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AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- She, I met her a few years ago in the YMCA's youth and government program.
- through Tempe Union satellite programming.
- This program is an opt-out program, while sex education is an opt-in program.
- is an opt-out program while sex education is an opt-in program this is also I have issues with this
- Family planning programs don't contemplate criminal actions like rape.
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest introductions, and a proclamation honoring the future USS Arizona, SSN-803, and the USS Arizona Legacy Foundation. Members also announced committee assignments and several bills were read for first and second reading. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider HB 4034, HB 2444, HB 2992, and HB 4027, with amendments adopted on each measure. HB 4034 drew comments about career and technical education funding and district disputes; HB 2992 prompted debate over a pilot sexual abuse prevention program, with supporters calling it a resource for students and opponents criticizing it as an opt-out pilot and a burden on classrooms; HB 4027 generated discussion about a highway naming amendment involving Charlie Kirk and Ed Pastor. All three bills were reported out as amended and sent to engrossing and third reading.
On third reading, the House passed HB 293, HB 2502, HB 2750, HB 2999, and H.C.M. 2009. HB 293 dealt with school curricula and passed 31-22. HB 2502 related to the Arizona State Retirement System and passed 37-16. HB 2750, concerning mining and legislative department provisions, passed 44-9. HB 2999, creating special taxing districts tied to housing development, drew supportive remarks about affordability and private financing and passed 32-21. H.C.M. 2009 urged federal action to streamline access to minerals on federal land withdrawals and passed 31-22.
HB 2229, relating to maternal services and funding for pregnancy resource centers, failed initially by a 26-27 vote after extended debate over abortion-related implications and taxpayer funding. Members then moved to reconsider that failure, and the motion to reconsider passed 27-21, placing the bill back on the calendar. The House also heard a proclamation for March as Sleep Apnea Awareness Month and a Women’s History Month reflection on Mexican-American and Mexican-Irish heritage. The chamber adjourned until 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Early childhood learning programs prepare children for schools.
- , and we subsidize 1 and 2-star programs when the highest level programs are 5-star.
- The right to use mentorship programs.
- Are we supporting those programs?
- They're on some sort of Medicaid program.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Cannabis Laws Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- this industry with the help and guidance of our constituents and industry leaders, you know, with diverse
- These changes help level the playing field and ensure that our cannabis economy reflects the diversity
Summary:
Legislative leaders from the House and Senate met in Springfield to announce and sign a conference report resolving differences between competing cannabis reform bills. Speakers described the agreement as the result of several years of work and praised the bipartisan, bicameral collaboration of committee chairs, minority members, and staff. They emphasized that the final package reflects input from industry stakeholders, communities, and legislators across the state, including Western Massachusetts.
The conference report was presented as a broad modernization of Massachusetts cannabis law. Key provisions described included restructuring the Cannabis Control Commission to improve oversight and transparency, creating a portal to report illegal conduct, requiring updated reporting on public health, public safety, and tax impacts, and studying workplace safety standards. The bill also updates license caps and ownership rules, expands opportunities for social equity businesses, removes the medical vertical integration requirement, and revises purchase, possession, delivery, and advertising rules.
Speakers also said the legislation addresses emerging issues such as hemp-derived products and aims to support a more stable and equitable market. Several members noted that the bill is not perfect but represents a meaningful compromise and a step forward for the industry and the Commonwealth. The meeting concluded with the formal signing of the conference report and a motion to close.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - Part 1 - 03/27/26
State and Local Government
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- Is that a post-secondary program?
- Um, what a secondary program is that just could trade school qualify as a secondary program? Mr.
- secondary program? Senator Hoffman. Mr. secondary program? Senator Hoffman. Mr.
- We are here, woven into Minnesota's Bandau story cloth. diversity, and yet a significant part of diversity
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MN
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- And I types of programs in the past.
- Next in our agenda is an update on our lead service lines replacement program.
- We administer this program very closely.
- We are currently so far on that program.
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CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 001 Jan 15th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
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- Back to regular schedule program. You guys ready? thank you. That was excellent. And you thank you.
- Back to regular schedule program. You<00:48:52.880>
guys <00:48:53.119>ready? - have seown uncertainty into our programs have seown uncertainty into our economy. economy. economy.
