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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

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  • that is not codified in the Previous Parent's Bill of Rights, so it may have been happening on a district
  • by district or even site by site level, but it has not been happening uniformly because it's not been
  • You can go to mediation through the district, which goes through the State or you can also go to the
  • Here's my question Was this legislation intended to shut down a small farm in my district?
  • I've got 3 da in my district.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

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  • I'm a senior at McAlester High School.
  • I'm a junior at Ponca City High School.
  • And so the author has taught in school for a long time.
  • School for two years and graduated from a public or private high school in Oklahoma, and they have resided
  • Other, and those are the people that are in Oklahoma, that ride to school with our kids on the school
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education May 12th, 2026

Education

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  • I just wanted to, with the amendments in place, allow school districts such as ours in general...
  • Some local districts are so small that people can walk to school, and some of the charter districts,
  • So, yes, it'll be totally up to the local school district. Well, I would just caution anyone.
  • Totally up to the local school district. Well, I would just caution anyone.
  • I appreciate the flexibility that's built in, because, you know, not all of our school districts are
Bills: HCR97 , HR168 , SCR33 , SB112 , SB346 , SB347 , SB353 , SB488 , SB504 , SB507 , SB518
Committee: House Education
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Ways and Means Apr 13th, 2026

Ways & Means

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  • All $574 million of the bonding capacity was taken.
  • It repeals prior bond authorizations and authorizes new bond authorizations.
  • It authorizes the state, through the State Bond Commission, to sell general obligation bonds to fund
  • bonds to continue to fund the capital outlay program.
  • And bond proceeds are deposited into the capital outlay escrow account.
Bills: HB2 , HB3
Committee: House Ways & Means
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 24th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

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  • In my district, it has the powers of bond, it has the powers of road and water infrastructure.
  • I know it's for a particular area in your district, but— Ms.
  • County Municipal Utility District No. 1.
  • Utility District Number 40.
  • Members, this bill creates Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 263.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 24th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

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  • Members, this bill clarifies that a district created by the conversion of a special district.
  • Members, this bill creates the Fensick Road Municipal Utility District of Harris County.
  • Members, this bill creates Craver Ranch Municipal Management District Number One.
  • We are a science-based organization that's worked across Texas, actually in all of your districts or
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Apr 9th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

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  • How do we do the right thing without bankrupting a school district?
  • I know that my school district is $8 million in the hole this year.
  • So, the school districts don't tell the TEA about a sexual problem.
  • a suit under current law against the school district?
  • exhaust their administrative remedies for the school district, and oftentimes the school district has
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Apr 9th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

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  • The District Judges Association represents more than 500 district judges across the state, representing
  • I'm also an administrative district judge for one of my counties, and I'm one of three district judges
  • And we go to law school, we don't go to judge school.
  • And we go to law school, we don't go to judge school.
  • I am the judge of the 41st Judicial District Court in El Paso. I'm one of 16 district courts.
Summary: The Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence met to hear House Bill 1761, a broad judicial package focused on increasing judicial compensation and adding accountability and efficiency measures. The chair explained that HB 1707 and HB 2100 were withdrawn from the agenda, and that HB 1761 would be taken up first because many judges and stakeholders were present. The committee substitute for HB 1761 proposed a 30% increase in base judicial pay to $182,000, changes to judicial retirement linkage, stronger judicial conduct provisions, and efficiency measures such as targeted reporting for judges not meeting benchmarks, appellate in-person meeting encouragement, and time limits on certain motions. The chair and several supporters said judicial pay had reached “emergency status,” citing Texas’s low national ranking and difficulty recruiting and retaining qualified judges. Witnesses in support included presiding and district judges, the State Bar’s judicial section, business and trial lawyer groups, and prosecutors. They emphasized that many judges work long hours off the bench, handle warrants at night and on weekends, manage heavy dockets, and face recruitment problems in both urban and rural counties. Supporters also said higher pay would help attract experienced lawyers, retain judges, and improve court efficiency. Several witnesses and members discussed judicial accountability, including public reporting of court performance and the role of the Texas Supreme Court and presiding judges in setting benchmarks. Some members raised concerns that raw statistics can be misleading because judges also do substantial off-the-bench work and often help cover other courts’ dockets. There was also testimony and discussion about the bill’s conduct and discipline provisions. A representative of the Texas Civil Rights Project opposed parts of the bill that would tie pay raises to changes affecting judicial independence, warning about subjective bail-related discipline standards and possible chilling effects. The executive director of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct cautioned against civil penalties for complainants, saying it could discourage good-faith complaints and create litigation risks. Other witnesses supported accountability reforms but urged caution about unintended consequences, especially for family and emergency cases and for judges handling warrants and other time-sensitive matters. After testimony, the committee withdrew the committee substitute and left HB 1761 pending, then recessed the committee.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Economic Development Apr 7th, 2025

Economic Development

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  • Energy sources, such as thermal generation, which allowed abatements for school district property taxes
  • We did that with school districts.
  • Tax abatement chapters: 313 for school districts, 312 for city and county.
  • a 10-year school district M&O tax appraised value limitation of 50%.
  • School districts don't have the staff to lead workforce initiatives.
Summary: The committee heard a series of bills, mostly related to economic development, tax incentives, and workforce programs. Senate Bill 1534 would direct a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission on health physics education and workforce needs; resource witnesses from the Workforce Commission and Coordinating Board testified, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1553 would authorize Kerr County to impose a hotel occupancy tax for tourism-related uses, and Senate Bills 1086 and 1087 would authorize similar county hotel taxes for Children’s County and Mason County; all three bills received supportive testimony and were left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1754, which would prohibit county and local tax abatements for renewable energy facilities selling power wholesale, with testimony sharply divided between landowners and policy groups opposing renewable subsidies and industry representatives and some senators arguing the bill would harm clean energy investment and local decision-making; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2322, which would exempt dispatchable electric generation facilities from the JEDI program’s compelling-factor test so they could qualify for school district tax incentives; testimony was mixed, and the bill was left pending. Later, the committee heard Senate Bill 1718, which would add the NRA annual meeting to the state’s major events reimbursement program. The bill’s sponsor and NRA representatives argued the event brings substantial tourism and economic activity, while opponents said it would use taxpayer funds to subsidize an organization that opposes gun safety measures; the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2004 would add the Arlington Grand Prix to the major events reimbursement program, with the committee substitute exempting it from the usual competitive site-selection requirement because of timing; testimony from the event organizers and Arlington tourism officials was supportive, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2448 would create a rural workforce development grant program at the Texas Workforce Commission to support college-and-career readiness and technical assistance in rural communities; witnesses from Texas 2036, Collegiate Edgination, and a rural school district supported it, and it was left pending. Finally, Senate Bill 913 would repeal a special requirement that Alpine dedicate at least 50% of its hotel occupancy tax to advertising and promotion, and Senate Bill 1143 would require more coordination and reporting for youth workforce programs serving disconnected young Texans; both bills received supportive testimony and were left pending. At the end of the hearing, Senator Johnson moved that the committee stand in recess, subject to the call of the chair.
OK
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  • National Guard right after high school, where he began a remarkable 26-year military career from 1997
  • She currently resides in House District 51 in Toto, Oklahoma, with her husband.
  • She is also on the district rowing team and wants to attend UCO to study psychology.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/10/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

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  • There's a salt plant in my district.
  • modifies requirements for county water augmentation authorities relating to the issuance of revenue bonds
  • as well as public hearings related to the issuance of revenue bonds.
  • Basically, what we're trying to do is modernize PICWA's existing revenue bonding authority.
  • But maybe Cheyenne, we can talk about what projects you're looking at for this bonding authority.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Feb 3rd, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Education

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  • It removes requirements for any school district, charter school, or state tribal education compact school
  • It directs each school district, charter school, and state tribal education compact school to instead
  • plan describing how the school district or school will implement the literacy curricula.
  • It requires the information submitted by schools, school districts, and educational service districts
  • It requires school districts, charter schools, and state tribal education compact schools to submit to
Bills: HB1295 , HB2262 , HB2551 , HB2593 , HB2594 , HB2636
Committee: House Education
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure

Transportation & Infrastructure

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  • District.
  • It is home to the Window Rock Unified School District.
  • We maintain over 1,500 miles in Apache County of school bus routes, and the southern district is about
  • My school district alone in Chinle, our earliest pickup is a kindergarten student at 5:15 and is on the
  • I know there are some school districts; you can name school districts or libraries.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 14th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Congressional District 2: 25%. Congressional District 3: 26%. Congressional District 4: 25%.
  • district, not minority-majority district, but someone can get elected in those districts, particularly
  • Your remaining five districts have lower than what you have in that one district, District 2.
  • District 2.
  • One district, District 2, according to the map.
Bills: SR122 , SR123 , SR124 , SCR12 , HB940 , HB221 , HCR109 , HCR58 , HB27 , HB143 , HB205 , HB259 , HB267 , HB288 , HB308 , HB403 , HB405 , HB414 , HB417 , HB478 , HB546 , HB548 , HB555 , HB557 , HB609 , HB670 , HB672 , HB740 , HB779 , HB786 , HB796 , HB812 , HB848 , HB909 , HB915 , HB917 , HB921 , HB930 , HB933 , HB938 , HB971 , HB1095 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1129 , HB1154 , HB1166 , HB1187 , HB1195 , HB1230 , SB121 , SCR22 , SCR24 , SB29 , SB30 , SB32 , SB41 , SB42 , SB43 , SB47 , SB84 , SB93 , SB113 , SB192 , SB199 , SB219 , SB220 , SB221 , SB222 , SB241 , SB253 , SB255 , SB289 , SB292 , SB306 , SB314 , SB351 , SB399 , SB404 , SB14 , SB102 , SB133 , SB151 , SB165 , SB169 , SB170 , SB200 , SB217 , SB280 , SB291 , SB300 , SB303 , SB330 , SB449 , SB489 , SB521 , SB45 , SB156 , SB181 , SB203 , SB274 , SB304 , SB379 , SB396 , SB410 , SB425 , SB427 , SB436 , SB424 , SCR61 , SCR9 , SB35 , SB65 , SB215 , SB246 , SB249 , SB269 , SB282 , SB296 , SB323 , SB363 , SB369 , SB474 , SB490 , SB492 , SB500 , HCR31 , HB296 , HB299 , HB322 , HB364 , HB519 , HB535 , HB538 , HB568 , HB571 , HB622 , HB635 , HB676 , HB772 , HB784 , HB1006 , HB1018 , HB1043 , HB1070 , HB1134 , HB1239 , HB62 , HB193 , HB203 , HB210 , HB220 , HB228 , HB246 , HB420 , HB475 , HB486 , HB574 , HB584 , HB750 , HB813 , HB815 , HB826 , HB870 , HB949 , HB953 , HB1045 , HB1092 , HB1151 , HB1162 , HB1176 , HB1177 , HB1196 , HB1214 , HB1241 , HB22 , HB28 , HB33 , HB41 , HB47 , HB87 , HB115 , HB162 , HB195 , HB214 , HB217 , HB233 , HB283 , HB290 , HB319 , HB324 , HB345 , HB362 , HB363 , HB368 , HB377 , HB380 , HB382 , HB386 , HB392 , HB406 , HB431 , HB441 , HB466 , HB503 , HB533 , HB559 , HB575 , HB590 , HB593 , HB618 , HB636 , HB655 , HB664 , HB685 , HB692 , HB707 , HB715 , HB732 , HB738 , HB741 , HB748 , HB776 , HB807 , HB822 , HB856 , HB860 , HB868 , HB887 , HB888 , HB905 , HB908 , HB961 , HB980 , HB990 , HB992 , HB999 , HB1000 , HB1010 , HB1146 , HB1157 , HB1233 , HB1236 , HB1243 , HB17 , HB36 , HB73 , HB119 , HB126 , HB129 , HB133 , HB140 , HB159 , HB166 , HB211 , HB226 , HB245 , HB271 , HB280 , HB337 , HB351 , HB354 , HB399 , HB677 , HB712 , HB723 , HB726 , HB728 , HB759 , HB789 , HB844 , HB850 , HB966 , HB1036 , SB149 , SB382 , SB441 , HB134 , HB258 , HB359 , HB782
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 18th, 2026

State Government

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  • new bond.
  • bond.
  • Uh bill passes as amended, sir. at the law schools around the states, at the law schools around the states
  • They could not go to school or work.
  • So, we thought this school or work.
Bills: SB86 , SB196 , SB228 , SB231 , HB73 , HB407 , HB435 , SB86 , SB196 , SB228 , SB231 , HB73 , HB407 , HB435
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 21st, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

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  • the 2025-26 school year.
  • There are situations where, at smaller schools or even at larger schools, a student can't appeal and
  • Does your district attorney act as a district attorney in other parishes? Of course not.
  • Court, Clerk of Civil District and Criminal District Courts, provides relative to powers, authorities
  • , providing for certain conditions, requirements on electronic bonds, parish registry of bond agents,
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 28th, 2026

Judiciary

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  • I think our intent was on the district court.
  • attorney of the Third Judicial District.
  • Basically, it just requires that the district attorney's office of the Third Judicial District pay health
  • attorney of the Third Judicial District.
  • Basically, it just requires that the district attorney's office of the Third Judicial District pay health
Bills: HR2 , HR37 , HR61 , HCR11 , HCR64 , HB89 , HB183 , HB341 , HB371 , HB451 , HB480 , HB520 , HB541 , HB579 , HB597 , HB816 , HB1004 , HB1064 , HB1165 , SB44
Committee: House Judiciary
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 17th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

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  • We have our Forest Hill nursery industry, which is in my district, which I have the privilege of the
  • , provision for new bond authorizations, and authorization of the sale of such bonds by the State Bond
  • , provision for new bond authorizations, and authorization of the sale of such bonds by the State Bond
  • for establishing the first high school firefighter training program in the state.
  • of the district.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 12th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

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  • and the number of assistant district attorneys in each judicial district.
  • to provide for charter school funding.
  • So anytime your middle school kid interacts with another middle school kid, you'll be informed.
  • it like a specialty area of their school.
  • It also adds several Lafayette-area high schools to the existing high school specialty plate statute.
Bills: SR113 , SR114 , SCR64 , SCR65 , SCR66 , SCR67 , SCR12 , HB59 , HB66 , HB79 , HB153 , HB165 , HB326 , HB387 , HB455 , HB513 , HB660 , HB719 , HB762 , HB802 , HB816 , HB833 , HB895 , HB950 , HB975 , HB1011 , HB1028 , HB1039 , HB1051 , HB1053 , HB1057 , HB1080 , HB1084 , HB1155 , HB1215 , HB1224 , HB1228 , HB1234 , HB1251 , HB1252 , HB1254 , HB1256 , HB221 , HCR11 , HCR27 , HCR28 , HCR32 , HCR49 , HCR50 , HCR60 , HCR64 , HCR66 , HCR67 , HCR68 , HCR78 , HCR81 , HCR58 , SB25 , SB250 , SB348 , SB444 , SB485 , HB22 , HB28 , HB33 , HB41 , HB47 , HB87 , HB115 , HB162 , HB195 , HB214 , HB217 , HB233 , HB283 , HB290 , HB316 , HB319 , HB324 , HB345 , HB362 , HB363 , HB368 , HB377 , HB380 , HB382 , HB386 , HB392 , HB406 , HB431 , HB441 , HB466 , HB503 , HB511 , HB514 , HB533 , HB559 , HB575 , HB590 , HB593 , HB618 , HB636 , HB655 , HB664 , HB685 , HB692 , HB707 , HB715 , HB732 , HB738 , HB741 , HB748 , HB776 , HB807 , HB822 , HB856 , HB860 , HB868 , HB887 , HB888 , HB896 , HB905 , HB908 , HB961 , HB980 , HB990 , HB992 , HB999 , HB1000 , HB1010 , HB1146 , HB1157 , HB1233 , HB1236 , HB1243 , SB29 , SB30 , SB32 , SB41 , SB42 , SB43 , SB47 , SB84 , SB93 , SB113 , SB192 , SB199 , SB219 , SB220 , SB221 , SB222 , SB241 , SB253 , SB255 , SB289 , SB292 , SB306 , SB314 , SB351 , SB399 , SB404 , SB424 , SCR9 , SB132 , SB35 , SB65 , SB135 , SB215 , SB246 , SB249 , SB269 , SB282 , SB296 , SB323 , SB363 , SB369 , SB474 , SB490 , SB492 , SB500 , HCR26 , HCR45 , HCR31 , HB238 , HB241 , HB242 , HB250 , HB260 , HB265 , HB275 , HB300 , HB320 , HB338 , HB339 , HB349 , HB379 , HB399 , HB427 , HB463 , HB464 , HB468 , HB545 , HB550 , HB551 , HB565 , HB588 , HB639 , HB725 , HB805 , HB808 , HB834 , HB847 , HB853 , HB858 , HB861 , HB883 , HB916 , HB937 , HB1012 , HB1027 , HB1044 , HB1054 , HB1091 , HB1117 , HB90 , HB127 , HB138 , HB150 , HB201 , HB268 , HB273 , HB285 , HB315 , HB354 , HB355 , HB360 , HB376 , HB445 , HB506 , HB606 , HB649 , HB665 , HB681 , HB721 , HB746 , HB757 , HB781 , HB835 , HB844 , HB857 , HB872 , HB886 , HB889 , HB892 , HB982 , HB987 , HB1037 , HB1068 , HB1072 , HB1078 , HB1085 , HB1132 , HB1137 , HB1167 , HB1174 , HB1232 , HB1238 , HB23 , HB136 , HB17 , HB21 , HB51 , HB55 , HB74 , HB106 , HB108 , HB133 , HB140 , HB159 , HB168 , HB215 , HB226 , HB263 , HB296 , HB299 , HB322 , HB364 , HB519 , HB535 , HB538 , HB568 , HB571 , HB622 , HB635 , HB676 , HB772 , HB784 , HB1006 , HB1018 , HB1043 , HB1070 , HB1134 , HB1237 , HB1239 , HB62 , HB193 , HB203 , HB210 , HB220 , HB228 , HB246 , HB420 , HB475 , HB486 , HB574 , HB584 , HB750 , HB813 , HB815 , HB826 , HB870 , HB949 , HB953 , HB1045 , HB1092 , HB1151 , HB1162 , HB1176 , HB1177 , HB1196 , HB1214 , HB1241 , HB36 , HB73 , HB119 , HB126 , HB129 , HB166 , HB211 , HB245 , HB271 , HB280 , HB337 , HB351 , HB677 , HB712 , HB723 , HB726 , HB728 , HB759
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting