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MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • takes food from our poorest kids and health care for our most vulnerable neighbors, all while padding tax
  • upon the rostrum, and it is my regret that we have not been able to take up the Uniform Commercial Code
  • This is surplus, fair share, so-called millionaires tax. We're talking about two of them today.
  • This is surplus, fair share, so-called millionaires tax. ...in spending.
  • Number one, through increased Chapter 90 funding for roads and bridges, and number two, through circuit
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate considered a series of amendments to a supplemental appropriations bill and related measures, with several adopted and several rejected or withdrawn. Early amendments on equitable approaches to public safety and a Holyoke local account clarification failed, while amendments providing $2.5 million for Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers technical assistance and expanding access to gender-affirming medications and mifepristone were adopted. The chamber also adopted a technical amendment on alternative protein grants, a clarification to ETF modernization, and an energy storage systems amendment. Other proposals on homeowner protections, La Casa funding, emergency contract reform, an energy dashboard, EV charging ratepayer impacts, hate crimes, distressed hospital payments, and task force membership were rejected or withdrawn. A substantial portion of the debate focused on health care, food assistance, and public safety. Senators spoke in support of funding for community health centers, hospital relief, and EBT anti-skimming protections, including $15.5 million for chip-enabled EBT cards and related replacement-benefit support. One amendment to strengthen protections against impersonating federal officers was rejected, while another on professional protections was withdrawn after discussion of ballot address privacy and security concerns. The Senate also adopted amendments to continue prior appropriations for a North Shore food pantry and drought management efforts, and it later approved a sick leave bank for a Department of Mental Health employee. The chamber then took up the fiscal year 2025 fair share supplemental budget conference report, which Ways and Means described as $1.39 billion in spending split between transportation and education, including MBTA improvements, Chapter 90 aid, regional transit authorities, special education circuit breaker reimbursements, higher education deferred maintenance, and career technical education capital grants. After a roll call, the bill passed, with one recorded negative vote. The Senate also adopted a separate Ways and Means amendment and ordered the bill to third reading before final passage. The session ended with adjournment motions and a moment of silence honoring Melissa and Mark Hortman and other victims of political violence, along with a memorial adjournment for firefighter Jeffrey DeSanchez.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Elections Committee Jul 2nd, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Cynthia Shallott with California State Strong with Indivisible Chapters, over 70 Indivisible Chapters
  • Carol Kintzer, Elk Grove, California, I'm supporting, I mean, I'm representing California Chapter of
  • They actually wanted to raise taxes, this other candidate. That's what their money was going to.
  • Their tax payers… The taxpayer dollars is going to a candidate that wants to raise taxes and they disagree
  • and I think that's important to know because I see your concerns you just don't want you know public tax
Keywords: 988, house, all
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • The first would be to make some corresponding changes to the Uniform Probate Code to reference the sections
  • 02:50.239> have The first would be to make some corresponding changes to the Uniform Probate Code
  • I guess, given that there's been an update to the code to resolve this and ensure that there is some
  • <01:21:21.159> the<01:21:21.280> existing code chapter 650 to reflect the existing
  • code chapter 650 to reflect the existing requirement<01:21:22.159> that<01:21:22.280> the
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard SB 1231, which would repeal the Parentage Uniform Act of 1973 and update Hawaii’s parentage laws, including parts of the Uniform Parentage Act of 2017. Supporters said the current statutes are outdated and do not adequately address assisted reproduction, surrogacy, and modern family formation. The Attorney General’s office supported the bill with technical amendments, including conforming changes to the Probate Code and child support provisions, and several testifiers urged passage as a needed modernization of the law. A major point of disagreement was Part 10, which concerns donor anonymity. Some supporters, including members of the task force, the Uniform Law Commission, fertility and family law practitioners, and LGBTQ+ advocates, backed the bill as written or said it should move forward even if Part 10 is removed. Others, including donor-conceived adults, parents, and advocacy groups, opposed Part 10 and urged the committee to adopt the 2024 version of Article 9 or delete Part 10 entirely, arguing that anonymous donation harms donor-conceived people’s access to genetic, medical, and identity information and that anonymity is not realistic in the DNA-testing era. One task force member and attorney said she supported the bill but preferred removing Part 10 if necessary to pass the rest. The hearing included extensive public testimony both in support and opposition, with many individuals describing personal experiences with adoption, IVF, surrogacy, and donor conception. No committee vote or final action on the bill was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division I (03/05/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • The next one is Section 10, Board of Tax and Land Appeals.
