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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session May 4th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • registered sex offender has a reason to be in the business, so to speak, like they're the parent of a child
  • and needs to be at a sporting event, Like they're the parent of a child and need to be at a sporting
  • event or a social event or whatever because their child happens to be there, then there are procedures
  • House Bill 4298 makes two modest but meaningful reforms to give some financial relief to our child care
  • subsidies are at 7%, they're allowed to go up to 7% higher than that if they need to for people using child
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a special family recitation of the Declaration of Independence by Senator Hamilton’s children. The chamber then adopted SR 28, recognizing May as Alpha-Gal Awareness and Prevention Month in Oklahoma and encouraging awareness, prevention, and research on alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-borne allergic condition. Senator Seifried also introduced constituents affected by alpha-gal. Later, the Senate heard a gallery introduction from advocates for victims of impaired driving, highlighting the toll of DUI-related crashes in Oklahoma. The Senate then took up several House amendments and final-passage votes on bills. SB 201, clarifying that a teacher pay raise applies to certified classroom teachers, passed 47-0 and was advanced as an emergency. SB 1379, SB 1525, SB 1966, SB 2112, and SB 2170 also passed after adoption of House amendments, with SB 1525 and SB 1379 advanced as emergency measures. SB 1525 raised the threshold for contracting to host a conference from $25,000 to $75,000, and SB 1966 served as the annual omnibus highway, memorial highway, and bridge designation bill. Among the House bills considered, HB 3262 increased the sheriff fee for service of process from $50 to $100 and passed 37-8. HB 3265 allowed a psychologist to make PTSD determinations for the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System and passed 47-0. HB 3781, a major insurance modernization bill changing rate-filing procedures for homeowners insurance and expanding the insurance commissioner’s review authority, passed 39-6 after extended debate over transparency, regulation, and market impact. HB 3040 expanded sex-offender loitering restrictions around businesses serving minors and passed 40-4, while HB 3076 authorized alternative teacher certification providers under OEQA oversight and passed 38-6 as an emergency measure. The chamber also passed HB 3369, a deregulation and efficiency bill affecting fire suppression and LP gas inspections, HB 2749, which shifted an intergenerational education program toward a Medicaid state plan amendment, HB 3982 on fleet vehicle titling, HB 3462 creating a shorter residential-only plumbing licensure pathway, HB 3465 extending the Oklahoma Emission Reduction Technology Rebate Program to 2029, HB 3521 modernizing money transmission law, HB 3796 as an Oklahoma Insurance Department omnibus bill, HB 3800 as a roofing-industry cleanup bill, and HB 4095 modernizing the 211 hotline advisory council. Several of these measures drew debate over regulation, workforce needs, public safety, or fiscal and policy impacts, but all of the listed bills ultimately passed by recorded vote.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce Mar 30th, 2026

