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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Apr 20th, 2026
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Along the way, I've received honors and recognitions for things that I've been lucky to be a part of,
- President, established in 2006 by Sergeant West Wheeland, the Cricket Oak High School AFJROTC program
- is the youngest Junior ROTC program in the state of Oklahoma.
- The Lincoln Christian wrestling program just capped off the best year in the history of their program
- Coach Stokes has been an integral part of building the program.
Bills:
HB1675, HB3242, HB1739, HB3320, HB3047, HB4434, HJR1089, HB4432, HB3718, HB3705, SR43, HB1933, HB4248, SB1847, SB1778, HJR1086, HB3001, HB3002, HB3003, HB3004, HB3005, HB3007, HB3008, HB1590, HB1242, HB3818, HB4305, HB1979, HB1225, HB3931, HB4454, HB3849, HB1746, HB3720, HB4275, HB4300, HB3586, HB2268, HB3755, HB4117, HB4294, HB3650, HB4298, HB3270, HB3145, HB3056
Keywords:
emergency management, severe weather, youth camp, summer camp, overnight camp, day camp, outdoor education, adventure camp, wilderness program, campground safety, tornado preparedness, flooding, flash flood, high winds, hail, lightning, extreme heat, extreme cold, wildfire smoke, evacuation plan
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and pledges, and recognized several visiting groups and honorees, including students from Wesleyan Christian School, Claremore Day participants, and a tribute to Dr. J. Craig for his Marine Corps service, chiropractic career, and aid to first responders after the Oklahoma City bombing. The chamber also welcomed a Cricket Oak High School AFJROTC unit and the Lincoln Christian wrestling team, both recognized for recent achievements. The Senate then adopted Senate Resolution 43 commemorating the 31st anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing and honoring victims, survivors, and first responders.
The Senate took up House Bill 1933, first rescinding prior action and then adopting a floor amendment to correct a drafting error and shift a penalty provision; the bill then passed 47-0. House Bill 4248, which would require purchasers of hemp beverages to be 21 and treat them similarly to beer for age purposes, passed 45-0 after brief discussion about whether it had medical implications. The Senate also adopted House amendments to Senate Bill 1847, described as a compassion bill that would have saved the state money, and passed it 35-11 before later approving it as an emergency measure with 43 ayes.
The chamber next adopted House amendments to Senate Bill 1778, a major literacy bill adding early intervention, teacher training, and optional early ELA testing for second graders, along with good-cause exemptions; it passed 43-2 and then as an emergency measure. The Senate also passed House Joint Resolution 1086, approving rules from several agencies, by 42-4. Finally, the Senate advanced and passed a series of sunset-extension bills for boards and councils, including the Child Death Review Board, county government training commission, Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Board of Examiners in Optometry, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, several environmental advisory councils, and the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence, with most later receiving emergency passage. The Senate concluded with announcements of upcoming committee meetings and adjourned until April 25, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Wed Mar 25, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 34
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Bills:
HR207, SB2595, SB3199, SB3132, SB2591, SB2089, SB2108, SB2970, SB2530, SB2442, SB3076, SB2532, SB2721, SB2055, SB2312, SB2152, SB2438, SB2982, SB2528, SB2919, SB2446, SB2315, SB2544, SB2060, SB2069, SB3011, SB2342, SB2075, SB2578, SB2580, SB2835, SB3084, SB3322, SB3053, SB888, SB709
Keywords:
Dr. David Lassner, higher education, community engagement, university leadership, innovation, Hawaii education system, agribusiness, leasing, agriculture, Hawaii, food innovation, Department of Education, mental health, emerging therapies, psychedelic treatment, task force, clinical trials, trauma recovery, MDMA, psilocybin
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Tue Mar 24, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 33
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He was instrumental in establishing one of the first continuing legal education programs at the University
Bills:
HR207, SB2595, SB3199, SB3132, SB2591, SB2089, SB2108, SB2970, SB2530, SB2442, SB3076, SB2532, SB2721, SB2055, SB2312, SB2152, SB2438, SB2982, SB2528, SB2919, SB2446, SB2315, SB2544, SB2060, SB2069, SB3011, SB2342, SB2075, SB2578, SB2580, SB2835, SB3084, SB3322, SB3053, SB888, SB709
Keywords:
Dr. David Lassner, higher education, community engagement, university leadership, innovation, Hawaii education system, agribusiness, leasing, agriculture, Hawaii, food innovation, Department of Education, mental health, emerging therapies, psychedelic treatment, task force, clinical trials, trauma recovery, MDMA, psilocybin
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 30th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- A comprehensive wellness support program.
- Performance recognition framework establishes a structured program to reward and recognizes Texas military
- Wellness programs go underutilized.
- But it's a, it's a governor appointed program.
- There are cost effective programs. These are cost effective programs that reduce reliance.
Bills:
SB 36
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (04/10/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- so I think broadening the definition of family would encourage more people to participate in the program
- and just changing the language to allow more, in recognition of the way that families are in our state
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- adult basic education programs.
- representative of our community programs representative of our community programs our<00:04:19.880
- our our directors have and our programs our our directors have and our programs um<00:05:09.680>
- expand access to programming.
- Many of them face challenges beyond the school day. programs these programs have allowed him programs
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- programs that a provider has in reading. programs that a provider has in reading.
- preparation programs across the state. preparation programs across the state.
- read by linking educator prep programs read by linking educator prep programs and<01:06:29.680><
- programs are providing math instruction. programs are providing math instruction.
- . program. program.
Bills:
HF3421
Keywords:
early literacy, reading instruction, teacher preparation, teacher candidates, teacher licensure, educator licensing, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, field experience, supervised practicum, evidence-based reading, science of reading, literacy methods, teacher training, preservice teachers, school-based experience, reading intervention, Minnesota education policy, 1183, house
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 60 (4-15-26) - Part 3
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Seeing no one seeking recognition, Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Senator Berg.
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- Any member seeking recognition? Senator Tichenor. Explain your vote.
- Any member seeking recognition? Senator Tichenor. Explain your vote.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Economic Development & Workforce Investment (2-26-26)
Economic Development & Workforce Investment
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, any members seeking recognition or have anyone that they would like to recognize out in the audience
- $500,000 in grant funding to launch targeted recruitment programs.
- Simply put, this is a workforce Program.
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to This bill creates a grant program to This bill creates a grant program to - Our target is recruitment programs.
Keywords:
Meeting Start: 00:00
Roll Call: 00:38
HB 576 discussion: 01:56
HB 576 voting: 06:54
HB 593 discussion: 08:25
HB 593 voting: 21:58, 958, all
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Economic Development and Workforce Investment met with a quorum and first considered House Bill 576, which would create the Kentucky Talent Recruitment Grant Program. Representative Robert Duvall said the bill is intended to address Kentucky’s workforce shortage by funding local recruitment efforts for out-of-state talent, with grants of up to $500,000 to cities, counties, and nonprofits, a required 20% local match, and performance-based payments. He said the program is modeled on existing efforts already operating in Kentucky and cited projected economic and tax benefits. The committee substitute removed an appropriation and emergency clause so funding would go through the regular budget process, and members approved the committee substitute, the bill, and a title amendment with favorable expression.
The committee then took up House Bill 593, sponsored by Representative Josh Bray, which addresses data centers and utility costs. Bray said the bill is designed to protect ratepayers from subsidizing data center infrastructure and to ensure projects either bring their own generation, use power purchase agreements, or pay upfront for any needed transmission or generation upgrades. He explained that the committee substitute made mostly technical changes, including giving municipal utilities more time to set tariffs, clarifying terms, adding exemptions for certain TVA- and DOE-related projects, and preserving existing contracts and net metering arrangements. Members asked about local control, the $75,000 prepayment, and TVA authority; Bray said the prepayment covers utility due diligence and screens speculative projects, local requirements must be certified before incentives apply, and TVA is federally regulated. The bill received supportive comments from several members, who emphasized protecting utility bills and ratepayers, and it passed the committee with favorable expression.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Sports Medicine Program.
- I can speak very specifically to a program that we did in Duval County in January of 2024.
- SB 508, titled the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, seeks to address this gap.
- Chair, for the recognition. Yes, that is correct.
- from a VPK program for good cause and re-enroll in another VPK program, regardless of percentage of
Summary:
The Pre-K-12 Education Committee took up a series of education, school safety, health, and student access bills. SB 754 on International Baccalaureate bonus funds was amended to clarify the theory of knowledge course and then reported favorably. SB 370 would allow routine non-invasive school health screenings, such as vision, hearing, and dental checks, to proceed with written notice and an opt-out process rather than active parental consent; supporters said it would improve participation and access, while opponents argued it was too broad and weakened parental rights. After debate over scope, funding, and consent, the bill was reported favorably.
The committee also advanced SB 1070, which would require ECG screenings for student athletes under a phased rollout beginning in 2026, with religious and medical opt-outs. The bill was renamed the Second Chance Act in honor of Chance Gainer. Supporters described it as a life-saving measure to detect hidden cardiac conditions, while some members raised cost and implementation concerns. SB 508, the Family Empowerment Scholarship bill, would require private schools to disclose in writing what accommodations and services they will provide to students with IEPs, 504 plans, or ELL plans before enrollment; it was supported by parents, advocacy groups, and some school representatives and was reported favorably.