  • <01:04:42.400> and<01:04:42.599> land um section 10 Board of tax and land um section
  • 10 Board of tax and land appeals<01:04:45.000> um<01:04:46.000> these<01:04:46.319>
  • So wait, why is 171 on our list? Highways and other public works? Yeah, Das.
  • <05:02:40.958> when $200 from the rooms of meals tax when $200 from the rooms of meals tax
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee took up House Bill 2 provisions affecting the New Hampshire Retirement System, focusing on Group 2/Tier B retirement changes in pages 25 through 39 of the bill. NHRS Executive Director Jan Goodwin and deputy chief counsel Mark Kavanaugh explained that the 2025 bill is largely similar to prior versions and to HB 727, with the main difference being that the 2025 version does not include the earlier increase in the maximum benefit. They also said the fiscal note for HB 2 is based on earlier actuarial work and that an updated valuation was expected later in the week. A major topic was whether the bill accidentally removed an anti-spiking or special-duty compensation limit. NHRS said the omission appears to be a scrivener’s error caused by moving language between Group 1 and Group 2 definitions, and they planned to flag it in the fiscal note. Members also reviewed the bill’s intent to restore Tier B members to pre-2011 benefit rules, including changes to earnable compensation, average final compensation, and the comp-over-base rule. Some members questioned whether restoring those older rules was appropriate, arguing the 2011 changes were meant to curb pension spiking and that undoing them could be problematic. The committee also discussed the bill’s cost and funding assumptions. NHRS said the 2025 bill would reduce unfunded actuarial liability by about $98.2 million and would have a more favorable effect than the 2023 version, while employer contribution impacts would remain relatively small. Members noted the bill assumes annual appropriations of $27.5 million for 10 years, but House Bill 1 currently provides only $5 million in the first year, and NHRS had not yet analyzed the effect of that shortfall. No votes were taken in the portion provided; the discussion was informational and focused on clarifying the bill’s language, intent, and fiscal impact.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/11/26

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, it does not restrict other therapies regulated under chapters 146A.
  • Um, it does not restrict other therapies regulated under chapters 146A.
  • Um, prior to Jackson Petersburg being president of the AMTA chapter local chapter, uh, the president
  • We have a very specific and lengthy criminal code.
  • It amends Chapter 147B.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-03-27 (9:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Bill 262 provides technical clarifications and changes to several provisions of the Florida Trust Code
  • Third change reconciles the difference between the Florida probate code and Florida trust code providing
  • As long as certain conditions are met, they will be the same as in the trust and probate code.
  • Would result in higher taxes when you transfer homestead property into a community trust.
