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WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, May 22, 2026 - PM

Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, we support an upgrade to the Secretary of State's software program.
  • , or they can complete a postgraduate degree.
  • bachelor's degree in accounting. bachelor's degree in accounting.
  • Well, so I having a degree conferred.
  • And then a graduate degree on the next page, page 12, moves down to big letter C.
Keywords: 916, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • do not take lightly, and I think the proof that our 2024 elections were conducted with the highest degree
  • do not take lightly, and I think the proof that our 2024 elections were conducted with the highest degree
  • I think the proof that our 2024 elections were conducted with the highest degree of integrity has been
  • do not take lightly, and I think the proof that our 2024 elections were conducted with the highest degree
  • So there's a program called Americans for the Public Trust. They've documented this activity.
Summary: The committee first handled House Bill 27, which would remove the prohibition on political yard signs in planned communities statewide while still allowing communities to regulate size, placement, and duration. The sponsor said the 2023 Planned Communities Act created an unintended consequence by treating similar homeowners differently based on grandfathering dates, and a legal explanation was offered that the bill would clarify the law and avoid constitutional problems. After discussion, the committee voted 15-0 to pass the bill with favorable expression. The next item was an update from the Secretary of State on the 2024 election and implementation of House Bill 53, which created prompt post-election audits. He said the audits were carried out smoothly, most found no discrepancies, and no election winners changed, though he recommended adding a specific timeline to the law. He also discussed voter-roll maintenance, saying Kentucky has removed more than 440,000 ineligible voters since 2020, and argued that federal law and limited access to federal databases remain the main obstacles to faster cleanup. Members asked about the possibility of improper removals, double voting across states, and how provisional voting works. The Secretary said anyone improperly removed can reregister, that any double-voting abuse is likely marginal but still unacceptable, and that provisional ballots are available when eligibility is in doubt and can be reviewed by the county board of elections. He also urged Congress to modernize the 1993 federal voter-registration law, improve access to death and citizenship data, and create a central interstate information-sharing system for election officials.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education May 7th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • , entry-level driver training programs, transportation, distribution, and logistical programs.
  • And then trying to find instructors to teach those hard-to-fill programs.
  • We're finalizing year two of that program.
  • programming on Tuesday.
  • program, where they had a mentor and a teacher...
Summary: The committee met with a large docket and adopted the April 29 minutes. Several bills were heard and advanced, mostly on education, workforce, literacy, early childhood, charter schools, and student mental health. Testimony was generally supportive, with many witnesses waiving in favor; a few bills drew questions about implementation, student awareness, and whether proposals were sufficiently broad or specific. House Bill 406, requiring the Department of Education to study the direction and regulation of interscholastic high school athletics and report back by March 1, 2027, was reported favorably after testimony from a retired principal who urged an open-minded study and discussion from the bill author about compliance and the bill’s purpose. House Bill 380, creating a pilot program between community and technical colleges and local school systems to expand awareness of CDL, entry-level driver training, and related programs, was also reported favorably. House Bill 807, creating a workforce and structure capacity investment program and fund to help industry partner with colleges to train instructors, was reported favorably after support from higher education and industry witnesses; senators raised interest in adding a stronger health care component and in reaching students earlier, but the author said he would work on amendments. The committee also advanced House Bill 316 on adolescent literacy and high-dose tutoring, with amendments clarifying teacher training timing, existing statutory bans on outdated literacy practices, and charter school participation; House Bill 1146, consolidating early childhood governance into a commission; House Bill 28, creating an appeal path for denied teacher certification applicants through BESE; and House Bill 992, assigning early childhood education identification numbers to support data collection on outcomes. House Concurrent Resolution 26, urging BESE to add the science of human growth and development to science and health standards and provide approved instructional resources, was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 386, allowing local districts to let locally authorized charter schools operate as their own LEA under district rules, was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 392, expanding suicide prevention information requirements on school websites, ID cards, handbooks, and signage, was reported favorably as well.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

