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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- was</c> My great-grandmother, Rosella, was institutionalized from childhood at the Owatonna State School
- We need to start with basic discipline.
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (9-24-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a fairly new discipline for our team, but it's always been kind of my motto: If we come across
- so new we don't have any work done on them yet, like Physicians Associates, Interstate Compact for School
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, approved the August minutes, and heard a brief announcement from Senator Richardson about the Missing in America Project interring unclaimed veterans’ remains at the Western Kentucky Veterans Cemetery in Hopkinsville. He read the names of several veterans being laid to rest with military honors, and the chair thanked the volunteers involved in the effort.
The main presentation was an update on Kentucky’s urban search and rescue program from the Department of Military Affairs and Kentucky Emergency Management. Officials said the program is being built around two regional task force hubs, a helicopter aquatic rescue team, an incident support team, and a rescue aid fund for local search and rescue units. They reported that the $8.3 million appropriated for the program in the 2025 budget was fully executed, that $482,670 of the rescue aid fund went to 29 local teams, and that $493,592 has already been allocated in the current year to 36 teams. They also described warehouse and equipment purchases, staffing with full-time and part-time personnel, and a new training site on state property for collapsed-structure and multi-agency exercises.
Officials said the program has already been used in recent disasters, including flood response and urban search and rescue operations in several parts of the state, and claimed the effort has impacted more than 1,500 citizens through rescues, evacuations, and related assistance. They said the helicopter aquatic rescue team is fully operational, the task force roster should be finalized by January, incident support should be online by April, and the full program should be deployable by June 30 or July 1, 2026. Members asked about statewide response times, K-9 search capabilities, and the long-term cost of the program, including concerns about reliance on federal matching funds. The presenters said K-9 assets will be part of the task force, that pre-positioning during forecasted storms can reduce response times significantly, and that they would provide more detailed budget information later.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (02/11/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- It may be that the first call from a school personnel saying the child is falling asleep in school, or
- </c> you know the first call from a school you know the first call from a school Personnel<00:16:39.319
- </c> progress that happens happens in schools progress that happens happens in schools happens<01:56:
- </c><02:00:11.679><c> were</c> were asking for timberlan schools were were asking for timberlan schools
- I think I heard you mention a judge was disciplined by the Judicial Conduct Commission.
Summary:
The House Children and Family Law Committee opened with a brief prayer for Representative Grossman’s son, Oscar, who was reported to be in critical condition after a traumatic fall. The committee then took up House Bill 430, which would reduce DHHS retention of unfounded abuse and neglect reports from 10 years to 3 years. Prime sponsor Chairman James Spain argued that 10 years is excessive and burdens families with a long-lasting stigma, while emphasizing that founded reports and reports with reasonable concern would still be retained indefinitely. Committee members questioned whether longer retention helps identify malicious reporting or patterns of abuse, and whether parents understand the distinction between unfounded and unfounded with reasonable concern.
The Office of the Child Advocate and DCF opposed the bill. Child Advocate Cassandra Sanchez said historical reports are important for identifying patterns, reviewing critical incidents, and understanding family dynamics, and that screened-out and unfounded reports can be essential context when later reports arise. She also noted that the records are highly confidential and not publicly accessible. DCF General Counsel Susan Larabe added that the bill could create inconsistencies by retaining screened-out reports longer than unfounded reports, and explained that unfounded reports can be used in court and in administrative reviews when there are multiple prior reports. The committee discussed how other states handle retention, with testimony that some keep records indefinitely and others for long periods. The hearing on HB 430 concluded, and the chair said the bill would not be executed until early March, leaving time for amendments.
