts nested within each Senate district, subject to voter approval and delayed applicability. The sponsor argued the change would improve representation by reducing the number of constituents per legislator and make Arizona more in line with other states; some members raised concerns about cost, logistics, and the need for more study, while one public witness strongly supported the measure. After adopting an amendment delaying implementation from 2033 to 2043, the resolution received a do-pass as amended recommendation on a 5-2 vote. The committee also approved SB 1271, which would bar municipalities from penalizing businesses based on the number of emergency-service calls or the value of stolen or damaged property, with exceptions for malicious, knowingly false, or frivolous calls. Supporters said the bill protects businesses from being discouraged from calling 911, and the Goldwater Institute said it would preserve access to emergency services while still allowing action on false alarms; the bill passed 6-1. SB 1437, requiring public records to be provided in the least expensive manner possible and electronically when requested, also passed unanimously after testimony from Goldwater about high fees and delays for electronic records. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1439, a strike-everything amendment creating a Conservative Grassroots Network special license plate and fund, but the transcript cuts off before testimony or action on that item.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Insurance May 13th, 2026

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • electronically enabled marketplace for PBMs, which enables a state to conduct a competitive market process
  • marketplace for PBMs, which enables a state to conduct out. state to conduct a competitive market process
  • took place on January 1, 2026, but it also includes real-time automated claims review, an audit-like process
  • Real-time automated claims review, an audit-like process of 100 percent of claims.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • You know, y'all allow me to be on this process for all these years, so I mean I know we can do it.
  • and Auburn got, so that they can be measured at that standard, all we doing is just setting up a process
  • is just setting standard, all we doing is just setting up<00:45:36.319> a<00:45:36.560> process
  • close<00:45:37.359> their<00:45:37.599> programs,<00:45:38.960> to up a process
  • to close their programs, to up a process to close their programs, to penalize<00:45:39.920> them,
Bills: SB344, SB344
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Natural Resources May 7th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Streamlining this process is why we're here today.
  • And that’s creating a challenge for the process.
  • It’s just delaying the process, and this is just an effort to clean that process up.
  • How long did that process initially take?
  • The new process is simple, efficient, and cost-effective.
Summary: The Committee on Natural Resources heard testimony on a series of water, utility, and groundwater-related bills. Early items included HB 5693, which would let Drainage District 7 hold board elections in November of odd-numbered years when a countywide election is occurring, and HB 5671, which would update the Johnson County Special Utility District by clarifying board eligibility, allowing bond issuance, and removing redundant TCEQ approval language to reduce costs and delays. Both bills were left pending after brief testimony from bill sponsors and local witnesses. The committee also heard SB 1504, which would update the Gulf Coast Authority to allow video-conference participation in meetings, and SB 1302, aimed at closing a TCEQ permitting loophole that allowed dischargers with prior denials or suspensions to reapply through an automated process without meaningful review. SB 2692 drew substantial discussion: it would change the signature threshold for outside-city-limits customers appealing municipal utility rates to the PUC by customer class. Valero supported the bill as a way to avoid requiring large-volume users to gather signatures from unrelated residential customers, while the City of Corpus Christi opposed it, arguing that lowering the threshold to one customer could trigger expensive appeals costing $500,000 to $1 million. A PUC witness said such cases are increasing and that the agency would need additional staff under the fiscal note. SB 790, creating a simplified PUC complaint process for small water and wastewater billing disputes, and SB 1663, expanding TCEQ notice requirements for nearby residents when groundwater contamination is discovered, were also heard and left pending. Additional bills included HB 3115, clarifying that the Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District cannot require meters on exempt domestic or livestock wells; SB 1055, raising the Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District’s production fee cap from 1 cent to 7 cents per 1,000 gallons; and SB 1625, requiring private water and wastewater utilities to report cybersecurity incidents to TCEQ and DIR. The committee then took up pending business and adopted a substitute for SB 7, which made several changes to water fund use, eminent domain coordination, and EDAP-related provisions, and voted 10-0 to report it favorably. The committee also adopted a substitute for HB 2347, a county water conservation program bill, and reported it favorably 9-1. HB 5675 and SB 2476 were each reported favorably 10-0. The meeting concluded with adjournment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education Apr 1st, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • The committee on administration has established an electronic public comment process for all Texans,
  • Some industry leaders will be eligible to teach those courses, and we maintain the flexibility to adapt
  • Can you kind of explain a little bit about what your process looks like? Sure.
  • This meant that for the first time, homeschool students were eligible. for top 10% automatic admission
  • While some may argue that the tuition and fee waiver eligibility criteria provide an ample amount of
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education Apr 1st, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Tell us about your thought process. And how you decided to just make it permissive.
  • Would student athletes also be eligible to participate in this?
  • So all of them on the list, the students will be eligible. for FAFSA the same way as a DOE if they're
  • However, in the process of clarifying the existing choice, institutions are.
  • for FAFSA and for institutions to be eligible for certain federal and private research grants and for
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • You should have an attorney when you go through the process, so I don't think it. through the process
  • felt strongly—and I do too—that anybody that has a small estate, $25,000 or something, should have a process
  • could pretty much come out of there with some chumps because of having to pay through the whole legal process
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Edfin Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • putting an income limit on food, and the paperwork strain that would put on our schools to have to process
  • It eliminates the tiered eligibility system that limits participation for too many children whose families
  • position has been that creating another means-tested approach to free meals by reintroducing income eligibility
  • modification systems and training for staff to implement the income thresholds and screening for income eligibility
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Education Finance Committee 2/27/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's already set to be revised in 2030, 2031, so let's go ahead with that process and make things better
  • 2030 2031 so let's go ahead<00:25:57.120> with<00:25:57.360> that<00:25:57.640> process
  • and make things ahead with that process and make things better<00:25:59.080> at<00:25:59.279>
  • The social studies committee followed a thorough process, carefully considered research and expert and
  • thorough process carefully considered research<01:15:37.480> and<01:15:37.760> expert<
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Children and Youth Health Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Children and Youth Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is the Medicaid providing presumptive eligibility for...
  • Presumptive eligibility for pregnant women.
  • To be eligible to receive services, so basically it saves lives.
  • So it's... presumptive eligibility is going to turn into being eligible and being awarded Medicaid, and
  • I’ll echo that as it moves along the process.
Bills: SB58, SB101, SB102