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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/20/26

Ways and Means

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  • So there we've nested this process within the existing federal process for determining eligibility benefits
  • where they determine has a process where they determine burial<01:29:28.000> eligibility<01:29
  • So our process in this bill is that these veterans will apply to the federal government for burial eligibility
  • can issue the eligibility document if they are deemed to be eligible as Hmong veterans.
  • process. Thank you. process. Thank you. >> Thank<01:42:43.440> you.
TX
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  • access the health process.
  • They were concerned that this would slow the process down.
  • of processing claims in the Utilization Review and Approval process.
  • This keeps the human element involved in the process.
  • Thank you to everyone in this process.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Local and County Government Apr 7th, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Local and County Government

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  • I know we're outside of the amendment process, but is it possible to get a printed copy of that amendment
  • It has to do with updating and modernizing our municipal audit process for small communities of under
  • I was just wondering, you spoke to the lengthy bidding process. Could you speak to that again?
  • So professional services will be allowed in this in a different process.
  • Three entities and subdivisions of the state will follow that bidding process.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Transportation Feb 3rd, 2026

Transportation

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  • The state has 420 cities and 67 Thank you. process. The state has 420 cities and 67 counties.
  • And once again, can the DOT go through that sort of a review process?
  • That process has a long-range transportation plan established.
  • DOT sits on that process as an advisory member. They see many of these projects.
  • and linking that paragraph to that process, which already exists.
Bills: S0260, S1220, S1352, S1362, S1370
Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard several bills, beginning with SB 1362 on advanced air mobility. Senator Harrell described the bill as a framework for vertiports and eVTOL aircraft, but an amendment removed the sales tax exemptions and narrowed the sovereign immunity provisions to vertiports co-located at airports. Supporters said the bill would help Florida lead in emerging aviation technology, while opponents and some members raised concerns about safety, local control, and extending immunity to unproven facilities. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also considered SB 260 on storage of damaged electric vehicles. The bill, as amended, would allow local governments to set a daily administrative fee of up to three times the normal rate for storing EVs with visible battery damage or saltwater intrusion, reflecting fire-safety spacing requirements. Testimony from insurers, towing interests, and fleet operators focused on whether the fee was justified, whether cleanup language could lead to cost shifting, and whether more data reporting should be required. The amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. Members then approved SB 1352, which creates a secure online portal for license plate seizures and related DMV functions, preserves disabled veterans’ plate designations, prohibits license plate covers that obscure plates, and routes online license and ID renewals through county tax collectors. SB 1370 was also reported favorably; it closes a loophole so drivers who never obtained a license can still face habitual traffic offender penalties after repeated offenses. Finally, the committee took up SB 1220, a broad FDOT transportation package. After amendment, it retained provisions on trails, SunTrail, seaports, airports, drone delivery, autonomous vehicle protections, and FDOT coordination on federal funding, while removing the digital driver’s license provision and the rapid rail compact language. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably.
TX
Summary: The committee considered several House bills dealing with family law and civil procedure. House Bill 1916, concerning a court’s jurisdiction in suits to divide property not divided on dissolution of marriage, was reported favorably on a 4-0 vote and recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. House Bill 1973, addressing proof of the identity of a child’s parents in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship, was also adopted with a committee substitute, reported favorably 4-0, and sent to the local and uncontested calendar. House Bill 2524, on recovery of fees, court costs, and expenses in family law proceedings, and House Bill 2530, on special appointments in suits affecting the parent-child relationship, each received favorable 4-0 votes and were likewise recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then took up House Bill 3180, which was reported favorably 4-0 and recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The most detailed discussion centered on House Bill 40, relating to updates to business courts. Senator Hughes explained a committee amendment that made conforming changes requested by the Finance Committee and removed language creating two new judgeships, replacing it with a different judge allocation. The amendment was adopted, the amended committee substitute was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably on a 4-0 vote and sent to the local and uncontested calendar. At the end of the meeting, members briefly clarified procedural details about the House Bill 40 amendment and then closed out the agenda. The committee also noted a correction to an earlier reference to Bartleby the Scrivener, and the Chair recessed the Committee on Jurisprudence subject to the call of the chair.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Jurisprudence (Part I) May 21st, 2025

