Video & Transcript Research : 'resolution'

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HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • This resolution is very important because when high school students are able to learn about financial
  • We note that the proposed resolution does have some challenges in terms of implementation, staffing,
  • We note that the proposed resolution does have some challenges in terms of implementation, staffing,
  • dedicated person I know this resolution dedicated person I know this resolution calls<00:48:58.079
  • Through a resolution to implement this, but every time nothing happens, and that's the frustration.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 110, HD1, which would clarify local food purchase goals for the Department of Education. DOE said it supports the measure and will work toward the 30% local food mandate by 2030. The Department of Agriculture also supported the bill, and outside advocates from the Hawaii Public Health Institute and Hawaii Farm to School Network strongly backed it as consistent with prior farm-to-school laws and helpful for measuring progress toward the goal. The committee then took up House Bill 293, which would exempt certain DOE purchases of local edible produce and packaged food products from electronic procurement rules and allow written-quote purchasing thresholds, including a lower quote requirement for some rural schools. DOE, the Department of Agriculture, the State Procurement Office, and the Hawaii Farm Bureau all supported the measure, describing it as a tool to help the department test and add local products and meet the 30% goal. However, members pressed DOE on the bill’s purpose and mechanics, questioning why the department could not simply add products to vendor lists or use existing procurement flexibility. DOE explained it was trying to test new local products, including products not yet on the USDA-approved list, and said the bill would allow limited pilot purchases while it works through USDA approval and vendor-list updates. Members also raised concerns about whether the bill was being used to bypass procurement and whether small farmers or aggregators could realistically supply the needed volume. House Bill 1069, which would add two voting members representing DOE and the Board of Education to the School Facilities Authority, also drew support from DOE and the Board of Education. Supporters said the change would improve accountability, strategic input, and communication on school facilities matters. SFA testified that it has already increased coordination with DOE through regular meetings and that recent discussions have been more robust. Committee members questioned whether voting seats were necessary given that DOE and BOE could already attend meetings and receive updates, and they raised concerns about how a voting representative would report back and whether the measure would actually solve communication problems. No votes or final actions were taken on the measures during the portion of the meeting provided.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 098 Apr 22nd, 2026