  • This was a profound milestone that compels us to look back on one of history's darkest chapters and ensure
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and several member introductions recognizing visiting groups and resolutions, including Blood Clot Awareness Month and Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week. The chamber then moved to a special order calendar and considered a series of bills, with most measures passing overwhelmingly after brief explanations and debate. Among the early bills, SB 88 on utility terrain vehicles passed 32-5, allowing local governments to opt in to limited street use of UTVs under specified safety rules; SB 102 on exceptional student education passed 36-0 to create a workforce credential program for students with autism or modified curricula; SB 106 on exploitation of vulnerable adults passed 37-0; SB 130 on compensation for wrongful incarceration passed 38-0 after expanding filing timelines and easing restrictions on compensation claims; and SB 158 on diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations passed 38-0 to eliminate cost sharing for follow-up breast imaging under the state employee health plan. The most extended debate centered on SB 234, which sought to strengthen penalties and clarify the law regarding violent resistance to law enforcement officers and offenses against officers. Supporters argued the bill was needed after the Jason Raynor case to prevent defendants from using claims about an officer’s legal duty to justify violence, while opponents raised concerns about removing “good faith” language, potential impacts on Fourth Amendment protections, racial profiling, and the bill’s mandatory life sentence for manslaughter of an officer. A Jones amendment to restore “good faith” failed, and after further debate the sponsor temporarily postponed the bill without a final vote. The Senate also passed SB 262 on trust code technical changes (36-0), SB 274 designating roadways for Harris Rosen and Geraldine Thompson (38-0) and opening the board for 37 co-sponsors, SB 280 creating an enforcement mechanism for candidate party-affiliation qualifications (38-0), and SB 296 repealing the statewide middle and high school start-time mandate in favor of local decision-making and reporting requirements (38-0). Later, SB 356 designated January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Florida, with supporters emphasizing the need to confront antisemitism and preserve Holocaust memory; the bill was introduced and debated, with the transcript ending during remarks by President Gaetz about the recent Holocaust memorial unveiling. Throughout the meeting, senators also used debate to highlight broader policy themes such as autism workforce inclusion, breast cancer screening, wrongful incarceration reform, school district flexibility, and honoring community leaders through road designations. The chamber’s actions were largely affirmative, with several unanimous votes and one notable postponed bill after substantial disagreement."}】}]}}```
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a couple of fixes to the uniform trusts code we enacted a couple of years ago.
  • What we're looking at is phasing out the old Oklahoma trust code and putting in the uniform one.
  • Well, specifically, if you kind of go in here, there's a few within our current trust code.
  • You've mentioned several biblical accounts and All can't cite you chapter and verse, but it's the part
  • It's all closed with what Saint Paul wrote to the Philippians in chapter 4, verse 8.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 4/23/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • codes on them. codes on them. People<00:43:17.640> steal<00:43:18.040> them.
  • The amendment is coded A6.
  • The amendment is coded A1.
  • The amendment is coded A4.
  • Members, the A3 removes some tax provisions that are in the bill. amendment is coded A3.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a performance of the national anthem, then established a quorum and approved the previous day’s journal. Members handled routine business including second readings of several Senate files, first readings of House files 5067 through 5073, and messages from the Senate transmitting bills and requesting concurrence on House File 3437 and House File 1410. The House concurred in Senate amendments to HF 3437, a commerce bill with a technical cross-reference correction, and passed it 133-0. It also concurred in Senate amendments to HF 1410, a public safety bill on correctional officer procedures, and passed it 132-2 after members described the changes as clarifying and balanced for labor and management. The chamber then took up House File 3404, which increases penalties for impersonating a peace officer. The bill would raise the base offense from a gross misdemeanor to a felony, create aggravated offenses for impersonation involving unauthorized access, misleading orders, law-enforcement-style vehicles, or possession of a firearm, and add a duty for officers to identify themselves while protecting undercover work. Supporters, including the author and several members, tied the bill to the June 14, 2025 killings and said it was needed to restore public trust and protect both the public and legitimate law enforcement. The House passed HF 3404 134-0 after a moment of silence. The House also passed House File 3155, which closes a loophole in gift card fraud law by allowing prosecution based on the value stored on the card rather than just the plastic card itself. Supporters described organized retail crime schemes in which stolen gift cards are drained after activation and said the bill would help retailers, consumers, and law enforcement. The bill passed 134-0. Senate File 3958, which changes the deadline for a disaster assistance contingency account report from January 15 to January 31, also passed 134-0. Finally, the House considered House File 3875, the judiciary policy bill. An author’s amendment removed a section that had been unintentionally left in the bill, and members then discussed provisions allowing courts more flexibility in publishing notices, streamlining some notification requirements in dissolution cases, and making restitution orders permanent unless rescinded by court order. The transcript cuts off during discussion of the bill, before any final vote is shown.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 042 Feb 25th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • to your FFA chapters in your district. to your FFA chapters in your district.
