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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Feb 11th, 2026 at 09:06 am

Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Committee, the Higher Education Department, the Department of Finance and Administration.
  • But could there be an actual application developed by the department as part of administration of this
  • So the plan is to grow these athletic departments, but spend a little bit of money now to make money
  • Chair, members of the committee, Senate Memorial 16 asks the New Mexico Higher Education Department to
  • institutions of higher education come together, along with the Higher Education Department, to craft
Bills: SB234 , SB210 , SB243 , SB244 , SM16 , HB8
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Feb 11th, 2026 at 08:39 am

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • 37 on behalf of the Pueblo of Puaque.
  • the future and language of the Pueblo of Acoma.
  • our, what the objectives of the Indian Education Act, of the Yazzie Martinez Court Order, of all of
  • based, of who determines what is scientifically based and what is evidence-based, if our department
  • We stand in support of this bill and are ready to collaborate with the Public Education Department and
Bills: SB234 , SB210 , SB243 , SB244 , SM16 , HB8
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Feb 11th, 2026

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Committee, the Higher Education Department, the Department of Finance and Administration.
  • , the Department of Finance and Administration.
  • But could there be an actual application developed by the department as part of administration of this
  • And we saw five legacy institutions depart in the pursuit of additional revenues.
  • institutions of higher education come together, along with the Higher Education Department, to craft
Bills: SB234 , SB210 , SB243 , SB244 , SM16 , HB8
Summary: The Senate Education Committee began by announcing that SB 210 would be rolled over to Friday and would not be heard. The committee then returned to SB 234, which would provide foster child school transportation funding statewide rather than only for Albuquerque Public Schools. Members adopted an amendment striking the APS-only language and making the bill statewide after testimony from the sponsor, PED, and others that foster youth transportation is a growing issue and should have its own funding stream. The committee discussed how the money might be distributed and whether the $1.2 million appropriation would be sufficient, then voted do pass on SB 234 as amended. The committee next heard HB 8, which creates a Higher Education Major Projects Fund for large capital projects that are difficult to fund through existing capital outlay processes. Testimony from the sponsor, LFC, HED, and university representatives explained that the bill would support projects such as the UNM School of Medicine, an NMSU multidisciplinary building, student housing, student life projects, and certain Division I athletic facilities, while requiring design readiness, institutional matches, and legislative oversight. Several senators raised concerns about the clarity of the prioritization process, the Division I-only athletics language, the recurring nature of future funding, and the relationship to other capital funding streams, but the committee ultimately voted do pass on HB 8. The committee then considered SB 243 and SB 244, nearly identical bills for UNM and NMSU that would each appropriate $5 million for student health, student support, nutrition, travel, scholarships, and other athletic department needs. Athletic directors testified that conference realignment, higher travel costs, nutrition demands, and new revenue-sharing/NIL obligations have increased expenses, and sponsors said the bills were intended as one-time appropriations. Some senators questioned whether the requests should be recurring or funded through university revenue rather than the state, but both bills received do pass recommendations. Finally, the committee heard SM 16, as amended, which asks HED to convene a task force to study parenting students in higher education and recommend ways to collect data and improve support. Supporters said better data is needed to understand barriers such as child care and transportation, and the memorial passed with a do pass recommendation. The committee then adjourned until Friday morning.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Feb 11th, 2026

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • No offense to any of the folks, but I see a lot of familiar faces and give us lots of testimony.
  • I'm the first Senate governor of the Pueblo of Acoma.
  • upon and thinking of the future and language of the Pueblo of Acoma.
  • Act, of the Yazzie Martinez Court Order, of all of our Hispanic and all of our multilingual acts, that
  • We stand in support of this bill and are at the ready to collaborate with the Public Education Department
Bills: SB234 , SB210 , SB243 , SB244 , SM16 , HB8
Summary: The committee heard Senate Bill 37, the High-Quality Literacy Instruction Act, which would strengthen reading instruction and educator preparation around the science of reading. The sponsor and supporters said the bill requires evidence-based, culturally and linguistically responsive literacy instruction, including support for English learners and students in bilingual and dual-language programs, use of approved high-quality instructional materials for K-3 reading and interventions, a K-3 reading assessment, literacy coaches, and parent progress reports. An amendment package was adopted to clarify biliteracy language, broaden references to bilingual/dual-language and Indigenous language settings, remove awkward phrasing, and adjust reporting requirements from monthly to four times per school year. The committee then moved forward with the amended bill. Public testimony was largely supportive. Students, educators, school leaders, advocacy groups, and tribal representatives said structured literacy has improved reading outcomes and can help struggling readers, including students with dyslexia and multilingual learners. Several speakers emphasized that the amended bill better protects bilingual, dual-language, and Native language programs, and some noted the importance of parent communication and early intervention. Supporters also cited recent literacy gains in New Mexico and said the bill aligns teacher preparation, materials, assessment, and coaching. Opposition focused mainly on concerns that the bill could still privilege English over Indigenous languages, that high-quality materials requirements may be too restrictive or costly for districts, and that testing and reporting could add workload. Tribal speakers from Acoma and Taos said they could not support the bill without further changes to explicitly protect Native language revitalization. Other opponents raised concerns about funding for materials and coaches, the burden on teachers, and whether the assessment and HQIM requirements would be flexible enough for local needs. In committee discussion, the sponsor and PED said existing funds and staff could support implementation, that the assessment would be formative and teacher-focused, and that the bill was intended to complement, not replace, Native and bilingual education programs.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 15th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Show each of us here areas of our life that we fall short of what you want in our life, that we know
  • institution of the University of Texas system, and the transfer of it of certain. of the Department
  • Explain the amendment. slightly to instead of it just being an employee of the Elections Department,
  • it will be the director of the Elections Department.
  • relationship and possession of a child by the Department of Family and Protective Services. recognize
VA
Transcript Highlights:
  • And Senator Morrison— The Department of Energy Management bill, House Bill 349, and Senate Bill 481.
  • The next one I'm going to go to Senator Marston on the Department of Emergency Management.
  • to the Department of Emergency Management were held over because of general concerns about the agency's
  • at the Department of Emergency Management.
  • At the Department of Emergency Management, don't just kind of have a vague thing, oh, we're worried about
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Banking and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill is a Department of Insurance bill. It really deals with surplus lines.
  • Just like some of the people that spoke about it, the Department of Insurance for the...
  • The Department of Insurance for the state of Alabama has had input in this bill.
  • of Alabama.
  • pharmacies in the state of Alabama.
Keywords: 923, senate, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs Apr 29th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Weibo, the oversight of the electronic monitoring, that's done by us, the Louisiana Department of Safety
  • So that's why I'm asking about having a little bit of oversight of that state department that has control
  • vote of a majority of the House members and two-thirds of the Senate.
  • He, as a matter of fact, sent every one of y'all in the House—105 of you—and 39 of you in the Senate
  • Richard Nelson, who was in the Department of Revenue. You see those.
Bills: HB1011 , SCR11 , SB41 , SB49 , SB107 , SB123 , SB224 , SB292 , SB425 , SB479
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Senate Floor Session Jan 23rd, 2026 at 08:30 am

North Dakota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Engrossed House Bill 1623, a bill for an act to provide an appropriation to the Department of Health
  • So section 2 has to do with line-item transfers within the Department of Human Services and also provides
  • A lot of gray hair in front of me, you know, so.
  • What this contemplates is that the North Dakota Department of Transportation is going to acquire about
  • Department of Transportation and put it back into capital improvements for the golf course itself.
Bills: SB2401 , SB2402 , SB2403 , SB2404
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, roll call, and a quorum present, then took up second reading and final passage of several House bills related to the Rural Health Transformation Program and other matters. House Bill 1621, requiring the presidential fitness test in school physical education with exceptions and a delayed effective date, passed 43-3. House Bill 1623, appropriating federal rural health transformation grant funds and creating a related loan program and reporting structure, passed 46-0 after extensive debate about using the federal money for community health, infrastructure, and sustainability. House Bill 1622, joining the physician assistant licensure compact, also passed unanimously 46-0. House Bill 1625, authorizing the Ray Richards Golf Course land sale to support a Grand Forks transportation project and golf course improvements, passed 46-0. House Bill 1626, clarifying that the primary residence credit is applied after the early payment discount so taxpayers receive the full $1,600 benefit, passed 40-6.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Senate Floor Session Jan 22nd, 2026 at 08:30 am

North Dakota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The chaplain for the day is Pastor Rich Wyatt of Living Hope Church of the Nazarene.
  • One of the things is we had been scored by a think tank; all of the states had as part of the We had
  • Most of those questions were based on the original draft of the bill.
  • and Section 43-15-01 of the North Dakota Century Code relating to the scope of practice of pharmacists
  • The first one is for the state IT department, and it's a request of $1,500,000.
Bills: SB2401 , SB2402 , SB2403 , SB2404
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. It adopted the procedural employment committee report naming Senate staff for the special session. The chamber then took up several health-care and appropriations measures, first adopting amendments to Senate Bills 2401, 2402, and 2403 before moving them to final passage. Senate Bill 2401 passed 44-2 and requires physicians to complete at least one hour of continuing education in nutrition and metabolic health, part of a broader rural health care package. Senate Bill 2402 passed 46-0 after major amendments negotiated between the medical and pharmacy boards; as amended, it expands pharmacists’ prescriptive authority and therapeutic substitution in limited areas while excluding categories such as antidepressants, antipsychotics, chemotherapy agents, Schedule II drugs, biological products, and narrow therapeutic index drugs. Supporters said it would improve rural access and help secure rural health transformation funding, while questions focused on how pharmacist competence would be measured and enforced. Senate Bill 2403, also passed 46-0, creates a short-term medical facility emergency operating loan program through the Bank of North Dakota, reduced by amendment from $10 million to $5 million, to help a financially distressed rural hospital. Senators discussed the hospital’s mismanagement, the need for a bridge loan, and safeguards including a limited application window and expiration in 2027. Senate Bill 2404 passed 46-0 and provides supplemental appropriations to the Information Technology Department for ADA-related website accessibility compliance and to the Public Service Commission for additional legal costs in federal energy-rate litigation. The Senate then made announcements about a Highway Patrol safety presentation and filing deadlines, excused an absent member, and adjourned until the next morning.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Senate Floor Session Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:30 am

North Dakota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Barta will lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. In the Pledge of Allegiance.
  • Sincerely, Michael Howe, Secretary of State, and the certification of members of the Senate were included
  • And the certification of members of the Senate were included.
  • The Senate will be on the Seventh Order of Business, reports of procedural committees.
  • vote of the members of the Senate present voting.
Bills: SB2401 , SB2402 , SB2403 , SB2404
Summary: The Senate convened in special session with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and roll call establishing a quorum of 45 members present and two absent. The chamber received certification from the Secretary of State and the governor’s executive order calling the special session to address funding for the Rural Health Transformation Program and to act quickly to accept and appropriate federal funds. The main action was adoption of the procedural rules for the extraordinary session. Senator Klein explained the proposed rule changes, which were designed to speed up consideration of bills during the short session, including limits on bill introduction, same-day second reading and final passage, elimination of standing committees for the session, creation of a Joint Policy Committee and Joint Appropriations Committee, and authorization for remote testimony and limited remote participation. The procedural committee’s report on these rules was adopted without opposition. The Senate also adopted reports naming members to the Joint Policy Committee and Joint Appropriations Committee. Announcements noted that the Senate Employment Committee, Joint Policy Committee, and Joint Appropriations Committee would meet later that morning, that the Senate would not reconvene at 4 p.m., and that a Highway Patrol presentation on legislator safety would be held. The Senate then moved through the listed orders of business and recessed, planning to meet in joint session with the House before adjourning until Thursday, January 22, 2026.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JDC Public Hearing 03-03-2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • It requires each lease that the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity enters into, renews, or extends
  • </c><00:02:59.520><c> of</c> each lease that the Department of each lease that the Department of Agriculture
  • Department of Transportation for holders of commercial driver's licenses.
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  • </c><00:10:10.440><c> of</c> developed by the Department of developed by the Department of Transportation
Committee: Senate Judiciary
Summary: The Judiciary Committee met in decision-making only session and took up a long list of Senate bills, mostly advancing them with either no amendments or committee amendments. Early measures included SB 888, which bars smart household security device operators from sharing user data with law enforcement without consent or a warrant, and SB 2479, which allows certain defendants to seek reduced sentences based on family violence, dating violence, or child abuse history; both were adopted, with SB 2479 amended for technical and procedural changes. The committee also adopted SB 2489 on invasive species provisions in Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity leases, SB 2519 on Law Enforcement Standards Board deadlines, SB 2521 and SB 2527 on CDL-related exemptions and training/policies for emergency personnel, and SB 2575 on firearm-related mandatory minimum penalties, which was amended to clarify scope and set a far-future effective date. Several transportation and public safety bills were also approved. SB 2591 created a Waikiki refuse-collection pilot program; SB 2611 expanded criminal trespass rules for school premises to weekends and holidays, though one member raised concerns about use of school property as a park; SB 2665 required driver-license renewal applicants with recent citations to complete a road-safety course, later narrowed to moving violations only; SB 2667 restricted towing vehicles from far-left lanes; SB 2695 clarified crosswalk duties; SB 2697 prohibited driving on shoulders except in limited cases; and SB 2812 required driver testing on dangers posed by larger vehicles, with court-ordered timing for re-examination. Most of these measures passed unanimously or with one or more members recording no votes or reservations, but they were still adopted. The committee also advanced SB 2713 on restricting certain pesticide use near elderly care facilities, SB 2730 on warrantless arrest and detention factors for petty misdemeanors and violations, SB 2765 on condominium foreclosure rental income, SB 2795 on flag display rights in housing associations with health and safety carve-outs, SB 2797 on gift card fraud, SB 2806 on real estate listing restrictions, SB 2818 on boating and ocean recreation penalties, SB 2835 on liquor licensing and education funding, SB 2849 on public meeting notice requirements, SB 2851 on a deafness designation for vehicle registration, SB 2896 lowering the commercial driving age to 18, SB 2922 on cooperative association definitions, SB 2970 on state contracting conflicts involving relatives, SB 2972 on temporary Oahu spearing restrictions for certain fish, and SB 2973 on banning jug-line fishing. A few bills drew objections over breadth or penalties, especially the boating and fishing measures, but the committee still adopted the recommendations. SB 2751 on workers’ compensation prescription drug rules was deferred indefinitely, and the meeting ended with the chair noting upcoming joint and committee meetings for the next day.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 18th, 2026 at 09:43 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • In terms of the number, I don't have that number in front. Of me right now.
  • So because of the loss of the Federal, there will not be a scale of operation to maintain the facility
  • state of the Zia symbol.
  • Department. Sure.
  • So there's the possibility that most of these facilities could end up closing because of the lack of
Bills: HB2 , SB152
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 17th, 2026 at 08:07 am