EIG-AEN, AEN, AEN DEFER Public Hearings 01-29-2025

Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • questions in terms of just the degree questions in terms of just the degree and<00:02:37.319>
  • program within a certain number of years.
  • c><00:49:16.920> the<00:49:17.119> program department does not adopt the program department
  • <01:05:33.760> enough needing to know about the program enough needing to know about the program
  • <01:36:42.760> for invasive species placard program for invasive species placard program for
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint committees heard testimony on Senate Bill 103, relating to electric vehicle batteries, and then moved to Senate Bill 995, relating to renewable fuel. On SB 103, the Department of Health and the State Energy Office supported the measure, and Redwood Materials said it supported the bill’s intent but requested an amendment to add a battery recycler to the commission. Other testimony on SB 103 included support from several individuals and organizations, with one opponent noted. A committee member also raised a possible deadline change requested by the Alliance of Automobile Innovation for future work on the measure. The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 995, which would create tax incentives for sustainable aviation fuel and related renewable fuel production. Supporters included the Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition, Pono Pacific, Hawaiian Airlines/Alaska Airlines, the Tax Foundation, PAR Hawaii, Pacific Biodiesel, and others. Supporters said the bill would help build a local SAF industry, encourage camelina and other feedstocks, and advance decarbonization goals. Several supporters also said they had proposed amendments or technical comments and stood on their written testimony. Opposition testimony argued the bill could allow toxic waste feedstocks, such as construction and demolition waste, into fuel production, and questioned whether the incentives would truly benefit Hawaii farmers or consumers. One opponent said the bill’s benefits could flow to the producer and to imported feedstocks rather than to local agriculture, and another questioned the scale of local land and water available for camelina production. Committee members pressed witnesses on acreage, water use, expected yields, the role of PAR Hawaii’s refinery investment, and whether the state would be subsidizing a business decision that might not produce significant local fuel. No vote or final action was taken in the excerpt provided.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Higher Education and Workforce Development Apr 28th, 2026

Higher Education and Workforce Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • So that But, Rendered in the form of employee hours donated to such programs.
  • Economic Development, DED, they administer the funds, but DNR administers the program.
  • Representative Wilson said that DNR administers the program.
  • These programs that partner with key professional players are no longer just supplementary.
  • I am fortunate because my school has a well-resourced program and dedicated mentors.
Summary: The Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development heard House Bill 3359, presented by Representative Wilson on behalf of Representative Riggs. The bill would create a 20% state income tax credit, capped at $10 million annually beginning in tax year 2027, for donations to registered school robotics/STEAM programs. Eligible contributions were described as cash, equipment, software, materials, supplies, and possibly employee volunteer hours, with a six-year sunset. Committee members asked for clarification on whether the credit applies to individuals or businesses, whether volunteer time by parents or other non-experts would qualify, which state agency would administer reporting, and whether the 20% rate should be higher. Wilson said the bill would need clarifying language, including on volunteer eligibility and the reporting department, and said he was open to revisiting the percentage and other details with the sponsor. The primary witness in support was Sarah Waldron, an 18-year-old Westminster Christian Academy senior and robotics team CEO who said she wrote the bill. She argued the credit would help businesses invest in robotics programs, address unequal access across Missouri, and strengthen workforce readiness in STEM and AI. She said the bill was intended to support business employee volunteer hours, not individual volunteer claims, and noted she had drafted an amendment to provide larger credits for under-resourced schools based on free-and-reduced-lunch percentages. Committee members praised her work and discussed how to target aid toward rural and under-resourced districts. One witness testified in opposition, State Public Advocate Arne C. A. C. Dinoff, who said he supported robotics and the student’s effort but opposed the tax credit because of the state’s budget deficit and the broader cost of tax credit programs. He objected particularly to subsidizing volunteerism and said robotics should be supported locally rather than through a state tax credit. The hearing concluded without a vote or other formal action on the bill.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House public safety panel hears HF435 - Pt. 2 2/25/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Hudson said, “I have to challenge that to a degree because, again, I would ask that you
  • Chair, Representative Hudson, I just have to challenge that to a degree because, again, I would ask that
  • that<00:28:50.200> to<00:28:50.640> to<00:28:51.080> a<00:28:51.480> degree
  • <00:28:52.480> because challenge that to to a degree because challenge that to to a degree
  • to which the safety of the um the degree to which the safety of the female<00:32:04.320> inmates<
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee took up House File 435, a bill framed by supporters as protecting biological women and keeping Minnesota Correctional Facility Shakopee as a women-only facility. Much of the discussion centered on how the Department of Corrections determines placement, whether and how it verifies sex or gender identity, and what the bill would require in practice. Commissioner Snell said Shakopee is the state’s women’s correctional facility, that DOC uses medical and records-based review rather than genital inspections, and that any transfer decisions involve a broader, nine-factor process that includes individual safety and gender-responsive care. He also said there are three transgender women placed at Shakopee. Opponents argued the bill targets a very small and vulnerable population and would increase risk to transgender people, who they said are already disproportionately subject to assault and harassment in custody. Representative Feist said the issue was not a major concern raised by women at Shakopee and that other facility problems were more pressing. Representative Pinto and Representative Curran challenged the bill’s premise and the author’s framing, while Representative Hudson pressed the commissioner on whether safety concerns alone could justify a transfer to Shakopee from a male facility; Snell said other management tools would be used instead. Testimony from Alicia Beckman, a former DOC employee, supported the bill and said women at Shakopee had not been adequately informed or consulted and that their safety had not been taken into account. The exchange became highly contentious, with repeated disputes over whether the bill was about safety or anti-trans ideology. Supporters said the measure was common sense and necessary to protect women and staff at Shakopee, while opponents said it was unconstitutional and harmful. No final vote or other committee action was shown in the excerpt, though members discussed whether the bill had the votes to pass and the chair indicated support for moving it forward.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Environment Committee Meeting - 2026-03-26