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Twitter, involving two minors whose child sex abuse material was posted on Twitter.
  • Many of the most popular platforms are riddled with CSAM and child exploitation.
  • Once a platform becomes aware of CSAM, child sex trafficking, or online...
  • So, I mean, one is just an exception that's in our other child protection bills.
  • So there's a lot of child pornography out on the platforms.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh child removal and re- agenda. Uh child removal and re- reunification<00:02:40.520><c> update.
  • or we don't remove a child.
  • Because I'm getting constant... child is safe or not. child is safe or not.
  • So, a child comes in and the doctor is seeing it and could tell that the child has been abused.
  • They would meet with the child.
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from the September 11 meeting by motion and voice vote. It then received a brief update on the statewide emergency responder voice system, but no presenter was present. The chair said he expected a more substantive update in November and warned that if there is not real progress on acquiring needed private properties, the committee may consider further action, including possibly freezing funding. The main discussion centered on the Department for Community Based Services’ child removal and reunification work and its structured decision-making tools. Commissioner Lisa Dennis and General Counsel Wesley Duke explained that the intake, safety, and risk assessment tools are being used at very high rates and that the department is still implementing and evaluating the system. Dennis said the tools are meant to inform, not replace, professional judgment; when staff disagree with a recommendation, the worker and first-line supervisor consult and decide together. Members questioned whether the system favors keeping children in the home, whether the department has studied safety outcomes for in-home cases versus removals, and whether foster home shortages affect removal decisions. Dennis said child safety remains the top priority, that the practice has not changed, and that the department would provide additional data on outcomes later. Members also asked about permanency timelines and delays in termination of parental rights cases; Dennis said federal timelines are difficult to meet because of family progress, substance use recovery, and court delays, and she confirmed foster parent shortages were not the reason for those delays. The committee then heard a presentation from the Department of Revenue on the new My Taxes portal. Staff said the portal, launched in March, replaced DOR’s portion of the old Kentucky One Stop Business Portal and now allows businesses to file and pay multiple taxes, update account information, and receive official notices. They reported the system is available 24/7 except for scheduled maintenance every other Thursday evening, has maintained over 99% availability since launch, and now has a dedicated contact center with 50 agents plus a public help line and email. In response to questions, the department said early downtime was caused by unexpectedly high traffic, but server capacity was increased and in the last three months there had been only one day of unexpected downtime.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 3/18/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • in the Minnesota child credit to the younger child credit so that the per-child amount is higher for
  • There's bill language moving 18-year-olds, children or 18-year-olds, from the older child credit in the
  • Minnesota child credit to the younger child credit so that the per-child amount is higher for younger
  • ...language moving 18-year-olds, children or 18-year-olds, from the older child credit in the Minnesota
  • child credit to the younger child credit so that the per-child amount is higher for younger children
Bills: HF2274, HF1932
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 9th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 9th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • over 70% of men in batterers intervention programs, they report having witnessed domestic abuse as a child
  • referral with substantial findings from the Department of Human Services related to sexual abuse of a child
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, prayer, pledges, and a series of guest introductions recognizing doctors, nurses, psychologists, interns, students, civic groups, and special honorees, including a tribute to Senator Paul Rosino’s military service and a citation for 2025 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year Melissa Yvonne. The chamber also adopted Senate Resolution 32 recognizing March 9 as Bob Wills Day at the Capitol, with remarks from Carolyn Wills and musical guests from the Texas Playboys. The Senate then took up and passed a long list of bills. SB 1238 made domestic assault and battery in the presence of a minor a felony on the first offense and passed 42-3 after questions about sentencing impacts and equity concerns. SB 1277 codified weekly work-search actions and passed 46-0. SB 1304 clarified alcohol sample serving sizes and passed 30-15, with one senator recorded as not voting. SB 1378 created the Olympics and Oklahoma revolving fund and passed 46-0 as an emergency measure. SB 1423 repealed the Hospital Advisory Council and passed 39-7. SB 1484 expanded sudden unexplained infant death investigations and passed 46-0. Later measures included SB 1501, which clarified medical marijuana grow remediation and notice requirements, passing 41-5 amid concerns about pending renewals and law-enforcement notification; SB 1502, repealing the Alzheimer’s Disclosure Act Advisory Council, passing 46-0; SB 1721, extending the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education and passing 40-6 as an emergency; SB 1735, a CareerTech/SDE accreditation cleanup bill, passing 46-0 as an emergency; SB 1832, reauthorizing veterans’ tax checkoffs, passing 46-0 as an emergency; SB 1847, allowing certain Medicaid waiver recipients in assisted living to age in place, passing 34-10 as an emergency; SB 1859, creating an OSBI cybercrime and financial fraud division, passing 37-8 despite concerns about duplication with another agency; SB 1876, modernizing service of process for foreign insurers, passing 45-0; SB 2170, requiring supervised visitation after DHS findings of child sexual abuse, passing 45-0; and SB 2182, creating civil remedies for unauthorized disclosure of intimate images, passing 44-0. The Senate concluded with announcements about the Bible Reading Marathon and an upcoming Ireland-related economic development event, then adjourned until Tuesday, March 10 at 9 a.m.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 2/26/25

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • My primary goal is that when there is a decision regarding the education or upbringing of a child, the
  • 01:02:23.520><c> parent</c> upbringing of a child when the parent upbringing of a child when the parent
  • Enacts a parental right to quote, direct the upbringing of their child in the public schools.
  • It's saying that parents get to direct the moral and religious training of the child, minor child.
  • </c><01:34:11.679><c> minor</c> religious training of the child minor religious training of the child
Keywords: 1183, house
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - House Judiciary