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • And also, minor point of privilege: I want to welcome the NMSU student government or government department
  • Chairman, the Department has growth funds for training and other kinds of supports for hard-to-place
  • If health insurance premiums increase by 10, you're not losing 10% of your budget; you're actually still
  • By sending money to the Department of Health this year. What was the... Well, Mr.
  • Transferred unmatched money that was intended for bringing down Medicaid to the Department of Health
Bills: HB2 , SB152
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Tourism Feb 12th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is it divided up, or is part of it done by the Department of Careers, and part of it done by the Oklahoma
  • Today magazine, which is part of tourism, so it's just kind of we're just trying to clarify that this
  • I'm kind of doing here, but what.
  • Thing I thought of too.
  • I have pictures that are about 6 feet long of each one of these fossils. So I mean, they're big.
Bills: HB3880 , HB3263 , HB2970
Committee: House Tourism
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Mar 10th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Texas Parks and Wildlife Department was authorized to implement a system of digital tagging.
  • protection means the harvest information collected by the department including the exact location of
  • As of mid 2024, M approximately 25% of its October of 2025.
  • I really appreciate the comments of both of you.
  • And Spoke is kind of what you're thinking of.
Bills: SCR13 , SB1248
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Mar 10th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • In 2021, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department was authorized to implement a system of digital tagging
  • The lack of protection means harvest information collected by the department, including the exact location
  • Matt Wagner, executive director of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, testified in support of
  • I really appreciate the comments of both of you.
  • And that's kind of where the origin of this is.
Bills: SCR13 , SB1248
Summary: The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs met without a quorum at first, then later established quorum and proceeded with testimony and votes. Senate Bill 1248, by Chair Perry, was explained as a narrow Open Records Act exception to protect harvest report location data collected through Texas Parks and Wildlife’s digital tagging system. Support testimony came from Matt Wagner of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, who said the bill would protect private land and sensitive biological information while preserving useful wildlife data. No one testified against the bill, and it was left pending until later in the meeting. The committee then heard Senate Concurrent Resolution 13, which urges the State Department and the International Boundary and Water Commission to press Mexico to comply with the 1944 Water Treaty and deliver its share of Rio Grande water. Senator Hinojosa, farmers, municipal officials, and other witnesses described severe water shortages in South Texas, low reservoir levels, crop losses, the closure of the Valley sugar industry, and the need for alternative supplies such as desalination, reuse, and drainage-runoff projects. Members also discussed treaty enforcement, regional drought, and the role of cartels and Mexican water storage, while emphasizing that Texas must also invest in its own water infrastructure. The committee also considered Senate Bill 740, which the committee substitute amended to require the Public Utility Commission to adopt a standardized application form for system improvement charges and complete related rulemaking by September 1, 2026, applying only to applications filed on or after that date. Members discussed concerns about water wholesalers using the process to delay cases and drive up costs, and the need for more transparency and PUC resources. The committee voted to adopt the substitute and report SB 740 favorably. After returning to the earlier items, the committee voted SB 1248 out favorably and recommended it for the local and uncontested calendar, and voted SCR 13 out favorably as well. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Mar 20th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of the Alabama House of Representatives, for Alabama House of Representatives, for Alabama House of
  • the Legislature of Alabama, that the Alabama House of Alabama, that the Alabama House of Alabama, that
  • The guy from Alabama gets of insurance. The guy from Alabama gets of insurance.
  • the state of Alabama the future of the state of Alabama the future of the state of Alabama because as
  • So, um, again, we are the Alabama House of we are the Alabama House of we are the Alabama House of Representatives
Keywords: 1136, house, all