Video & Transcript Research : 'guide dog'

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FL
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Feb 26th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • You are steady and sure, and you guide us through this very difficult process.
  • us together, and we disprove the adage that the only way to have a friend in Tallahassee is to get a dog
  • A few months ago, we had a disabled woman whose dog was taken away... cell phone.
  • A few months ago, we had a disabled woman whose dog was taken away.
  • A few months ago, we had a disabled woman whose dog was taken away and she was evicted.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including guests from the press, Florida State women’s soccer, and former Senator Janet Cruz. Members also announced there would be no conference that weekend. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and began taking up a series of bills, often substituting House companions and proceeding quickly to third reading and final passage. Among the measures approved were bills modernizing trust settlement and trustee discharge procedures; revising military affairs laws, including leave protections, retirement eligibility, and assistance programs; creating uniform cash-rounding rules as Florida prepares for the end of the penny; refining podiatric medicine rules on cellular/tissue-based products and informed consent; expanding veterans’ court access statewide; clarifying RV park special assessments; establishing concurrent state-federal jurisdiction for juveniles on military installations; reauthorizing alcoholic beverage loss deductions; and revising bail bond and pretrial release laws, including training, electronic notices, forfeiture timing, and related procedures. Members also passed bills on eyewear insurance licensing, expanding the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund into health science education, streamlining recovery residence regulation, enhancing felony battery penalties, and updating child welfare rules to reduce repeated background checks, make the Step Into Success program permanent, and create a best-practices program. Several bills drew brief supportive remarks, especially those affecting veterans, the National Guard, foster youth, and military families. One bail bond bill prompted questions about charitable bail bonds, with the sponsor stating the current statute would remain unchanged. Most bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously; the bail bond measure passed 36-1, while the others noted here passed with no or minimal opposition. The Senate also adopted an amendment to the military affairs bill and a delete-all amendment to the military-installation jurisdiction bill before final passage. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to honoring Senate Democratic Leader Lori Berman on her farewell. Members from both parties offered extended remarks praising her leadership, preparation, collegiality, advocacy on issues such as voting rights, women’s rights, Israel, anti-Semitism, breast cancer, school safety, and family law, and her effectiveness in committee and on the floor. Berman delivered an extended farewell speech reflecting on her 16 years in the Legislature, her family, her district, and her legislative priorities, and the Senate ordered her remarks spread upon the journal before recessing and later returning to continue the calendar.
FL
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-26 (9:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • You are steady and sure, and you guide us through this very difficult process.
  • us together, and we disprove the adage that the only way to have a friend in Tallahassee is to get a dog
  • A few months ago, we had a disabled woman whose dog was taken away.
  • A few months ago, we had a disabled woman whose dog was taken away.
  • A few months ago, we had a disabled woman whose dog was taken away and she was evicted.
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, several introductions, and an announcement that there would be no conference that weekend. The chamber then took up a long special order calendar and passed a series of bills, often by substituting House companions. Early measures included trust law modernization to create a nonjudicial trustee discharge process, military affairs changes expanding leave and retirement-related provisions, a bill to prepare for the end of penny use by standardizing cash rounding, and a podiatric medicine bill regulating cellular or tissue-based products and informed consent. The Senate also approved veterans court expansion, RV park assessment clarification, alcohol-loss tax deduction authority, bail bond and pretrial release revisions, and a military-installation jurisdiction bill to allow juvenile cases on bases to be handled in state juvenile court under certain conditions. Most bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously, with the bail bond bill passing 36-1 after questions about charitable bail bonds and confirmation that existing law on return of charitable bail funds would remain unchanged. The chamber then paused for a lengthy farewell presentation honoring Senator Lori Berman, featuring a video, remarks from many senators, and Berman’s own closing speech reflecting on her 16 years of service, her legislative priorities, and her call for civility, bipartisanship, and continued support for issues such as school safety, Israel, anti-Semitism, and affordability. After the tribute, the Senate resumed and passed additional bills, including one expanding insurance coverage definitions for portable electronics and eyewear, a workforce and nursing education funding bill broadening support for health science programs, a recovery residences regulatory streamlining bill, a felony battery enhancement bill adding resisting an officer with violence as a qualifying prior offense, and a child welfare bill extending visitor thresholds in out-of-home placements, making the Step Into Success program permanent, and creating a best-practices program. The chamber also advanced a candidate qualification bill tightening party-affiliation requirements and adding a House provision on recent legal name changes; debate began on that measure as the transcript ended.
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Joint Hearing: Senate Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, House Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Jul 31st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • We had six cadaver dog teams that were running. down the river.
  • The fact is that cadaver dogs need to be brought out.
  • to cadaver dogs to go around, so I don't know what that is.
  • This green area is where the dogs.
  • The dogs can do what the dogs can do. We had 14 teams to do it. Ideally.
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
AL
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Feb 26th, 2025

