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AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- we had set supplement the state money we had set aside<00:12:22.639><c> and</c><00:12:22.880><c> program
- </c><00:12:24.160><c> So</c> aside and program for that project.
- So aside and program for that project.
- We've been working with the education community on how this would work, but basically for the JROTC program
- "Basically, for the JROTC program, it would allow these kids not to be confined within necessarily a
Bills:
HB33 , HB35 , HB274 , HB56 , HB287 , SB229 , SB201 , SB216 , HB33 , HB35 , HB274 , HB56 , HB287 , SB229 , SB201 , SB216
Keywords:
HB33, Alabama, ALEA, driver license, driver's license, learner permit, learner's permit, school attendance, truancy, high school diploma, GED, dropout, student withdrawal, enrollment verification, disciplinary points, homeless student, job training, youth employment, minor parent, public safety
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- It also does not change the mandate that each degree program must have a program administrator who's
- And we talked about that program.
- This is all to me about structure, not dealing with a program or emphasis on the program.
- This is all to me about structure, not dealing with a program or emphasis on the program.
- This is all to me about structure, not dealing with a program or emphasis on the program.
Bills:
HB151 , HB152 , HB138 , SB221 , SB190 , SB69 , SB225 , SB272 , HB151 , HB152 , HB138 , SB221 , SB190 , SB69 , SB225 , SB272
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation Education
Keywords:
fire chaplains, distinctive license plate, firefighter, volunteer service, criminal penalties, sales tax exemption, baby supplies, baby formula, maternity clothing, menstrual hygiene products, pregnancy, pregnant defendant, incarceration, jail intake, pregnancy test, bail, pre-incarceration probation, supervised probation, electronic monitoring, electronic supervision
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 11th, 2026
State Government
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- And it invested in digitization programs and K-12 programs that make history accessible to all people
- And it invested<00:18:33.760><c> in</c><00:18:34.080><c> digitization</c><00:18:34.960><c> programs</
- c><00:18:35.360><c> and</c> invested in digitization programs and invested in digitization programs and
- K12<00:18:36.240><c> programs</c><00:18:36.880><c> that</c><00:18:37.200><c> make</c><00:18:37.440><
- c> history</c> K12 programs that make history K12 programs that make history accessible<00:18:38.799>
Bills:
SB174 , SB39 , SB40 , SB206 , SB200 , HB169 , HB345 , HB381 , HB25 , SB174 , SB39 , SB40 , SB206 , SB200 , HB169 , HB345 , HB381 , HB25
Committee:
House State Government
Keywords:
business taxes, annual reports, Alabama Tax Tribunal, tax appeals, local government, board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, SB40, Houston/Hunter Act, firearm hold agreement, gun storage, temporary firearm storage, firearms dealer, federal firearms licensee, FFL, civil immunity, gun owner
OK
Bills:
SB1936 , SB1612 , SB1543 , SB1260 , SB1988 , SB1859 , SB2041 , SB1257 , HB4272 , HB3277 , HB3148 , HB3651 , HB3323 , HB4287 , HB4105 , HB3304 , HB3345
Committee:
Senate Public Safety
Keywords:
forfeiture, criminal offenses, law enforcement, Class D1 offenses, property seizure, SB1612, mandatory reporting, violent injury reporting, gunshot wound, stab wound, poisoning, burn injury, explosive injury, medical reporting, healthcare providers, law enforcement notification, evidence preservation, patient video records, confidentiality waiver, misdemeanor penalty
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The Chair lays out Senate Bill 747 by Senator King, relating to public school policies and programs.
- The bill is concerning the It is relating to public school policies and programs regarding the production
- The use of these assistive programs is vital to students with disabilities and their education. as this
- "they don't participate in that program," as if the law passed unanimously through the House and the
- There's an italicized title above each differently colored box, so for the blue one, it would be 'Thumb
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
parental rights, education, school trustees, training, handbook, truancy, attendance policy, chronic absenteeism, school attendance, student absence notifications, parent notification, home visit, attendance officer, truancy court, school district, open-enrollment charter school, student support services, school counselor, principal, administrator
TX
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- This program was established by philanthropist Julius Rosenwald and profound educator Booker T.
- House Bill 738 directs the Texas Historical Commission to establish a program to identify, renovate,
- Additionally, Rosenwald schools renovated under this program may be repurposed as community learning
- centers with the intention of helping provide educational programs, historical education, and community
- and the educational programs that would be... you know, these new renovated spaces would provide, is
Bills:
HB370 , HB738 , HB2935 , HB3227 , HB4103 , HB5259 , SB519 , SB1350 , SB1247 , SB1248 , SB2112 , HCR81 , HCR83 , HCR84 , HCR59 , HCR109 , HCR111 , HCR135 , SCR6
Committee:
House Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Keywords:
HB 370, Events Trust Fund, Texas events funding, sports eligibility, women's sports, girls' sports, biological sex, transgender athletes, sex-segregated sports, athletic competition, event subsidies, tourism funding, site selection organization, anti-trafficking plan, female athletes, public funding, economic impact, sports policy, Rosenwald Schools, historical preservation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So what I want to talk to you about today is our programs and the grant to support them.
- In the state, we run three programs that have been going since 1939, 1973, and 1980 that accomplish this
- These are scalable programs too, so we can get them across the entire state.
- The other program is Junior Historians, which has been going since 1939.
- It certainly didn't shutter the programs, but it just gave us a little pause. OK, thank you.
Bills:
HB370 , HB738 , HB2935 , HB3227 , HB4103 , HB5259 , SB519 , SB1350 , SB1247 , SB1248 , SB2112 , HCR81 , HCR83 , HCR84 , HCR59 , HCR109 , HCR111 , HCR135 , SCR6
Committee:
House Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Keywords:
HB 370, Events Trust Fund, Texas events funding, sports eligibility, women's sports, girls' sports, biological sex, transgender athletes, sex-segregated sports, athletic competition, event subsidies, tourism funding, site selection organization, anti-trafficking plan, female athletes, public funding, economic impact, sports policy, Rosenwald Schools, historical preservation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Oversized Overweight Corridor Program since 1998.
- The Oversized Overweight Corridor Program is an innovative initiative sponsored by Senator Lucio.
- And authorized by legislation in 1997, the program was designed to expedite freight international trade
- As the others have it, it relates to the program of categories and the uniform training.
- The transportation program. Is there a question? Yes, sir.
Bills:
HB137 , HB283 , HCR114 , HB137 , HB283 , HB1398 , HB1960 , HB2153 , HB2431 , HB2638 , HB2699 , HB2999 , HB3208 , HB3389 , HB3413 , HB3510 , HB3642 , HB3859 , HB3974 , HB3986 , HB4142 , HB4173 , HB4174 , HB4542 , HB4605 , HB4663 , HB4731 , HB5064 , HB5216 , HB5218 , HB5332 , HB5453 , HB5577
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
state budget, fiscal biennium, budget repeal, financial management, state funding, Medicaid, healthcare access, Affordable Care Act, federal funding, low-income individuals, insurance coverage, memorial, pedestrian bridge, Houston, Sergio Ivan Rodriguez, city council, oversize vehicles, transportation permits, Hidalgo County, port authority
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2007, the Texas Legislature created the Memorial Sign Program for victims of impaired driving.
- This program allows families or friends the opportunity. to purchase a sign to commemorate a victim or
- This bill would not impact any of the other requirements of the program. Mr.
- So, I discovered, I was online and I discovered the Texas Memorial Sign Program.
- I know that it's called a memorial sign program. But that's not why I paid for it.
Bills:
HCR114 , HB137 , HB283 , HB1398 , HB1960 , HB2153 , HB2431 , HB2638 , HB2699 , HB2999 , HB3208 , HB3389 , HB3413 , HB3510 , HB3642 , HB3859 , HB3974 , HB3986 , HB4142 , HB4173 , HB4174 , HB4542 , HB4605 , HB4663 , HB4731 , HB5064 , HB5216 , HB5218 , HB5332 , HB5453 , HB5577 , HB137 , HB283
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
memorial, pedestrian bridge, Houston, Sergio Ivan Rodriguez, city council, oversize vehicles, transportation permits, Hidalgo County, port authority, highway routes, healthcare, insurance, mental health, treatment access, state funding, transportation, axle weight, aggregates, regulations, Texas law
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And so we've been working with Bechtel now for more than 11 years, and Bechtel is the program manager
- and Bechtel knows the program and knows how we can execute it.
Bills:
HB 2007 , HB 2462 , HB 2621 , HB 2921 , HB 3187 , HB 3331 , HB 3332 , HJR 144 , HB 3514 , HB 3528 , HB 3539 , HB 3563 , HB 3720 , HB 3726 , HB 3751 , HB 3859 , HB 3947 , HB 4148 , HB 4164 , HB 4337 , HB 4346 , HB 4368 , HB 4706 , HB 4916 , HB 4950 , HB 4967 , HB 5177 , HB 5603
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
commercial signs, county approval, transportation code, regulations, road signage, high occupancy vehicle lane, pregnant operators, transportation, parental rights, motor vehicle regulations, live video feed, state agency, transparency, public safety, confidentiality, personal information, local government, airport data, public records, regional transportation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And so we've been working with Bechtel now for more than 11 years, and Bechtel is the program manager
- And Bechtel knows the program and knows how we can execute it, and Amtrak, because of the process, has
Bills:
HB2007 , HB2462 , HB2621 , HB2921 , HB3187 , HB3331 , HB3332 , HJR144 , HB3514 , HB3528 , HB3539 , HB3563 , HB3720 , HB3726 , HB3751 , HB3859 , HB3947 , HB4148 , HB4164 , HB4337 , HB4346 , HB4368 , HB4706 , HB4916 , HB4950 , HB4967 , HB5177 , HB5603
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
commercial signs, county approval, transportation code, regulations, road signage, high occupancy vehicle lane, pregnant operators, transportation, parental rights, motor vehicle regulations, live video feed, state agency, transparency, public safety, confidentiality, personal information, local government, airport data, public records, regional transportation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- this HBCU educates more than 8,700 students and offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs
- Is there a pharmacy program at Texas Southern?
- Is there a program down there that deals with training young people to be. pilots, we just recently,
- It launched its nursing program last fall and recently celebrated the and opening of the School of Health
- And some of the young stars that he brought into his program on Sunday mornings became superstars after
Bills:
SJR3 , SB5 , SJR36 , SJR3 , SB616 , SB565 , SB384 , SB5 , SB21 , SB72 , SB140 , SB262 , SB370 , SB372 , SB495 , SB627 , SB703 , SB764 , SB842 , SB971 , SB790 , SB767 , SB480 , SB1066
Keywords:
dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, research institute, funding, grants, state health initiatives, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- And we set up summer food programs so kids are getting meals even when they're not on campus.
- We fund our police and we will back the blue every single day in the state.
- We fund our police and we will back the blue every single day in this state.
- Through that program, Holly was assigned an advocate, Latasha.
- Through that program, Holly was assigned an advocate, Latasha.
Summary:
The transcript covers the opening of the Arkansas House and a joint session of the 95th General Assembly’s fiscal session. The House first established a quorum, granted leave for absent members, recognized guests, and adopted House Resolution 1001 to convene a joint session with the Senate for Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s address. Several bills and resolutions were read for the record, including House Resolution 1002 and House Bills 1001, 102, and 103, before the House recessed to await the Senate and then the governor.
In the joint session, leaders recognized the late Representative Stan Barry with a moment of silence, introduced constitutional officers, judges, and other guests, and appointed committees to escort the governor. Governor Sanders then delivered a lengthy fiscal-session address focused on her budget priorities and policy agenda. She emphasized continued funding for education under LEARNS, teacher pay and literacy gains, public safety and law enforcement funding, government efficiency and tax cuts, and the 1033 initiative aimed at helping vulnerable Arkansans move from crisis to self-sufficiency. She also urged lawmakers to avoid new Medicaid mandates or ongoing spending and said she would call a special session to cut income taxes further if the budget is passed.
After the governor’s remarks, the joint session adjourned. The House then reconvened briefly, adopted a motion to adjourn until the next day, and announced that the Joint Budget Committee would meet later that afternoon and again the following morning.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Service (8-20-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> your professional program. your professional program.
- It more than paid for our program.
- Cross Blue Shield.
- Cross Blue Shield.
- </c> Medicaid program to fund other services. Medicaid program to fund other services.
Summary:
The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services met in person, approved the July 15 minutes, and heard a presentation from Dr. Matthew Holder and Dr. Henry Hood of the Lee Specialty Clinic in Louisville. The clinic serves people with complex intellectual and developmental disabilities through a transdisciplinary model that combines medical, dental, behavioral, psychiatric, therapy, and other services under one roof. The presenters argued that this population is large-cost but small in number, often receives little provider training, and is vulnerable to diagnostic overshadowing, overmedication, and missed medical or dental problems.
The clinic reported that in Tennessee, payer data showed average costs of about $5,200 per member per month before clinic involvement, with a 44% reduction in overall health care spending after patients were seen, including lower emergency room use, inpatient admissions, and prescription use. They said those savings were measured by the payer, not the clinic, and that the savings accrued to Medicaid or managed care payers rather than the clinic itself. They also shared a case example of a patient who had been placed on hospice but improved after diagnosis and treatment at the clinic. Patient and parent satisfaction were described as very high, generally above 95%.
The clinic asked for roughly $5 million to expand into Northern Kentucky, estimating 500 to 700 patients would use the new site and projecting annual savings of about $13 million to $19 million once mature. Members asked about the budget, startup and operating costs, where the savings go, and whether the clinic had considered taking full risk or another value-based model. Senator Meredith and others encouraged the clinic to explore an accountable care or risk-based arrangement, while the presenters said they were open to that discussion but had not pursued it yet. The exchange ended with follow-up questions about the clinic’s overall budget structure and public-private funding mix.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Jul 23rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- , implement a new program, replace federal funds for a program that may have been eliminated by the federal
- There's still programs out there that we can tap into.
- One is the Community Development Block Grant Program, the CDBG program.
- , the capital outlay development program fund.
- Our program evaluation team over the years has looked at these programs, and we have consistently found
MS
Transcript Highlights:
- forest of the pines and the blue of the Gulf of America and things of that nature.
- <00:03:25.360><c> for</c><00:03:25.440><c> the</c><00:03:25.599><c> never</c> talks about the dark blue
- for the never talks about the dark blue for the never ending<00:03:26.159><c> forest</c><00:03:26.560
- </c><00:03:26.800><c> pines</c><00:03:27.280><c> and</c><00:03:27.920><c> the</c><00:03:28.239><c> blue
- </c> ending forest of the pines and the blue ending forest of the pines and the blue of<00:03:28.879>
Committee:
Joint Tourism
CT
Connecticut 2026 Regular Session
Transforming Children's Behavioral Health Policy and Planning Committee May 13th Meeting May 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- and some of their other community-based programs.
- Blue hyperlinks will actually bring you to the websites for each of those programs as well.
- So what is this program? What does it do?
- They can have that and still be a participant in this program, but it's not a requirement of the program
- not required for access to this program.
Summary:
The meeting opened with approval of the April minutes and brief administrative updates, including notice that House Bill 5447 had passed both chambers of the General Assembly. Speakers reflected on the bill’s key provisions, which include eating-disorder working groups, an evidence-based screening requirement for school-based health centers beginning July 1, 2027, and a DSS-led feasibility process to explore an inpatient psychiatric facility for young adults ages 14 to 21. New staff introductions were also made for the Behavioral Health Advocate’s office and the TCB team.
A major portion of the meeting focused on marketing and outreach for urgent crisis centers (UCCs) and the broader youth crisis continuum. Daydream Communications presented research showing low public awareness of UCCs but strong interest once families learn about them, with parents wanting specialized, compassionate care, clear expectations, insurance clarity, and bilingual support. United Way described its parallel work on a statewide crisis continuum marketing toolkit, using the SAMHSA framework of “someone to talk to, someone to respond, and somewhere safe to go,” and outlined plans to distribute consistent messaging through websites, social media, flyers, and community venues. Members emphasized coordinating with existing platforms and ensuring the marketing reflects the actual experience at UCC sites.
