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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Governmental Oversight and Accountability Feb 11th, 2026

Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Transcript Highlights:
  • file Form 10 with the Commission on Ethics rather than electronically file their Form 1 or Form 6.
  • 10 with the Commission on Ethics rather than electronically file their Form 1 or Form 6.
  • Motion to recommend confirmation of Jeffrey Aaron to the Public Employees Relations Commission.
  • I actually just had a procedure to remove some cancer off my face.
  • , it goes beyond PERC procedure.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 008 Jan 22nd, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, and then we're going to hear from the Access to Justice Commission, the Commission on Judicial Discipline
  • ,</c><00:21:05.280><c> the</c> the Access to Justice Commission, the the Access to Justice Commission
  • c><00:21:08.559><c> um,</c> Commission on Judicial Discipline, um, Commission on Judicial Discipline,
  • Um, I have been excused for Friday for medical procedure.
  • Thank you very much. procedure. Thank you very much. &gt;&gt; Representative<00:22:36.159><c> Brown.
Keywords: 981, all
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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  • Jr., Vice Chair of the Hawaii State LGBTQ+ Commission, pronouns he/him.
  • I'm the current chair of the Hawaii State Commission on Fatherhood.
  • </c><01:04:19.319><c> rules</c> governed by different procedural rules governed by different procedural
  • </c><01:25:13.199><c> upon</c> incorporate some of the procedures upon incorporate some of the procedures
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard SB 1231, which would repeal the Parentage Uniform Act of 1973 and update Hawaii’s parentage laws, including parts of the Uniform Parentage Act of 2017. Supporters said the current statutes are outdated and do not adequately address assisted reproduction, surrogacy, and modern family formation. The Attorney General’s office supported the bill with technical amendments, including conforming changes to the Probate Code and child support provisions, and several testifiers urged passage as a needed modernization of the law. A major point of disagreement was Part 10, which concerns donor anonymity. Some supporters, including members of the task force, the Uniform Law Commission, fertility and family law practitioners, and LGBTQ+ advocates, backed the bill as written or said it should move forward even if Part 10 is removed. Others, including donor-conceived adults, parents, and advocacy groups, opposed Part 10 and urged the committee to adopt the 2024 version of Article 9 or delete Part 10 entirely, arguing that anonymous donation harms donor-conceived people’s access to genetic, medical, and identity information and that anonymity is not realistic in the DNA-testing era. One task force member and attorney said she supported the bill but preferred removing Part 10 if necessary to pass the rest. The hearing included extensive public testimony both in support and opposition, with many individuals describing personal experiences with adoption, IVF, surrogacy, and donor conception. No committee vote or final action on the bill was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 05/21/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , federal, wherever you are, you create your own rules and procedures within your own agency.
  • Why for this commission and no other? So, Madam President, that is troubling. It should be.
  • WHY FOR THIS COMMISSION IS NO OTHER. SO MADAM PRESIDENT, THAT IS TROUBLING.
  • When the commission was established, they never had the status defined.
  • WHEN THE COMMISSION WAS ESTABLISHED, THEY NEVER HAD THE STATUS DEFINED. They were never defined.
