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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Mar 4th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you have a different test, your applicants and licensees then have a harder job getting licensed in
  • And we don't want to create a test that we then charge twice as much for. either.
  • Part of my question you just answered, but I wondered what is your timeline to develop a test?
  • Test kits, COVID test kits, the current policy allows for the dispensation of four COVID test kits to
  • The prescription to justify dispensing additional COVID test kits.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> For another means-tested program.
  • So, back on our state assessment test.
  • </c> reason we moved away from that testing reason we moved away from that testing measure<01:40:33.840
  • </c> goes in that newspaper is that test goes in that newspaper is that test score<01:40:59.760><c> and
  • No educator be a multiple choice test.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The task force met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the August 20 meeting, and then heard testimony from Representative Steven Doan on House Bill 439, a school nutrition bill aimed at restricting certain ultra-processed foods in schools. Doan said the bill was inspired by his own health journey and his work in agriculture, and he described the measure as targeting specific chemical additives in foods served during the school day, not concession sales or after-hours activities. He said the bill would phase in later to give schools time to adjust and noted that the list of restricted additives was drawn from efforts in other states and advocacy groups. Members asked about the chemical abstract numbers, fiscal impact, summer meal programs, fundraisers, and whether the bill would affect parent-provided items; Doan said he had not done a fiscal note and explained that the bill was intended to apply only during instructional time on school property. Committee members generally reacted favorably, with some raising practical concerns about cost and implementation. One member asked about high fructose corn syrup, which Doan said was not included because it is too pervasive in the food system. Another member noted that schools already limit some homemade items and asked about the line between school-provided and parent-provided food. Doan also said the list was based in part on Turning Point USA materials and similar laws in other states, and he referenced federal efforts to define ultra-processed foods. The committee then heard from Kentucky Department of Education officials Matt Ross, Lauren Moore, and Katie Embry on school meals and nutrition programs. They outlined Kentucky’s school lunch, breakfast, summer meals, and other USDA child nutrition programs, including participation and reimbursement figures, and explained how community eligibility provision schools, meal patterns, offer-versus-serve, smart snacks, and local wellness policies work. They said USDA and FDA are currently seeking public input on a uniform definition of ultra-processed foods, that there are no current USDA requirements specifically on ultra-processed foods, and that schools already operate under federal and state rules governing competitive foods, including a state time restriction on smart snacks. They also discussed local purchasing, noting its benefits but also the procurement and staffing challenges schools face. No votes or final actions on the bill were taken in the portion provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:10:35.279><c> fires</c> know if they're going to be test fires know if they're going to be test
  • </c> question I ask here I mean from the test question I ask here I mean from the test testimony<00:51
  • test, that those animals do not have the disease.
  • test, that those animals do not have the disease.
  • Currently, the only way to test for it is a brain tissue test of a dead animal, so that's what we really
Bills: HF47 , HF434 , HF1503 , HF1702
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Informal House Session 13 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 4225, authorizing the town of Marblehead to establish a means-tested senior citizen property
  • The House bill, relative to the establishment of a Milton means-tested property tax exemption.
  • The House bill, authorizing the town of Marblehead to establish a means-tested senior citizen property
  • An act relative to the establishment of a Milton means-tested property tax exemption.
  • An act authorizing the town of Marblehead to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The House took up several procedural orders from the Committee on Rules extending reporting deadlines for the Education, Mental Health/Substance Use/Recovery, and Revenue committees, and each order was adopted after suspension of the rules. The chamber also suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow several petitions to be referred, including measures on consumer-connected devices, a trail designation in Groton, beach and habitat management, genetic discrimination in insurance, and antitrust enforcement. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling reported a slate of bills for House consideration, including measures on Taunton water billing, public insurance adjusters, electronic filing for property valuation forms, tax payment interest rates, local property tax exemptions in Milton and Marblehead, a tax exemption for the surviving spouse of a Rentham deputy chief, and West Tisbury’s affordable housing trust fund. The House ordered these bills to a third reading after suspending Rule 7A. The House then passed several engrossed bills to be enacted, including local measures on Boston police age waivers, Bridgewater town council stipends and town manager procedures, and a Cambridge employment and job training trust. Later, the House concurred in a Senate amendment to the Rockland charter bill, passed a Wellesley property tax deferral bill and a Harrell police civil service age-waiver bill to be engrossed, and adopted an order to meet again Wednesday at 11 a.m. before adjourning.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Consumer Protection - 02/25/2026

Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • So a few weeks ago, I had the emissions tested for my gas stove, and the test involved... ...the emissions
  • tested for my gas stove, and the test involves like getting a baseline before the stove is turned on
  • and then you have the stove on for half an hour and they test in the kitchen and the room upstairs,
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Consumer Protection met for its second meeting of 2026, with Chair Rachel May noting National Consumer Protection Week and mentioning upcoming consumer fraud outreach and new online fraud-reporting tools from the Attorney General. The committee considered eight bills focused on consumer issues, including junk fees, arbitration transparency, gas stove labeling, retailer biometric tracking notices, credit monitoring services, and youth sports recording rights. Several bills were advanced with little or no opposition. S.363A on clear and conspicuous pricing for mandatory junk fees was reported to first reading. S.926 on arbitration organizations drew support for its transparency goals, but Senator Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick raised concerns about confidentiality and a private right of action; it was still moved forward. S.1280B on gas stove health-risk labeling also advanced despite opposition from Senators Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick and Weber. S.2539A, requiring retailers to warn customers about electronic tracking and biometric data collection, was supported by Senator Myrie, who described it as a notice-only measure. The committee also advanced S.3078 on credit monitoring services and S.2517, though the transcript of the discussion on S.2517 was largely garbled. Chair May’s S.8666, which would prevent youth sports operators from barring parents from taking in-person photos or recordings of their children, prompted concerns from Senator Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick about privacy, liability, and recordings by other parents; the chair responded that the bill includes limits for safety, court orders, privacy protections, and restricted areas. The meeting concluded after the bills were moved and voted on, with several reported to first reading or to another committee.
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • offered during each school year to high school students, there would be a presidential physical fitness test
  • it means that all students will be included in their curriculum, the president's physical fitness test
  • time I opened my mail a while ago today, the answer is not there yet concerning the physical fitness test
  • On that issue, there is a requirement that all children have to participate in the physical fitness test
  • , and we may need to add an exemption, and I may draft an amendment on that. ...test, and we may need
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The Health Care Task Force reconvened to hear reports from its divisions. The Appropriations Division reviewed a draft bill appropriating $198 million in federal grant funds for the current year and another $198 million for the next grant year, authorizing DHS to transfer funds within its budget, allowing OMB to adjust federal fund authority for related grants, speeding procurement and bulk purchasing, requiring grant recipients to acknowledge the temporary nature of the funding, and mandating periodic reporting. After questions were answered to the division’s satisfaction, the committee voted to forward the appropriations bill draft to Legislative Management. The Policy Division then reviewed four bills. One would require the presidential physical fitness test to be included in high school physical education; another would require physicians to complete one hour of continuing education on nutrition and metabolic health each renewal cycle; a third would add physician assistants to the interstate licensure compact framework; and a fourth would authorize limited pharmacist prescriptive authority and therapeutic substitution. Members generally supported the first three measures and noted that the pharmacist bill had been amended in discussion but was left in its current form so stakeholders could comment before the special session. The division also discussed that all four policy bills were tied to the federal grant funding and that failure to pass them, or changing them in a way that reduced CMS scoring, could reduce or eliminate funding. Department officials confirmed that if any of the bills failed or were altered in a way that lowered the score, the state could lose money and could not make up the points elsewhere. Members raised concerns about the physical fitness bill, including possible exemptions for students with severe illnesses or physical limitations, and noted the need for DPI input. Leadership indicated the special session hearings would likely begin Wednesday morning. The committee then approved a motion for Legislative Council to prepare a committee report for Legislative Management and adjourned, noting the task force may need to remain available during the special session.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
  • You know, the public school systems have adamantly opposed any type of ACE testing done at the school
  • district level, and my question is: are we doing ACE testing on these kids as they're going through
  • DCFS is not doing ACE testing.
  • We do something called the PACE evaluation, but it is not that actual ACE test.
  • Are you saying that the PACE overlaps with the ACE testing so that maybe it's not needed?