School safety measures were also considered. SB 1470 would refine campus locking and supervision rules, create clearer exceptions, expand training and security options for school safety personnel, and allow district-employed law enforcement officers to use canines for threat detection. Witnesses from school safety and Parkland-related advocacy groups supported the bill but urged caution on exemptions and implementation details. SB 1472 would extend a public records exemption to certified school security guards, matching the protection already given to school guardians, and it was reported favorably. Finally, SB 248 would expand participation in FHSAA sports for private school and home education students at public schools when their own schools do not offer the sport, and SB 1618 made broad changes to VPK through grade 12 policy, including reading instruction, financial literacy, school funds restrictions, teacher certification, and advisory council rules; both bills were reported favorably. Several members later recorded votes in support of specific tabs before the committee adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 04/11/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh we have a number of programs.
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- have at DPS is the IC Poet grant program have at DPS is the IC Poet grant program in<00:38:29.760
- counties picking up uh the program counties picking up uh the program entirely.<00:47:35.359>
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Jun 8th, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Despite the lack of immediate recognition compared to combat troops, the World War II nurses transformed
- These unsung heroes overcame discrimination, their sacrifice long overlooked, and their recognition long
- These unsung heroes overcame discrimination, their sacrifice long overlooked, and their recognition long
- put the weight of the California Legislature behind those efforts so that we can finally seek the recognition
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, January 6, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- What purpose does the gentleman from California seek recognition? Mr.
- Mr from California seek recognition Mr Speaker<01:52:02.639>
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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Regulated Industries Jan 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY MIAMI-DADE ADOPTED THIS PROGRAM? >> YES.
- WHEN THEY IMPLEMENTED THE PROGRAM WE TOOK IT ON IN WHEN THEY IMPLEMENTED THE PROGRAM WE TOOK IT ON IN
- AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR PROGRAM WE CALLED IT THE 40 YEAR BUILDING SAFETY INSPECTION PROGRAM AND NOW WE
- JUST GO WITH THE BUILDING INSPECTION PROGRAM.
- THE PROGRAM HAS IN FACT, MOST OF -I WILL BE HONEST, MOST OF THE BUILDINGS THAT WHEN THIS PROGRAM STARTED
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- has received, I'll talk a little bit more about CEPRIT, which is a comparable faculty recruitment program
- It'll enhance graduate programs and faculty quality across those universities in ways that benefit Texas
- This lack of transparency creates inefficiencies and delays, making it difficult for nursing programs
- program, they submit a listing of clinical spots they have entered into agreements with.
- And members, as you can see, none are aggregated in nursing programs across Texas first look to their
Summary:
The Senate Education K-16 Committee heard several bills before recessing to the floor, with most measures left pending subject to the call of the chair. SB 2986 would allow public schools and universities to permit after-hours facility use by religious groups on the same terms as other nonprofits, and SB 1032 would open the Governor’s University Research Initiative to private and independent universities; both had committee substitutes adopted and were left pending after brief testimony. Supporters of SB 1032 from Rice and Baylor said the change would help Texas recruit top researchers and strengthen the state’s research economy. The committee also heard SB 2058, which would require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to publish annual data on nursing clinical training sites to improve placement coordination, and SB 2683, which would bar public colleges from giving benefits or recognition to student organizations that receive support from foreign entities of concern; both were left pending after testimony.
A large portion of the meeting focused on SB 2233, which would require public institutions of higher education to adopt policies prohibiting students or employees on nonimmigrant visas from publicly supporting terrorist activity or organizations, with enforcement through investigations, reporting to Homeland Security, and possible Attorney General action and fines. The author said the bill was intended to reinforce existing federal definitions and campus safety, while senators questioned the bill’s scope, the definition of terrorist activity, and the clause tied to U.S. policy or practice. Public witnesses, including civil rights advocates, law students, and others, argued the bill was vague, overbroad, unconstitutional, and likely to chill protected speech and increase surveillance of international students and Black and brown communities; several Jewish witnesses also said the bill misused Jewish safety concerns and could be used for viewpoint discrimination. SB 2233 was left pending after public testimony.
The committee then took up SB 735, which builds on prior Holocaust education legislation by funding optional age-appropriate and bilingual curriculum, museum field trips, teacher preparation partnerships, annual reporting, and regional collaboration with Holocaust museums and education service centers. The author and invited witnesses said the bill responds to survey findings showing uneven Holocaust instruction and a need for better teacher training and accountability. A fifth-grade teacher and the director of the Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio testified in support, emphasizing the need for accurate, age-appropriate instruction and professional development. The committee recessed before finishing the agenda, and SB 735 was set to resume after the floor session.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 19, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Program? Sir, you are recognized. Thank you, Chair. Yes, those requirements are already there.
- And I'm a drug recognition expert, which is a specialty in our field, for recognizing somebody who's
- HB 847, Expedited DNA Testing Grant Program, by Representative Johnson. Sir, it's good to see you.