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate opened with routine proceedings, approval of the prior day’s journal, and several motions to restore previously passed bills to the third-reading calendar. Senate Print 2436A, an amendment to the Administrative Code of New York City, and Senate Print 7160, an amendment to the Elder Law, were both reconsidered and restored to the calendar by roll call. Amendments were also received on Senate Print 9960, which retained its place on the third-reading calendar. The chamber then paused to honor Madeline Wilson on her 100th birthday and Marilyn D. Mosley through previously adopted resolutions, with family members and guests recognized on the floor. The Senate also welcomed Columbia Kicks Cancer, a student-run East Greenbush fundraising team that raised more than $239,000 for blood cancer research and care. The Finance Committee reported Senate Print 9005C, a budget bill amending Chapter 268 of the Laws of 1996, directly to third reading, and the Senate accepted the report and the message of necessity. The bill was then taken up on the controversial calendar, leading to extended debate on Part LL, which focused on limits on state and local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, including 287(g) agreements, informal cooperation, masking rules for law enforcement, sensitive locations such as polling places, and the creation of an Office of Immigration Trust within the Attorney General’s office. Supporters argued the bill would keep state and municipal employees focused on their own duties, protect constitutional rights, and prevent New York resources from being used for federal immigration enforcement; they also said it would not bar all cooperation or prevent local police from responding to crime. Opponents argued it would hinder public safety, restrict law enforcement cooperation, and interfere with local discretion, while some raised concerns about constitutional issues and the practical effects on sheriffs, county jails, and police agencies. The debate also included a separate provision creating a civil cause of action for constitutional-rights violations by federal, state, or local officials, which supporters described as an accountability measure. Members further discussed the masking section, with supporters saying it applied broadly to officials and was intended to withstand constitutional scrutiny, while opponents cited a recent Ninth Circuit ruling striking down a similar California law. The Office of Immigration Trust and its complaint/referral process were also examined, including the role of the Governor and the State Education Department in reviewing alleged violations. No final vote on the controversial calendar bill was taken in the portion of the transcript provided.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Wed Mar 19, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • Moving on to our next testifier: Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, in support.
  • Yasme Cheney, for the State Commission on the Status of Women.
  • I respectfully request that the commission be included as either a working group or an advisory group
  • </c><00:55:53.079><c> of</c> in the testimony from the commission of in the testimony from the commission
  • to amend to change the State of Hawaii Film Commission to the Hawaii Film Authority.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee on Economic Development and Technology heard testimony on several measures, with most witnesses either supporting the bills or offering technical concerns and suggested amendments. On SB 338, testimony came from the Department of Taxation, Tax Foundation of Hawaii, and Surpac, and the bill later moved forward with amendments. On SB 558, testimony was largely in support from the Department of Agriculture, Ulupono Initiative, Local Food Coalition, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and the Agribusiness Development Corporation, which described the measure as supporting rural jobs, food-system development, and use of off-grade agricultural products. ADC requested flexibility for neighbor-island siting and funding allocations, while the committee also discussed whether the bill’s language should be made more general and whether it could raise constitutional concerns about overly specific site designations. The bill was advanced with amendments and a noted appropriation allocation of $350,000. The committee also heard SB 186, which drew support from the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Department of Agriculture, Ulupono Initiative, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Public Health Institute, DED, ADC, AAHU RC&D, and the Hawaii Youth Food Council. Supporters said the measure would improve coordination among agencies on food systems, help address food security and the state’s 30% by 2030 farm-to-school goal, and create a more organized statewide food systems effort. SB 328 received support from the Department of Taxation and Hawaii Farm Bureau, with Farm Bureau describing it as a way to repurpose existing dairy infrastructure to revive hog production and support livestock and farm-to-school goals; the Tax Foundation of Hawaii opposed the measure as a potentially narrow industry incentive that could unfairly benefit a specific taxpayer and said a direct appropriation would be more transparent. SB 89 was described by Hawaii Farm Bureau as a labeling measure intended to protect the integrity of a culturally relevant local product, though the group raised concerns about wording and implementation timing. Later, SB 742 received support from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the Office of Wellness and Resilience, the Executive Office on Early Learning, the University of Hawaii System, Hawaii KidsCAN, the Hawaii Workforce Funders Collaborative, and the State Commission on the Status of Women. Testifiers said the bill would improve cross-agency data sharing, support workforce and education planning, and create public-facing dashboards; the Commission on the Status of Women asked to be included in the working group or as an advisory member. In decision-making, the committee adopted amendments and advanced SB 338, SB 558, and SB 1186. For SB 1186, the chair’s recommendation added three positions, specified committee-note funding amounts for those positions and operating funds, and revised working-group membership to have co-chairs appoint five members with relevant experience and expertise.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Corrections and Public Institutions Apr 20th, 2026 at 02:30 pm

Corrections and Public Institutions

Transcript Highlights:
  • This legislation establishes the Interscholastic Athletic Oversight Commission.
  • The Oversight Commission shall hear appeals after the activities association appeals process has been
  • exhausted, or appeals that are made directly to the Oversight Commission.
  • The Oversight Commission shall hear only appeals of decisions relating to eligibility due to transfers
  • the activities association procedures.
Keywords: 959, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate SessionReading and Referral of Bills Feb 7th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 703 by Zafarini relating to the criminal and licensing consequences for the commission of
  • Senate Bill 764 by Zafaini relating the procedure for a hearing by the Texas Department of Licensing
  • Senate Bill 790 by Alvarado relating to the procedure for resolving certain customer complaints before
  • the Public Utility Commission of Texas to water, agriculture and Rural Affairs.
  • Senate Bill 812 by Hughes relating to the grievance procedure in public schools to education K through
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Sep 8th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • On to procedural motions, Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized for your procedural motions.
  • My community doesn't need another commission.
  • My community doesn't need another commission.
  • Let's deal with the issues versus another commission.
  • Let's deal with the issues versus another commission.
Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through a long floor file with many Senate bills. Early procedural actions included unanimous-consent motions, a successful roll-call to rescind prior action on SB 351, and a 54-vote suspension of Joint Rule 61(a)(3) to allow floor amendments on SBs 80, 351, and 415. The chamber also made several referrals, moved one item to the inactive file, and welcomed new Assembly Member Natasha Johnson and other guests. The bulk of the meeting consisted of concurrence and third-reading votes on a wide range of measures, many of them passing with little or no opposition. Topics included tribal gaming grants (AB 221), State Bar fee and bar exam changes (SB 253), AI guardrails in community colleges (SB 241), consumer arbitration clauses (SB 82), due process for law enforcement in Racial Justice Act cases (SB 734), dental payment fee disclosures (SB 386), HOA balcony inspection reports (SB 410), farmland protection and EIFD rules (SB 5 and SB 516), emergency shelter zoning (SB 340), HIV confidentiality (SB 504), election signature-cure reforms (SB 3), contractor workers’ compensation compliance (SB 291), fire training funding (SB 345), wage theft enforcement (SB 355 and SB 261), food allergen disclosures (SB 68), ride-share insurance coverage (SB 371), housing and disaster recovery measures (SB 233, SB 625, SB 21), midwifery education (SB 520), mobile home insurance access (SB 525), epinephrine in schools (SB 568), health facility emergency licensing (SB 582), hair relaxer enforcement (SB 236), wastewater surveillance (SB 317), and several tax, transportation, and public health bills. A number of bills drew brief policy debate or opposition. SB 388, creating a California Latino Commission, prompted criticism from some members who argued the money should go directly to community needs rather than a new commission; it still passed. SB 50 on digital safety for victims of abuse, SB 20 on silicosis prevention, SB 306 on prior authorization reform, SB 373 on oversight of out-of-state special education placements, and SB 437 on reparations descendant-status verification were among the more substantive and discussed measures. Most bills passed by wide margins, often unanimously, and several urgency or tax-levy measures required 54 votes and were approved. The session ended with continued passage of remaining file items and multiple items retained or passed temporarily for later action.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • California Energy Commission.
  • Luam Tesfai, Public Utilities Commission.
  • The bill also requires the Public Utilities Commission to coordinate with the California Energy Commission
  • How will the commission...
