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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Feb 4th, 2026

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • A couple of announcements for members in particular: Friday morning, the School Board Association is
  • It's one of the greatest joys to go to a local high school.
  • Voters cannot remove board members, and authority is split between an appointed school board and an appointed
  • Voters cannot remove board members, and authority is split between an appointed school board and an appointed
  • Also on Friday, I remind people the School Board Association breakfast over...
Bills: SB194 , SB200 , SB203 , SB204 , SJR3
Summary: The committee began with announcements about an upcoming Friday breakfast and presentation with the School Board Association in El Dorado, then moved through a series of education appropriation and capital-style bills. The first major item was Senate Bill 194 for Luna Community College baseball and softball fields. Senator Campos and Luna officials described the project as part of a larger athletic and community complex, emphasizing the college’s NJCAA compliance turnaround, 100% athlete graduation rate, 3.44 average GPA, and the fact that 94% of athletes are New Mexico residents. Supporters said the fields would improve recruiting, reduce annual rental costs, and add community amenities such as a walking path, soccer pitch, and wildfire resiliency training space. Several senators raised concerns that the project should go through the normal capital outlay process and questioned funding sources, ongoing operating costs, bathrooms, electricity, parking, audits, and whether the $5 million request was sufficient. Despite those concerns, the committee voted 5-3 to give the bill a due pass. The committee then heard a request for KANW educational radio funding. KANW’s general manager and staff said the station is celebrating 75 years, serves much of the state with news, cultural programming, Spanish music, and emergency alert services, and is one of the state’s primary radio stations. Supporters praised its public service and statewide reach. However, several senators objected to the funding mechanism, arguing that the request was being routed through growth funding rather than the usual capital or appropriations process and that other legislators lacked equal access to those funds. After discussion about federal funding cuts, translator opportunities, and the station’s educational mission, the committee voted 3-5 and the bill failed. Senate Bill 203, a duplicate of a previously heard Northern New Mexico State School documentary bill, was quickly tabled on motion. The committee then took up Senate Joint Resolution 3, which would ask voters to replace the current appointed Secretary of Education model with an appointed State Board of Education that would hire a state superintendent. Senator Soles argued the change would create more stability and reduce political whiplash, while supporters from the school board and superintendent associations backed the idea but noted concerns about appointment clarity. Opponents from PED, KIDS CAN, the Chamber of Commerce, charter schools, and others argued the proposal would add bureaucracy, reduce accountability, sideline the governor and voters, and repeat a failed pre-2003 system. Committee members were split along similar lines, with supporters emphasizing continuity and critics stressing accountability and local control; the transcript ends before a final vote on SJR 3 is shown.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
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  • I was trying to find the verbiage here. uh in the pharmacy board where in uh in the pharmacy board where
  • </c> year on the pharmacy board. year on the pharmacy board. um<00:11:29.279><c> the</c><00:11:29.760
  • </c><00:11:53.120><c> declared</c> saying that the pharmacy board declared saying that the pharmacy board
  • </c><00:17:14.079><c> examiners</c> Uh I've talked with the board examiners Uh I've talked with the board
Bills: HB59 , SB15 , SB96 , SB104 , SB137
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • Please get them out of our schools.
  • Please get them out of our schools.
  • school-issued Chromebooks that are supposed to be used only for school activities and academics, and
  • high school soccer videos.
  • cutting boards, plastic cutting boards.
Bills: AB52 , AB76 , AB163 , AB388 , AB483
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • She is the third in school history, and she won it as a freshman.
  • He is board certified in family medicine and lifestyle medicine and has a certificate of adequate podcast
  • children, which includes $66.4 billion in federal expenses plus an additional $115.6 billion in state and local
  • Plus an additional $115.6 billion in state and local expenses.
  • If we fund that, that puts a lot of pressure on schools, roads, daycares, children, everything throughout
Summary: The House convened with a prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including the Duncan Girls Golf Team, the Doctor of the Day, and the Nurse of the Day. Members also made personal announcements and committee meeting reminders before moving to legislation. The main floor action centered on House Bill 4422, which would require applicants for SNAP and TANF to be U.S. citizens and use the SAVE system to verify immigration status. Supporters argued it would protect taxpayer dollars, enforce the law, and reduce improper benefits use; opponents said it would deter eligible families, especially children in mixed-status households, from seeking aid and would not address DHS error rates or budget problems. After extended debate, the House passed HB 4422 by roll call vote, 18-0. The House then considered House Bill 4423, a similar measure applying the same citizenship-verification concept to Medicaid through the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. Debate repeated many of the same arguments about fiscal responsibility, eligibility, children’s access to benefits, and immigration enforcement. HB 4423 also passed by roll call vote, 18-0. The chamber then moved to announcements and adjourned until Monday, March 2, 2026.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Mar 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • mandatory child abuse recording reporting requirements, ensuring that any Allegations or abuse by a school
  • lot of instances where, as you have seen in the news, from church camps to churches themselves or schools
  • if you'll like, allow me a little bit of leniency when I was 7 years old, my best friend in high school
  • There's a ref a form that They can submit to the board for review.
  • And to my knowledge, we're no longer in high school. We're all adults here in this building.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Mar 3rd, 2026