Summary: The Joint Committee on Aging, Children, and Youth first approved the February 11 minutes and then reviewed a DCFS policy manual update from Director Tiffany Wright. The rule changes were described as largely terminology and compliance updates to align with new laws, an executive order, and current practice, including moving internal procedures out of the public manual and into DCFS’s internal procedure manual. Members asked whether the changes altered practice or just wording, and Wright said they were mainly procedural and vernacular updates, such as changing terms like “protection plan” to “immediate safety plan” and “safety factor” to “safety threat.” The committee then reviewed and accepted the rule without objection. Wright also presented DCFS performance data for the third quarter of FY 2026, including hotline reports, investigations, foster care, in-home services, permanency, and adoption measures. She noted staffing shortages in some counties, lower timeliness in completing maltreatment reports, and efforts to support those areas with central office staff and daily calls. Members asked about neglect trends, sexual abuse/exploitation categories, behavioral issues, and workforce recruitment and retention. Wright said DCFS is expanding hiring support, outreach, retention efforts, trauma support through UAMS, and a new staff training model beginning July 1. She also presented the biannual overturned investigations report, which tracks hotline calls, true findings, appeals, and reversals by county, and answered questions about comparing it with prior years. Major Jeff Drew of the Crimes Against Children Division presented the 2025 annual report, saying the hotline received 67,987 calls and 37,986 were accepted for investigation, with 6,539 CACD investigations assigned and a 28% substantiation rate. He described hotline operator training, including a four-week program with policy review, scenarios, recorded calls, live call monitoring, and evidence-chain and decision-making instruction. He said the starting salary for hotline operators is $43,888 plus benefits and would check on comparisons with other states. Elizabeth Pooley of the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Arkansas reported that the state’s 29 CACs and 64 multidisciplinary teams served 13,568 children and families in 2025, up about 3,000 from the prior year, and hosted 259 trainings. Members asked about funding, and she said state funding is the same for each center at roughly $70,000 to $75,000, supplemented by federal and community support, with work underway on Arkansas-specific best practices. The meeting ended after a brief unrelated question about Meals on Wheels and a Project Zero adoption event announcement.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
  • processing these cases, you know, the public school systems have adamantly opposed any type of ACE testing
  • My question is: are we doing ACE testing on these kids as they're going through the program, or, you
  • DCFS is not doing ACE testing.
  • We do something called the PACE evaluation, but it is not that actual ACE test. Okay.
  • Are you saying that the PACE overlaps with the ACE testing so that maybe it's not needed?
Summary: The Joint Committee on Aging, Children and Youth approved the February 11 minutes and then reviewed a DCFS policy manual update from Director Tiffany Wright. Wright said the changes move internal procedures out of administrative rule into DCFS’s internal procedure manual under an executive order, while also updating terminology, conforming to enacted laws, revising foster family continuing education hours, and removing obsolete requirements. Members asked whether the changes would alter practice; Wright said they were mainly terminology and process-location changes, intended to make the department more efficient and flexible. The committee then accepted the rule review without objection. Wright next presented DCFS quarterly performance data for the third quarter of FY 2026. She reported 8,610 hotline reports accepted, 6,919 assigned to DCFS, 22% of investigations found true, neglect as the most common substantiated allegation, and continued staffing shortages in some counties affecting timeliness. She also reported 3,420 foster care cases, 1,788 in-home cases involving 4,568 children, 72% monthly home-visit compliance, 36% permanency within 12 months, 4.5% re-entry into foster care, and 156 children available for adoption. Members asked about neglect trends, sexual abuse/exploitation data, behavior-related removals, staffing recruitment and retention, training improvements, and whether ACE-style testing should be considered for children; Wright said DCFS is expanding recruitment, retention, and training efforts and was open to further discussion on education-related assessments. The committee also received DCFS’s biannual overturned investigations report, covering July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, which tracks hotline calls, accepted reports, true findings, appeals, and overturned findings by county. A member asked for comparison to the prior year’s report. Major Jeff Drew then presented the Crimes Against Children Division annual report, saying the hotline received 67,987 calls in 2025, 37,986 were accepted for investigation, and CACD handled 6,539 cases with a 28% substantiation rate. Members asked about hotline operator training, qualifications, salary, and whether Arkansas compares with other states; Drew said operators receive a four-week training that includes law, policy, scenarios, recorded calls, live-call monitoring, and evidence-chain/decision-making instruction. Finally, Elizabeth Pooley of the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Arkansas reported that the statewide network of 29 CACs and 64 multidisciplinary teams served 13,568 children and families in 2025, up about 3,000 from the prior year, and hosted 259 trainings for professionals. She said funding comes from a mix of state, federal, and community sources, with state funding set at roughly $70,000 to $75,000 per center and not based on caseload. Members asked about funding stability and standards of care; Pooley said CACs follow national standards and Arkansas is developing state best practices. The meeting adjourned after no further business.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • with the Oakland Housing Authority to conduct in-depth interviews and standardized site-based speed tests
  • The San Francisco Chronicle documented me conducting a speed test showing a West Oakland resident and
  • times faster than in any of our previous visits, without any hardware upgrades or changes to our testing
  • Oakland Undivided ran nearly half a million speed tests at over 15,000 locations across Oakland.
  • We found that over 75% of internet connections we tested never reached the speed threshold to be considered
Summary: The Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee met to adopt its 2025-2026 rules and hear three bills. The committee first adopted the rules on a roll call vote, then heard AB 1303 by Assemblymember Valencia, which would clarify that a Social Security number is not required to apply for California Lifeline and would restrict sharing subscriber information with immigration enforcement absent a court warrant or subpoena. Supporters said the bill would help vulnerable Californians, including undocumented residents, domestic violence survivors, unhoused people, and identity theft victims, access essential communications services; there was no opposition. The bill passed on a due pass motion and was re-referred to Judiciary. The committee next heard AB 1271 by Assemblymember Bonta, which would require broadband providers to report pricing and speed-performance data to the Department of Consumer Affairs and make the information publicly available, with privacy protections and a standardized reporting template. Supporters argued the bill would improve transparency and help consumers, local governments, and the state understand what broadband service Californians are actually receiving; testimony highlighted disparities in speed and pricing in low-income communities. The bill was amended in committee and passed on a due pass as amended motion to the Committee on Business and Professions. Finally, the committee heard AB 693 by the chair, Assemblymember Boerner, which would consolidate broadband and digital equity functions into a new Department of Broadband and Digital Equity and create an 11-member commission with decision-making authority. Supporters said the current split between agencies creates delays and coordination problems, while members discussed governance, geographic representation, and whether the proposal would require follow-up constitutional or statutory changes. The bill passed 9-0 and was re-referred to Appropriations. Afterward, the committee added AB 1303 and AB 1271 as later add-ons, both of which were also reported out, and the meeting adjourned.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources & Energy.(6-4-26)

Natural Resources & Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • testing, and how we better share data from the individual organizations and stakeholders and agencies
  • that are doing testing.
  • Uh, and it was that could test for PAS.
  • Those that do have tested for a higher level than the allowable amount.
  • Area, and we will go out and test people's ground wells to see if there's PAS impact.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
  • season in Deer Area 2, a deer was voluntarily submitted by a hunter for sampling, and that deer did test
  • Again, the percentage of samples that tested positive.
  • There is a desire to try to incentivize people or reward people for participating in testing rather than
  • . right that we're trying to get people to participate in testing rather than hindering from doing so
  • So that's really our goal with SCR 24, the testing and the science and all those other things.
Summary: The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission met on April 17, 2026, with a quorum present, adopted the agenda and prior minutes, and then focused primarily on chronic wasting disease (CWD) management in light of a new positive deer detection in Washington Parish. Staff explained that the March 11 declaration of emergency expanded the CWD control area into portions of Washington and surrounding parishes, including parts of Morehouse, Union, Lincoln, and Jackson, and that the emergency rule remains in effect for 180 days unless rescinded earlier. The commission also discussed the task force’s report and recommendations, but the chair indicated those recommendations would be tabled pending legislative action on Senate Concurrent Resolution 24 (SCR 24)."} 0}
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

04/09/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We heard in testimony and committee around the concerns of digital testing with younger children, so
  • this amendment seeks to narrow the authority of boards to choose written tests to younger children.
  • We heard in testimony and committee around the concerns of digital testing with younger children, so
  • this amendment seeks to narrow the authority of boards to choose written tests for younger children.
  • ensuring uniform testing in those grades is essential to preserve accuracy and equity when evaluating
Keywords: 1182, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education Oversight Feb 25th, 2026

Education Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • at the beginning of the step of entering into universities, we trust the threshold of a placement test
  • I took a placement test at TCC, and they placed me in the courses that I needed to be in to build me
  • And it sounds like to me we've had plenty of people advocate for test optional and this and that.
  • And to an earlier point, how does this impact, like I know UCO is doing the temporary pilot of no tests
  • Representative Hasenbeck continued, “...or admissions test requirement for that data to show if they’
Summary: The Education Oversight Committee heard several bills focused on higher education, school library materials, military student transfers, women’s privacy, academic grading standards, program review, and teacher professional development. HB 2950, by Rep. Woolley, would remove the ACT requirement for homeschool students seeking Oklahoma’s Promise and bar colleges from imposing extra homeschool-specific hurdles; supporters said it would treat homeschoolers the same as other students, while opponents raised concerns about oversight and taxpayer-funded aid. The committee also heard HB 3132, which would direct higher education institutions to seek accreditors that do not impose DEI mandates, and HB 3700, which would require colleges to grade students only on academic criteria rather than opinions or beliefs. HB 3701 would codify regents’ procedures for reviewing and acting on low-performing degree programs, and HB 4115 would cap required teacher professional development hours, with the sponsor emphasizing local control and that the bill is permissive rather than mandatory. The committee also considered HB 2978, which would prohibit public school library materials from including descriptions or depictions of sexually explicit conduct. Supporters framed it as protecting children and aligning library collections with community standards, while opponents worried the language could limit access to materials that help students understand abuse and safety. HB 4274, a cleanup bill on military student schooling and school choice, would restore omitted transfer language, clarify in-district enrollment timing, and align the six-month relocation requirement with the Open Transfer Act. HB 3242, dealing with privacy for women in schools, universities, and domestic violence shelters, drew questions about how gender would be verified and how the bill would affect transgender students and shelter access. Most bills advanced on motions for due pass after committee discussion. HB 2950, HB 2978, HB 3132, HB 4274, HB 3242, HB 3700, HB 3701, and HB 4115 all received due pass recommendations. HB 3467 was laid over until the next meeting, and the committee then adjourned.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 23rd, 2026

Judiciary and Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • Submit to random drug testing as ordered.
  • Drug testing is fully observed, meaning participants must lift their shirt above their waist, drop their
  • Submit to random drug testing as ordered.
  • The drug testing is invasive, it's rigorous, and it's mandatory.
  • Our participants also test their skills in the real world, all while under supervision of the court.
Keywords: 989, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee Feb 9th, 2026 at 10:30 am

A&B Education Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • They are required to meet a higher ACT test threshold to access the same scholarship their parents have
  • The ACT is a single-day, high-pressure standardized test.
  • It is influenced by test prep, access, testing locations, accommodations, and resources.
  • What is the instruction test? Well, they have a GPA, a great point average.
  • If they think they can, based on their tests that they took, based on...
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • Proving ground, and just nine days later, the Trinity Test, history's first atomic bomb detonation, took
  • the birthplace of America's missile and space activity, conducting over 42,000 rocket and missile tests
  • 16th, 2025, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Anniversary of Trinity Site, remembering the test
  • He's part of the White Sands Test Center.
  • They are the range control for all the testing, so they manage all tests that go on at White Sands.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 23rd, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Just recently, a shrimp testing firm tested the shrimp from various restaurants in the Galveston area
  • Do they test the shrimp? Do they have standards in place?
  • They don't normally test any of the actual product; they just kind of look at the paperwork.
  • Okay, let's test it. Ooh, this stuff's bad. Currently, they do not destroy that product.
  • The FDA catches people doing this every quarter, and they're only testing less than one percent.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 3/9/26

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to view the case test, and we're going to view the budget. Okay.
  • We see they're passing all these tests. That's what we expect to see.
  • We're going to view the case test, and we're going to view the budget. Okay.
  • We see they're passing all these tests. That's what we expect to see.
  • After the vendor is selected, what will the process for beta testing and testing include?
Keywords: 1183, house
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee, February 10, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c><00:10:19.120><c> uh</c><00:10:19.360><c> law</c> able to provide this test to all uh law able to
  • provide this test to all uh law enforcement<00:10:20.079><c> entities</c><00:10:21.040><c> in</c><00
  • </c><00:10:36.959><c> Um,</c> test. also standardized questions.
  • Um, test. also standardized questions.
Bills: HB0032