  • We've seen other programs run by the IOUs that had more efficient enrollment procedures have those procedures
Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy heard presentations on six budget-related issues and took no votes; all items were held open for a future hearing. The first item concerned funding for the California Transmission Accelerator Revolving Fund under SB 254 and Proposition 4. GoBiz and IBank requested nearly $26 million over five years and 10 limited-term positions to evaluate and finance eligible transmission projects. The LAO said the proposal was broadly consistent with Prop. 4 but noted many implementation details remain unresolved. Senators questioned how the program would lower ratepayer costs, how funds would be protected, and whether the full requested amount was necessary; the administration said the financing strategy is still being developed and that consultants are needed. The committee then discussed trailer bill language to redirect $22 million in General Fund money from the DEPA program to DSGS for summer 2026, and to use roughly $70 million in CalSHAPE interest for ratepayer relief through ELRP or an equivalent program in 2027-28. CEC and CPUC staff said DSGS and ELRP are reliability tools, not PSPS programs, and explained that DSGS had enrolled over 1,000 MW and was expected to have about $52 million available for 2026. Senators and the LAO raised concerns about ending a successful DSGS program, the complexity of transitioning customers to ELRP, and whether CalSHAPE funds should instead continue school HVAC and plumbing projects. Public commenters largely supported extending CalSHAPE and continuing or expanding DSGS rather than shifting funds to ELRP. The subcommittee also heard on petroleum market oversight under SBX1-2 and ABX2-1. The CEC and its Division of Petroleum Market Oversight requested about $1.67 million and a small permanent staffing increase to implement new inventory, resupply, and market analysis duties. Senators pressed the agencies on gasoline price spikes, refinery maintenance, price gouging, and the status of the transportation fuels transition plan, which staff said would be released in draft form soon. Public testimony supported DPMO’s work and called for continued oversight of gasoline pricing. Finally, the CPUC presented three additional budget proposals: resources to implement AB 1207’s changes to the California climate credit, funding for a study of large electrical loads such as data centers under SB 57, and staffing for AB 825’s regional market participation requirements. The LAO said the AB 1207 request may go beyond the statute and urged the Legislature to decide whether it wants a simpler or more complex climate credit redesign. Senators questioned the cost of the work, the need for ongoing staffing, and how ratepayer interests would be protected. The CPUC said the work is needed to adapt to changing load patterns, electrification, data center growth, and potential regional market participation. Public commenters also supported DPMO funding, CalSHAPE, and DSGS, and some urged the Legislature to keep DSGS at the CEC rather than shift funds to ELRP.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 12th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 769 by Representative Boyd is an act in the Code of Criminal Procedure relative to arrests
  • House Bill 769, by Representative Boyd, is an act to in the Code of Criminal Procedure relative to arrest
  • Relative the Louisiana Uniform Construction Code Commission to provide for legislative purpose, it lies
  • Upon graduation, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Army Field Artillery and
  • on Civic Education and provide for membership of the commission.
Keywords: 974, senate, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 36 Feb 16th, 2026

Idaho House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • He served on the Lewiston School Board and the Lewiston Planning and Zoning Commission.
  • procedures, and declaring an emergency and providing an effective date.
  • Repealing Section 54-3323, Idaho Code, relating to injunction procedure.
  • Repealing Section 54-3309, Idaho Code, relating to injunction procedure.
  • Well, as far as I know, the legislature never commissioned a study.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and then held a memorial program honoring former Idaho legislators and public servants, including tributes to Frank Brunel, Jeannie Givens, Carl Shirtliff, Wendy Ungrich Kachetti, Ron Vieselmeyer, and Gail Wilde. Speakers highlighted their careers, community service, family lives, and contributions to Idaho, and the chamber observed the memorial with music and remarks about public service and legacy. After the memorial, the House received messages from the Senate and reported several committee actions. Committee reports moved a number of bills and resolutions to calendars or other committees, and the House introduced a large slate of new bills covering state budget/logo restrictions, elections, telecommunications, broadband, water, fish and game, trapping, self-defense and public assemblies on roads, child abuse interview recording, criminal procedure, parental rights, sex offender residency, sheriff reimbursement, masking during crimes, bribery and nepotism, artificial intelligence procurement, airbags, administrative subpoenas, attorney general duties, child protection, election interference, voting rights, divorce and custody attorney fees, unauthorized employment, rental application fees, commercial code changes, professional licensing, land use, building codes, land division, HOA dissolution, programmable money, school start dates, civics education, and health insurance cost-sharing. The House then took up third-reading votes on three bills. House Bill 576, concerning the Idaho Consumer Asset Recovery Fund and limiting coverage to Idaho residents or former Idaho residents at the time of purchase, passed 53-14. House Bill 577, which removes the requirement to replace license plates every 10 years so long as they remain legible and readable, passed 66-1. House Bill 632, expanding whistleblower protections and setting a timeline for legislative information requests, passed 68-0. House Bill 607, dealing with separate restroom, shower, and locker room access in government buildings and public accommodations, generated extended debate over privacy, safety, enforcement, and business costs, but no final vote was reached in the portion provided.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • file Form 10 with the Commission on Ethics rather than electronically filing their Form 1 or Form 6.