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • 29 strengthens mandatory child abuse reporting requirements, ensuring any allegation of abuse by a school
  • a lot of instances where, as you've seen in the news, from church camps to churches themselves or schools
  • When I was 17 years old, my best friend in high school, he actually was 19 at the time.
  • There's a form that they can submit to the board for review, and if that form is submitted, then that
  • And to my knowledge, we're no longer in high school. We're all adults here in this building.
Summary: The committee heard and advanced a large number of bills covering tort claims, criminal law, child protection, licensing, housing, and public transparency. Early measures included HB 3037, adding students in curricular activities to the Government Tort Claims Act definition of employee; HB 3581, revising riot statutes and removing a no-bail provision; HB 458, allowing voluntary blood type notation on driver’s licenses; HB 2929, tightening mandatory child abuse reporting by school employees; and HB 3087, extending garnishment notice and objection timelines. All of those bills received unanimous or near-unanimous due-pass recommendations. Several bills drew more substantial discussion. HB 4227, the Cindy Clemishire Act, was amended to allow minors to discuss sexual abuse with health care providers and was named after a survivor; it passed 13-0. HB 4125, restoring Second Amendment rights to certain nonviolent felons, passed 13-1 but members raised concerns about federal law and asked for further explanation before floor consideration. HB 1453, which would criminalize hostile foreign nationals and entities owning Oklahoma real property and agricultural land, generated extensive debate over indirect ownership, foreclosure timelines, logrolling, and constitutional concerns, and it ultimately failed 3-10. HB 3521, modernizing money transmission regulation and adding payment processors and digital asset kiosks, passed 13-0. Other measures advanced after questions or minor amendments, including HB 3691 on self-certifying medical fitness for a Class D license, HB 2015 on landlord-tenant repair and tenant remedies, HB 2940 on recording public meetings, HB 1016 on trust protections for minors appearing in monetized online content, HB 3267 making breaking and entering an occupied dwelling a felony without needing proof of another intended crime, HB 3695 expanding the definition of great bodily injury for DUI cases, HB 3453 shifting the burden in eminent domain cases to the condemning authority, and HB 3053 creating parole review criteria for older eligible inmates. The committee also advanced bills on self-defense definitions, straw purchasing of land for prohibited foreign parties, human trafficking parole guidelines, child welfare/adoption terminology, outpatient treatment, child support-related license revocations, workplace violence protective orders, and protections for charities reporting sexual misconduct. The meeting ended with several bills laid over and the committee adjourning, with a note that it would meet again Thursday.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/6/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have 18 local water, sewer, and infrastructure bonding projects.
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  • </c> cost of the project requires local cost of the project requires local governments<00:58:44.000><
  • This includes an entire K through 12 school district, a hospital, and a parochial school, all of which
  • District a hospital and a School District a hospital and a parochial<01:12:02.080><c> school</c><01:
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill restructures the board from 10 members to eight and removes the requirement for the board to
  • Board from 10 members to eight and removes the requirement for the board to have two behavior analysts
  • the board later ratifies it.
  • There's been no substantive dispute between the board, the committee recommendations, and the board approval
  • the board later ratifies that process has worked well from a peer board the board later ratifies that
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AEN-HOU, AEN-EIG, AEN Public Hearings 03-18-2026

