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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Rules Feb 13th, 2026 at 09:19 am

Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • The only program in the United States at a graduate level in investing is Stanford University.
  • , ...billion dollars in total distributions to our schools, our early childhood programs, our state colleges
  • our state.
  • red state.
  • in state.
Bills: SM20, SM9, SJR6, HB124
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Regulated Industries Feb 3rd, 2026

Regulated Industries

Transcript Highlights:
  • temporary door locking devices be integrated into building safety plans, safety drills, and training programs
  • Into building safety plans, safety drills, and training programs for a specified purpose.
  • this would require associations to provide law enforcement agencies and prosecuting agencies, such as state
  • attorneys and state and local prosecutors, with records requested by those agencies in response to a
  • I wouldn't say that it's across the state of Florida, but there are communities in Florida who are up
Bills: S0936, S1724, S1014, S1498
Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries met with a quorum and took up four bills. First, it considered SB 1724 on municipal utility services. Senator Martin offered a late-filed delete-everything amendment that would require annual customer meetings for extraterritorial utility customers, cap use of gross utility revenues for general government at 10%, eliminate a 25% surcharge on customers outside city limits, reduce the rate differential cap from 50% to 25%, remove municipal natural gas utilities from the bill, and preserve certain existing bond-related surcharges until debt is retired or refinanced. The League of Cities raised implementation concerns about the July 1, 2026 effective date and the need for rate studies and budget adjustments. The amendment was adopted and the committee reported CS/SB 1724 favorably. The committee then heard SB 936 on temporary door locking devices from Senator McLean. The bill would define temporary door locking devices, allow them to be installed at any height, require the Florida Building Commission to add standards to the Florida Building Code, and require their use to be incorporated into safety plans, drills, and training. With no opposition or amendments, SB 936 was reported favorably. Next, the committee considered SB 1014 by Senator Mayfield, which would prohibit municipalities from refusing water or wastewater service solely because a property owner will not annex, and would require service expansion when a property is near a municipal main line, not served by another utility, and the utility has capacity. A committee amendment narrowed the bill to properties near a main line and reduced the distance threshold from 2,000 meters to one-half mile. The Florida League of Cities opposed the bill as amended, citing concerns about property size, annexation conflicts, enclave creation, and possible revenue impacts, but the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 1498 on community associations from Chair Bradley. A strike-all amendment revised technical provisions on video conference recordings, turnover inspection reports, SIRS references, and electronic voting, and added two major policy changes: requiring associations to provide records to law enforcement and prosecutors and creating a second-degree misdemeanor for willful refusal, and prohibiting mandatory club or amenity fee schemes controlled by developers or third parties that generate profit beyond proportional expenses. Testimony in support described homeowner disputes involving concentrated board control, lack of transparency, and mandatory fees in communities such as Rosedale. The amendment was adopted and CS/SB 1498 was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, Senator Bracey Davis asked to be recorded voting in the affirmative on tabs 1, 2, and 3, and the committee adjourned.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce May 18th, 2026

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • The governor wants a device program.
  • I'm the founder of State Armor. We work on these types of policies across states.
  • A lot of them are state driven or desires by parishes to reflect what they think the state wants.
  • , to the people of this state.
  • implement this program.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • UTRGV, Sam Houston State, U of H, all across the state. and region of our state, EPPs will benefit from
  • in the state.
  • This program that you have implemented, you mentioned earlier, you're not receiving any additional state
  • using a material that the state board rejected it's just interesting to me if the state The state is
  • On page one says the state flag.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill also gives the State Board for Educator Certification SB. stronger oversight to ensure programs
  • UTRGV, Sam Houston State, U of H, all across the state.
  • In other states, they require candidates to be... in a program, they provide them an adequate amount
  • This program that you have implemented, you mentioned earlier, you're not receiving any additional state
  • using a material that the state board rejected it's just interesting to me if the state The state is
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • We could not do this work without the support of our entire state who make this program possible.
  • The We the People program in the state of Nevada will be in trouble.
  • That was related to programming changes that would be needed to update the Secretary of State system
  • This bill established a state seal of civics program to recognize high school graduates with a high level
  • and that their voices can expand the program throughout the state.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Apr 27th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • 1115 is a federal program whereby the federal government gives funds for states to come creative with
  • It prohibits the obligation or expenditures of Louisiana state funds for any programs, initiative, or
  • state policy.
  • It allows full-time firefighters the option to get into the insurance program with the State of Louisiana
  • It allows the full-time firefighters to option to get into the insurance program with the state of Louisiana
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Feb 24th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • There are several state agencies that play a role in various programs from annexation to taxation to
  • The state data center, we're recreating that so that the state takes ownership of those programs.
  • The state data center, we're recreating that so that the state takes ownership of those programs.
  • So I think each state does it a little bit differently, but BBSP, BASS, LUCA, those are all programs
  • Each state has someone that's designated in that state to administer those specific programs.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Jan 30th, 2026 at 09:04 am

Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair, is: Are there other programs within the state of New Mexico that are already doing many of these
  • the state.
  • for many New Mexico state agencies. ...serving and storage programs for many New Mexico state agencies
  • across the state. ...sustainably in out-of-school time programming across the state.
  • where they were taking money from the state government and there was no actual program because there
Bills: SB83, SB106, SB107, SB123, SJR1
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Jan 30th, 2026 at 08:37 am

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • are very diverse. residents now, and the residents we're attracting into the program are very diverse
  • across the state.
  • While still ensuring the state benefits from their preparation.
  • to educate these students in an unapproved program?
  • We have different territories as well that are involved in DECA, and it is a national program.
Bills: SB83, SB106, SB107, SB123, SJR1
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Public Safety

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • State your name and... Thank you. State your name and have it. My name is William Ponce.
  • So, as was stated earlier by Mr.
  • State your name.
  • from another person's fraud involving state programs or benefits.
  • When the state creates a program to help specific people and the program gets hijacked by fraud, the
Summary: The committee first took up SB 1071, which would repeal the statutory framework for the Arizona Rangers. The sponsor argued the bill was about accountability and transparency, citing concerns about missing training and firearms qualification records; Arizona Rangers representatives and several sheriffs opposed the bill, saying the Rangers provide valuable volunteer support and that the real issue was adding oversight rather than eliminating protections. After discussion, the committee voted 4-3 to give SB 1071 a do pass recommendation, with members noting they expected amendments later. The committee then heard SB 1315, requiring school districts and charter schools to maintain interoperable emergency communications with law enforcement and to submit annual affidavits confirming testing and compliance. Testimony from school safety officials and sheriffs emphasized the value of real-time communication during emergencies and the need for secure sharing of campus maps and floor plans; concerns about cost and information security were addressed by supporters. The bill passed unanimously, 7-0. The committee also advanced SB 1317, which appropriates opioid settlement funds for county reentry planning programs; sheriffs and association representatives supported it, citing reduced recidivism and jail populations, and it passed 7-0. Several public safety and missing-children measures were considered next. SB 1416, as amended, revises missing child reporting requirements, adds runaway children back into reporting, requires faster photo and information sharing, and expands training requirements; advocates for missing children and law enforcement supported the compromise language, and the bill passed 7-0. SB 1740, which updates Turquoise Alert training and procedures, was also advanced 7-0 after discussion about statewide versus geographically targeted alerts and the need to keep alerts effective. Later, SB 1493, a strike-everything amendment affecting police officer termination appeals and fee shifting when an employer rejects a favorable administrative ruling, passed 5-2 despite opposition from chiefs’ representatives. SB 1537, renaming the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund and repealing its advisory commission, passed 5-2. The committee also approved SB 1751 and SCR 1049, which expand execution methods to include lethal gas and firing squad and make firing squad mandatory in certain cases involving the murder of a law enforcement officer; opponents raised constitutional, ethical, and practical concerns, while supporters framed the measures as aligning Arizona with other states and providing additional options. Both measures passed 4-3. Finally, SB 1542, which would create a framework and funding for MDMA research and treatment for PTSD in first responders and peace officers contingent on FDA approval, was heard with testimony describing promising clinical trial results and the need for Arizona research; the bill was then moved forward, though the transcript cuts off before the final roll call result is fully shown.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Um, you know, the state of Alabama invests millions of dollars in things like Ingram State and others
  • <00:47:48.560> of do not adopt the case in the state of do not adopt the case in the state
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • One of our biggest programs is our Navigating Autism Program.
  • offered by the Texas State Technical College system.
  • This bill allows for a state court action, a state court order to remove a student, and actually to force
  • Who are the wards of the state?
  • senator or state representative before.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Please state your name.
  • The state proposal is more strict than the federal one, which could cause some conflict between state