  • I actually just had a procedure to remove some cancer off my face.
  • , it goes beyond PERC procedure.
  • , it goes beyond PERC procedure.
  • The matters involved in the bill may touch on the commission, but their nexus is tenuous.
Summary: The committee took up several bills and confirmations. It reported favorably SB 332, as amended, on a narrow public-meetings/public-records exemption for legal strategy and settlement communications during the pre-suit period in Burt Harris claims; SB 464, requiring K-12 schools to formally observe Veterans Day; SB 984, clarifying firefighter cancer/death-benefit provisions and related prevention language; SB 576, expanding and codifying the local government cybersecurity protection program under Florida Digital Service; SB 964, revising how certain gifts and honoraria are reported to the Commission on Ethics; SB 1612, requiring local governments to accept electronic payments with exceptions and a delayed effective date; SB 830, creating public-records exemptions for certain local government administrators and their families; SB 1096, clarifying the filing deadline for Florida Civil Rights Act complaints; and SB 1656, designating the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship. The committee also considered a large confirmation package. Jeffrey Aaron’s appointment to the Public Employees Relations Commission was discussed separately after Senator Polsky raised concerns about his political connections and prior work; the committee still recommended him favorably. The remaining appointees on tabs 12 through 30 were also recommended favorably in one vote. The longest and most contentious item was SB 1296, with a committee substitute, on the Public Employees Relations Commission and public-sector unions. The PCS would change union certification/recertification rules, require a recent showing-of-interest form, create different voting thresholds for public safety and non-public safety employee organizations, limit paid union leave for non-public safety unions unless reimbursed, require equal access to certain employer communication spaces, and speed up impasse procedures for legislatively funded salary increases. Senators raised constitutional concerns, especially about the single-subject rule and collective-bargaining rights, and many speakers opposed the bill as union-busting and harmful to teachers, bus drivers, nurses, utility workers, and other public employees. Supporters argued it would improve accountability, ensure genuine member support, and prevent taxpayer-funded union activity. The committee continued debate on SB 1296 after extensive testimony, but the transcript ends before a final vote on that bill.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-19 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Even where institutions already have relevant procedures, those procedures must be understandable and
  • So when you're worried about the commission, you're talking about the percentage.
  • commission they could get with an HCSM.
  • And Palm Beach County, the commission, local government, and Palm Beach County, the commission didn't
  • It wasn't brought up at a delegation meeting by our county commission, nor...
Keywords: 998, house, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session Mar 21st, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB 3322 by Harris relates the procedure of amending and revoking certifications of public convenience
  • HP 3351 by King relates to the measures of ensuring public school safety, including commissions of peace
  • Courses for the Committee of Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
  • HB 3357 by Oliverson relates to the cremation authorization procedures in certain counties with medical
  • The provision of certain children of gender transitioning or reassignment procedures to treatments and
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Jan 15th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Provisions requiring the State Board, the PESB, the FEP, and the Charter School Commission to wholly
  • Additionally, the affected entities must establish policies and procedures and controls necessary to
  • The affected entities must establish policies and procedures and controls necessary to transition to
  • Boards and commissions serve a unique and important role in the policymaking process.
  • Marcus Hardin, Executive Director of the Washington State Charter School Commission.
Bills: HB1662, HB1683
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Jan 15th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • and the Financial Education Public-Private Partnership, and the Washington State Charter School Commission
  • The State Charter School Commission are directed to exercise their authority to operate independently
  • Provisions requiring the State Board, the PESB, the FEP, and the Charter School Commission to wholly
  • The affected entities must establish policies and procedures and controls necessary to transition to
  • Marcus Hardin, Executive Director of the Washington State Charter School Commission.