Military and Veterans Affairs

AL
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 12th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

CO
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 031 Feb 13th, 2026

Colorado Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so, we her husband and her dog.
  • She also loved her dog. He was often seen here at the Capitol.
  • She also loved her dog. He was often seen here at the Capitol.
  • And the thing about when a dog pees on carpet is anytime another dog comes in, they pee at that exact
  • > pee<03:47:04.880> at anytime another dog comes in they pee at anytime another dog comes
Keywords: 981, all
Summary: The Senate opened with roll call, approval of the February 12, 2026 journal, and reports that several bills were correctly printed or engrossed. Committee reports then moved Senate Bills 7 and 31 from Health and Human Services, Senate Bills 53 and 54 from Local Government and Housing, and Senate Bill 43 from State, Veterans, and Military Affairs to the Committee of the Whole, with some measures recommended for the consent calendar. The chamber also announced substitute prime sponsors for Senate Bills 260008 and 2631 following Senator Michaelson Jenet’s resignation. The Senate then recessed to hold a memorial for former Senator Faith Winter and later voted to proceed out of order for memorials. Senate Joint Memorial 001, honoring Winter, was read at length and adopted. The memorial described her work on transportation, climate, paid family and medical leave, environmental justice, rural health care, and bipartisan legislation, and it was ordered sent to her family members. The Senate also suspended Rule 31A by a two-thirds vote so current and former House members could address the chamber from the well. Several members and family representatives offered remarks remembering Winter as a mentor, organizer, and coalition-builder. Speakers highlighted her advocacy for paid family leave, transportation funding, cleaner air, women’s leadership, and workplace accountability, as well as her personal warmth and support for colleagues and family. No additional legislative votes or bill actions were taken beyond the memorial adoption and procedural motions.
US
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, March 26, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Speaker, is periodically he would have a hot dog roast during the week, and he would invite folks over
  • Speaker, is periodically he would have a hot dog roast during the week, and he would invite folks over
  • > during<00:12:32.000> the<00:12:32.120> week<00:12:32.320> and have a hot dog
  • roast during the week and have a hot dog roast during the week and he<00:12:32.519> would<00:
  • he would invite folks over for hot dogs he would invite folks over for hot dogs during<00:12:34.639
Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 1012, house, all
AZ
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • He was given, or he inherited, or he took on a dog bone that had been chewed and emaciated.
  • We employ approximately a thousand guides, professional guides. ...for our outfitters, reduces that for
  • We employ approximately 1,000 guides, professional guides.
  • We employ approximately 1,000 guides, professional guides.
  • Our guides are highly trained professionals.
Bills: HB2072, HB2251, HB2279, HB2308, HB2323, HB2342, HB2400, HB2408, HB2456, HB2660, HB2697, HB2868, HB2873, HB2877, HB2910, HB2946, HB2955, HB2991, HB4001, HB4010
Keywords: Cesar Chavez, public holiday, state law, holiday repeal, Arizona Revised Statutes, midwifery, medication administration, healthcare, patient safety, advisory committee, licensed midwives, river trips, liability, outfitter, Grand Canyon, negligence, risk management, contractual waiver, dental practice, business registration
Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 2308, which would prohibit dental insurers and their holding companies from owning dental practices or other businesses regulated by the Arizona Board of Dental Examiners. The sponsor and Arizona Dental Association argued the bill is meant to prevent vertical integration and payer control over provider care, while Delta Dental of Arizona opposed it, saying the measure would block nonprofit insurers from investing in clinics for indigent care and create regulatory burdens. After discussion about private equity ownership in dentistry and whether nonprofit insurers should be exempted, the committee voted 7-0 to give HB 2308 a do pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 4001, as amended, which creates a licensing and enforcement framework for alternative nicotine products beginning in 2028, restricts youth-targeted marketing, and increases penalties for selling to minors or manufacturing/distributing without a license. Supporters, including the sponsor, Border Security Alliance, and industry representatives, said the bill would improve supply-chain transparency, curb illegal products, and strengthen youth access enforcement. Opponents, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, argued the bill should instead create a full tobacco retail licensing system and include broader nicotine definitions, while also warning that enforcement resources would be insufficient. The committee adopted the amendment and then approved the bill 6-1. House Bill 2873, as amended, was also approved unanimously. The bill allows a person or organization that files a city or town referendum petition to withdraw it before it qualifies for the ballot, with retroactive application to withdrawals filed beginning January 1, 2026. The committee then heard House Bill 2408, which revises Arizona Board of Nursing complaint procedures, confidentiality rules, investigation timelines, expungement authority, and board oversight of nursing education programs. The sponsor said the bill responds to long-standing audit findings and aims to improve fairness and timeliness, while nursing board officials opposed provisions affecting education oversight and warned about patient safety, costs, and liability. Nurses and other supporters described delayed investigations and the need for expungement relief. The committee adopted the amendment and passed HB 2408 on a 5-2 vote. Additional bills heard included House Bill 2342, which limits HOA restrictions on backyard shade structures and related installations; it passed 7-0 after supporters described a family hardship case and committee members criticized HOA overreach. House Bill 2323, which extends Arizona’s motor vehicle lemon law protections to lessees, also passed unanimously after testimony from the sponsor, attorneys, and a consumer describing repeated repair failures on a leased vehicle. The committee also began hearing House Bill 4010, which would establish a Board of Genetic Counselors under the Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners and set licensure and disciplinary rules, but the transcript ends before any final action on that bill.
DE
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session - Session 2 - 42nd Legislative Day Jun 30th, 2026