Colorado Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I move the Senate now proceed out of order for consideration of resolutions. >> Consideration of resolutions
  • length or the resolution at length?
  • I move resolution SR007 and ask that it be read at length.
  • resolution. Thank you. resolution. Thank you. >> Thank<00:54:24.000> you.
  • That was a, uh, resolution if I've ever heard one.
Keywords: 981, all
Summary: The Senate met with a quorum present, approved the previous day’s journal, and received several housekeeping notices, including corrected engrossments/enrollments and committee reports. The Committee on Education reported Senate Bill 23, and the Committee on Judiciary reported Senate Bill 149, both amended and referred to Appropriations with favorable recommendation. The chamber also recognized former Representative Lang Sias as a special guest and heard several moments of personal privilege, including introductions of guests connected to the Boulder Boulder race and the Leadership Program of the Rockies. The Senate then took up Senate Resolution 6, designating April 2026 as National Donate Life Month. Supporters highlighted Colorado’s high donor registration rate, the work of Donor Alliance, and personal stories about organ and tissue donation saving lives. The resolution was adopted 34-0, with the current roll call added as co-sponsors. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 7, designating April 2026 as Second Chance Month. Proponents emphasized the impact of collateral consequences on people with criminal records, the importance of employment and reentry, and the value of redemption and public safety; the resolution passed 34-0 and the current roll call was added as co-sponsors. Finally, the Senate considered Senate Joint Resolution 23, recognizing Young Americans Bank and the Young Americans Center for Financial Education for their contributions to financial literacy education in Colorado. The resolution cited House Bill 25-1192’s new financial literacy requirements and praised the organizations’ experiential learning model and statewide reach. Senators spoke about Bill Daniels’ legacy and the programs’ impact on students, including testimony that the institutions have served hundreds of thousands of Colorado youth. The resolution was read at length and discussed, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Formal House Session 33 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Committee on Rules reports recommending that the following resolutions ought to be adopted: resolutions
  • of the Massachusetts 250th celebration. ...as part of the Massachusetts 250th celebration, and resolutions
  • The question now is on adoption of the resolutions. All those in favor say aye; those opposed, nay.
  • The ayes have it; the resolution... ...in favor say aye, or those opposed, nay.
  • The ayes have it; the resolutions are adopted. The House will be in order.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted two ceremonial resolutions: one commemorating the dedication of the Woburn Battle Road Memorial as part of the Massachusetts 250th celebration, and another recognizing May 1-7 as Elks National Youth Week. The chamber then took up House Bill 4005, a fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill using FY24 Fair Share surtax surplus funds, and ordered it to a third reading before later considering it for passage to be engrossed. During debate on the bill, the House heard a lengthy presentation in support of the proposal, which would direct about $828 million to transportation and $353 million to education. The transportation spending was described as primarily supporting the MBTA, including workforce and safety funding, reserve replenishment, station and infrastructure improvements, reduced fares, and reimbursement for tunnel closure costs, along with smaller amounts for regional transit authorities and unpaved roads. The education side included additional special education circuit breaker funding, vocational school capital, early education workforce supports, early literacy, universal school meals, higher education endowment matches, Green School Works, and ESOL waitlist reduction, with the Inspector General directed to review circuit breaker cost controls. Members then debated several amendments. One amendment related to a school athletics policy was modified by a further amendment calling for DESE analysis before implementation; both the further amendment and the underlying amendment as amended were adopted. A transportation amendment to shift $50 million from MBTA funding to Chapter 90 municipal roads was supported by members emphasizing rural road needs but was rejected on a roll call, 25-120. Another transportation amendment adding at least $300,000 for Route 93 mitigation costs in Medford was adopted, 133-20. The bill itself then passed to be engrossed on a roll call, 140-14. The House also observed moments of silence for former First Lady Kitty Dukakis and for victims of the Santo Domingo nightclub collapse, and later adopted an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. before adjourning in memory of former Representative Philip W. Johnston.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

State Bond Commission May 21st, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • technical requirements, and we are recommending approval, contingent upon receipt of the certified resolution
  • So you have that material for reference. 35 is the consideration of Resolution No. 2 for not exceeding
  • The approval of the resolution allows us to move forward with the sale.
  • Hearing none, the resolution is approved. And under other business, we have monthly reports.
  • Hearing now on the resolution is approved. And under other business, we have monthly reports.
Summary: The State Bond Commission met on May 21, established a quorum, approved the April 16 minutes, and then considered a long agenda of bond, refunding, and election-related requests. Items 3 through 10 were election propositions for the November 3 ballot involving ad valorem taxes, parcel fees, and charter amendments for purposes such as fire protection, agricultural centers, neighborhood security, recreation, aging services, drainage, and roads and bridges; staff said they met technical and legal requirements, and the commission approved them. The commission also approved several local financings, including water and sewer projects, fire district equipment and facility improvements, school board and parish bonds, and refunding transactions for the East Baton Rouge City-Parish and St. James Parish School Board. A retroactive approval request from the City of Kenner related to a CEA with GMB Basketball LLC was discussed; staff made no recommendation because it was retroactive, but noted it appeared to be an oversight, and item 22, the related airport district agreement, was approved. The commission approved additional financing for the Louisiana Housing Corporation’s Federal City Building 10 affordable housing project, a preliminary approval for the Northwest Louisiana Finance Authority’s Petro Tower redevelopment in Shreveport, and two Louisiana Public Facilities Authority projects: Southern University’s Scott’s Bluff student housing project and the Crescent City Schools project for Harriet Tubman Charter School. During discussion of the Crescent City Schools financing, a commissioner asked about the use of MFP funds; staff explained that lease payments would be the repayment source and that MFP dollars are generally split between educational expenses and facilities costs, with the school’s typical split around 72% instructional and 28% administrative/facilities-related. Both items were approved. The commission then received six cost-of-issuance reports for previously approved bond issues, with various fee adjustments but no motions required. It also reviewed a debt schedule update and adopted Resolution No. 2 authorizing up to $425 million in general obligation refunding bonds to refund Series 2016 bonds and tender other outstanding bonds for savings, with pricing tentatively set for June 16 and closing for June 30. In other business, the commission heard a brief public comment from New Orleans City Council President J.P. Morrell thanking the commission for helping place a charter amendment on the ballot to improve New Orleans budgeting transparency and oversight. The meeting ended after monthly reports were noted and no further business was raised.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Ways & Means May 12th, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair lays out Senate Joint Resolution 84 and calls on Chair Hefner to explain the joint resolution.
  • Is there anyone who wishes to testify on for against Senate Joint Resolution 84.
  • Seeing none, the chair recognizes Chair Hefner to close on Senate Joint Resolution 84.
  • Senate Joint Resolution 84 will be left pending. Is there an objection? Chair is none.
  • Senate Joint Resolution 84 is left pending.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Apr 3rd, 2025 at 09:00 am

Agriculture and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we're going to start with House Concurrent Resolution 3018.
  • So what this does is it added, what I did was I took Representative Belts's concurrent resolution and
  • So we have a motion and a second on the floor for a due pass on House Concurrent Resolution 3018.
  • For a due pass on House Concurrent Resolution 3018 as amended, correct? Senator Weston? Correct.
  • So we'll have a vote on the amendment to House Concurrent Resolution 3018. All in favor. All right.
Bills: HCR3018
Summary: The Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee met with a quorum and first took up House Concurrent Resolution 3018, which was amended to expand a study of wetlands and jurisdictional water issues, including questions about taxing authority over land inundated by water. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the resolution as amended on a roll call vote, with all members present voting yes or aye. Senator Weston agreed to carry the measure. The committee then considered House Bill 1581, relating to funding for the Native American Tourism Alliance. Senator Marcellais explained an amendment restoring the funding level to $500,000 and adding a 10% tribal match. Members debated the budget impact and the likelihood of the bill surviving in that form. The amendment failed on a 3-3 tie, after which the committee moved to the original House version. That version, with $100,000 total funding and matching requirements, received a 4-2 do pass recommendation and was sent to Appropriations, with Senator Marcellais designated as carrier. The committee also discussed House Bill 1541, which would create a new commission to oversee septic systems, but members indicated a preference for a different approach already moving in the House that would place licensing and oversight under DEQ with health units still handling inspections. No final action was taken on that bill. Finally, the committee reviewed House Bill 1280, a water/drainage-related measure involving voting eligibility for landowners who have not paid assessments, but members raised legal questions and deferred further action. The committee also discussed broader concerns about a chemical-labeling bill and related public emails, then recessed until the call of the chair.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Velis, has presented resolutions. Will the clerk please read? By Mr.
  • Velis, resolutions commending Emotions Matter Incorporated on its recognition of May 2025 as By Mr.
  • Velis, resolutions commending Emotions Matter Incorporated on its recognition of May 2025 as Borderline
  • The question comes on adoption of the resolutions. All those in favor say aye; opposed, no.
  • The ayes have it, and the resolutions are adopted. Senate will be in brief recess.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and several ceremonial recognitions. Members welcomed championship student-athlete teams from Medfield and Georgetown High School, including Georgetown’s 2025 MIAA Division 4 boys basketball champions, and presented citations. The chamber also welcomed former U.S. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su, with remarks highlighting her labor and worker-protection record. On formal business, the Senate adopted a Ways and Means report on House No. 4010, a fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill, amended to insert Senate Document No. 2512 and providing $1,283,200,000 in direct appropriations. The Senate also adopted an order placing the bill on the Orders of the Day for Thursday, May 8, 2025, for immediate consideration, with amendments in order. The Senate then adopted an order to adjourn and reconvene the following Monday at 11:00 a.m. without printing a calendar. Members also approved a motion to adjourn in memory of former state representative, state senator, Amesbury mayor, and civic leader Nicholas J. Costello, followed by a moment of silence in his honor.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • That this stay should not be viewed as a resolution in this matter but is done in fairness to the defendant
  • That this stay should not be viewed as a resolution in this matter but is done in fairness to the defendant
  • That this stay should not be viewed as a resolution in this matter but is done in fairness to the defendant
  • That this stay should not be viewed as a resolution in this matter but is done in fairness to the defendant
  • That this stay should not be viewed as a resolution in this matter but is done in fairness to the defendant
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Senate committee met under Rule 39 to consider proceedings related to the impeachment of Judge Julie Muth Goodman of the Fayette Circuit Court. Chair Storm explained that the House had transmitted impeachment articles on March 24, 2026, and that the Kentucky Constitution requires the Senate to address them. He also noted a preliminary Kentucky Supreme Court order issued April 6, 2026, in Judge Goodman’s separate lawsuit against the House, and said the Court revealed she is also facing a parallel Judicial Conduct Commission proceeding on the same issues. The chair emphasized that the committee’s actions were guided by constitutional duties and fairness to the defendant. Senator Howell moved that the committee recommend to the full Senate that impeachment proceedings be stayed indefinitely pending completion of the Judicial Conduct Commission investigation, with the understanding that the stay would not waive the Senate’s constitutional authority. Senator Carroll seconded the motion. Senator Chambers-Armstrong said she would vote yes on the stay but preferred the body explicitly dismiss the complaint or otherwise state it would take no further action, citing the Supreme Court’s ruling as unconstitutional for further action. The committee voted 7-0 in favor of the motion, with all members present voting aye. Chair Storm then directed staff to prepare the motion as a committee report to the full Senate and stressed that the action should not be construed as an acquittal or as the Senate relinquishing any constitutional rights or duties.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Culture, Recreation & Tourism May 8th, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair lays out House Concurrent Resolution 142 Chairman Metcalfe: And recognizes Chairman Garin to explain
  • his resolution.
  • Chair lays out Senate Concurrent Resolution One and recognizes Representative Pearson to explain her
  • resolution.
  • Seeing none, Chair Chairman Metcalfe: recognizes Representative Pearson to close on her resolution.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 15, February 26, 2026-AM