Summary: The House Education Committee held public hearings on two bills. House Bill 1662 would move several education-related boards and commissions—the State Board of Education, the Professional Educator Standards Board, the Financial Education Public-Private Partnership, and the Charter School Commission—toward operational independence from OSPI by July 1, 2027, including separate administrative services, asset and employee transfers, and transition planning by OFM. The prime sponsor and supporters said the bill would improve transparency, fiscal accountability, and agency flexibility, while OSPI-related testimony emphasized that small agencies need more nimble administrative support. No one testified in opposition; the hearing record noted 2 pro, 1 con, and 5 other sign-ins, and members were told the bill was substantively the same as the version passed the prior year except for date changes. The committee then heard House Bill 1683, which would require most school districts with 2,000 or more students to elect at least some school board members from director districts rather than entirely at-large, with larger districts needing more district-based seats and districts under 2,000 students exempt. The sponsor and supporters argued the change would improve geographic and demographic representation, especially for lower-income communities and communities of color, and would help ensure school boards reflect the students and families they serve. Opponents, including a school directors association representative, said the bill would be an unfunded mandate, reduce local control, and create added election costs and recruitment challenges; one witness also suggested the bill should consider broader proportional-representation options. Staff noted that 23 districts would currently be out of compliance, and the hearing record showed 12 pro, 163 con, and 2 other sign-ins. No executive action was taken on either bill during this portion of the meeting. At the end of the hearing, the chair reminded members that several bills heard that week would be on next Thursday’s executive session agenda, urged prompt amendment requests, and announced that the committee would adjourn to caucuses.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Meeting of the Texas Ethics Commission to order at 9:15 a.m.
  • Please join me in thanking JR for his service to the commission and to the state of Texas.
  • The commission will now order issue a final order in this matter.
  • We'd select the date for the next commission meetings.
  • Uh, the Texas Ethics Commission adjourns at 2:51 p.m. Thank you all.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Review Mar 10th, 2026

Legislative Review

Transcript Highlights:
  • This would expand it to procedural grounds as well.
  • procedural...
  • Because in certain areas, like procedure, if it’s declared unconstitutional in procedural areas, we don
  • This would expand it to procedural grounds as well.
  • Because in certain areas, like procedure, if it's declared unconstitutional and procedural areas, we
Summary: The Committee on Legislative Review met with five members present and took up two public hearings: House Bill 369 and House Bill 3465. On HB 369, Representative Simmons said the bill would let school employees join or leave teachers’ unions at any time and would prohibit school districts from automatically deducting union dues from paychecks, citing the Janus decision and arguing members should pay directly rather than through payroll deduction. Committee members questioned why the bill was needed, whether unions and school districts had been consulted, whether current law already allows opt-in/opt-out at any time, and whether the bill would affect other payroll deductions. Opposition testimony from Missouri NEA, Missouri State Teachers Association, and the Missouri AFL-CIO said the bill was unnecessary, targeted unions, could create administrative burdens, and might raise constitutional concerns; they emphasized that payroll deduction is already voluntary and that members can cancel membership at any time. No vote was taken on HB 369 during the hearing. The committee then heard HB 3465, a severability bill sponsored by Representative Keithley. He explained that it would create a broader severability standard so that if part of a legislative act is found unconstitutional, the rest could remain in effect unless there is clear and convincing evidence the legislature would not have passed the act without the invalid provision. He said the bill is intended to give courts clearer guidance and preserve the remainder of legislation when possible. Questions from members focused on how this differs from existing severability law and whether it would improperly direct the courts; Keithley responded that it clarifies legislative intent and applies to procedural as well as substantive constitutional issues. Supporters, including Campaign Life Missouri, said the bill would apply to bills, joint resolutions, and concurrent resolutions and would give courts a clearer standard. There was no opposition testimony on HB 3465, and the hearing concluded with no further business and adjournment.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Finance - 04/14/26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c> compared to other restrictive procedures compared to other restrictive procedures uh<00:47:56.760
  • . procedures. procedures.
  • </c> procedure statute. procedure statute.
  • </c> district-based uh restricted procedures district-based uh restricted procedures oversight<00:52:
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Election Law (03/04/2025)

Election Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • You have to go to the DOJ first, which is the procedure now, at least as the courts have said.
  • </c><01:46:14.599><c> are</c> the provisions of election procedure are the provisions of election procedure
  • There are individuals being harmed by a violation of election procedure.
  • I was just talking about a ballot law commission proceeding, which is related to the primary.
  • Procedure and outline is 6699. Anybody beats me to it, feel free to jump in.
Keywords: 1189, house, all