  • This is a tax. This is an increase in tax.
  • It's another tax. It's another fee.
  • The rich don't pay taxes, they pay politicians.
  • Local government does the land use codes. Why do they do the land use codes?
Keywords: 981, all
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the corrected journal, and heard several announcements about upcoming committee meetings, events at the Capitol, and recognitions, including Music Therapy Day, Black History Month activities, adoptable puppies, and a Colorado Agricultural Forum. Members also celebrated Representative Story’s birthday and recognized the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) for its long-running support of arts, culture, science access, and economic impact in Colorado. The House adopted Senate Joint Resolution 12, designating February 20, 2026, as Colorado FFA Day, by a vote of 64-1 with one excused. The chamber then moved to special orders for several bills. The first major bill considered was House Bill 1017, which would prohibit insurers from receiving criminal restitution unless they are direct victims. Sponsors argued the bill prioritizes human victims, prevents restitution from becoming an unpayable burden on low-income defendants, and clarifies the law in response to court concerns and stakeholder feedback. Opponents argued it would shift costs to taxpayers and policyholders and could increase civil litigation and insurance premiums. An amendment, L005, was adopted to clarify the bill’s scope, and the bill then passed as amended. The House also took up House Bill 114, concerning minimum lot size and local land-use rules. An amendment, L002, was offered to prohibit certain local lot frontage, setback, open-space, or coverage requirements that would effectively prevent construction of a single-family home on a 2,000-square-foot residential lot. Supporters framed the measure as protecting housing access, while opponents argued it would override local land-use decision-making and public hearing processes. The transcript ends during debate on a substitute motion related to the amendment, before final action on House Bill 114 is shown.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Session (06/05/2025)

New Hampshire Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, I will say this is not an income tax. This is not an income tax. This is not an income tax."
  • I'm tax.
  • cost us mightily in property taxes. cost us mightily in property taxes.
  • taxes that afflict our aging population. taxes that afflict our aging population.
  • healthcare, energy, property taxes. healthcare, energy, property taxes.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Executive Departments and Administration (04/09/2025)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • I've been involved with code making a panel that's a committee that's involved in going over the code
  • I've been involved with code making a panel that's a committee that's involved in going over the code
  • That flag once folded will chapter.
  • I am the chapter director for the New England chapter here and, uh, just here to answer some questions
  • Some of the information in our chapter Some of the information in our chapter that<04:54:07.120>
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/12/25

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • So what section two does is it modifies Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A.01, subdivision 26B, which is
  • 10A .01 subdivision Minnesota chapter 10A .01 subdivision 26b<00:15:27.639> which<00:15:27.759
  • <00:19:12.960> and to make sure that it meets the codes and to make sure that it meets the
  • the city engineer with the code the city engineer with the code officials<00:19:38.280> and
  • make sure that the uh project is code make sure that the uh project is code compliant<00:19:45.520
Keywords: 1183, house
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 17th, 2026 at 09:17 am

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • bonds and then $280 million in supplemental severance tax bonds.
  • This bill does not create a new tax.
  • The bill makes sweeping changes to the children's code, the kind of code-wide revisions that have not
  • been made since 1993. when the code was first drafted.
  • So it does, the premium tax does apply to Medicaid as well.
Keywords: 996, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • In the end, consumers are unprotected, and the state is left without tax revenue.
  • In the end, significant tax revenue.
  • <01:12:54.680> The<01:12:54.840> only left without tax revenue.
  • The only left without tax revenue.
  • the QR code for the sake of recalls. the QR code for the sake of recalls.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • 379 of the tax code.
  • So, it is not necessary to include the similar tax language in the insurance code.
  • of<00:02:27.640> the<00:02:27.760> tax<00:02:28.080> code.
  • code.
  • So, it is not 379 of the tax code.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EDT DEFER, EDT-HOU, EDT, EDT Public Hearings 02-10-2026

Economic Development and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • It was a tax credit. It from the state? It was a tax credit.