Jurisprudence

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  • So the committee substitute will take the supplemental jurisdiction process and language and revert it
  • And I would also think that good practitioners, and this would be part of an education process, would
  • And I would also think that good practitioners, and this would be part of an education process, would
  • So we have both sides coming and feuding about which reunification therapy process should begin.
  • So we have both sides coming and feuding about which reunification therapy process should begin.
Summary: The committee heard several House bills, most of them relating to family law and court procedure, and left each bill pending after testimony. House Bill 1916 would clarify that the court that issued a final divorce decree retains exclusive jurisdiction over later actions involving undivided property. House Bill 1973 would require a certified birth certificate, if reasonably available, to be filed with a SAPCR petition or allow alternative proof of parentage while keeping the information confidential. House Bill 2530 would add qualifications and procedural safeguards for appointing amicus attorneys in SAPCR cases, including notice and hearing requirements, minimum qualifications, conflict rules, and limits on what amicus attorneys may do. House Bill 2524 would make Family Code references to attorney’s fees consistent by using “reasonable and necessary” language. House Bill 3180 would correct a scrivener’s error in the civil discovery rules by changing “settlement” to “statement.” The committee also heard House Bill 4213, which would change the interest rate on overdue child support from the current 6 percent simple interest to a fixed 5 percent and require the Attorney General to report on the impact of the change. Testimony was sharply divided: supporters argued lower interest could improve collections and help low-income obligors catch up, citing research and the size of child-support arrearages; opponents said lowering the rate would reduce incentives to pay and harm custodial parents and children. The Attorney General’s office raised implementation concerns about a House version that would have created a variable rate, while the committee substitute was described as restoring a simple fixed rate. After testimony, the bill was left pending. The committee also discussed House Bill 40, updating business court provisions and supplemental jurisdiction; House Bill 3421, streamlining probate procedures for original wills and copies; and House Bill 417, clarifying venue for lawsuits involving private transfer fees on real property. Each drew limited testimony and was left pending. Finally, House Bill 3783 drew extensive testimony on court-ordered counseling and reunification therapy in family cases. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would protect children and abuse victims from coercive, unregulated reunification practices, while opponents argued it was too broad, could interfere with legitimate therapy and judicial discretion, and might affect military families and other high-conflict cases. The committee heard testimony from judges, therapists, parents, survivors, and advocates, but took no final action and left the bill pending.
TX
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  • You touched on this a little 474 they've been following the law, following the current process.
  • Do we have enough time to... 476 477 478 are interested in this process.
  • Start the process to get the Railroad Commission involved to bring them back into compliance.
  • . step of that process is to compare the emissions to what is called a significant impact level.
  • And we have multiple standard permits that all follow the same process. Okay.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Feb 27th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • For the benefit of those watching or here who may not be familiar with the process, there are multiple
  • You can pierce it, but there are people behind that, and I hope that somewhere in this process, this
  • Why not do simple majority for this process as well? Those are my main concerns about the bill.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Government Oversight Feb 26th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Government Oversight

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  • An example of a process known as detransitioning.
  • knew they were in blatant violation of the law that it may behoove them to settle out of a court process
  • shape, or form to the supreme court or anything of that nature, or if it's still working for the process
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  • is a potential equal protection issue in this bill because only public high school students are eligible
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  • process. Members any comments? process. Members any comments?
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - Senate Education

Education

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  • So Dysart has it written: if you commit a felony, you are not eligible to participate, period.
  • Senator Fincham, is there a readmitted process? I'm sorry.
  • To readmit the student, is there a process? Is there a what process?
  • After he serves his consequences that the court has given him, is there a readmittance process?
  • I'm concerned that there's not a readmittance process.
Summary: The Senate Education Committee heard a presentation from Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne focused on school safety, academic improvement, career and technical education, ESA oversight, and teacher pay. Horne argued that students cannot learn without safe schools and urged more funding for school police officers, citing threats and violent incidents. He also highlighted Project Momentum, tutoring, attendance, classroom phone restrictions, the Student Industry Partnership, expanded ESA participation, and his call to use Proposition 123 land trust funds for direct teacher raises. In response to a question, he said the department is using AI tools, residency checks, and investigators to reduce ESA fraud and abuse. The committee then considered SB 1074, which would require written certification from a principal or administrator before a student removed for discipline could return to class. Horne and the sponsor said the bill would support teachers and hold administrators accountable, while opponents from the Arizona Education Association argued it was redundant, could undermine administrator judgment and FERPA-protected information, and would not address the root causes of classroom disruption. The bill passed 4-3. The committee also heard SB 1327, as amended by a strike-everything amendment requiring Arizona public universities to adopt and report on research security policies to protect against foreign adversary threats and preserve federal funding eligibility. Support came from the sponsor, State Armor, and the Arizona Board of Regents, and the amended bill passed 5-2. Members next approved SB 1475, which bars students convicted of, or admitting to, certain serious offenses from participating in school-sponsored interscholastic activities, with some discussion about rehabilitation, school discretion, and whether a readmittance process should exist. Supporters said the measure was needed for accountability and uniformity after a particularly egregious case; opponents warned it could remove an important rehabilitative outlet. The bill passed 4-3. The committee then advanced SB 1582 and SB 1583, both related to school safety interoperability funding and technical corrections; SB 1582 passed 4-2, and SB 1583, as amended, passed 4-2. Finally, SB 1598, which appropriates $500,000 for school and community gardens, passed unanimously 5-0 after testimony that gardens serve as hands-on learning spaces and supportive environments for students.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Public Education Apr 29th, 2025

