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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Tue Feb 3, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 8

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

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  • Thank<00:19:28.240> you<00:19:28.320> for<00:19:28.480> being neighborhood board
  • Thank you for being neighborhood board.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Feb 4th, 2026

Commerce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • particular, Microsoft, AT&T, and a lot of automakers, currently have neutrality agreements with their workforce
  • of automakers, that they have, currently they have neutrality agreements with their, with their workforce
  • to pass, our contractors would be punished simply for trying to find, or trying to use the local workforce
  • Furthermore, a critical part of workforce development in Jacksonville is our registered apprenticeship
  • and to utilize and self-reinvest back into the apprenticeship program, so they have a rotating new workforce
Summary: The committee first postponed SB 1456, then heard SB 1236, which would condition state economic development incentives on employers using secret-ballot union elections and prohibit neutrality agreements. The sponsor argued the bill protects workers from coercion and applies only to companies receiving taxpayer-funded incentives; opponents said it was government interference, likely to hurt contractors, apprenticeships, and business growth, and raised concerns about federal preemption and Attorney General enforcement. After debate, the committee reported SB 1236 favorably on a recorded vote. The committee then considered CS/SB 198, a measure to regulate cryptocurrency kiosks by requiring operator registration, fraud warnings, transaction limits, blockchain analytics, receipts, and refund protections for certain first-time transactions tied to fraud. Supporters from the banking industry, AARP, and others said the bill would help stop scams that are targeting seniors and vulnerable adults; one industry witness supported the bill but suggested narrowing the limits for existing users and shortening the new-customer period. The committee reported the bill favorably. Next, the committee took up CS/SB 1356 on dog breeding, pet sales, and breeder registration. The sponsor said the bill is intended to curb puppy mills, improve animal welfare, and add consumer protections, while an amendment removed state oversight of local animal shelters. Pet store representatives supported much of the bill but objected to the three-day waiting period for financed purchases, expanded reimbursement, and unfair trade practice penalties; others argued the bill would add red tape and litigation. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard SB 1722 on app stores and minors, which would require age verification, parental consent for minors, app-content disclosures, and enforcement by the Department of Legal Affairs. Supporters said the bill would help parents protect children online; opponents warned it could force collection of sensitive personal data, create privacy and constitutional problems, and duplicate existing parental tools. Members debated the balance between child safety and privacy, and the committee reported the bill favorably. Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 422 on ADS-B aviation data, which would bar use of ADS-B information to calculate certain landing or access fees; an amendment added departures to the restriction. Pilots supported the bill as a safety and privacy measure, while airport representatives opposed it as undermining airport finances and shifting costs. The amendment was adopted, and the hearing on the bill began with testimony from both sides.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Jan 20th, 2026