The committee then opened House Bill 187, concerning restraining orders sought by a parent on behalf of a minor child. Prime sponsor Representative Mike Belcher said the bill is intended to correct a gap in the law so children can access the same restraining-order protections adults can, through a parent or guardian, and framed it as an equal-protection issue. Members questioned why the proposal was placed in the child abuse and neglect statute rather than the civil restraining-order statutes, and whether it should instead be handled as a broader civil-law fix. Alanda Peterson, who said she created Jade’s Law, testified that the original wording was meant to protect all children, not just those harmed by family members, and supported expanding the language. The hearing continued with additional discussion of the bill’s scope and purpose.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, July 15, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- After attending the basic school and Army Field Artillery School, he was assigned to the First Marine
- the basic school and Armyfield Artillery School,<00:26:30.240><c> he</c><00:26:30.559><c> was</c><00
- From 1990 to 1994, Pat attended Leland High School in San Jose, California.
- </c> for the Chargers of Leland High School for the Chargers of Leland High School in<01:02:51.599><c
- </c><06:27:44.320><c> senior</c> and congratulate high school senior and congratulate high school senior
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 055 Mar 9th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Rule schools, though, are exactly what you said.
- So no, we are not talking about public<04:12:16.080><c> schools.
- </c> public schools. public schools. >> AML<04:12:17.920><c> winter.</c> >> AML winter.
- </c> Rules schools are exact. Oh, sorry. Rules schools are exact. Oh, sorry.
- 27.040><c> what</c><04:12:27.279><c> you</c> schools though are exactly what you schools though are exactly
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/27/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- That competition disciplines pricing.
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- That constant competitive pressure disciplines pricing in real time.
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Clerk will call the roll. at Trinity Presbyterian School. at Trinity Presbyterian School.
- You were still in high school, weren't you? >> Uh, I wasn't, but I was in 1995.
- </c> high school, weren't you? 1995. high school, weren't you? 1995.
- Choice schools is DEI on steroids.
- Go to school, take field, it is okay.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, September 3, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- 00:21:15.520><c> boys</c><00:21:15.840><c> soccer</c> High School Highlanders boys soccer High School
- </c><00:31:50.240><c> So</c><00:31:50.559><c> schools</c> to at a school-based clinic.
- So schools to at a school-based clinic.
- of Carroll High School students.
- </c> High School students. I yield back. High School students. I yield back.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (01/30/2026)
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- That's not what we do when there's a school shooter.
- We don't carpet bomb the school with a school shooter inside.
- That's not what we do when there's a school shooter.
- We don't carpet bomb the school with a school shooter inside.
- </c> I was born in high school.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (01/30/2026)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- explicitly excludes school bill explicitly excludes school buildings,<00:58:24.319><c> town</c><00:58
- board in a cooperative the the school board in a cooperative school<02:46:55.600><c> district</c><02
- </c> years even the select board the school years even the select board the school years<02:51:41.920
- </c> municipalities in multiple school municipalities in multiple school districts.<02:58:27.520><c>
- </c><02:59:02.800><c> with</c><02:59:02.960><c> the</c> school board's wholly contained with the school
Committee:
House Municipal and County Government
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, July 22, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c><00:09:59.680><c> businesses,</c><00:10:00.080><c> and</c> governments, schools, businesses, and
- As a former Unified School District.
- We bombed, accidentally, a girls' school and killed 145 civilians.
- It's enough to fund nearly 10 years of school lunches for every child and so much more.
- It's enough to fund nearly 10 years of school lunches for every child and so much more.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- If an employee attempts to smuggle contraband, even though not successful, they will be disciplined.
Bills:
HB60
Committee:
Joint Judiciary
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Our team is in many spaces across many disciplines.
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, January 3, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- three daughters, and a Navy veteran, I understand the importance of leadership rooted in trust, discipline
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Public Works and Highways (01/20/2026)
Public Works and Highways
Transcript Highlights:
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- did um to School was constructed. did um to provide<01:18:32.800><c> access</c><01:18:33.199><c> to<
- But that's old school. >> a uh an exception. >> a uh an exception.
- 02:04:33.280><c> that's</c><02:04:33.599><c> that's</c><02:04:33.920><c> old</c><02:04:34.239><c> school
- </c><02:04:34.639><c> So,</c> But that's that's old school. So, But that's that's old school.