  • Tax Foundation of Hawaii on Zoom. Tax Foundation of Hawaii on Zoom.
  • all the tax credits? all the tax credits?
  • credit tax credit after the fact. credit tax credit after the fact.
  • we had tax credits.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committee first took up SB 2045 relating to combat sports and recommended passage with SD1. Members adopted requested changes from DCCA and the boxing commission, including clarifying that the onsite medical professional must be a licensed physician, specifying when a deputy combat sports commissioner must file a written report, removing the combat sports registry language and ambulance requirement, clarifying promoter payment requirements, and requiring advance coordination with the nearest emergency room or hospital. The bill also makes technical amendments and sets an effective date of July 1, 2050. The measure passed unanimously among members present, with Senators Fukunaga and Kim excused. The joint hearing then considered SB 2187 relating to the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. Testimony was brief and largely in support, and the committees agreed to pass the bill with SD1, making technical non-substantive amendments and changing the effective date to July 1, 2050. The committees voted to adopt the recommendation, with members present voting aye and some senators excused. A longer portion of the hearing focused on several economic development measures, including SB 2072 on tourism, SB 3049 on a trade-oriented production capacity grant program, and SB 3166 and SB 3167 involving technology development and the blue economy. SB 2072 drew questions about cost, benefit, and the practicality of promoting Michelin-star restaurants in Hawaii. SB 3049 received broad support from DBEDT, HTDC, chambers, and industry groups, but members questioned whether a new grant program was needed, why DBEDT could not do it without legislation, and whether the state should instead use existing entities like HTDC; the discussion also covered matching funds, likely beneficiaries, and administrative capacity. SB 3166 and SB 3167 were supported by technology and ocean-sector witnesses who said the state needs coordinated planning, specialized expertise, and support for advanced manufacturing and ocean innovation, but members raised concerns about relying on third-party consultants, duplication of existing public capacity, ethics, cost, and whether the work should instead be done by state staff or existing institutions. No final votes on the later bills were captured in the transcript excerpt.
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • that we're using in that chapter, and we're not having to page through 13 different chapters in order
  • North Dakota Century Code.
  • North Dakota Century Code.
  • The criminal code in Section 12.1 of the North Dakota Century Code has intentionally, knowingly, recklessly
  • And it is in the Century Code 12.1-29-07.
Summary: The committee met to approve prior minutes and then heard a presentation from Dr. Ramona Danielson on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), focusing on the economic and public-system impacts in North Dakota. She explained that ACEs are a population-level measure, not a diagnostic tool for individuals, and said higher ACE exposure is consistently associated with more chronic illness, mental health challenges, child welfare involvement, justice-system contact, and reduced workforce participation. She emphasized that precise dollar estimates are difficult because of the many interacting factors across a person’s life course, but said the direction of the impact is clear and that evidence-based prevention and protective factors can reduce harm. Members asked about definitions of a “healthy family,” same-sex couples, divorce, substance abuse, historical trends in ACEs, and the role of positive childhood experiences and home visiting. The committee then heard from Allison Mahoney and Missy Barranco about evidence-based home visiting programs in North Dakota, including Healthy Families, Early Head Start, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. They described home visiting as voluntary, relationship-based, and tailored to family needs, with referrals coming from hospitals, WIC, human service zones, pregnancy navigators, self-referrals, and other community sources. A parent, Abby, shared that home visiting helped her family after premature births and NICU stays by providing support with postpartum mental health, breastfeeding, developmental screenings, referrals, and parenting guidance. The presenters said the programs are funded through a mix of federal MIECHV/Title IV-E dollars, Medicaid targeted case management, state and tribal funds, philanthropy, charitable gaming, and grants, and they noted that current funding is fragmented and insufficient to serve all eligible families statewide. Members discussed whether the state should expand or better fund these services and how to improve outreach and referrals. Later, the committee received a memorandum on artificial intelligence and sexual exploitation, followed by a presentation from a BCI special agent on how AI is already affecting child exploitation investigations in North Dakota. The memo and testimony described AI-generated child sexual abuse material, deepfakes, sextortion, and risks posed by chatbots, along with relevant federal and state law and recent executive orders. The agent said North Dakota saw 2,698 cyber tips in 2025, the highest on record, and that investigators are increasingly encountering AI-assisted exploitation that is harder to detect and verify. Members discussed the need for child-safety protections, the limits of executive orders, and broader concerns about AI undermining critical thinking and spreading misinformation. No votes were taken on the AI materials during the portion provided, and the committee recessed briefly after the report.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Last week was tax day.