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • 20:06.840> resolution consideration.
  • Senate joint resolution consideration.
  • c><00:20:14.600> be<00:20:14.720> assigned resolution number five will be assigned resolution
  • > sponsored<01:33:04.800> by Senate Joint Resolution 1, sponsored by Senate Joint Resolution
  • /c> resolution requesting Congress to resolution requesting Congress to introduce<01:33:14.000> a<
Keywords: 916, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Session (05/01/2025)

New Hampshire House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:13:02.560> resolved with the following resolution resolved with the following resolution
  • I move to table HB 67. resolution, resolved that it is resolution, resolved that it is inexpedient<00
  • by caption only, and that all bills ordered a third reading be read a third time by this resolution,
  • by caption only and that all resolutions by caption only and that all bills<01:32:38.239> ordered
  • <01:32:40.880> and<01:32:41.040> that third time by this resolution and that third
Keywords: 1189, house, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:47:59.440> and heard some uh dispute resolutions and heard some uh dispute resolutions
  • I'm not sure I understand the dispute resolution and the scorecard.
  • I think within the scorecard there might be some dispute resolutions and how they've addressed those
  • I think within the scorecard there might be some dispute resolutions and how they've addressed those
  • They can first request a dispute resolution meeting for us to meet informally and discuss, you know,
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The subcommittee met to review the Department for Medicaid Services’ program integrity work. Commissioner Lisa Lee and Program Integrity Director Jennifer Dudinsky outlined Kentucky Medicaid’s structure, funding, enrollment, and spending, including FMAP rates, the size of the Medicaid and KCHIP populations, the number of providers, and 2024 expenditures. They also described the managed care and fee-for-service populations, noting that managed care serves most members while fee-for-service is concentrated in long-term care and waiver populations. Most of the discussion focused on fraud, waste, abuse prevention, and provider oversight. The department described its provider enrollment and certification checks, revalidation requirements, site reviews, fingerprinting for some high-risk providers, and termination grounds such as false application information, Medicare actions, unreported ownership changes, and abandonment of a provider number. Members asked about nonprofit ownership reporting, MCO fraud oversight, and how the department tracks unusual CPT code utilization, especially in behavioral health. The department said it uses data analytics, audits, policy review, and collaboration with behavioral health staff to monitor those trends. Dudinsky explained the division’s four branches: provider licensing and certification, audits and compliance, recovery, and third-party liability/estate recovery. She described prepayment and postpayment audits, referrals of credible fraud allegations to the Attorney General, monthly meetings with the AG’s office, and coordination with the Office of Inspector General, CMS, HHS OIG, MCOs, and other partners. She also explained payment suspensions, stand-downs during law enforcement investigations, and recovery efforts for overpayments, provider/member fraud, and third-party liability. The department said its recovery and avoidance efforts produced more than $251 million in savings so far in 2025. No votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes were taken.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 086 Apr 10th, 2026

Colorado Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of order for consideration of resolutions.
  • Consideration of resolutions. Mr.
  • All those consideration of resolutions.
  • Consideration of resolutions.<00:18:49.640> Mr.
  • Schaufler, please read resolutions. Mr.
Keywords: 981, all
Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, approved the journal, and then proceeded out of order to consider Senate Joint Resolution 20, recognizing April 9, 2026, as Home Education Day in Colorado. Senator Pelton spoke in strong support of home education, describing it as a parent-led choice that benefits students and families. The resolution was adopted on a 30-0 vote, and the current roll was added as co-sponsors. The chamber then took up the consent calendar and passed House Bill 1229, House Bill 1244, and Senate Bill 153. HB 1229, which concerns the human-animal bond as a social determinant of health, drew three no votes from Senators Pelton, Zamora Wilson, and Baeza; the other two measures passed unanimously. The Senate also laid over third reading of bills until Friday, April 10. In Committee of the Whole, senators considered Senate Bill 72, which increases criminal penalties for assaultive conduct involving a motor vehicle and adds causing death with a motor vehicle to criminally negligent homicide. The committee adopted the report and advanced the bill on second reading. Later, the chamber laid over Senate Bill 134 and House Bill 1084 until April 10, and then took up Senate Bill 140, which would exempt certain rare disease and plasma therapies from review by the Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board. Sponsors and supporters argued the bill protects access for patients with rare diseases and prevents harm to treatment development, while opponents said it would weaken the PDAB’s affordability work and was too broad. Senators Weisman and Gonzales spoke against the bill, with Weisman citing concerns about the federal definition used and Gonzales defending the PDAB’s role in lowering drug costs; the debate continued in the transcript without a final vote shown.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources & Energy. (2-25-26)

Natural Resources & Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman, and thank you for the opportunity to bring this resolution today.
  • We have uh Senate Concurrent Resolution We have uh Senate Concurrent Resolution 66.<00:47:59.320
  • this resolution today. this resolution today.
  • . resolution. resolution.
  • Motion on the resolution. Is there a brief question at this time?
Summary: The Senate Natural Resources Committee met with a quorum, approved the prior minutes, and then took up Senate Bill 178 by Senator Greg Elkins. Supporters, including representatives of the U.S. Chamber, Kentucky Chamber, Kentucky Chemistry Council, and Kentucky Association of Manufacturers, said the bill would require state environmental regulations to rely on the best available science, align with federal standards when applicable, and use technologically achievable requirements. They argued it would improve predictability for businesses, promote national uniformity, and increase public confidence in regulatory decisions. Senator Elkins and supporters also said the bill is aimed at several environmental and public health areas, including emergency response, solid waste, water quality, radiation/NORM, environmental permitting, and coal-related regulation. Committee members asked questions about what “best available science” means and whether the bill duplicates existing law. Supporters responded that it means reliable, unbiased, peer-reviewed, scientifically sound studies and that the bill is intended to reduce political influence in regulatory decisions. They also said similar measures had passed in Tennessee and Alabama. Some senators expressed concern that science is already political and asked for clarification on the bill’s scope. Opponents, including Audrey Ernsberger of the Kentucky Resources Council, research scientist Erin Haynes, and attorney Katherine Harcourt Rice, argued that SB 178 would sharply limit Kentucky’s ability to protect public health and the environment. They said the bill would prevent agencies from adopting stronger protections than federal minimums, create ambiguity and regulatory paralysis, and impose an overly restrictive scientific standard. They also objected to language requiring a direct causal link and manifest bodily harm, saying it would force agencies to wait until people are already sick before acting. Harcourt Rice argued the bill is duplicative of existing law and evidentiary rules. No final vote or other action on SB 178 was taken in the portion provided.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Jan 22nd, 2026