  • This bill allows all Ross State.
  • In the state address, Governor Abbott identified the expansion of career training programs.
  • The state average.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Jan 28th, 2026 at 11:02 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Western New Mexico University leads the state in designating education and training programs specific
  • He also noted San Juan County's nursing and dental hygienist programs and the role those programs play
  • And even in San Juan County, where we have a big nursing program, dental hygienist program, everything
  • practice across multiple participating states while maintaining a single home state license.
  • Speaker, gentlelady, each state controls its standards, and the state will be aware of where each one
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 18th, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman Reed, thank you. we'll reconvene uh back in the state we'll reconvene uh back in the state house
  • are the only fat people in this state. are the only fat people in this state.
  • If they return to state employment, the state employee is allowed to pay back the retirement funds to
  • So state already allows us to do this for a lot of retirement systems, including military and other state
  • cost the state anything.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education 2ND REVISED Mar 3rd, 2026 at 10:00 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Would this allow Oklahoma state dollars, OEP dollars, to go to pay?
  • for other institutions outside of our state.
  • So, if someone utilized those funds, could they pay for out-of-state tuition with it?
  • one of those programs?
  • And we had some private dollars that helped pay for the technical assistance program.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Especially Native American people of the state, and, like we heard in testimony, other states that are
  • It's in state law.
  • dollars in taxes to our country and to our state.
  • I have a green card here in the United States.
  • This dramatic growth illustrates how the program increasingly crowds out other key state priorities like
Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee approved the January 21 minutes and then heard a series of bills focused on developmental disabilities oversight, behavioral health fraud, AHCCCS operations, child safety, and state hospital capacity. SB 1179 would make the Developmental Disabilities Group Home Monitoring Program permanent and remove the appropriations contingency; Disability Rights Arizona and program managers testified that Commit had identified systemic care problems, while the sponsor said the work should continue. The bill received a 6-1 do-pass recommendation. SB 1114 would appropriate $1 million to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for behavioral health patient brokering investigations; Native advocates described widespread recruitment and exploitation of vulnerable people, especially Native Americans, and the bill passed 8-0. SB 1115 would prohibit AHCCCS from allowing remote work for Access employees; the sponsor argued in-person oversight was needed, while AHCCCS warned of space and staffing problems. It passed 4-3. SB 1051 would require hospitals to collect and report patients’ citizenship or immigration status for cost accounting; supporters called it a data-collection measure, while nurses and physicians said it would create fear and deter care. It passed 4-3. SB 1122, as amended, would replace prior authorization with 100% prepayment review for certain behavioral health services under the American Indian Health Plan, and passed 7-0 after AHCCCS said it had worked on the amendment. SB 1132, to appropriate unspecified funds for a new Arizona State Hospital wing, drew testimony from families and advocates describing severe shortages of state hospital beds and the need for more long-term treatment capacity; it passed 7-0. SB 1169, to fund graduate medical education and a new residency program, passed 6-0. SB 1171, requiring AHCCCS to check for dual enrollment in exchange plans and AHCCCS, passed 4-2-1 after AHCCCS said implementation would require system changes and costs. SB 1172, requiring more experienced DCS investigators for repeated abuse/neglect reports and court notification of hotline calls in dependency cases, passed 7-0. SB 1173, requiring behavioral health facility applicants, owners, and licensees to be U.S. citizens or lawfully present permanent residents with fingerprint clearance cards, passed 4-3 after an amendment clarifying the lawful-presence requirement.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Jan 29th, 2026 at 11:09 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • One of my favorites in the entire state; my favorite is the Cabernet Franc.
  • He likes to ski in Taos, the best district in the state.
  • The House of Representatives of the State of New Mexico congratulates Mrs.
  • The House of Representatives of the State of New Mexico congratulates Mrs.
  • of the states for the limited purpose of proposing amendments to the United States Constitution to impose
Bills: HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM21