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MD
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, please take your seats. Sergeant-at-arms appears to have secured the chamber doors.
- the requirement that a school bus must be constructed with certain materials that meet criteria for seat
- And what's happening now is with some of the current driver seats, they're putting cushions and blankets
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the <01:51:38.239>current <01:51:38.560>driver <01:51:38.880>seats - , the some of the current driver seats, the some of the current driver seats, they're<01:51:40.000
Summary:
The Senate convened with 38 members present and a quorum, then began with an invocation and several ceremonial introductions. The chamber recognized pioneering women of the Maryland State Police for Women’s History Month, including the original six female graduates and other firsts in the department, and also introduced the day’s doctor and a student intern. The Senate agreed to journalize the remarks honoring the Maryland State Police guests.
The body then took up several Finance Committee bills, adopting committee amendments and favorable reports without objection on Senate Bills 385, 387, 389, 753, 469, and 608, each of which was ordered printed for third reading. SB 385 concerns immunization, screening, and preventive-service recommendations and pharmacist administration; SB 387 restricts predatory pricing and use of personal data by food retailers and delivery services; SB 389 makes transit-oriented development changes; SB 753 addresses financial exploitation protections for seniors and vulnerable adults; SB 469 authorizes a Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund affordability program; and SB 608 requires coverage for pharmacogenomic testing.
Senate Bill 626, dealing with birth certificate sex designation changes and related identification documents, was briefly set aside at the request of a senator seeking possible amendments, with the presiding officer agreeing to hold it until the next session. Senate Bill 739, a climate change, homeowners insurance, and emergency management study bill, was also introduced with one amendment and sparked debate over its scope and funding, including discussion of a $150,000 Strategic Energy Investment Fund allocation and whether the study would examine the General Assembly’s own climate policies. The transcript ends during that discussion, before any final action on SB 739.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Education (8-18-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh I think you all can just stay seated. We'll move on to our math improvement committee report.
- Uh I think you all can just stay seated. We'll move on to our math improvement committee report.
- Uh I think you all can just stay seated. We'll move on to our math improvement committee report.
- Uh I think you all can just stay seated. We'll move on to our math improvement committee report.
- Uh I think you all can just stay seated.
Keywords:
Call to Order and Roll Call - 00:13
Approval of Minutes - 4:07
Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing - 5:18
Math Improvement Committee Report - 21:02
ETS Praxis Exam - 41:47
KDE Performance Review Data - 1:15:04
Adjournment - 1:57:54, 958, all
Summary:
The committee heard a presentation from KDE on the revised Kentucky academic standards for reading and writing. KDE explained the statutory six-year review process, the public comment periods, and the main revisions, including updates tied to the science of reading, decodable text, encoding/decoding, and an updated vision statement. KDE said 308 responses were received on the initial public comment, most respondents favored keeping standards as-is, and about 12% of standards were revised. The department also said the document was streamlined by removing repeated graphics and reducing its size by about 24%, and that a later comment period drew more than 400 responses. No new standards were flagged for review.
Members asked about alignment between standards, curriculum, assessments, and NAEP, and KDE said instructional resources should be aligned to standards, KSA assessments are aligned to the standards, and screeners/diagnostics help identify student needs. Representative Truett raised the idea of a textbook-to-standards crosswalk, and KDE said publishers and a future repository partner should provide such crosswalks for local districts. Representative Bojanowski asked why foundational reading skills are not directly assessed on the third-grade KSA; KDE responded that the assessment is designed to measure end-of-grade expectations, while screening and diagnostics are used earlier to identify decoding needs. Representative Gel asked about early childhood supports, and KDE said it is working with early learning and special education offices and promoting LETRS professional learning for both teachers and preschool educators.
The committee then received the mathematics improvement committee report. KDE said the mathematics committee unanimously approved a new strategic plan for improving math achievement from pre-K through grade 20 and adult education. The plan centers on six priorities: student empowerment, effective mathematics teaching and learning, continuous educator development and growth, a continuum of learning, community and family partnerships, and teacher recruitment and retention. KDE said the plan is intended as a living document with goals, recommended actions, and evidence bases, and that it aligns with the Kentucky Numeracy Counts Act by supporting high-quality instructional resources, professional learning, and family resources. In response to Senator Thomas, KDE explained that the professional learning recommendation means districts should tailor teacher training to classroom needs and instructional materials so math teachers are better equipped to implement standards and support students.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, June 11, 2026 - PM
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- You don't know who's going to be in the seats 20 years from now, and they may just say, "Well, we don't
- You don't know who's going to be in the seats 20 years from now, and they may just say, "Well, we don't
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in <00:59:07.119>your <00:59:07.440>guys' <00:59:07.839>seats - <00:59:08.400>
to <00:59:08.640>look <00:59:08.799>at the in your guys' seats - to look at the in your guys' seats to look at article<00:59:09.359>
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CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 114 May 8th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Please be seated. Try to gather myself and try to be coherent in this conversation, but um...
- And the bill also says that the state does not have to pay seat fees. >> Occupational taxes.
- And the bill also says that the state does not have to pay seat fees. >> Occupational taxes.
- All those in the chamber not entitled to vote, please be seated and remain seated.
- Please be seated.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and received committee and House messages on a large number of bills. Committee reports advanced several measures, including House Bill 1335 from Health and Human Services, House Bills 1281, 1315, and 1255 from Judiciary, House Bills 1345 and 1417 and Senate Bill 139 from Education, Senate Bill 192 from Transportation and Energy, and a number of Appropriations recommendations. The chamber also received House-passed and revisor-transmitted bills, and later laid over the special-order second reading calendar until later in the day.
A major floor action was adoption of Senate Resolution 26-009, which proclaimed May 2026 as ALS Awareness Month. The resolution described ALS as a fatal neurodegenerative disease, highlighted the need for research, multidisciplinary care, and support for patients and caregivers, and recognized Colorado ALS advocates and medical professionals. Senators spoke personally about the disease’s impact, including the minority leader’s remarks about his mother’s death from ALS. The resolution passed 35-0, and the current roll call was added as co-sponsors.
The Senate then took up third-reading consent calendar bills and passed Senate Bill 186, Senate Bill 188, House Bill 1420, House Bill 1341, House Bill 1015, and House Bill 1423, with recorded no votes on Senate Bill 188 and House Bill 1015. Senate Bill 191, concerning gifts, grants, and donations for nursing-facility reimbursement, was amended on third reading to correct reporting language and then passed 32-3. Senate Bill 125, which would codify disability-rights protections in public schools in response to reduced federal enforcement capacity, generated debate over state responsibility and passed 24-11. Senate Bill 187, creating a commission to study Medicaid and adding managed care entities as stakeholders, passed 31-4 after supporters cited rising Medicaid costs, fraud concerns, and data problems. Senate Bill 189, concerning automated decision-making technology and consequential decisions, was introduced and discussed as an AI-regulation measure, but no final action is shown in the excerpt.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House higher education committee approves omnibus bill 4/16/26
Transcript Highlights:
- The University of Minnesota would welcome a seat at the table to work hand in hand with the legislature
- Minnesota would The University of Minnesota would welcome<01:30:47.440>
a <01:30:47.520>seat the <01:30:47.920>table <01:30:48.159>to <01:30:48.320>work welcome a seat- and<01:30:49.760>
our <01:30:50.000>o The University of Minnesota would welcome a seat - The University of Minnesota would welcome a seat at the table to work hand in hand with the legislature
Summary:
The committee took up House File 4252 and first heard a walkthrough of a DE2 amendment that largely incorporated Office of Higher Education technical and statutory cleanup items, including reporting consolidations, updates to postsecondary registration and licensing statutes, and an anti-fraud provision. New provisions in the DE2 would require public postsecondary institutions to explain developmental courses before enrollment and obtain a written acknowledgement, revise the state grant tuition cap, add a $1.5 million ongoing appropriation in FY 2027 for an identity verification system to combat enrollment fraud, and provide $5,000 one-time funding for reforestation at Bemidji State University. Fiscal staff also noted additional special revenue fund revenue and expenditures tied to licensing and registration litigation response.
The main debate centered on the A8 amendment offered by Representative Rarick, which would require the governor to appoint University of Minnesota regents only from candidates recommended by the joint legislative committee if the legislature fails to elect regents. Rarick argued the amendment was needed to address what he described as conflicts of interest and pay-to-play concerns in recent gubernatorial appointments. Several members questioned whether the language was constitutional, whether it actually addressed conflicts of interest, and whether it should instead refer to ARCAC-screened or ARCAC-recommended candidates. Nonpartisan staff said the governor’s appointment power is addressed in the university charter, not directly in the constitution, but could not definitively assess constitutionality if challenged.
Members were divided: some supported the goal of cleaner governance but said the amendment was not ready or did not match the problem being described; others argued the legislature had failed to complete its own regent appointments and that the amendment was a response to that failure. No vote on the A8 amendment or the bill was reached in the portion provided, though a roll call was requested on the amendment and the chair indicated the bill would continue through amendment consideration before final discussion and vote.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 04/14/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- Because if this bill doesn't get passed this session, we'll effectively be seating this question in a
- Because if this bill doesn't get passed this session, we'll effectively be seating this question in a
- Because if this bill doesn't get passed this session, we'll effectively be seating this question in a
- this session, uh we'll<00:29:53.920>
effectively <00:29:54.560>be <00:29:54.800>seating - <00:29:55.240>
this we'll effectively be seating this we'll effectively be seating this question
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I also want to note that one of our Senate seats on the P20 is filled by Senator Umberger Baton, so pleased
- I also want to note that one of our Senate seats on the P20 is filled by Senator Umberger Baton, so pleased
- opportunity to mention that we have an opportunity to mention that we have an open<00:08:57.960>
seat - c> a<00:08:59.040>
Republican <00:08:59.560>Senator <00:08:59.960>to open seat - for a Republican Senator to open seat for a Republican Senator to sit<00:09:00.280>
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (04/28/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- So, Rebecca, when you come forward, can you sit in that chair, which we have available, the hot seat?
- available the the chair which we have available the the<00:19:00.400>
hot <00:19:00.559>seat - and and uh but we like that the hot seat and and uh but we like that the<00:19:03.600>
way <00 - will say that most districts do try to keep their children within state, but there's only so many seats
- as like they kind of go just around their town a little bit farther until they can find a bed or a seat
Summary:
The subcommittee met for its third discussion on special education aid under retained bill 742, with the chair noting that no action would be taken at the meeting. The chair reviewed prior hearings on Medicaid and local special education funding shortfalls, saying the committee was trying to understand why districts are facing proration of special education aid and how to reduce unfunded costs. He raised a series of questions for the Department of Education about the Nessus system, eligibility and ineligibility, invoices and vouchers, audit procedures, reimbursement rates, out-of-state placements, and who enters data at the district level.
Rebecca Fdet, director of special education services at the Department of Education, explained that Nessus is the statewide special education information system and that every child in special education must be entered into it. She said most districts use it to develop IEPs and track services, while six districts use it only as a data reporting tool. She described which fields are required, how the system connects IEP development to the financial section, and how districts submit invoices when seeking special education aid, court-ordered placement payments, or episode-of-treatment placements. She said the department reviews invoices against the IEP, pays only for allowable services, and uses a cap that notifies districts when they reach the annual limit.
Members asked about who submits the information, how districts decide when to seek aid, and how costs are calculated for individual or group services. Fdet said the district, usually an administrative assistant in the SAU office, submits the documentation electronically, and districts decide when to track students for aid based on their own circumstances. She said reimbursement is based on actual costs tied to the IEP, with group services split among students, and that the department does not generally set rates for local services. The only rate-setting she described was for approved private special education providers, which submit annual cost spreadsheets for tuition rates. She also said out-of-state providers must be approved by their own state, and the department checks licensure and certification through monitoring and investigations if concerns arise.
The department also described its monitoring process, called Program Approval and General Supervision Monitoring, or PAGS. Fdet said districts are reviewed on a six-year cycle, with more intensive review for districts needing assistance or intervention and fewer file requests for districts meeting requirements. She said the department can review up to 65 data points on an IEP and that districts must submit special education aid paperwork by July 31, with superintendent verification due by August 15. The meeting ended with continued questions about procurement, audit procedures, and how the department handles out-of-district and out-of-state placements.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- If you want to stay seated up there with them, that's fine.
- As we were driving down the road, headed back to the school, she was sitting in the... seat with her
- She was squishing her friend with her feet by the window, her head was hanging off the side of the seat
- I put her friend up in the seat that I was in, and I went...
- When the bus stopped, nobody was in the seats that they were supposed to be in.
Bills:
HB4011, HB2680, HB4325, HB4327, HB4944, HB1761, HB4688, HB3453, HB40, HB1707, HB4749, HB2322, HB3647, HB4139, HB4081, HB2203, HB2100, HB4170, HB3104, HB4623, HB40
Keywords:
partition, heirs' property, real estate, co-ownership, family property, non-heir cotenant, right of first refusal, pilot services, liability limitation, maritime commerce, Matagorda Bay, Lavaca Bay, transportation code, maritime industry, civil liability, barratry, penalties, legal actions, damages, wrongful death
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (02/10/2026)
Environment and Agriculture
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (02/18/2025)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- If there's not a seat, um, we don't want people standing in the back.
- waiting in the hall, but we can't have people standing in the back of the room, so um please find a seat
- There are only two seats.
- <01:27:18.440>
I'll seats I'll seats I'll pick<01:27:21.239>there <01:27:21.360>you - We've saved you a seat.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Legislative Oversight & Investigations Committee (7-6-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- If you would come up and have a seat, please. >> Good afternoon.
- If you would, when you get a seat, if you can go ahead and make sure your microphones are on and if you
- when<01:18:07.120>
you <01:18:07.280>get <01:18:07.440>a <01:18:07.600>seat - ,<01:18:07.920>
if If you would, when you get a seat, if If you would, when you get a seat
Keywords:
Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:01
Approve Minutes from June 11, 2026- 00:00:40
Staff Report on 2026 Child Fatality Panel Update- 00:01:17
Panel Staff Response to Report-00:21:12
University of Kentucky Name, Image, and Likeness-00:44:34
Kentucky State Police Update on SERVS-01:17:55
Adjornment-01:33:05, 958, all
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.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- They're right in the city of Waseca, in accordance with our county seat.
- Willmar is the county seat. And but do Kandiyohi children go to the Willmar schools?
- Willmar<00:42:04.320>
is <00:42:04.480>the <00:42:04.560>county <00:42:04.920>seat - c><00:42:05.760>
And <00:42:05.840>but <00:42:06.120>do Willmar is the county seat - And but do Willmar is the county seat.
Keywords:
Crosby, local sales tax, bonding authority, community projects, voter approval, Owatonna, use tax, special law, community center, municipal finance, capital project, sales and use tax, local option tax, city tax, public facility, general election, bond referendum, debt limit, levy limit, Minnesota local government
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 60 (4-15-26) - Part 1
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- But it's also part of the beauty of this body is that these seats do not belong to the individuals that
- 01:02:15.160>
body <01:02:16.120>is <01:02:16.560>that these<01:02:20.040>seats - 20.720>
not <01:02:20.880>belong <01:02:21.480>to <01:02:21.600>the these seats - do not belong to the these seats do not belong to the individuals individuals individuals um<01:02:23.920
- As she steps forward to pursue a seat in the United States Senate, we know she will represent with distinction
Bills:
SB141, SB124, SB56, SJR116, SB94, SB37, SB127, SB197, SB66, SB70, SB133, SB160, SB214, SB312, SB52, SJR62, SJR75
Keywords:
legal advertisements, tax rates, public hearings, transparency, local government, sick leave, education, teacher retirement, benefits, employee compensation, Medicaid, nonopioid analgesics, pain management, health care regulation, utilization controls, physician shortage, health care access, medically underserved areas, medical education, workforce development
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State Committee Meeting - 2026-04-14
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And second, employees initially had the choice to have an assigned seat if they worked in the office
- Samson come up and take your seat, and then I'm gathering this is Miss Mixon.
- Samson come up and take your seat<01:21:40.880>
and <01:21:41.120>then <01:21:41.600> - 41.920>
gathering <01:21:42.239>this <01:21:42.400>is <01:21:42.560>Miss seat - and then I'm gathering this is Miss seat and then I'm gathering this is Miss Mixon.<01:21:43.600>
Keywords:
electronic pull-tabs, pull-tabs, tipboards, gambling tax, Minnesota Racing Commission, Thoroughbred, horse racing, Minnesota-bred horses, breeders, owners, racing purses, industry subsidy, gambling revenue dedication, problem gambling, compulsive gambling treatment, general fund appropriation, state affiliate National Council on Problem Gambling, racing incentives, equine industry, public officers
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 4/7/26
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I think for now, Fay, I think if you want to take a seat, too, and we'll bring up Commissioner Gandhi
- want<00:33:02.800>
to <00:33:02.920>take <00:33:03.200>a <00:33:03.280>seat - ,<00:33:03.679>
too, <00:33:03.960>and if you want to take a seat, too, and if you - want to take a seat, too, and we'll<00:33:04.280>
bring <00:33:04.480>up <00:33:04.640>< - As Vice Chair Anderson said when she was in the chair seat, we're all in agreement about wanting to make
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- You<01:08:13.520>
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Minnesota <01:29:05.360>Youth By guaranteeing two Minnesota Youth Council seats - , one in and one outside the metro, you're not just inviting youth to have a seat at the table.
Keywords:
education finance, school funding, K-12, prekindergarten, pre-K, early childhood education, general education aid, special education, literacy aid, school meals, free school meals, school breakfast, school lunch, charter school lease aid, charter schools, nonpublic pupil aid, private school aid, transportation aid, desegregation aid, integration aid
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, March 17, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Deporting Fraudsters Act put the American taxpayer back in the driver's seat.
- 37.200>
driver's American taxpayer back in the driver's American taxpayer back in the driver's seat - government is to protect American citizens and not illegal aliens, every single Democrat remained seated
- And I yield back the rest of my time. remains seated. Every single one. And remains seated.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So, in the parliamentary procedure behind this, if one of your members would possibly take the seat,
- So, in the parliamentary procedure behind this, if one of your members would possibly take the seat,
- So, in the parliamentary procedure behind this, if one of your members would possibly take the seat,
- Next, we have um you may return to your seat.
- 22.440>
your Next, we have um you may return to your Next, we have um you may return to your seat
Bills:
HF3415
Keywords:
child care, day care, licensed child care center, license-exempt child care, immigration enforcement, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, USCIS, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, judicial warrant, facility access, sensitive locations, immigrant families, Minnesota Statutes chapter 142B, 1183, house
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, please take your seats. Madam Clerk, please call the roll. >> Mr.
- dedicated expedited lines, clearly marked signage indicating availability of expedited services, priority seated
- Priority<01:10:30.480>
seated <01:10:30.880>and <01:10:31.040>waiting <01:10:31.360 - >
areas <01:10:31.679>and Priority seated and waiting areas and Priority seated and waiting
Summary:
The Senate convened, confirmed a quorum, and heard several ceremonial recognitions, including an invocation by seminarian Benjamin Oler and a resolution honoring Taiwan’s ambassador, Alexander Ui Tore, for strengthening Maryland’s partnership with Taiwan. Senators also welcomed the day’s doctor, Dr. Larry Green, AFCEA Central Maryland chapter members, Chesapeake Bay Foundation student leaders, and Salisbury University students visiting for committee work.
On legislation, the chamber referred Senate Bill 995 on cannabis licensing, labor peace agreements, and collective bargaining rules to the Rules Committee, and a bond initiative for New Market Town Hall to the Capital Budget Subcommittee. The Senate then took up Senate Bill 241, which would automatically restore voter registration for individuals released from state correctional facilities; the committee amendments were adopted without objection, and the bill was ordered printed for third reading.
The main floor debate centered on Senate Bill 323, the Juvenile Court Jurisdiction Youth Charging Reform Act. One amendment to keep first-degree assault in automatic adult charging was offered and debated at length, with supporters arguing the offense is extremely serious and should begin in adult court, and opponents saying the bill allows judges to make individualized decisions and aligns Maryland with other states and federal juvenile practice. The amendment failed by a 27-vote negative roll call. A second amendment from the minority whip sought to exclude firearm-in-drug-crime offenses and firearm use with felony drug convictions from automatic juvenile court treatment; the sponsor argued these offenses involve serious armed drug activity and should remain in adult court, while the bill’s supporters emphasized juvenile services and judicial discretion. The transcript cuts off before the vote on that second amendment.