Delaware Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please give strength and wisdom to guide these fine legislators and their decisions, and may they always
  • My wife and I have a dog, and so she has to go home.
  • Would Senator Pardee's dog be eligible as a protection animal?
  • Well, I just want to note I'm very happy that Senator Pardee's dog...
  • Would Senator Pardee's dog be eligible as a protection animal?
Summary: The Senate received communications from the House on numerous measures, including several bills and resolutions passed with amendments, committee reports on bills such as large energy use facilities, campaign finance, voting rights, and appropriations, and a list of pre-file legislation. The chamber then moved through a long floor session with confirmations, bill readings, and roll-call votes, ultimately confirming the nomination of Morgan T. Zern to the Delaware Supreme Court by a 21-0 vote. Among the major policy items considered were property tax and school tax measures tied to the statewide reassessment. The Senate passed House Bill 460, clarifying monthly municipal permit-data reporting to New Castle County; House Bill 461, granting temporary authority for New Castle County school districts to reset school tax rates for one cycle; and House Bill 462, making the split school tax rate permanent with a lower nonresidential cap. Members discussed the fiscal effects at length, including testimony from a school district finance officer that HB 461 would allow revenue-neutral rate setting and offset the fiscal note on HB 462. The Senate also passed House Bill 365 creating a Delaware Indigenous Affairs Commission, House Bill 458 on backflow requirements for low-hazard buildings, Senate Bill 27 establishing the Office of New Americans with a sunset and interagency coordination, and Senate Bill 315 on the Delaware Technical Innovation Program. The chamber also approved Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 300, a firearms dealer regulation bill, after extensive debate over amendments, confidentiality, background checks, and the balance between public safety and burdens on lawful dealers. Several members raised constitutional and practical objections, while supporters argued the bill would reduce trafficking, straw purchases, and theft from dealers. In addition, the Senate passed House Bill 305 creating a diabetes wellness pilot program, with supporters emphasizing the state’s diabetes burden and the program’s federal funding, and House Concurrent Resolution 157, which asks the State Lottery Office to report on iLottery’s impact on small businesses. Senate Bill 325, a fire prevention/background-check bill, was laid on the table after concerns about a late House amendment and requests for more time to consult stakeholders.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/04/26