- House Bill 847 establishes the expanded DNA testing grant program within FDLE.
- 1 operators, EMS technicians, and veteran treatment court programs.
Summary:
The Criminal Justice Subcommittee considered a long agenda of criminal justice, public safety, and related bills. Early measures included HB 1171, tolling the statute of limitations for failure to make mandatory child abuse reports, and HB 1403, expanding school safety provisions by allowing child care facilities in the guardian program and clarifying perimeter and door-security rules; both passed unanimously, with HB 1403 adopted as amended. The committee also approved HB 1099, giving law enforcement discretion in arrests involving elderly or medically vulnerable individuals in facilities; HB 1121, strengthening restrictions on misuse of unmanned aircraft systems; HB 1525, creating penalties for impersonating rideshare drivers and clarifying transportation-disadvantaged access; and PCS for HB 687, increasing penalties for repeat DUI/vehicular homicide offenses known as “Trenton’s Law.”
Members then advanced HB 847 to create an FDLE grant program for expedited DNA testing, PCS for HB 757 to prohibit altered sexual depictions of identifiable persons and create a civil remedy, and HB 1415 to repeal an obsolete Broward County narcotics enforcement unit. The committee also heard and approved HB 1207, the Tristan Murphy Act, which expands mental health diversion grants, creates a model diversion process, and establishes a behavioral healthcare data repository; testimony from the bill’s namesake’s mother and law enforcement emphasized the need for treatment over incarceration. HB 1351 updated sexual offender/predator registration rules, and HB 1479 created a public records exemption for domestic violence lethality assessment forms; both passed without opposition.
Later, the committee approved PCS for HB 1283, making sex trafficking of children under 12 or mentally incapacitated persons a capital felony, despite constitutional concerns raised in debate; the bill passed 13-2. PCS for HB 781, addressing cyber intimidation by publication (doxing), also passed unanimously after supporters described it as a needed tool against online harassment. Finally, CSHB 139 authorized pawnbrokers to use digital transaction forms, and PCS for HB 107 created and enhanced penalties for fraudulent use of gift cards. Most bills were reported favorably, many unanimously, and several were amended before passage.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 055 Mar 9th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And a hospital recognition program in collaboration with the perinatal advisory committee.
- program.
- as well, a residency program grant program that we run, and then the nursing grant programs too.
- the program.
- Recommendations noted in this study included paid time off, employee recognition programs, and offering
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-01-28 (4:30PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It creates the local law enforcement immigration grant program.
- Could you tell me what the appropriation is specifically for that program?
- Representative Skidmore: The appropriation is specifically for that program?
- And no, the second theme that I've noticed is this recognition...
- There was a question earlier about the 287(g) program.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, pledge, quorum call, approval of the journal, and adoption of the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report for the day. The chamber then took up House Bill 1B, the immigration bill, and members were told they would have one opportunity to question the sponsor on both the House version and the anticipated Senate changes. Representative McClure described the bill as a major immigration-enforcement package creating a chief immigration officer housed in the Department of Agriculture, an Office of State Immigration Enforcement, a local law enforcement grant program, a state immigration council, and new penalties and enforcement tools. He also outlined anticipated Senate language, including stronger 287(g) participation requirements, enhanced penalties for unauthorized aliens, a mandatory death penalty provision for certain capital offenses, and additional coordination with federal agencies.
The bill drew extensive questioning from Democrats about due process, constitutional issues, school and workplace impacts, and the treatment of people whose immigration status changes over time. Members asked about birthright citizenship, TPS, asylum seekers, pretrial detention standards, the lawful basis for detaining someone based on suspected status, and whether teachers, social workers, school resource officers, and even children could be required to cooperate with immigration enforcement. McClure and Representative Garrison repeatedly said the bill would require cooperation with federal authorities, that status determinations would be handled under existing court procedures, and that the Senate death-penalty language was intended to fit within Hurst by requiring a jury finding beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was an unauthorized alien. They also said the bill did not provide DMV funding, did not address teacher shortages, and included appropriations such as $25 million for the local law enforcement participation incentive program and broader funding for enforcement and training.
Several amendments were considered. Representative Chambliss offered an amendment to protect schools, churches, and places of worship from enforcement activity; supporters argued it would preserve trust in sacred and educational spaces, but the amendment failed. Representative Escamani offered an amendment to preserve in-state tuition for Dreamers; supporters emphasized the educational and economic contributions of Dreamers and the hardship of higher tuition, but that amendment also failed. The debate ended with no bill vote in the excerpt, but the House completed the amendment votes and continued consideration of the immigration measure.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- This program that the housing champion program that HB 1196 repeals is not a subsidy, as I originally
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- champions program and oppose HB196. champions program and oppose HB196.