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • , sexual conduct with a minor, sexual exploitation of a minor, child abuse, child sex trafficking, luring
  • With a child 14 and under, members, this is very specific.
  • As a survivor of child sexual assault, I know too well the trauma of the abuse.
  • As a survivor of child sexual assault, I know too well the trauma of these acts.
  • And the reason child is not included, an unborn child is not included in all of our statutes, is because
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/09/2026 - House Health & Human Services

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • We all heard about the tragedy of Emily Pike, who was a tribal child in tribal CPS, which is separate
  • So when a tribal child goes into a DCS home, DCS does not have any idea what has happened to the child
  • The people in the group home and in DCS are aware of what has happened to that child and what services
  • I am the chief legislative liaison with DCS, also known as the Department of Child Safety.
  • I am the chief legislative liaison with DCS, also known as the Department of Child Safety.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • I believe that every child and every family deserves to be protected.
  • Is the child that you know is someone who underwent the surgery or?
  • You want to keep some stability for your child.
  • Thank you. ...on child abuse or substance abuse.
  • It's called Rule 81, and it just... ...over the family until the youngest child ages out.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Twist and I-Twist are child welfare information systems managed by DCBS.
  • Twist and I-Twist are child welfare information systems managed by DCBS.
  • Twist and I-Twist are child welfare information systems managed by DCBS.
  • Twist and I-Twist are child welfare information systems managed by DCBS.
  • And I think this tool death of a child.
Summary: The committee first established a quorum and approved the minutes from the previous meeting. Members then received a staff report on the Kentucky Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel, including an annual LOIC evaluation of the panel’s operations, statutory compliance, case management system development, member experience, and written procedures. The report noted recent House Bill 778 expanded the panel’s access to records and to TWIST/I-TWIST, and recommended that staff request access and training promptly to avoid implementation problems. Analysts reported the panel has met statutory membership and meeting requirements, and that agency responses to the panel’s 2025 recommendations improved, with all responses meeting statutory content requirements though some were late. They also said the panel still lacks formal written procedures, so a prior recommendation was reissued. The report discussed the panel’s new case management system, now in testing with the Commonwealth Office of Technology, and a survey of panel members showing generally positive views of meetings and case discussions but recurring concerns about SharePoint access, time demands, virtual meetings, and the panel’s lack of enforcement authority. The report included a matter for legislative consideration suggesting the General Assembly may wish to seek additional testimony from agencies when responses are unclear or more information is needed. Panel staff responded that the work is difficult but important, said they are optimistic about gaining TWIST access, and acknowledged that written procedures have not yet been completed because they wanted to align them with the new system. They said both the system and procedures are hoped to be finished by the end of the year, with the new case management system expected to be implemented by September 1 after further testing and migration. Members also discussed trends in child fatality and near-fatality cases, including increases in reported cases since 2013, substance abuse, safe storage of firearms, and concerns about THC/CBD gummies reaching children. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Apr 15th, 2026

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • takes, the higher the odds of another incident, and no parent in this world should have to fear that a child
  • every student who gets to school consistently and on a shorter ride with the driver they know is a child
  • vehicles to be manufactured after 2018, which allows backup cameras, electronic stability control, child
  • In fact, there have been nearly 50 reported incidents nationwide, each involving a child placed in danger
Bills: S2743, S2861, S3021
Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security held a public hearing with opening remarks from Senators Cronin and Cahill, member introductions, and instructions limiting testimony to three minutes. The committee heard testimony on several bills, including S. 2743 addressing staged suicides in domestic violence cases, S. 2861 creating a special commission on school bus safety, and S. 3021 updating Massachusetts student transportation rules. On S. 2743, witnesses including Elizabeth Sherin Feiner and Susan Altman described cases in which domestic abuse deaths were initially misclassified as accidents or suicides, arguing that standardized protocols, training, and closer scrutiny of suspicious deaths would help law enforcement and medical examiners identify staged scenes and prevent perpetrators from escaping accountability. Committee members asked about how the bill would affect current police and medical examiner practices, and legislators noted that sudden deaths are already investigated through the chief medical examiner and district attorneys, while acknowledging the need for better training and awareness. On S. 2861, Amanda Taylor testified emotionally about the death of her daughter Summer Steele, who was killed when a school bus door closed on her backpack and she was run over, and urged adoption of anti-pinch sensor technology on new buses. Representative Sabadosa and later Nicholas Lusk of Mazer USA supported the bill, saying the technology already exists, is used in other transportation sectors, and could prevent similar tragedies. On S. 3021, representatives from Ever Driven and Chamber of Progress supported modernizing student transportation rules to allow smaller vehicles for homeless, foster, and disabled students while keeping core safety requirements, arguing the change would reduce costs and improve access without lowering safety. No votes were taken; the hearing concluded with adjournment after testimony ended.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 16th, 2026 at 11:18 pm

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • and not the spouse of a child.
  • and not the spouse of a child.
  • and not the spouse of a child.
  • and not the spouse of a child.
  • and not a spouse of the child.
Bills: SB38, SB17, SB41, SB264
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Feb 6th, 2026 at 05:05 pm

Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • at the years where these things were put in place: domestic abuse in 2002, the one I did ensuring child
  • safety upon arrest in 2007, child abuse incident training in 2011, you know, the missing persons, Amber
  • issues that I'm seeing now, which it seems like you're eliminating these short refresher courses on child
Bills: SB30, SB43, SB50, SB136
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • and safe for their child to attend.
  • and safe for be right for their child and safe for their<00:07:22.479><c> child</c><00:07:22.639><c>
  • And then it's their child to attend.
  • They want them to build child.
  • You send your child to CCK, you feel a little bit more hope.
Summary: The Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children opened its first meeting with roll call and a reminder about the number of children in out-of-home care with active placements, which the chair said was 8,641 as of June 1, 2025. The committee then heard a presentation from the Center for Courageous Kids, a donor-funded camp in Scottville that serves children with lifelong illnesses and disabilities at no charge. Representatives described the camp’s year-round family retreats and summer sessions, its medically safe and inclusive model, and examples of campers gaining confidence and independence. They said the camp has served more than 43,000 campers from Kentucky, other states, and other countries, and that it is seeking legislative support for two capital projects: a new art barn and a medical lodge, with a combined request of $3.2 million. Members praised the program and asked about awareness, staffing, volunteer recruitment, accreditation, and how the projects would expand capacity; the camp said the medical lodge would help increase volunteer housing and allow future growth beyond its current summer cap of 128 campers per session. The committee then moved to adult protective services and state guardianship programs. Jessica Wayne, director of the Division of Guardianship, and Cliff Bryant of DCBS explained the legal framework for guardianship and conservatorship, including state guardianship as a last-resort option when no family member or private entity is available or appropriate. They outlined the court petition process, emergency appointments, and the distinction between full and limited guardianship or conservatorship. They emphasized that guardianship is based on legal incapacity to make decisions, not simply on a medical disability diagnosis, and noted that state guardianship can be arranged for some 17-year-olds aging out of youth services. The presenters said the state currently serves 4,645 individuals under guardianship, with most cases involving developmental intellectual disabilities, supported community living waiver participants, and people in nursing homes or long-term care facilities. They also described the division’s three branches: field services, which handles visits and day-to-day decisions in all 120 counties; a benefits branch that applies for public benefits; and a fiduciary branch that manages funds and pays bills. They reported 89 field workers statewide, an average caseload of 52, and said the agency is hiring to reduce that load. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education Mar 27th, 2025

S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • My wife and I own and operate a child care center in the Dallas Metroplex.
  • facing increasingly unaffordable child care costs, child care employees struggling in an industry that
  • Over time, child care evolved to deliver. Please wrap up. I appreciate it.
  • We are a member of the E4C Employers for Child Care Coalition as well.
  • Childcare centers are much more equipped to work with the needs of the child.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare May 19th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is really tough for me to think of a child abusing another child.
  • when a child is at risk.
  • on child sexual assault.
  • And while she was trafficking a child, the child gave birth to another child.
  • The child was under 15.