DCF then presented on adolescent substance use services, citing data showing high need and low treatment access among Connecticut youth. The department reviewed its ASAM-based continuum, SBIRT efforts in outpatient psychiatric clinics, medication-assisted treatment access, and statewide services such as MST, MST emerging adults, STRIDE, multidimensional family therapy, youth recovery supports, and the AIM matching tool. A new young people peer support program was highlighted, with referrals accepted from families, hospitals, community providers, DCF, youth diversion, and the judicial branch. Questions addressed parent consent, peer matching, and whether the AIM tool could be linked through 211.
The meeting concluded with an update from the Connecticut Suicide Advisory Board and its regional boards and grant-funded initiatives. Presenters reviewed the state suicide prevention plan, regional coalition work, postvention response, lethal means safety efforts, and the 988 capacity improvement grant that supports Connecticut’s centralized 988 contact center at United Way. They also shared youth suicide risk data from the Connecticut Youth Risk Behavior Survey, noting recent declines in reported suicidal ideation and attempts, and provided resources for training and materials. No formal votes were taken beyond the approval of the April minutes.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
November 2025 State Budget and Economic Forecast Presentation - 12/04/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><00:52:43.599><c> that</c> that without cancelling programs that that without cancelling programs
- Some of the programs that were exploding, a growth housing program, the autism, that didn't raise any
- Some of the programs that were exploding, a growth housing program, the autism, that didn't raise any
- And what um managing those programs.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Budget and Fiscal Review
Transcript Highlights:
- and invested in particular aspects of that program.
- and invested in particular aspects of that program.
- and invested in particular aspects of that program.
- It doesn't matter how much you get with your Blue Crosses and your Blue Shields and all this stuff; you
- For the Medi-Cal program in California, correct.
Committee:
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review
Summary:
The Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee heard opening remarks on the Governor’s 2026-27 budget and presentations from the Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst’s Office. Chair Laird described the proposal as roughly balanced with $23 billion in reserves, while Vice Chair Niello argued the revenue estimates were overly optimistic and warned of a structural deficit, calling for a deeper review of programs and concern over the state’s $20 billion unemployment insurance debt. Finance said the budget is balanced in the budget year but still leaves a roughly $2.9 billion deficit, with out-year gaps above $20 billion, and characterized the plan as largely a workload budget with limited new spending or cuts. The LAO said its office sees substantial downside risk to the revenue forecast, emphasized the volatility of stock-market-driven revenues, and urged the Legislature to begin addressing the structural deficit now rather than waiting until May.
Members focused on the implications of federal policy changes, Medi-Cal, CalFresh, and the MCO tax, as well as the state’s reserve strategy. Senators Menjivar and Richardson raised concerns about health coverage reductions, county costs, hospital finances, and the lack of a broader revenue solution, while Finance said the state cannot fully backfill federal cuts and is still assessing the impacts. The LAO recommended rejecting the proposal to suspend the rainy day fund deposit and setting aside the proposed Proposition 98 settle-up rather than using it for spending. Finance defended both proposals as necessary to balance the budget year and said it plans to begin discussions with legislative leaders before the May Revision.
The committee also discussed climate and transportation funding, including cap-and-trade/GGRF allocations for Cal Fire, interest earnings from the fund, zero-emission vehicle incentives, and AB 617 air quality investments. Senator Reyes questioned the focus on light-duty ZEV incentives instead of heavy-duty vehicles, and Finance said the proposal is intended to partially replace the federal consumer tax credit and that some heavy-duty funding remains from prior years. Senator Richardson also raised concerns about Olympics-related infrastructure, courthouse repairs, and displaced workers, while other members stressed homelessness funding and the need for more immediate action on out-year budget problems. No formal votes or actions were taken during the portion provided; the hearing was informational and moved into member questions after the presentations.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Jul 11th, 2025
Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the Program Manager for the Mining Acquisition Program. Good morning, Mr.
- Our academic programming includes nine associate degrees in transfer programs that transfer to New Mexico
- They have been recognized as a model program within the adult education program.
- Another popular program is our Certified Nursing Assistant and Phlebotomy program.
- The mine wells are shown in blue.