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AR
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for who you are and what you've done for us.
- Thank you for your son, ultimately for that sacrifice.
- And so I really do commend y'all for the work that y'all do for this state and for also having me here
- all of our public servants that work for local, state, and federal government, and no one can rain on
- I'd like to ask for leave for members of IBLA. Thank you.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Seventy - Thursday, May 14 - Afternoon Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, I rise to introduce a special guest for the first time this session.
- And thank you for working with us. Very good. All right. Thank you for the inquiry.
- And I know that our time here is very short for this session.
- Just make sure that folks are not sued for work they have either not started or not completed from a
- Just make sure that folks are not sued for work they have either not started or not completed from a
Summary:
The House convened after a quorum call and received a Senate message refusing to concur in House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 994, leading the House to refuse to recede and appoint a conference committee. The chamber then reconsidered and amended Senate Bill 1019, stripping out earlier language and replacing it with a narrower substitute amendment focused on Lyme disease and alpha-gal, before giving the bill third read and passage. Members also adopted Senate Substitute for House Bill 1740, known as Melanie’s Law, after extensive debate about ignition interlock devices, affordability for low-income drivers, and the bill’s goal of reducing drunk-driving deaths; it passed overwhelmingly after emotional testimony from sponsors and family members affected by impaired driving.
The House next passed Senate Bill 1033, which included a DNR solvency fix and agriculture provisions affecting farm truck inspections and cotton gin permitting/air-dispersion modeling. Supporters said it would help keep environmental programs solvent and better align Missouri rules with neighboring states, while some members raised concerns about future funding and EPA oversight. The chamber then passed Senate Bill 916, which limits contractor indemnity obligations before work begins or after final acceptance on public projects while preserving liability for contractor negligence; supporters said it would reduce costs and protect contractors from being sued before mobilization, while one member objected to expanding immunity language for MoDOT-related agents.
The House also adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 21, encouraging Missouri participation in America 250 celebrations in 2026. Later, it adopted a conference committee report on House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 975, described as restoring a local-state system and giving local districts options for organizing and electing board members. The session ended with announcements about committee meetings and a motion to stand at recess until additional conference committee reports and Senate bills were ready, with adjournment set for the next morning.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Committee, First Extraordinary Session Jan 22nd, 2025
Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- This is an informational hearing for our special session Budget Committee.
- I want to thank them for the conversations that are to come. We know we have a lot of work to do.
- Some of the additional questions that I had, and thank you all for your tremendous work.
- This session, but really for many, many years to come.
- Thank you for those excellent points and for the work you do in the community. We appreciate it.
Committee:
Assembly Budget
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, April 10, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- One for state and local, one for federal. The gentleman's continued to work.
- One for state and local, one for federal. The gentleman's continued to work.
- </c> time off for work to go get paperwork. time off for work to go get paperwork.
- He began working for local candidates.
- They deserve better for the hard work they do.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/26
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- people who were afraid to leave their homes to go to work. $81 million in lost revenue for small businesses
- </c> to work. to work.
- And now you're trying to take away my right to protect myself where I work for my people who strongly
- Thanks for hearing this bill. Um, this is happening. It is working.
- </c><01:35:00.400><c> on</c> Cleborn, thanks for asking me to work on Cleborn, thanks for asking me to
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 21, 2026 - 10:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR TAKING TIME TO HEAR HB 867.
- I WILL USE MY CLOSE FOR A BRIEF STATEMENT, GO NOLES. WITH THAT I CLOSE.
- I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT PCS FOR HB 303 TRAFFICKING EDUCATION FOR INITIAL
- >>Chair Tuck: ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS MEMBERS, NO AMENDMENTS FOR PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
- EVERYONE HELPING ME WORK ON THIS BILL, THANK YOU DOCTOR SANTOS FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION BECAUSE
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- for New Mexico and work for their requirements.
- Thank you, sponsors, for the work you're doing, and I think it's something, but...
- So that work started before the session. So that work started before the session.
- So how would this work for schools that travel across state lines?
- So how would this work for schools that travel across state lines?
Summary:
The Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee heard several measures focused on health and child welfare. House Bill 65 would codify and fund CYFD’s foster care plus short-term stabilization pilot for children in state custody with behavioral health needs, using clinical experts and specialized foster parent training to reduce office stays, hotel placements, and multiple placements. CYFD and child welfare advocates supported the bill, while senators raised concerns about cultural competency, ICWA/IFPA compliance, LGBTQ youth placement, and the need to spell out protections in statute. The bill passed 9-0 to the next committee.
The committee then considered House Bill 13 and House Bill 14, joining the occupational therapy compact and the dentist/dental hygienist compact. Both bills drew support from health agencies, chambers of commerce, and professional groups as workforce tools to improve licensure portability and recruitment. Members, however, were uneasy about late-arriving amendments, venue provisions, commission authority, and how much control New Mexico would retain over compact rules and enforcement. After debate, HB 13 advanced 6-3 and HB 14 advanced 7-3, both to Judiciary.
House Bill 256, which would require school emergency response plans to include cardiac emergencies during athletic activities, received support from the American Heart Association and nursing advocates, who cited survival benefits from rapid AED use and CPR. Questions centered on travel across state lines, private and religious schools, homeschool athletics, and enforcement, but the bill passed 10-0. House Bill 66, which updates the health care professional loan repayment program to increase physician awards and broaden recruitment incentives, was backed by provider groups and business organizations; dentists noted concerns about equity, but the bill passed 5-0.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Jun 16th, 2026
Water, Parks, and Wildlife
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1021 provides an opportunity for these children to experience an opportunity for these children to
- We get these kids out in the field for that one day, or two days, for however long we have them.
- That's been well managed for the farming and for the wildlife.
- They set aside special opportunities for our program, and it opens up great opportunities for these kids
- Well, thank you so much for bringing the bill and the good work that you're doing.
Committee:
House Water, Parks, and Wildlife
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part II) Apr 23rd, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- session. with your legislation Senate Bill 25 and so it was very important to me that the work work of
- Vice Chair, members, we have worked on this bill, gosh, last session, this session. many stakeholder
- And Madam Chair, I thank you and your committee team and each member for working with us to hear this
- Team, and by the way that work showed us so plainly that one of the main risks for for kids in the in
- passage for last session CPS embedded. investigative training standards.
Bills:
SB128 , SB640 , SB672 , SB904 , SB1141 , SB1263 , SB1525 , SB1528 , SB2041 , SB2306 , SB2308 , SB2357 , SB2446 , SB2695 , SB2857 , SB2891 , SB2583
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Mar 24th, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- I was not the lawyer who worked the case, but I can tell you that he did not get any accommodations for
- work.
- This is something we've worked on in a couple of different fashions for quite a long time, sometimes
- I've worked for 25 years, again, in the courts and in different pieces of legislation.
- We thank him for his long-term work, and we thank the staff who spoke with us this morning on a busy
Bills:
HB809 , HB 1193 , HB1916 , HB2558 , HB1973 , HB2350 , HB2399 , HB2340 , HB 116 , HB330 , HB2496 , HB116
Keywords:
digitized signature, waiver of citation, marriage dissolution, electronic notarization, family law, HB 1193, informal marriage, common-law marriage, declaration of informal marriage, confidentiality, privacy, county clerk, vital statistics unit, Family Code, Health and Safety Code, marriage records, public records, personally identifying information, PII, legal representative
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Work Session on HB 54 (02/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- e e e e e e e e e e e So, this is David Nagel opening the session, uh, work session on HB 54, allowing
- </c><00:08:46.399><c> session</c> concerns and we wanted this work session concerns and we wanted this
- work session so<00:08:46.959><c> that</c><00:08:47.080><c> all</c><00:08:47.279><c> those</c><00:08:
- Though the state-run is for adult use, and that would be up for consideration how it's worked out.
- And now that we're getting, you know, one of my friends works for, um, NI and they're looking at, um,
Summary:
The work session focused on HB 54, which would allow New Hampshire’s alternative treatment centers to operate for profit. Chair David Nagel opened by identifying the main concerns: whether members agreed with the bill conceptually, whether the proposal could be shaped to avoid a gubernatorial veto, and whether it could lead to “big cannabis” taking over. He also emphasized that the bill would not change the existing oversight structure, which remained under RSA 126-X. Representative Wendy Thomas said the governor’s objections in past sessions appeared to center on the state’s preference for a state-run model and broader policy concerns, but no one present knew the current governor’s position.
Several speakers argued the bill was primarily about financing and access, not expanding the number of dispensaries. Matt Simon of Granite Leaf Cannabis said the current nonprofit structure makes it difficult to raise capital, pay down debt, and open additional access points, and that the bill would be a corporate restructuring rather than a change in day-to-day regulation. Brandon Pollock of TASCAL Wellness said medical cannabis programs in most other states are for-profit, and that New Hampshire’s nonprofit requirement has left ATCs burdened with high-interest debt and higher prices that push patients to Maine, Vermont, or the street market. He said converting to for-profit status could allow conventional financing, lower prices, and help keep patients in the regulated program.
Members also discussed whether for-profit ownership would invite outside corporate control. Witnesses said the bill would not open the market to new operators, would not change advertising rules, and would include restrictions on ownership transfers for a period of time; “foreign corporation” was explained as an out-of-state entity. One speaker noted that the bill is similar to earlier versions that passed both chambers with strong support but never became law. No vote was taken during the work session; the discussion was informational and aimed at addressing concerns before the bill moved forward.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Sub. on Primary and Secondary Education and Workforce Development (2-24-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- So, this is a great meeting for them to come to think if they want to run for office one day. >> Welcome
- </c><00:08:26.240><c> For</c> awareness. This is about perception. For awareness.
- </c> and introduce yourself for the record. and introduce yourself for the record.
- I'm BJ Kmini, for again for the record.
- </c> competing for a piece of that business. competing for a piece of that business.
Summary:
The House Budget Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education and Workforce Development met without a quorum and heard presentations on several workforce and school-safety funding requests. The first item was a proposal for a school mapping data program, presented by Rep. Steve Bratcher with law enforcement and mapping partners. They said the plan would move money to the 911 system so school maps could be embedded there and kept current for all schools, public and private, to improve response times and officer, student, and teacher safety. The request was described as a $10 million one-time appropriation, with an estimate that the work could be completed in about a year.
The committee then heard testimony on the Be Proud Initiative, a mobile workshop program aimed at exposing students age 13 and up to skilled trades and related education and career opportunities. Speakers from the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers, MI2, the Kentucky Treasury, and the Associated General Contractors said the program would improve perceptions of manufacturing, construction, and metals careers, connect students to training and employers, and help build the workforce pipeline. They said private industry would contribute $1 million in FY 2026-2027 before state funds are released, and requested $3 million in state funding in FY 2027-2028 contingent on that match. A Treasury official said handling the funds through the Treasury would have minimal impact on the office.
Committee members responded favorably, including a comment from Rep. Bojanowski about the value of hands-on learning for students who struggle with test-focused instruction. Speakers also explained that the program includes classroom materials before and after the truck visit and ongoing outreach for students and parents. The final presentation was on an MI2 metals career pathway proposal, which cited economic impact data for Kentucky’s metals industry and asked for a $3 million one-time investment for FY 2027-2028 to pilot a middle- and high-school pathway in Carroll and Logan counties. The proposal would be matched by industry funds and used for curriculum, equipment, dual-credit and apprenticeship connections, student stipends, and parent outreach. The chair closed by noting it was the final scheduled meeting of the session and moved toward adjournment.
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE Jun 15th, 2026
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- additional work to be done for the user experience.
- How does that work? I would have to defer to DHS for that. I think they'll be up here later.
- I just want to make sure I understand that, you know, during the last session, a priority for me and
- Thank you for the work you're doing. I think it's good information.
- Thank you for the work you're doing. Representative Beck. Just one more quick question.
Summary:
The meeting focused on Arkansas’s workforce development reorganization and a set of federal waiver requests intended to consolidate and streamline the state’s WIOA system. Commerce officials said the department has already centralized shared services, split the old workforce agency into reemployment and Arkansas Workforce Connections, and submitted a combined WIOA/Perkins state plan. They described nine waiver requests, including replacing local workforce boards with a single statewide board, creating one planning and accountability structure, allowing more flexible movement of funds across regions, easing the “last-dollar” requirement for training and supportive services, reducing required youth program elements, and allowing affiliate sites instead of mandatory comprehensive centers. Officials said the goal is to reduce administrative costs and redirect more money to training, supportive services, and employer-driven programs.
Legislators raised concerns about rural representation, local employer relationships, and whether local offices would close. Commerce officials said local offices would remain open, some current staff could be rehired, and regional business councils would preserve local employer input. They said the current system is fragmented and expensive, with roughly $14 million in federal workforce funds flowing through local boards but only about $1.9 million spent on training and supportive services last year; they argued the reorganization could raise training spending to about $6 million to $7 million annually. Questions also addressed board composition, performance accountability, and how funds could be shifted between regions when needs change. The State Board of Workforce Development had approved the waiver package 11-3 before it was submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Members also discussed workforce access for people with disabilities, child care and transportation supports, and the role of Arkansas Launch, apprenticeships, and career and technical education. Officials said vocational rehabilitation now has better access to the state job board and that referrals and data-sharing with DHS and other partners still need improvement. Several legislators emphasized the need for training to align more closely with employer demand, especially in manufacturing, technology, health care, and rural areas. The committee also heard a brief overview of Workforce Pell, with staff explaining that the new federal short-term Pell option has narrow eligibility rules and may not fit many existing programs, including some CDL and CNA programs.
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jun 1st, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Nevada Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- for You.
- We have lots of work to do. We'll be back here for some more fun on the floor. So with that, Mr.
- It has to come for parents, and it has to come for students.
- It has to come for parents, and it has to come for students.
- He said the amendment provides for the payment of prevailing wage with respect to work performed in relation
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Land Grant May 30th, 2025
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Right now, we're a four-person shop that does most of the work, including all the work for the council
- I want to thank you personally for all the hard work that you do there.
- It works for them as a livestock cooperative. So, groups like that may be a little more hesitant.
- So for a proposed meeting schedule, we have this on the back of the draft proposed work plan.
- Seeing that this is the work plan in place, we did not have anyone sign up for public comment.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee May 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It's not working well for survivors.
- It's not working well for communities that are impacted, not working well for utility ratepayers, policyholders
- It worked for them and is working for them in part because they didn't have the economic flexibility
- It worked for them and is working for them in part because they didn't have the economic flexibility
- opportunity to create a mechanism, fill that gap in a way that works for them, works for their economy
Summary:
The hearing focused on the SB 254 Natural Catastrophe Resiliency Study and its recommendations for addressing California’s wildfire risk, utility liability, and the financing of catastrophic losses. Committee members and presenters discussed the history of the wildfire fund created after the 2018 fire crisis and PG&E bankruptcy, the role of the California Earthquake Authority as fund administrator, and the report’s three broad policy pathways: continuing mitigation investments, more equitably allocating catastrophe costs, and considering expanded state involvement in catastrophe financing. Presenters emphasized that the report was intended as a neutral, stakeholder-informed analysis rather than an advocacy document, and that the status quo is not working well for survivors, ratepayers, insurers, or utilities.
CEA, CPUC, and the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety each described their contributions and recommendations. CEA outlined options such as risk-tolerance standards for utilities, preserving safety certificate accountability, tying executive compensation more directly to safety, confidential near-miss reporting, liability reforms, and a fast-pay facility for survivors. CPUC stressed that wildfire mitigation and liability costs are a major driver of electricity affordability problems, and said the state should broaden how wildfire recovery and mitigation are funded beyond ratepayers alone. Energy Safety highlighted its wildfire mitigation plan oversight and recommended stronger safety reporting and stronger safety weighting in utility executive compensation.
The modeling portion of the report estimated that a more durable wildfire fund could require about $36 billion in capitalization, with lower initial capital needs if risk transfer or liability reforms are used, but potentially higher ongoing premium or assessment costs. The report also examined state-backed insurer or backstop models, post-event funding mechanisms, and targeted community wildfire mitigation, which could reduce overall funding needs. Members raised concerns about the cost burden on ratepayers, the financial stability of utilities, the fairness of asking communities outside high-risk areas to pay, the role of local governments and home hardening, and whether broader climate-related liability or insurance reforms should be considered. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational and ended with plans for further committee hearings and stakeholder discussion.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 5/5/25
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So it's not our last meeting for 2025, but it is for this season of the session.
- Uh, first of all, thank you for that overview of what your agency does and for the work of your team.
- Uh, first of all, thank you for that overview of what your agency does and for the work of your team.
- I want to staff for your fabulous work.
- worked on for many for six years that I worked on for many years<01:42:45.760><c> with</c><01:42:45.920
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/19/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- So, one way that it affects eligibility for enrollees is to establish work reporting requirements for
- , as well as changes to the work requirement for Medicaid for certain groups of individuals.
- </c> the work requirement for Medicaid for the work requirement for Medicaid for certain<00:36:31.520
- Thank you for your work and thank you for your testimony today.
- for your testimony work and thank you for your testimony today. today. today.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 12, 2026 - 08:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- This is actually the first stop, and that's part of why I want to thank the chair for working through
- Chair and staff for working on this to keep this moving forward.
- I want to thank my prime co-rep Plakon for her work. She laid the foundation of this last year.
- I want to thank my prime co-rep Plakon for her work.
- Thank you for the question. We are working on that. Staff has brought it up by various members.
Summary:
The Justice Budget Committee met with a quorum present and took up four bills. The first, PCS for CS for HB 309 on controlled substances, addressed xylazine (“tranq”), exempting veterinary use and creating criminal offenses related to trafficking and misuse. The sponsor explained changes from the prior version, including removal of a federal-order-related concern and raising the threshold for base possession/trafficking concerns from 4 grams to 28 grams. Public testimony was in support from law enforcement and advocacy groups, and the bill passed 14-0.
The committee then heard HB 1467 on penalties for prostitution-related acts. The sponsor said the bill increases penalties for those who solicit, operate prostitution establishments, transport, coerce, or traffic others for prostitution, while not increasing penalties for the people being prostituted. Supporters included Florida Family Voice and the Florida Smart Justice Alliance. The bill passed unanimously, 14-0.
Next, CS for HB 1159 on sexual offenses was presented as a broad update to criminal law involving sexual offenses, especially crimes involving minors, child pornography, and sentencing/classification changes. A member asked about a possible Romeo and Juliet issue, and the sponsor said staff was working on clarifying language but did not believe the bill created that problem in its current form. The bill received support from the Florida Sheriffs Association and Florida Smart Justice Alliance and passed 14-0. Finally, CS for HB 485 on petitions for injunction added a checkbox for marriage-fraud allegations in domestic violence injunction petitions, defined marriage fraud for that purpose, and required clerks to notify the State Board of Immigration Enforcement within 24 hours when such an injunction is issued. The sponsor and co-sponsor described it as an accountability measure, it drew support from Florida Smart Justice Alliance, and it also passed unanimously, 14-0. The meeting ended after the chair noted budget recommendations had been submitted and no further business remained.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 5 (1-12-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Kentucky, and remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance.
- One nation republic for which it stands.
- </c> justice for all. justice for all. >> Thank<00:02:24.239><c> you.</c> >> Mr.
- The House is now open in session and ready to proceed.
- </c> shall be considered eligible for shall be considered eligible for consideration<00:18:47.120><c>