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The clerk will read those resolutions.
  • >> Senate joint resolution number 13 by >> Senate joint resolution number 13 by Senator<00
  • I have a resolution. >> Clerk, say the resolution.
  • dispute resolution dispute resolution >> before<01:06:59.359> you<01:06:59.680>
  • Just wanted to make to that resolution.
Keywords: 1136, house, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education May 21st, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Concurrent Resolution 81 by Representative Fyberg, to urge and request the State Department of
  • House Concurrent Resolution 81, to urge and request the State Department of Education to study options
  • That's exactly what this resolution does.
  • period where the school district and the parents can come together and come to a resolution without
  • The way it currently sits, again, we have a resolution period.
Keywords: 974, senate, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education May 21st, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Concurrent Resolution 81 by Representative Freiberg, to urge and request the State Department of
  • House Concurrent Resolution 81 by Representative Fyberg, to urge and request the State Department of
  • That's exactly what this resolution does.
  • period where the school district and the parents can come together and come to a resolution without
  • The way it currently sits, again, we have a resolution period.
Summary: The Senate Education Committee met to hear several education-related measures. It reported favorably, without objection, on House Bill 1215, which would transfer certain removed historical statues and monuments to the Office of State Parks, prohibit re-erection in the parish where they were removed, and require interpretive signage. The committee also advanced House Bill 682, which creates a school guardian program for honorably discharged veterans employed or contracted by local school systems or charter schools; testimony emphasized that guardians would be unarmed, trained, and used for mentoring and school safety. House Bill 1079, giving enrollment preferences in charter schools to children in early childhood programs, military families, foster children, and children in custody disputes, was also reported favorably, as was House Concurrent Resolution 81, directing the Department of Education to study options for districts facing declining enrollment. The committee then took up House Bill 1084, which would allow public postsecondary institutions to raise tuition and mandatory fees by up to 15 percent annually, with higher increases requiring Board of Supervisors approval. The bill drew extended debate over affordability, TOPS, student retention, and whether universities should have more autonomy to set prices. Members raised concerns about fee burdens on families and whether the state should first study the issue; supporters argued the bill would increase transparency and let institutions respond to funding needs and market conditions. Senator Mazzell offered an amendment lowering the cap from 15 percent to 10 percent, and the committee adopted the amendment before reporting the bill favorably as amended. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 342, which would shift the burden of proof in special education due process hearings from parents to local education agencies. The author and parents testified that the current system places an unfair burden on families of children with disabilities, who often lack access to records and legal resources, and that schools already control the documentation and should have to show compliance with IEP obligations. Jefferson Parish school officials opposed the bill, arguing it would increase legal costs, require more staff and attorney time, and potentially lead to more hearings; they also questioned the fiscal note. The Legislative Fiscal Office said the fiscal impact was indeterminable, and the committee continued hearing testimony from parents and school representatives as the transcript ended.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session May 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Would you please recognize Senator Hicks to present Senate Resolution 44?
  • The resolution is adopted, Madam Leader. Thank you, Mr. President.
  • House Concurrent Resolution has received 28 aye votes and 17 nay votes.
  • Senate Joint Resolution 50 was run in committee as a major rule.
  • Senate Joint Resolution 53 is another major rule.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session-Day 10, February 20, 2026-PM

Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting

Keywords: 916, all
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES Feb 12th, 2026

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

Transcript Highlights:
  • I do have resolutions for the salary.
  • Budgets were not adopted by ordinance or resolution as required by Arkansas Code.
  • Budgets were not adopted by ordinance or resolution as required by Arkansas Code.
  • We discussed with our auditor; future budgets will be adopted by ordinances or resolutions.
  • I've been in touch with our CSA officer. adopted by ordinances or resolutions.
Keywords: 1204, all