- We'll follow through on our commitments to reach our climate goals and invest in diverse energy sources
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Summary:
The Senate convened for the opening of the second regular session of the 75th General Assembly with ceremonial presentations, including the colors, the national anthem, a musical performance, and a land acknowledgment by Southern Ute Chairman Melvin J. Baker. Baker spoke about Ute history, tribal sovereignty, and the importance of cooperation with the state, including on trespass and land issues, and urged lawmakers to work together for a better future. The chamber then called the session to order, established a quorum, and elected Esther Van Murik as Secretary of the Senate by unanimous voice vote.
The Senate adopted Senate Joint Resolution 002 to authorize a joint session for the governor’s message and Senate Joint Resolution 003 for a joint session to hear from Ute tribal representatives. Both resolutions passed 35-0. The chamber also adopted Senate Resolution 002, which concerns appointment of Senate officers and employees, also by a 35-0 vote. The Senate appointed committees to notify the House and the governor that it was organized and ready for business, and later received reports that both the House and governor had been informed.
The remainder of the meeting focused on opening-day remarks from Senate leadership. Majority and minority leaders welcomed members, staff, and guests, recognized new and returning staff, and paid tribute to the late Senator Faith Winter. Leaders highlighted priorities for the session, including housing affordability, health care costs, deceptive pricing, workforce development, climate and energy policy, water, and protecting rights and liberties. They also emphasized the need for bipartisan cooperation, noting budget constraints and federal uncertainty, and urged members to govern courageously and work across the aisle for Coloradans.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs May 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- When the Comite River Diversion Canal is ever finished, that’s going to help grow Baker even more.
- Representative Walters urges and requests the city of Shreveport to create an interest-free loan program
- Representative Walters urges and requests the city of Shreveport to create an interest-free loan program
Summary:
The House Municipal, Parochial, and Cultural Affairs Committee met and advanced a series of local bills, mostly by unanimous voice vote after brief questions. SB 430 by Sen. Jenkins renewed the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau’s 1.5% hotel occupancy tax for 12-year periods by voter approval, with discussion about continued planning and coordination among tourism entities. SB 286 by Sen. Duplessis updated the New Orleans Downtown Development District statute by clarifying its status as a political subdivision, streamlining tax collection, removing staggered board terms, and clarifying bond renewal voting boundaries.
The committee also favorably reported SB 198 by Sen. Mizell, requiring government projects in historic districts to follow local historic district rules for new construction; SB 172 by Sen. Luneau, expanding a planning-commission waiver process for certain property divisions to municipalities below 150,000 population; and SB 439 by Sen. Gerald Boudreaux, adding pre-screening for esophageal/Barrett’s cancer for firefighters and fire service employees. Testimony on the firefighter bill emphasized the health risks from carcinogen exposure and the value of early detection, and members expressed strong support.
Additional bills advanced included SB 458 by Sen. McMath, creating a mechanism for local ethics-entity tax revenues in St. Tammany Parish to be transferred to the district attorney’s office if an inspector general office is created; SB 447 by Sen. Bass, changing Bossier City Police Department promotions from competitive to promotional seniority; SB 281 by Sen. Barrow, expanding the Baker Economic Development District boundaries to include additional commercial areas; SB 385 by Sen. Harris, changing appointments to the City Park Improvement Association board and allowing City Park to opt out of certain ORM insurance coverage; HR 84 by Rep. Walters, urging Shreveport to create an interest-free loan program for TSA workers during federal shutdowns; and SB 417 by Sen. Allain, adding two members to the St. Mary Parish drainage district board. All of these measures were reported favorably, with one member recusing himself from the City Park bill due to board membership. The committee then recessed briefly, noting several remaining bills would be deferred if sponsors did not arrive soon.
TX
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- celebration of Black History Month acknowledges and promotes the immeasurable benefits of living in a truly diverse
- after the executive director and three commissioners under oath we also had sustainable development programs
- Fund for Veterans Assistance out of the Texas lotto since its inception. $262 million for veterans programs
Keywords:
teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement
TX
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- Leadership Bernie has been shaping our future of our community through its rigorous year-long program
- Uh, they are from diverse industries, all committed to becoming informed, engaged, and active, and we
- to life saving initiatives, including the establishment of a hospital-based violence intervention program
TX
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- commerce, leadership bernie has been shaping our future of our community through its rigorous. long program
- They are from diverse industries, all committed to becoming informed, engaged. and active, and we are
- to life-saving initiatives, including the establishment of a hospital. based violence intervention program
TX
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- water and wastewater infrastructure, legislation providing for a universal education savings account program
- legislation to provide salary increases for Texas teachers, including through merit-based compensation programs
- Encompassing 13 diverse communities, Cedar Creek Lake is a treasure of Texas.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The point is, there are already other resources that go to those funds today under different programs
- I'm the Policy Director with the Texas Coast and Water Program at the National Wildlife Federation.
- Programs offered by the Texas Water Development Board.
- There are seven programs beneath the Texas Water Fund. Many of these are oversubscribed.
- SWIFT is one of those seven programs.
Keywords:
alcohol, taxation, reporting requirements, sales, distribution, death tax, inheritance tax, estate tax, property transfer, constitutional amendment, water fund, Texas water supply, state revenue, infrastructure, HJR 7, Texas Legislature, quorum, majority quorum, two-thirds quorum, legislative procedure
NH
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- Our program also has very high ethical standards.
- Our program also has very high ethical standards.
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uh is the proper way to keep our program uh is the proper way to keep our program
NE
Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Afternoon Session Apr 7th, 2026
Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's also Celebrate Diversity Month, honoring the great diversity of our country.
- that have medical-only programs.
- They are anti a functioning medical cannabis program.
- And then they also want the state to pay for their intern programs.
- The program design is in many ways inelegant.
Bills:
LB815A, LB838A, LB912A, LB972A, LB1126A, LB962A, LB1114, LB921, LB937, LB803, LB803A, LB1032, LB1032A, LB1075, LB1075A, LB889, LB878, LB933, LB304, LB304A, LB1096, LB1096A, LB1165, LB1165A, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB743, LB745, LB749, LB778, LB787
Keywords:
LB815A, LB815, appropriation, appropriations bill, Nebraska Department of Revenue, Motor Fuel Tax Enforcement and Collection Cash Fund, motor fuel tax, gas tax, fuel tax, tax enforcement, tax collection, cash fund, budget, state spending, per diem, salaries, fiscal year, enrollment and review, final reading, Nebraska
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session May 22nd, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The containers were added to the recycling program just two years ago.
- One, it would develop priority policies and programs.
- One, it would develop priority policies and programs.
- SB 1016 does not create a new program or expand Care Court.
- into law to allow future state treasurers to use and expand this program.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, offered a Memorial Day weekend prayer, and welcomed a third-grade class from Sacred Heart Parish School to the chamber. Members also handled several procedural motions, including suspending blackout-period rules for budget subcommittee hearings, removing certain items from the inactive file and consent calendar, and confirming multiple gubernatorial appointments, all by unanimous or near-unanimous votes.
The body then took up a series of resolutions and bills. Resolutions approved included National Safe Boating Week (SR 102), Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month (SCR 172), World No Tobacco Day (SCR 177), Lupus Awareness Month (SR 107), and the 50th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris (SR 115). Senators used those measures to highlight boating safety, asthma and food allergy risks, tobacco harms, lupus awareness, and the economic and cultural importance of California wine. The Senate also passed SB 1341 on bag-in-box beverage container processing fees, SB 1083 on school employee misconduct procedures, SB 1153 on wildfire preparedness for urban retail water suppliers, SB 1199 on prescription cost-sharing and out-of-pocket accounting, SB 1240 creating an Office of Nonprofit Empowerment, SB 1337 establishing an energy coordination working group, SB 1360 expanding language access for voters, SB 920 on gaming fee transparency, SB 1016 on mental health/Care Court evaluation options, SB 1198 on reckless driving penalties, SB 1213 on reporting prices for subsidized medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, SB 1265 codifying the Go Green financing program, SB 1338 on post-repossession vehicle transport interference, and SB 1135 on wildlife coexistence. Most passed on unanimous roll calls; SB 1265 and SB 1135 drew a small number of no votes.
The session concluded with a lengthy adjournment-in-memory ceremony led by the Veterans Caucus, reading the names of 82 fallen service members and pausing in their honor. The President pro tempore then announced the Senate would recess and return for the next floor session on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the rise of Antisemitism and supporting older Americans. Apr 30th, 2025 at 02:30 pm
Aging (Special) Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Federally funded activities like the not-for-profit security grant program which helps organizations
- Congress recognized the importance of this program by increasing funding to three 305 million in the
- Even with this increased funding the not-for-profit security grant program is oversubscribed and less
- called the Holocaust Survivor Assistance Program, something that I worry right now that is very much
- The Holocaust Survivor Assistance Program is a critically important program.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 63 will fund and allow a school district. or charter school for additional program units,
- Extremely expensive programs. I mean, the cost—it's, I mean, we really want to see it across.
- And have some consistency and lay out some programs.
- Data quality issues have affected the implementation of programs.
- I work with 900 teachers across our three state programs. Mr.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Public Works and Highways (03/04/2025)
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Summary:
The Department of Administrative Services presented its capital budget process and priorities, explaining how agencies assess facility needs, rank projects, and submit requests to the governor’s office. DAS described its Plant and Property division, which maintains 96 state buildings, and Public Works, which develops detailed cost estimates for selected projects. Officials said the governor’s office has traditionally narrowed requests into priority tiers, but this year all projects were estimated, creating more work and less detail. They also emphasized that the capital budget book functions as legislative intent and can be binding on how approved funds are used.
On the substance of the request, DAS highlighted several priorities: continued funding for the state ERP system upgrade to the cloud, with about $5 million requested for sustainability and related Treasury functions; emergency fund and annex renovation work; a sprinkler replacement at DMV; and elevator repairs at the main building. Karen Rocky also identified maintenance projects that rose in priority after a facility condition assessment, including HVAC work for Portsmouth Circuit Court and Coos County Courthouse, boilers and controls for Carroll County and Lebanon Circuit Court, brick repointing at the main building and annex, window replacement at Spalding, and Brown building elevator replacement. Officials noted that the governor’s proposed capital budget included fewer DAS projects than in past years and no projects for the Bureau of Court Facilities.
The committee also discussed lapses and reprogramming of prior appropriations. DAS said the first eight projects approved in 2023 remain under construction and should be extended, while many 2021 projects are delayed because of ARPA-related workload and broader construction backlogs. Members reviewed a 2019 project list and agreed to lapse project number 49, the Spalding roof project, with about $81,000 remaining. DAS also said some small 2019 balances, including courthouse generators, a boiler, cooling and controls, roof and exterior repairs, and the State House Annex elevator, could be redirected through Capital Budget Overview toward the Hillsboro County South Cell Block project. The hearing ended with questions about project schedules, ARPA deadlines, and the division of authority between DoIT and DAS for the ERP system.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
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- of those programs because it also impacts health care across the state.
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program <00:41 - We're not going to philanthropy our government fund this program away.
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responsible I'm the program associate responsible I'm the program associate
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 57 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This legislation will also expand upon the 2024 pilot program for paid teaching apprenticeships in the
- Massachusetts possesses a remarkably diverse blend of ecosystems.
- A new $75 million authorization funds the Mass Trails Program to expand our most-used trail network,
- This bill provides $315 million in the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program.
- These four important programs will certainly help... ...and private wells.
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and welcomed several student and community guests, including ambassadors from Robinson Middle School in Lowell, visitors honoring the Gaudet family and Patricia Rappucci, Scottish visitors celebrating Scotland’s World Cup appearance, Top-Notch Scholars students from Lawrence, and the King Philip Regional High School baseball team after its first state championship. The chamber also adopted several routine resolutions and orders, including extending the reporting deadline for the Health Care Financing Committee and suspending Joint Rule 12 for a condominium-related petition. The House then rejected concurrence with the Senate on the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act and instead voted to appoint a committee of conference.
The major policy action was on Senate Bill 3064, the Mass Ready Act, a large climate resilience and environmental bond bill. Members speaking in support emphasized flood protection, clean water, PFAS remediation, municipal vulnerability preparedness, coastal resilience, parks, trails, housing, and agricultural and food-system investments. The bill was described as authorizing roughly $3.8 billion in general obligation bonds, with discussion of specific funding for the Clean Water Trust, PFAS remediation, coastal infrastructure, biodiversity, healthy homes, and farmland preservation. A consolidated amendment was adopted, and after debate the House passed the bill to be engrossed by a roll call vote.
The House also took up the conference report on H. 5511, the early literacy and teacher preparation bill. Supporters said the measure would require evidence-based reading instruction, move away from three-cueing approaches, support educator training and apprenticeships, and improve student literacy outcomes statewide. The conference report was accepted on a roll call vote of 152-0. Later, the House considered amendments to the Mass Ready Act, including one proposal to increase PFAS remediation funding that was ultimately withdrawn, and adopted another consolidated amendment before passing the bill to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 151-0. The House then adopted an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. and adjourned to an informal session.