Ways and Means Education

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  • The University of Alabama schools may have an advisory board that they want to do.
  • This just means we as a legislature mandate they have this board. Any questions?
  • What were the duties of this board in past legislation?
  • That board met maybe one time or two couple of times. Last time they met was 1998.
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Arizona Board of Regents endorsed a three-year program, so this is an accelerated program on top of the
  • I'm also on the board of the Association for the Chronically Mentally Ill.
  • I'm also on the board of the Association for the Chronically Mentally-Mennally ill.
  • Madam Chair, members, Cam Gano, the executive director of the Board of Pharmacy.
  • Continued operation terminates once the board issues or denies the new permit.
Summary: The committee heard a presentation from the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix on its new tuition-free, three-year regional medical school branch in Yuma, which is intended to address Arizona’s primary care shortage by training students in a rural setting and linking them to rural residency opportunities. Members asked about who could apply, whether out-of-state applicants were eligible, and whether graduates would be required to remain in rural Arizona; the presenter said there is no post-graduation practice commitment, but the program is designed to encourage retention through rural training and residency placement. The committee then considered several child welfare and behavioral health bills. HB 2923 would expand judicial review procedures for court-ordered mental health treatment, adding timelines, notice, counsel protections, and a clear-and-convincing standard for continued treatment; the sponsor and a retired judge said it fills gaps in a 1974 statute. HB 2035 would expand kinship foster care to extended family members, require more notice and written findings when kin placement is denied, and strengthen presumptions favoring placement with relatives or other significant adults; DCS said the bill largely reflects current policy but raised a timing concern about a required report before preliminary protective hearings. HB 2611 would create a Youth Safety Rights and Mental Health Protection Act for foster youth and group homes, adding rights related to immediate and unbiased health care, anti-bullying protections, retaliation safeguards, drug screening, and safety rules; foster youth and former foster youth testified strongly in support, while DCS was neutral and noted possible implementation and fiscal impacts. The committee also heard HB 4004, which would require DCS to investigate credible abuse or neglect reports even when one parent is considered protective, and to take protective action when warranted. Several parents testified that DCS had previously closed or minimized cases because a protective parent existed, leaving children exposed to abuse; DCS did not testify against the bill, and members later said the agency should not use the presence of a safe parent as a reason not to investigate. The committee also considered pharmacy and AHCCCS-related bills: HB 2434 would revise the controlled substances prescription monitoring program and reporting requirements; HB 2732 would continue the State Board of Pharmacy; HB 2733 would make several pharmacy regulation changes including delivery, continuing education, and change-of-ownership rules; and HB 2932 would require AHCCCS contractors to reimburse noncontracting labs referred by contracting providers, which health plans opposed as undermining managed care tools while a lab provider argued it would improve fair payment and competition. On the floor, the committee also took up HB 2086, which would prohibit government and business mask and vaccination mandates, HB 2830, which would require instruction on fetal and prenatal development and bar abortion-related curriculum materials, and HB 2035, HB 2434, HB 2611, HB 2732, HB 2733, HB 2923, HB 2932, and HB 4004. Amendments were adopted on several bills, including HB 2086, HB 2611, HB 2830, and HB 2932. Final committee votes gave HB 2035, HB 2086, HB 2434, HB 2611, HB 2732, HB 2733, HB 2830, HB 2923, HB 2932, and HB 4004 do-pass recommendations, with HB 2086, HB 2611, HB 2830, and HB 2932 reported as amended.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/11/2026 - Senate Education

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • The whole point of Title IX was to give girls a chance to participate in boards and to excel in sports
  • For the record, Jimmy Arwood on behalf of the Arizona School Board Association.
  • leaders being pushed out of school board positions.
  • A school may appeal any funding reduction to the State Board of Education.
  • Instead of stabilizing the workforce, this bill creates fear and uncertainty.
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from February 18 and March 4, 2026, then took up HCR 2003, the Protect Girls in Sports in Arizona Act. Supporters, including Superintendent Tom Horne and several athletes and coaches, argued the measure would protect fairness, safety, and privacy in girls’ sports and locker rooms by requiring sports to be designated male, female, or co-ed and by limiting access to certain private spaces. Opponents, including the ACLU and Arizona Education Association, argued the resolution was discriminatory, would function as a bathroom ban, and could create enforcement and privacy problems. The committee passed HCR 2003 on a 4-3 vote, giving it a due pass recommendation. The committee then heard HB 2020, which would make certain threats or disruptions at educational institutions by minors a class 1 misdemeanor instead of a class 6 felony, and passed it 4-3. HB 2032, which shifts the statewide testing window later in the school year and changes related score deadlines, drew support from school leaders who said it would better reflect full-year learning; it passed 6-1. HB 2033, allowing school districts and charter schools to choose paper-and-pencil statewide testing by governing board vote, also passed 6-0 with one member not voting. HB 2318, establishing term limits for school district governing board members, was amended to clarify the limit applies only after two consecutive four-year terms beginning after a specified date; it passed 4-3 despite opposition from the Arizona School Board Association over impacts on rural districts. The committee next approved HB 2378, which changes eligibility rules for School Facilities Oversight Board members so certain architect and engineer members may not have school-construction business interests, passing 4-3. HB 2313, which prohibits teacher strikes or organized work stoppages and reduces school funding if a strike occurs, passed 4-3 after testimony from educators who said it was punitive and could worsen staffing shortages. Finally, the committee considered HB 2249, which expands the Parents’ Bill of Rights to require written parental consent and notification regarding school facilitation of social transitioning and creates significant civil penalties for violations. Opponents warned it was vague, punitive, and likely to chill ordinary school interactions, while supporters said it was needed to stop schools from hiding information from parents. After adopting a six-page amendment, the committee passed HB 2249 on a 4-3 vote.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The work group will study accessibility, gaps in care, workforce capacity, interest lists, and funding
Bills: HB50
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare May 19th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • A concern was brought to me by a physician concerning medical board judgments.
  • A concern was brought to me by a physician concerning medical board matters remaining unresolved for
  • What it does is direct the board to conduct a two-year study on whether Louisiana should establish a
  • The resolution asks the board to study whether physicians should have the option to have certain medical
  • It also requires the board to study the practical side of how a system like this would work, including
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Education (6-2-26)