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • door to let the their their family dog door to let the their their family dog out,<00:15:51.600>
  • Uh, stray dogs are a lot further away and they get shot sooner than that.
  • Uh, stray dogs have just shot that down.
  • Uh, stray dogs are<00:40:31.839> a<00:40:32.000> lot<00:40:32.160> further<00:40
  • <00:46:01.920> out<00:46:02.160> that when you get up to let your dog out that when
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
US
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, February 10, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Carolyn devoted 22 years to Winchester City Council, guiding the city with wisdom and heart.
  • This historic season was guided by first-year head coach James Osborne and Coach Rachel Miller.
  • THIS HISTORIC SEASON WAS GUIDED BY FIRST YEAR HEAD COACH JAMES OSBORNE AND COACH RACHEL MILLER.
  • Relish on hot dogs. Good.
  • Relish on hot dogs. Good.
Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1012, house, all
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Culture, Recreation & Tourism Mar 6th, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • extensive range of operations and services, public event scheduling, museum exhibits large and small, guided
  • Texas' culinary scene received international recognition. with the launch of the first ever Michelin Guide
  • There are programs like... collections, where they work with aging Texans with a guided conversation.
  • It means that Texas wildlife, including the white-tailed deer and even pets, cats and dogs, and even
  • Yeah, I think I know y'all have a dog in this fight and just all options. need to be on the table, in
Keywords: 1184, house, all
MA
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • and this is a special state where history is honored and the future of generations are mentored and guided
  • So we're very proud of the Indigenous voices that are guiding the process towards the seal and motto
  • back enough gold to their colonizers, told girls as young as age nine into sexual slavery, and sent dogs
  • back enough gold to their colonizers, told girls as young as age nine into sexual slavery, and sent dogs
  • after Taino men and women to chase and terrorize them. sexual slavery and sent dogs after Taino men
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The hearing covered a wide range of bills, with substantial testimony on commemorative days and several local development measures. Early testimony focused on competing proposals about Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Senator Comerford and others supported redesignating the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, while several Italian American legislators and advocates opposed changing Columbus Day and instead urged a separate Indigenous Peoples’ Day on August 9 or another date. Committee members noted the long-running debate, discussed the state flag and motto review process, and emphasized that any changes would require legislation. No votes were taken during the hearing. The committee also heard strong support for a Fred Korematsu Day bill, with testimony from advocates, legal organizations, community leaders, and Korematsu’s daughter. Witnesses described Korematsu’s resistance to Japanese American incarceration during World War II, argued that his story remains relevant amid current immigration and civil liberties concerns, and said the designation would help educate students and the public. A separate bill to designate September as PCOS Awareness Month drew testimony from Senator Miranda and health advocates, who described the disorder’s prevalence, frequent misdiagnosis, fertility and pregnancy risks, and the value of public awareness and education. Other bills discussed included a Domestic Workers’ Rights Day proposal, supported by Representative Garcia and Representative Sousa, who spoke about the invisibility and vulnerability of domestic workers and the importance of recognizing their labor. The committee also heard support for a veteran suicide awareness and remembrance day, a Boston branch library and affordable housing project in Dorchester, and a Fall River waterfront redevelopment bill transferring land to the local redevelopment authority for a major mixed-use project. In addition, Senator Miranda testified in favor of a memorial portrait for former Representative Doris Bunty, highlighting her pioneering role in the legislature and Boston public housing. The hearing was hybrid and lengthy, with the chair repeatedly asking witnesses to be concise and noting that testimony would be public record.
MA
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Health Care Financing Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