  • My Lower Your Taxes Act expands the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit so working families
  • My no tax on overtime for all out.
  • They talk about, uh, families in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act. We eliminated taxes on tips.
  • They talk about, uh, families in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act. We eliminated taxes on tips.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
  • This report is issued under authority of Arkansas Code Annotated 10-3-2.
  • That's the ACIS code for public school fund. Say that again?
  • It's an accounting code representing public school fund. All right.
  • We've broken up today's presentation into three different chapters.
  • That's going to bring us to our final chapter for teacher salaries.
Summary: The committee first approved the May 18 meeting minutes and then received a presentation from Legislative Audit on Arkansas Department of Education grant distributions. Auditors explained that the fiscal year 2025 report summarizes $4.6 billion in grants from state, federal, and miscellaneous sources, across school districts, charter schools, education cooperatives, and other entities, and that the report only shows amounts distributed, not how recipients ultimately used the money. Members asked about specific recipients and programs, including ClassWallet, Economics Arkansas, and CDC surveillance funding; department staff clarified that the Economics Arkansas grant is written into special language and that the CDC-related funding supports student surveys used by state agencies. Questions also focused on bonus and incentive programs such as master principal and National Board Certified teacher bonuses, with department staff saying the bonuses are generally tied to completion of the program or certification rather than classroom performance, though they would follow up on details. The committee then heard a Bureau of Legislative Research update on Consumer Price Index projections from Moody’s Analytics and S&P Global. Dr. Carlos Silva explained the difference between CPI-U and core CPI and said the estimates show inflation slowing over the forecast period, with some near-term variation between the two data providers. Members asked about the historical accuracy of prior projections, and he said the forecasts generally tend to move toward about 2 percent over time, though recent shocks have caused earlier estimates to understate actual inflation. The bulk of the meeting was devoted to the final adequacy report on teacher recruitment, retention, and salaries. BLR staff reviewed Arkansas teacher demographics, shortage areas, educator preparation pipelines, licensure exceptions, survey results from teachers and principals, and teacher support programs. They reported that Arkansas had about 32,800 teachers and 473,000 students in 2025, with an average of 11.9 years of experience and a slight increase in National Board Certified teachers. The report found shortages in multiple subject areas, especially special education, math, science, foreign language, and social studies, and identified 65 districts as high-need geographically. Survey results showed school leadership as the strongest positive factor in recruitment and retention, while workload and salary were the biggest negatives; 30 percent of responding teachers said they were considering leaving the profession. The committee also reviewed teacher salary data showing a statewide average salary of $60,254 in 2025, Arkansas ranking 45th nationally by NEA methodology, and a long-term inflation-adjusted decline in district salaries, though LEARNS Act increases improved the trend. Members asked for additional follow-up information on survey methodology, alternative licensure costs, coursework, incentives for ESL and special education endorsements, exit data, and how salary comparisons are calculated.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 9th, 2026 at 08:35 am

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • In 2023, our northern New Mexico chapter participated in the creation of the New Americans report on
  • Santa Fe County, we're talking about $140 million in wages, translating to $23 million in federal taxes
  • and $12.7 million in state and local taxes.
  • Madam Chair's committee members, Atta Chavez from Sanasti Chapter and Guil Pablo.
  • By embedding this in state code, we’ll be better off. Thank you.
Keywords: 996, all