Agriculture and Environment

Transcript Highlights:
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  • I'm willing to pay more if I can buy local and it's grown local, but how do we sell that to our community
  • </c> diversity, buy local. diversity, buy local.
  • local, but how do local and it's grown local, but how do we<01:19:43.480><c> sell</c><01:19:43.920><c
  • </c><01:26:54.720><c> um</c> becomes local um becomes local um and<01:26:55.840><c> expand</c><01:26:
Bills: HB1736 , HB1620 , HB1695
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1737, which clarifies allowable uses in agricultural districts for farm dwellings and farm employee housing, and HB 1604 HD2, which creates an agricultural workforce housing working group within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity. Testimony on HB 1737 was overwhelmingly supportive, with county agriculture officials, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Farmers Union backing the measure; one witness asked for a definition of “affordable” to guard against misuse of farm housing. For HB 1604, the Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Housing Hawaii’s Future, Hawaii Farmers Union, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported the bill, with OHA requesting disaggregated data and a seat on the working group. Committee discussion focused on housing shortages, possible misuse, affordability, and whether innovative housing models such as modular, tiny, and container homes should be considered. The committee then took action on both measures. HB 1737 HD3 was recommended to pass with amendments that would limit farm employee housing to agricultural employees and their immediate family members actively engaged in the farm operation, add a grandfathering provision for existing permitted housing, preserve county zoning authority, clarify that ag tourism must be secondary and not occur in employee housing, delete a square-footage-per-acre ratio, and defer the effective date to July 1, 2050. HB 1604 HD2 was also recommended to pass with amendments adding OHA and a housing-shortage organization to the working group, expanding its scope to include modular, tiny, and container homes and permitting/zoning streamlining, and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050. Both motions were adopted unanimously by the members present. The joint hearing then moved to HB 1736, which would establish a spay and neuter special fund and require sterilization and declaration provisions for cats, with some discussion of dogs. DLNR and the Hawaiian Humane Society supported the bill, while Pacific Pet Alliance objected to the broader requirements and the inclusion of dogs; the Hawaiian Humane Society and American Bird Conservancy supported cat-focused sterilization and the special fund, while some testifiers opposed mandatory sterilization as too costly or intrusive. Members raised questions about toxoplasmosis, trap-neuter-release, enforcement, neighbor-island access, and funding needs, and DLNR indicated additional funding and third-party contracting would likely be needed. The transcript then began HB 1620 HD2 on energy, which would increase the environmental response energy and food security tax and shift funds from the hydrogen fueling subaccount to EV charging infrastructure; state agencies generally stood on written testimony in support, while the Tax Foundation objected to special fund earmarks and noted the bill raises only one part of the barrel tax structure.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Feb 4th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • When he was six years old, he was having an overwhelming day at school.
  • time in our district helping people with autism, and we have over 250 students just in three private schools
  • time in our district helping people with autism, and we have over 250 students just in three private schools
Bills: S0132 , S0418 , S0646 , S0820 , S1734
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice met with a quorum and took up several bills. SB 646, relating to drug paraphernalia, was presented by President Gates as a narrow measure to allow drug testing tools such as fentanyl test strips and reagent kits to detect dangerous adulterants and help prevent overdose deaths. Senator Osgood spoke in strong support, describing the bill as important for people in recovery. The bill had one support appearance and was reported favorably by unanimous roll call. The committee then heard SB 418 on law enforcement interactions with individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Senator Jones explained that the bill requires autism awareness and communication/de-escalation training for officers and creates a voluntary Blue Envelope Program for drivers with ASD. Multiple advocates, including Disability Rights Florida, an Autism Society representative, parents, and a retired federal officer, testified in support, emphasizing safety, communication, and the need to avoid tragic misunderstandings during police encounters. Senators also discussed whether broader disability training should be considered in the future. SB 418 was reported favorably unanimously. Next, the committee considered SB 132 on restoration of voting rights, which would require the Florida Commission on Offender Review to create and maintain a public database to help people determine whether they have completed sentence requirements for rights restoration and to publish clearer instructions for eligible individuals. An amendment was adopted to make the database subject to legislative appropriation. The bill was then reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 1734, which recognizes juvenile probation and detention officers as officers under state law and extends training, certification, and certain benefits, and CS/SB 820, which strengthens reporting requirements for problem-solving courts and sets annual reporting deadlines. Both bills were reported favorably after brief discussion and support appearances.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Finance Jan 22nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • There are two local ordinances, King and Snohomish County, with existing local cash payment ordinances
  • In addition, it does not include school districts, local governments, quasi-municipal corporations, political
  • But it's kind of one and the same as the local jurisdictions.
  • If a local jurisdiction subsequently implements a payroll tax...
  • People who make more spend more, supporting our local businesses, coffee shops, grocery stores, the local
Bills: HB2334 , HB2140 , HB2326 , HB2100
Committee: House Finance
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband Apr 16th, 2025