Transcript Highlights:
  • in a wonderful place, Hale House, in the Back Bay, surrounded by millionaires and their millionaire dogs
  • I do believe the dogs have a PNA of at least $113 a month.
  • And that's a group of residents who come together, may be guided by a staff person, and once a month,
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing held a public hearing focused largely on senior long-term care issues, family caregiving, post-acute care access, and direct care workforce pay. Testimony strongly supported bills to raise the personal needs allowance for nursing home and rest home residents (including H. 1411, S. 482, and related bills), with speakers from Mass Senior Action, Dignity Alliance, nursing home residents, providers, and former state officials arguing that the current $72.80 monthly allowance has been unchanged since 2008 and is inadequate for basic items like clothing, toiletries, haircuts, and transportation. Witnesses also backed bills to increase MassHealth asset and income limits for seniors and to stop counting life insurance as cash, describing the current rules as outdated and harmful to low-income elders. The committee also heard testimony on bills allowing family members, including spouses and guardians, to be paid caregivers (H. 1394/S. 886), with supporters saying this would help families keep loved ones at home and reduce reliance on costly institutional care. Another set of bills (H. 1412/S. 903) drew support from a physician who said clearer MassHealth communication and improved post-acute care determination processes would help reduce delays and backlogs for patients awaiting skilled nursing, rehabilitation, or other post-acute placement. Several speakers emphasized that better home- and community-based care can prevent hospital readmissions and support independence. A major portion of the hearing focused on S. 877, which would establish an enhanced care worker minimum wage of $25 per hour, indexed to inflation, for certain home care and human services workers. Union representatives and direct care workers from SEIU Local 509, 1199 SEIU, and the AFL-CIO described severe staffing shortages, burnout, low wages, and high turnover across home care, mental health, disability services, and crisis response. They argued that higher pay is necessary to recruit and retain workers and to stabilize services for vulnerable residents. Committee members asked about costs, comparisons with other states, and whether non-wage incentives could help, but witnesses repeatedly said wages were the central issue. The hearing concluded after all registered testimony was heard, with the committee noting it would continue accepting written testimony and then adjourning.
VA
VA

Virginia 2026 1st Special Session

Freedom of Information Advisory Council May 4th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • survey sheet, should be the top sheet, just will help sort of Be the top sheet, just will help sort of guide
  • So I guess, yeah, the fourth one—the dog bites case—the records were subject to FOIA, but the appellee
  • meetings we've had but still that was the latest FOIA matters so I guess yeah the fourth one the the dog
Keywords: Freedom of Information Advisory Council, 976, house, all
Summary: The Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council met in May 2026, welcomed new member Delegate Kimberly Pope Adams, and noted that Chair Marcus Simon could not succeed himself, so formal leadership elections would be deferred until a later meeting. Staff then gave a legislative update on 15 FOIA-related bills that had passed, including council-recommended measures on minors’ contact information in state programs and posting proposed agendas online, along with other changes involving lottery winners, utility account numbers, suicide fatality review teams, hospital workplace violence reporting, marijuana regulation, election records, law-enforcement oversight bodies, and a university name change. Members also discussed concerns about the new agenda-posting bill and the need to watch how it affects closed sessions and late-added agenda items. The council heard presentations on several bills referred to it. Delegate Wachsmann explained HB 313, which would expand FOIA access for nonresidents who own real property in Virginia; members raised concerns about drafting and scope, and the bill was referred to the records subcommittee. Delegate Cohen’s HB 463, which would redefine “meeting” and broaden remote participation rules, drew mixed reactions, with some members opposing it as too permissive and others suggesting narrower revisions; it was referred to the meetings subcommittee. The council also discussed HB 159 and HB 160, two bills aimed at speeding FOIA enforcement and clarifying remedies when public bodies fail to comply; after hearing from the Attorney General’s office and Boyd-Graves Conference representatives, members agreed these issues warranted a new remedies subcommittee. Under continued business, staff reported on a 50-state survey of the term “personal information,” and members asked for additional research on FOIA fees and alternative records-access models, including how other states and the federal government handle reading rooms and electronic access. The council also heard from Fairfax County about AI-generated FOIA requests, with concerns that AI can produce overly broad, adversarial, or legally confused requests that increase burdens and disputes; members suggested updating requester guidance and training materials. Finally, the council received a judicial update on four recent cases with limited FOIA implications, took public comment on out-of-state requesters and fee issues, and agreed to keep existing subcommittees, add a remedies subcommittee, and schedule subcommittee work before the next quarterly meeting.
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Education K-16 (Part I) Apr 1st, 2025