Education

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Uh, who's with the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board.
  • I'm the executive director of the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Ways and Means Committee 3/3/25 - Part 1

Ways and Means

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  • our hospitals, and the areas where we're really short because we need folks to stay in the workforce
  • If you'll remember, the School Board Association opposed this.
  • If you'll remember, the School Board Association opposed this.
Bills: HF11
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Ways and Means Committee 3/3/25 - Part 2

Ways and Means

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  • He added that during his time on Workforce over the last four years, the number of questions asked to
  • The chair responded, "The motion is to re-refer this bill to the workforce committee.
  • The chair replied that the motion is to re-refer the bill to the workforce committee.
Bills: HF11
KY
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Summary: The Information Technology Oversight Committee met, approved the January 12, 2026 minutes, and then heard testimony from KCNA Chair David Couch, KCNA Director Jim Barnhart, and KCNA General Counsel Adam Adkins about the ongoing dispute involving KCNA, Excelacom, and the implementation of House Bill 314. Couch said the board and vendor had recently shown some willingness to work toward a settlement, and he emphasized the importance of KCNA’s broadband service to K-12 schools, noting that litigation had already cost about $1.4 million and could cost another $1.4 million if it continued. He also said the board had identified five immediate goals, including reconnecting 38 K-12 sites, de-escalating disputes, better understanding KCNA finances, protecting the state’s bonding rating, and examining whether duplicate networking hardware could be consolidated. A major portion of the discussion focused on whether House Bill 314 changed KCNA’s authority and how much control the Finance and Administration Cabinet and KCNA’s legal counsel have over operations and contracts. Senator Williams argued that the board now has authority to set policy, implement policy, and approve budgets, and questioned why the cabinet appeared to be exercising operational control. Adkins responded that HB 314 changed the reporting chain from the general government cabinet to the finance cabinet but did not alter the board’s authority, and said budget work on the Ice Miller contract predated HB 314. Couch and other members disputed that interpretation, saying the board had not been properly informed about a recent extension or increase in legal spending and that the board’s directives were not being followed. Representative Hodgson asked why the board could not terminate a contractor if it was not carrying out the board’s wishes, and Adkins replied that Ice Miller was not a party to the board’s contract and that the Finance and Administration Cabinet signs such agreements. The exchange ended with committee members and KCNA representatives agreeing to disagree on the meaning of the statute and the extent of board authority. No formal action was taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving testimony.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Mar 11th, 2026

State Government

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  • This is a bill for the workforce. You know, workforce is basically kind of new to us.
  • And it goes and removes labor and adds workforce in several places. >> And if I'm correct, this is a
  • bill brought forth by the Department of Workforce. >> It is correct. >> Okay.
  • workforce in several places. workforce in several places.
  • Workforce. Workforce. >> It<00:15:47.120> is<00:15:47.279> correct.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Public Education Apr 29th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • And this would, the board would.
  • Um, to the state board of education, and I'm trying to understand why the State Board of Education would
  • Um, I wonder if it shouldn't be the school board.
  • I believe that several board members believe that.
  • The board doesn't have the ability to pass bonds.
Bills: HB4, HB54, SB 10, SB 24
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Property Tax Appraisals Apr 17th, 2025

S/C on Property Tax Appraisals

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  • Another thing that the CAD board does is we hire and manage. manage the ARB, the Appraisal Review Board
  • Representation on appraisal district boards.
  • It's not the board members itself.
  • And the way the nomination goes, your county and your school boards can control the whole board.
  • Of all the boards, I think that there need.