Public Education

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  • And under current law, the state Board of Education plays no role in the process.
  • In the end, in the end, the local process worked after due diligence.
  • Do they then have to go through the process of propping up their own new ISD?
  • And as I said in my testimony, the local process worked.
  • And in fact, the process worked itself out.
Bills: HB4, HB54, SB 10, SB 24
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Mar 5th, 2025

Education Policy

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  • in there—that we are going to shortchange the 4x4... ...that we are going to shortchange the 4x4 process
  • Versa, then when does it kick in that they can then become eligible to apply for this program?
  • If the individual drops out and is 17, then right now they would not be eligible for this type of program
  • That's the process.
  • We're talking about parents having the ability to go through this process to make the decision about
Bills: HB266, SB85, SB166, HB266, SB85, SB166
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

04/28/2026 - Joint Appropriations

Appropriations

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  • So if you're a Pell-eligible student... For every eligible Arizona student who qualifies.
  • , they get benefits, and if they're not eligible, they don't get benefits.
  • for qualified hospitals making presumptive eligibility determinations.
  • So we pay the people that are eligible and they get the full benefits the eligible people should be getting
  • So we pay the people that are eligible and they get the full benefits the eligible people should be getting
Summary: The committee met in a special joint appropriations session to review the FY 2027 budget package, including House Bill 4138 and Senate Bill 1831, the general appropriations or “feed” bills. Staff described the budget as including a one-time transfer of state funds, a 5% lump-sum reduction to most agencies’ discretionary general-fund budgets, continued funding for the state health insurance plan and school facilities, and various one-time restorations or reversions of prior appropriations. Members spent much of the meeting clarifying how the 5% reductions would work, noting that formula and mandatory funding such as K-12 basic aid are excluded, while the governor’s executive branch would decide how to implement the cuts within agencies. The chair repeatedly emphasized that the committee was not specifying line-item cuts and that agencies would have discretion over implementation. A large portion of the discussion focused on the practical effects of the budget on universities, public safety, health care, rural programs, and fund sweeps. Arizona Board of Regents and university representatives said the proposed reductions would amount to more than $85 million statewide and could affect programs such as the Arizona Promise Program, Teachers Academy, and tuition freezes, though no specific program cuts were written into the bill. Other testimony raised concerns about fund sweeps from encumbered balances, including university research funds, housing trust funds, utility regulation funds, and ADOT-related accounts, with some members warning about possible impacts on rural infrastructure and federal matching dollars. The committee also discussed the state employee health plan, including a $228 million general-fund infusion and proposed employee premium increases over three years, as well as questions about corrections, forestry and fire management, and rural critical access hospitals. Public testimony was largely opposed to the budget. Speakers from Opportunity Arizona, the Arizona Board of Regents, health care, and local government argued that the package would reduce support for education, housing, SNAP, health care access, and rural communities while preserving tax benefits for data centers and wealthy taxpayers. A mayor from Globe described severe flood damage and asked for state help for a flood relief fund, while a motorcycle safety advocate questioned a proposed transfer from the motorcycle safety fund. Committee members debated whether the budget’s effects should be described as speculative or as likely consequences of the broad cuts, and several exchanges became contentious over comparisons to the Great Recession and references to federal tax policy. The meeting ended with continued public testimony and no final vote taken in the portion provided, though leadership had earlier said the committee planned a mass roll-call vote on all the bills at the end.