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WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Education Committee in Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 09:36 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, Senator. Are there further questions for counsel? Senator from Marion?
- Senator from Greenbrier, would you like to call someone up from the committee room? All right.
- Senator from Greenbrier, would you like to call someone up from the committee room? Yes, ma'am.
- Okay, the Senator from Thank you, Senator. Are there further questions for our guest?
- The Senator from Taylor, would you like to call someone up from the committee room?
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from its prior meeting and then took up House Bill 5537, a bill to repeal several obsolete or outdated code sections. Counsel explained that the bill would remove provisions related to professional development, a behavioral interventionist pilot program, county lists of facilities for child daycare, and high school graduation rates, with a proposed amendment adding another outdated education code section from 1923. The committee adopted the amendment and reported HB 5537 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass as amended.
The committee then considered House Bill 4656, which would shift truancy policy toward chronic absenteeism and earlier intervention. Counsel said the committee substitute would replace punitive status-offense treatment with wraparound services, student support specialists, and a new child-in-need-of-supervision process, while also ending compulsory attendance at age 18 and removing criminal penalties for 18-year-olds. Members questioned how the new thresholds would work, including the role of attendance directors, prosecutors, judges, and the Department of Human Services, and whether the bill would change current diversion funding or court authority.
Witnesses from Fayette County, Greenbrier County, and Taylor County largely opposed the bill or urged caution. The Fayette County attendance director said current truancy procedures, including school-based probation and court involvement, help secure family participation and services, and warned that removing the status offense would weaken enforcement. A Greenbrier County probation officer said diversion programs are effective and that court involvement often leads to needed services. A Taylor County juvenile prosecutor said status-offense jurisdiction gives courts meaningful leverage and flexibility, and asked that counties be allowed to keep existing approaches that work locally. After testimony, the committee voted to report HB 4656 to the full Senate without recommendation and with a recommendation that it be re-referred to the Committee on Education, then adjourned.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Education Committee in Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 09:36 am
Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, Senator. Are there further questions for counsel? Senator from Marion?
- Senator from Greenbrier, would you like to call someone up from the committee room? All right.
- Senator from Greenbrier, would you like to call someone up from the committee room? Yes, ma'am.
- All right, Senator.
- Is there further discussion, or would the Senator from Taylor like to call someone up from the committee
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Mar 11th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd like to call this meeting of the Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to order.
- Seeing none, the senior senator from the 13th.
- Chairman: Seeing none, the senior senator from the 13th. Senator: I'd like to hear from DMV.
- Senior senator from the 13th, question of our guest.
- I don't, Senator.
Summary:
The Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee met, approved the March 9, 2026 minutes, and then took up the engrossed committee substitute for House Bill 4577 relating to driver's licenses. Counsel explained that the bill would authorize the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to enter reciprocal agreements with Ireland and Japan to recognize each other’s driver’s licenses, provided the foreign licensing standards are at least as stringent as West Virginia’s. The bill also requires drivers using recognized foreign licenses to carry insurance and comply with state financial responsibility laws, clarifies that foreign license holders are not eligible to register to vote through the DMV, and allows the commissioner to set related fees and adopt rules. A strike-and-insert amendment and a title amendment were adopted.
The committee heard from DMV counsel Adam Hawley and the bill’s House sponsor, Delegate Mike Hornby. Hawley said the measure would allow citizens of the listed countries to avoid retaking written and skills tests when transferring licenses, and noted West Virginia already has similar arrangements with Taiwan, South Korea, and Germany. Hornby said the bill was intended to support economic development and trade ties, especially with Ireland, where American workers and companies face licensing hurdles; he said Ireland had requested state-level reciprocity and that Japan was added because of West Virginia’s existing trade relationship there. Several senators expressed support, describing the bill as a symbolic and practical step toward foreign investment and job creation.
After discussion, the committee voted to report the engrossed committee substitute for House Bill 4577, as amended, with a recommendation that it do pass. The title amendment was then adopted, and the committee adjourned.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Mar 11th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd like to call this meeting of the Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to order.
- Senior Senator from the 13th. Seeing none. Senior Senator from the 13th.
- Senior Senator from the 13th. Oh, for the record, identify yourself.
- Senior Senator from the 13th? Senior Senator from the 13th, question of our guest.
- I don't, Senator.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 03/11/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Reports of standing committees. Reports of select committees.
- So I thank you, Senator Ryery. Thank you, Senator Rivera.
- So I thank you, Senator Ryan. Thank you, Senator Rivera.
- So I thank you, Senator Ryan. Thank you, Senator Rivera.
- [Applause] Senator Gianaris. Please recognize Senator Sutton for an introduction. Senator Sutton.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the prior journal and took up motions and resolutions. Senator Gianaris moved to reconsider and restore Senate Print 3179A, an Environmental Conservation Law bill, to the third reading calendar, and amendments were also received on Senate Print 8491. The chamber then considered and adopted Resolution 1716, designating March 2026 as Greek History Month in New York, with remarks from several senators about Greek heritage, Greek independence, immigration, and the contributions of Greek Americans. The Senate also adopted Resolution 1607, proclaiming March 2026 as American Red Cross Month, with extensive testimony praising Red Cross disaster relief, blood donation, preparedness work, and volunteers; several senators highlighted local volunteers and urged greater support for the organization, including budget resources. The Senate welcomed guests, including Red Cross representatives and students from Brooklyn, and later opened the resolutions for co-sponsorship.
The chamber then moved through the calendar and passed multiple bills, including measures affecting mental hygiene, elder law, penal law, public authorities, labor, public service, correction, education, election law, alcoholic beverage control, and state administrative procedure. Most bills passed by wide margins, though some drew recorded opposition, including the public authorities bill and several election, public service, and correction measures. Senator Ramos explained her support for the labor bill as a workplace dignity and anti-bullying measure, and Senator Ryan explained his support for the small-business regulatory website bill as a way to simplify access to agency rules and guidance. Senator Skoufis’s Public Health Law bill was also recalled from the Assembly, restored to the third reading calendar, and amended. The Senate then adjourned until Thursday, March 12 at 11:00 a.m.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- on Senate Bill 3179, Senate Draft 1, on page 21, through Standing Committee Report number 3098 on Senate
- Standing Committee Report No. 2852, third reading of Senate Bill 3085, Senate Draft 2, relating to the
- [Clears throat] Standing Committee Report No. 2908, third reading of Senate Bill 2178, Senate Draft 1
- Standing Committee Report No. 2917, third reading of Senate Bill 2061, Senate Draft 2, relating
- Standing Committee Report No. 2930, third reading of Senate Bill 2497, Senate Draft 2, relating
Summary:
The Senate convened with 24 members present and one excused, approved the prior journal, and welcomed visiting fifth-grade students from Kauai’s Island School and Laie Elementary to the gallery. The body then received and referred a series of governor’s nominations and House bills, and introduced numerous Senate concurrent and Senate resolutions for committee referral. It also took up a large consent calendar of Senate bills, approving the consent package unanimously and passing those measures on third reading.
The chamber then considered many individual bills on third reading, with several floor amendments adopted to add effective dates and delay final action on measures including SB 2454, SB 2830, and SB 2397. Some bills were recommitted to the Judiciary Committee or separated from committee reports, including SB 2480 and SB 2423. The Senate also passed a number of policy bills covering motor vehicles, public safety, property insurance, elections, campaign finance, renewable energy, financial disclosures, liquor, veterans’ benefits, social media, electric energy, coastal resilience, climate planning, conservation, agriculture, education, collective bargaining, transportation, housing, land use, fishing, and natural resource management.
Several measures drew reservations or no votes, but most still passed by wide margins. Notable debate centered on SB 3125, relating to income tax, where Senator Dela Cruz supported the bill as a way to preserve tax relief for working families while addressing fiscal uncertainty, Senator DeCorte opposed it as a rollback of promised relief amid Hawaii’s high cost of living, and Senator McKelvey and Senator Rhoads defended it as a responsible balance between tax relief and budget stability. SB 3125 ultimately passed third reading 23-2. Other bills also passed with recorded opposition, including SB 2009, SB 2517, SB 2721, SB 2731, SB 3071, SB 2418, SB 2568, SB 2975, SB 2100, SB 2353, SB 3062, SB 2761, SB 2003, and SB 2981.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/11/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Seeberger moves that we adopt the committee report, the subcommittee report, for Senate File
- Chair and Senator Pie and committee members.
- Chair and Senator Pie and committee members.
- Chair and Senator Pie and committee members.
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm calling to order this hearing of the Minnesota Senate Taxes Committee. We have a quorum.
- The first bill on our agenda is Senate File 3869. Senator Klein, welcome to the committee.
- Senate File 3869 will be laid over. Thank you, Chair and committee.
- the Minnesota Senate Tax Committee. the Minnesota Senate Tax Committee.
- tax committee from uh Vice Chair Senator tax committee from uh Vice Chair Senator Hauschild.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/11/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to start with Senator Lang's bill, Senate File 3938, on trafficking.
- Senator<00:15:21.640>
Holmstrom. Senator Holmstrom. Senator Holmstrom. - Anything further from the committee on this bill? Thank you, Senator Lang and to your testifiers.
- I believe this has to go to the Tax Committee from here, so I move that Senate File 3805, as amended,
- be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Senate Taxes Committee.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, members of the committee. committee. committee.
- Are there questions from members of the committee? I see Senator Hawley and Senator Champion.
- And with that, this committee has Senator Pratt. >> Well, thank you, Mr.
- with that um this committee, we have Senator<00:46:01.840>
Pratt. - Senator Pratt. Senator Pratt.
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Mar 11th, 2026
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Coleman... >> Senator Figures... >> Senator Gavan... >> Senator Hatcher... >> Senator Hovie..
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Senator >> Senator Woods, Senator Weaver, Senator >> Senator Woods, Senator - Thank you, committee. >> Thank you. >> All right. SB 360. Senator Chambliss.
- It is in this committee today and perhaps on the Senate floor tomorrow.
- is in this committee today and perhaps on<00:22:40.880>
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Murphy for motion to adopt committee reports. >> Mr.
- the Senate file 513 be withdrawn from the Committee<00:09:32.160>
on <00:09:32.240>Health< - Senator Pappas moved that Senate File 2820 be withdrawn from the Committee on Taxes and returned to its
- I move Senate File 3572 be withdrawn from the Committee on Ed Policy and re-referred to the Committee
- The Transportation Committee will convene at 3:15 in room 1100 of the Senate building.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (03/11/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Otherwise, we’ll get the questions from the committee. >> Senator Britzel, thank you for taking my question
- Any other questions from the committee? >> Senator Long.
- Are there any questions for the committee? >> Senator Prentiss.
- . >> And I would like to add a committee amendment. >> Senator, did you get the motion?
- amendment so that it's not one big committee amendment that way we don't have to undo what Senator Prentiss's
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/11/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- To order this meeting of the Minnesota Senate Health and Human Services Finance and Policy Committee.
- So, um, with that, um, we have Senator Hoffman has three bills to up today, and um welcome to the committee
- Thank you, Chair Wiklund and members of the committee for hearing Senate Floor Bill 1131.
- House and Senate committees for over a House and Senate committees for over a decade<00:55:44.880>
- >> I miss you, committee, yeah. So, Senator Hoffman, this one we will lay over.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Human Services - 03/11/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- And then also we have Senate File 3681, Senator Muhammad. >> Senator Kupec, welcome to the committee.
- Senator Kupec, welcome to the committee. Senator Kupec, welcome to the committee.
- to your committee as well. >> Senator Eiler. >> Well, thanks.
- This committee of all places, Senator, right? I don't like taking a bet that it could fail 4-4.
- places,<01:30:13.680>
Senator, This committee of all places, Senator, This committee of all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll get started now on the Minnesota Senate Transportation Committee hearing of Wednesday, March 11th
- Representative or Senator How was there as a member of our committee and he provided great insight.
- How was there as a member of our Senator How was there as a member of our committee<00:04:32.800>
- I have Senator Mchuan, then Senator Nelson.
- Senator<01:18:38.159>
Johnson. Senator Johnson. Senator Johnson.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (03/11/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- Members of the committee, I'm Tara Reardon, Senator from District 15, Concord and Hopkinton, introducing
- For the benefit of the committee, I know Senator Rear and I talked about this, Steve.
- One Senate bill we are still holding on the Ethics Committee. We've got to hold one more week.
- For the benefit of the committee, I know Senator Rear and I talked about this, Steve.
- One Senate bill we are still holding on the Ethics Committee. We've got to hold one more week.
VT
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 05:02 pm
West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator from Lewis. The Senate will come to order.
- Senator from Lewis moves the Senate to amend the House amendment to Senate Bill 155.
- The clerk will communicate the action of the Senate to the House. Reports from standing committees.
- Clerk will communicate the action of the Senate to the House. Reports from standing committees.
- Your Committee on Rules will meet tomorrow at 10:45 in the Senate President Conference Room.
Summary:
The Senate first took up Senate Bill 155 on adjunct teaching permits. After adopting a Senate amendment to the House amendment, the chamber concurred in the House amendment as amended and passed the bill 33-0, with one member absent and not voting. The amendment was described as creating an exception so a criminal history check would not be required every year, and the bill was presented as a tool to help county boards fill vacancies, especially in shortage areas.
The chamber then received a large number of committee reports and advanced several House bills on first reading. These included measures on creating the Team West Virginia Corporation, establishing the West Virginia Collaboratory, the Foster Youth Post-Secondary Transition Awareness Act, business-ready site programs, volunteer fire company allowances, extending qualified opportunity zones, natural resource police retirement, PEIA treatment flexibility, PANS/PANDAS, ALS care services, abuse prevention, the respiratory care interstate compact, peer support services, tax lien sales, the Neighborhood Investment Program, bonds for the Science and Culture Center, and a comprehensive energy development policy and plan. Several bills were reported as amended by committees, and one energy bill was referred to the Rules Committee.
Additional committee action included reports on a bill to repeal the school-transfer eligibility protection, a load forecast accountability bill, oil and gas well plugging provisions, a TANF drug-screening extension, and a bill authorizing the Supreme Court of Appeals to create child protection commissioners. Most of these were advanced on first reading after unanimous consent. The Senate then moved to adjourn until the next day, with announcements of upcoming committee meetings before the chamber adjourned.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 05:02 pm
West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator from Lewis. Senator from Lewis. Thank you, Mr. President.
- Senator from Lewis moves the Senate to concur in the House amendment to Senate Bill 155 as amended.
- If not, the question before the Senate is whether the Senate will concur in the House amendment to Senate
- The clerk will communicate the action of the Senate to the House. Reports from standing committees.
- Your Committee on Rules will meet tomorrow at 10:45 in the Senate President's conference room.