Education K-16

Transcript Highlights:
  • But if we can effectively be like a pack of police dogs that are working with that officer, we can significantly
  • It's just like a police dog, but even more difficult to shoot.
  • real-time formative progress monitoring, not more STAAR-style testing, but short assessments that guide
Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 met with a quorum and announced a full agenda, including combined public testimony for two bills related to student personal communication devices. The committee first took up Senate Bill 1262 by Senator Nichols, a school safety cleanup bill following House Bill 3. The bill would allow TEA to commission peace officers for school safety purposes, require annual renewal of good-cause exceptions to armed guard requirements, create a new report based on intruder detection audits and vulnerability assessments, and require behavioral threat assessment teams to include someone with specific knowledge of a special education student’s disability. Committee members asked about the difference between TCOLE licensing and TEA commissioning, the scope of the officers’ authority, and how the good-cause exception would work. The committee substitute was adopted, and public testimony included support from school safety and drone-response advocates, Disability Rights Texas in favor of the special education provisions, and a student witness raising concerns about the mental health impact of repeated lockdowns and the need for immediate, reliable school safety responses. The bill was left pending after testimony, then the committee briefly recessed and later reopened testimony to hear the student witness. The committee then laid out Senate Bill 2252 by Senator Creighton, a major early literacy and numeracy bill for kindergarten through third grade. Creighton said the bill builds on prior literacy efforts by funding teacher stipends for literacy and math academies, providing free and clearly administered screeners and assessments, expanding screening options, clarifying how results are used, supporting high-quality pre-K, and increasing the early education allotment. He emphasized low reading performance and the need for early intervention. Members discussed how the bill differs from earlier academy models and whether the assessments are diagnostic or high-stakes; Creighton and witnesses said the tools are intended to identify students needing support, not to serve as punitive testing. The committee adopted the substitute. Witnesses for SB 2252 largely supported the bill. A Uplift Education representative described strong gains from small-group literacy tutoring and said students receiving targeted support can make more than a year of growth in a year. An education specialist explained that the bill aligns general education screening with existing dyslexia and special education practices and helps districts identify students who need intervention before a disability evaluation is required. A Commit Partnership witness cited statewide reading data, the importance of high-quality pre-K, and the need for transparent, consistent progress monitoring and parent engagement. Members asked about the meaning of the growth data, how dyslexia screening works, and how the bill would help identify struggling students earlier. Before finishing all questions, the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair after the floor session.
NM
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Mar 5th, 2025

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • But the word actually comes from a Powhatan word in Algonquian. which means white dog or dog-like beast
  • This will guide folks in the right direction regarding regulations for housing. Thank you.
WY
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session-Day 9, February 19, 2026-AM

Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And where my vision fails, your knowledge will guide."
  • vision fails, your And where my vision fails, your knowledge<00:04:23.440> will<00:04:23.759> guide
  • > And<00:04:25.440> so<00:04:25.680> we<00:04:25.919> pray knowledge will guide
  • And so we pray knowledge will guide.
  • Senate File 27, second reading of the Senate file. >> Senate File 27, Leash Dogs for Tracking Black Bear
Keywords: 916, all
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We just asked Father that you guide us, order our steps.
  • And whereas in 2024, more than eleven thousand dogs and cats in Oklahoma were euthanized due to lack
Bills: SB1636, SB1584, SB1730, SB1255, SB1627, SB137, SB2062, SB1470, SB1284, SB1632, SB1594, SB2045, SB1251, SB1884, SB1250, SB1630, SB1262, SB1374, SB1292, SB1432, SB1199, SB1790, SB1481, SB1614, SB1734, SB1437, SB1489, SB1718, SB1778, SB1327, SB1372, SB1403, SB1937, SB277, SB2131, SB1749, SB1348, SB1469, SB2018, SB1931, SB1530, SB2155, SB2030, SB1926, SB2170, SB2151, SB2166, SB1213, SB1381, SB1824, SB1876, SB1728, SB1582, SB1286, SB1386, SB1708, SB1618, SB2106, SB1471, SB2139, SB2154, SB1619, SCR15, HB2786, HB2787, SB1525, SB2011, SB2159
Keywords: cold case, unsolved homicide, violent crime, case file review, law enforcement, police records, victim family, immediate family member, designated person, forensic testing, witness reinterview, investigative leads, cold case unit, unsolved murder, public safety, Title 21, Oklahoma statutes, sexual assault, evidence kits, DNA testing
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AGR-EEP Joint Public Hearing - Fri Feb 6, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Agriculture & Food Systems

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are undermining the very spirit of Aloha that has guided them for generations.
  • We are undermining the very spirit of Aloha that has guided them for generations.
  • We are undermining the very spirit of Aloha that has guided them for generations.
  • My dog can't catch them. also we were able to have people come also we were able to have people come
  • My dog can't catch them. But I can hear them, and it does affect your health, not just a nuisance.
Bills: HB1621, HB1880, HB1831
Keywords: pesticides, environmental impact, agriculture, 1,3-dichloropropene, chlorpyrifos, land management, wastewater compliance, state funding, survey issues, 910, house, all
Summary: The joint committees on Agriculture and Food Systems and Energy and Environmental Protection heard three bills. HB 1621 would create a conservation, agriculture, and soil health incentive program under the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, with annual reporting and funding. Testimony was broadly supportive from the Climate Commission, University of Hawaiʻi, Hawaii Farmers Union, White Alliance for Progressive Action, and the Farm Bureau, and the bill was described as a way to advance soil health and support producers. HB 1880 would prohibit, beginning in 2027, the use of pesticides containing 1,3-dichloropropene (such as Telone). The Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity offered written comments, Hawaii Farmers Union supported the ban citing drift and health concerns, and the Farm Bureau opposed it, arguing growers need such tools; the bill also drew discussion about crop rotation and other pest-management practices. HB 1831 would authorize funding to address survey deficiencies and wastewater compliance issues on certain non-agricultural parklands; the Attorney General’s Office warned the bill as written may violate the U.S. Constitution’s contract clause and suggested revisions, while the department and Farm Bureau supported the measure’s intent. The committees later took up decision-making and voted to pass all three measures with amendments, with the effective dates changed to July 1, 3000 and HB 1831 amended to reflect the Attorney General’s suggested changes. The Agriculture and Food Systems committee then heard HB 1572, which would establish a four-year restorative aquaculture development program to streamline permitting, expand infrastructure and workforce capacity, create pilot sites, and convene an advisory council. The Attorney General noted a technical issue about whether council members would be compensated, and the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Farmers Union all expressed support for streamlining aquaculture and promoting restorative aquaculture. Members asked about the bill’s focus on restorative aquaculture, and the department said the program would give the area dedicated resources and a framework. The committee also heard HB 219, which would temporarily reestablish the coffee berry borer pesticide subsidy program and manager position; the department, Waimea Coffee Association, Farm Bureau, and Farmers Union supported it. HB 2139 would fund University of Hawaiʻi research on treatment methods for the Queensland longhorn beetle. Testimony from DLNR, the invasive species council, university researchers, farmers, and the Farm Bureau emphasized the beetle’s spread and damage to trees and crops, and described nematode biocontrol as promising but labor-intensive and in need of more research and scaling. Members asked whether the funding was for research rather than a position, whether the current nematode approach is sufficient for large orchards, and whether other controls are being explored; the response was that the bill funds testing and that more work is needed, including local production of nematodes if the method proves effective.