Committee:
House Public Works and Highways
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (01/13/2026)
Environment and Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- managed applications occur. ne near managed pollinated<00:13:53.839><c> habitats,</c><00:13:54.720><c> schools
- </c><00:13:55.440><c> or</c> pollinated habitats, schools or pollinated habitats, schools or municipal
- American Bird Conservancy and the Harvard School of Public Health tested food in the U.S.
- American Bird Conservancy and the Harvard School of Public Health tested food in the U.S.
- </c> American bird conservancy and the American bird conservancy and the Harvard<04:16:36.560><c> School
Committee:
House Environment and Agriculture
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- And so, you know, veterans support ideals and embody values like discipline, responsibility, teamwork
Bills:
HB1531
Committee:
House Public Safety
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1913, which would create a mental health coordinator position within the Office of Veteran Services for the Daniel K. Akaka State Veterans Home and appropriate funds for it. Supporters said veterans, especially on the neighbor islands, need more mental health access and coordination. Several witnesses, including Sean Sonatada and Tom Driscoll, supported the intent but urged amendments to broaden the position beyond one facility and make it a statewide resource. Committee members questioned whether the bill would duplicate existing services at the veterans home and whether the position would be reimbursable through federal VA funding; testimony indicated the state would appropriate the money, while existing home services are already covered through current staff and federal reimbursement structures. The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 9, which would designate Hawaii as a Purple Heart state. Testifiers generally supported the measure as a way to honor wounded veterans and their families, though one member asked what benefits the designation would confer. Witnesses clarified that the bill was mainly symbolic and did not appear to create new benefits, and one testifier noted Honolulu County had already adopted a similar Purple Heart designation.
The committee then took up House Bill 1628, which would establish a compassionate release protocol for certain seriously ill or debilitated incarcerated persons. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Hawaii Paroling Authority opposed the bill, arguing that an existing administrative process already works, that the bill could improperly extend eligibility to people serving life without parole or mandatory minimum sentences, and that it lacked victim and family input and sufficient resources. In contrast, the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission strongly supported the bill, saying it would reduce the high cost of incarcerating people with complex medical needs, ease burdens on staff and the prison population, and better reflect human dignity. The commission described having seen severe suffering and deaths in custody and said compassionate release is warranted in some cases. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- So, it was really work in Wyoming that shaped paleontology as a discipline.
- was one in the southwest part of the state that the university was involved with, or at least the School
Committee:
Joint Appropriations
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- , both in middle school and high school.
- School.
- School.
- school.
- schools.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Education
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Education held a lengthy hearing on a large slate of bills focused primarily on charter school policy and vocational technical education. Committee members opened with ground rules for testimony, including a two-minute limit, written testimony acceptance, and a live-streamed format. The committee then heard testimony on bills to expand collective bargaining rights in Horace Mann and Innovation Schools, reform charter school funding and reimbursement, allow enrollment preferences for high-need students in charter lotteries, and require BESE to consider district impacts when approving new or expanded charters. Several witnesses, including union leaders, parents, educators, and legislators, argued that charter growth has strained district budgets and that funding formulas should be reworked to better protect public schools; charter advocates and alumni countered that charter schools serve high-need students well and should not be penalized for their success.
A major portion of the hearing focused on vocational technical education bills, including proposals to expand access and capacity, create a large grant program, and increase MSBA reimbursement rates for vocational school construction. Supporters described long waitlists, strong labor-market demand, and the higher cost of building and maintaining vocational schools, while municipal officials emphasized the tax burden on local communities. The committee also heard testimony on charter school reimbursement bills that would extend the state’s reimbursement schedule, with witnesses from districts such as Boston, Worcester, Fall River, and New Bedford describing large net losses to charter tuition and arguing for longer reimbursement periods and structural reform.
The committee took no final votes during the hearing. In one instance, the chair said a bill would be held open until a missing senator could testify. Members asked several detailed questions about charter admissions lotteries, special education placements, funding formulas, and the practical effects of proposed charter caps and reimbursement changes. The hearing remained informational, with witnesses and committee members presenting sharply different views on whether the bills would improve equity and opportunity or harm existing public school systems.