S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband

Transcript Highlights:
  • accepting certain fiber optic cable projects from certain providers. requirements for projects on state or local
  • of the Natural Resources Code, an entity may not begin a project that disturbs ground on state or local
  • Bill 3713 makes an important clarification in state law regarding how we handle funding for small local
  • commend the efforts of the Broadband Development Office for conducting the survey last fall of industry, local
  • In general, that's known as CLEC Authority, Competitive Local Exchange Companies.
Bills: HB3713 , HB3953 , HB4055 , HB4272
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 15th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • That is why this decision is best made at the local level. made at the local level.
  • local level, uh, served on committees at the league.
  • government, local control.
  • The LP Gas Board is already the regulatory body to regulate those standards.
  • So this is the LP Gas Board. It's a rarity, right?
Bills: HB407 , SB306 , SB320 , SB321
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business and Insurance Apr 9th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Business and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Again, it's pertaining to being on the board, not for having voting rights.
  • They could still vote, but they just wouldn't be able to be on the board. Think, Mr.
  • As if, at any time after the members elected to serve on a board as a board member, the member fails
  • to meet with that, could they be removed from the board if they missed one meeting?
  • when they Don't physically reside in the home to be represented on the HOA board.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1131 requires each school district and charter school to submit a report by November 1, 2026
  • , first aid, and the use of AEDs, and a statement indicating whether the school district or charter school
  • schools have AEDs and how many staff members are trained with AEDs and CPR and how many schools have
  • and then $950,000 for the schools to continue the AED purchases.
  • In addition, I think that this is really a responsibility of the school districts.
Bills: SB1131 , SB1249
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Education Postsecondary Jan 13th, 2026

Education Postsecondary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Lots of sheriffs currently pay for their deputies and other staff to be able to go to school, but there
  • Currently pay for their deputies and other staff to be able to go to school, but there are lots of communities
  • All right, members, we're going to transition to tab five: appointments to the Board of Governors of
  • So Senator Simon moves to recommend the confirmation of Douglas Broxton to the Board of Governors of
  • Senator Simon moves to recommend the confirmation of Douglas Broxton to the Board of Governors of the
Bills: S0176 , S0372 , S0720 , S0816
Summary: The Committee on Education Postsecondary met with a quorum present and considered several bills and one confirmation. Senate Bill 720, relating to resident status for tuition purposes for previously incarcerated Floridians, was presented by Senator Osgood and supported by testimony from Eddie Fordham, who described his own reentry and college experience and the difficulty of proving residency after long incarceration. Senators Jones and Rodriguez spoke in favor, emphasizing rehabilitation and access to education. The bill was reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then approved Senate Bill 372, which would extend the state employee tuition waiver program to sheriff’s office employees on a space-available basis, with support noted from the Florida Sheriffs Association. Senate Bill 176, dealing with campus emergency management, conduct, and workplace violence policies, was also reported favorably after discussion focused on clearer reporting protocols, protective measures, and timely updates for students, faculty, and staff; several groups waved in support. Members also voted to recommend confirmation of Douglas Broxton to the Board of Governors of the State University System. Finally, Senate Bill 816, establishing the University of Florida Diabetes Institute in statute to advance research, prevention, care, education, collaboration, and outreach on diabetes, received supportive testimony from medical and university representatives and favorable comments from senators, including remarks about research, federal funding, and improved outcomes. The bill was reported favorably, and the committee adjourned without objection.