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • program, they can and should. program, they can and should.
  • pay for their recycling programs? pay for their recycling programs?
  • county-based recycling programs. county-based recycling programs.
  • <01:26:38.360> I county-based recycling programs." I county-based recycling programs."
  • We have to have a new program.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (04/21/2026)

Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Maybe not to the degree would imagine.
  • So, that's why it's a the wording matters to some degree.
  • <01:38:18.280> Um wording matters to some degree. Um wording matters to some degree.
  • That's all it is an involuntary program.
  • To a degree, yes. And let me follow up.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Mar 18th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I mean, we have a whole program that we.
  • Training for staff on classroom management and behavior intervention programs. programming requires significant
  • Thank you. excellence partnership program and a high school advising program including funding for those
  • We are a parent advocacy program.
  • And that's a really good program.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children.(6-17-26)

Families & Children

Transcript Highlights:
  • support other programs across the state. support other programs across the state.
  • Kentucky 7 1915 C waiver programs. Kentucky 7 1915 C waiver programs.
  • the waiver program. the waiver program.
  • Same program.
  • <01:46:52.400> and But boy, so many of these programs and But boy, so many of these programs
Keywords: 958, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Mar 5th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • are to be made available to all counties who so desire to access those to put in place diversion programs
  • These mediation programs are Free and available in nearly every county.
  • Would you agree to that to a degree?
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

05/11/2026 - Senate Director Nominations

Director Nominations

Transcript Highlights:
  • organization of approximately 8,300 personnel across the Arizona Army and Air National Guard, joint programs
  • Even in the dead of summer, it's 118 degrees.
  • up on the train that runs through down there, and it's, you know, the train is probably 130, 140 degrees
  • Jesus de Santekan Sucheite, a 45-year-old Guatemalan convicted of attempted second-degree murder and
Keywords: 1182, all
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • organization of approximately 8,300 personnel across the Arizona Army and Air National Guard, joint programs
  • Even in the dead of summer, it's 118 degrees.
  • up on the train that runs through down there, and it's, you know, the train is probably 130, 140 degrees
  • Jesus de Santekan Sucheite, a 45-year-old Guatemalan convicted of attempted second-degree murder and
Summary: The Senate Committee on Director Nominations held a confirmation hearing for John Connolly, the current Adjutant General and Director of the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA). Connolly described his background in the Army, National Guard, and military law, and outlined DEMA’s dual mission of supporting the Arizona National Guard and emergency management. He emphasized readiness, modernization of aging aircraft and facilities, growth in capabilities such as drones and electronic warfare, partnerships to restore helicopter training at Silver Bell, and stewardship of resources. He also discussed DEMA’s border-related missions, including Task Force Safe at Nogales, counter-drug operations, and use of artificial intelligence to monitor drone activity and build a common operating picture for law enforcement. Committee members questioned Connolly about his interview and vetting process, his role in emergency management, disaster response in Gila County, support for rural counties and tribes, and services for Guard members and families through the Integrated Resilience Operations Center. Several members pressed him on military discipline, lawful orders, classified information, and the distinction between war and hostilities. Senator Rogers focused on chain of command, combat readiness, and whether Connolly’s JAG background prepared him to lead a combat-oriented force; Connolly responded that his role is to provide ready forces, follow civilian authority, and ensure troops have training, equipment, and family support. He also said he had experience advising commanders and teaching lawful versus unlawful orders. A major point of contention came when members questioned Connolly about the 2021 COVID-19 vaccination mandate for the Guard and whether he had treated it as unlawful or unconstitutional. Connolly said it was a lawful order at the time and that exemption processes existed under the regulations. The hearing also turned to immigration enforcement, emergency powers, and whether the Guard should support ICE; Connolly said the Guard is a support function and would respond to a direct request through the governor, but he could not identify a specific scenario in the abstract. No vote or final action was taken during the hearing, and the committee appeared to continue its review after testimony and questioning.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • I didn't vote for the legislation that created this program.
  • Well, interestingly, the BEADS program hasn't connected anyone yet.
  • If the President asks you to cut an infrastructure program, will you cut the program?
  • We're talking about carrying these programs out for the country.
  • billion program has connected zero homes and locations.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Jun 5th, 2025

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • The way we will do that is by creating a debt reduction program, which on line 99 of the bill is described
  • we actually exempt the Department of Transportation and the Florida Turnpike Enterprise from this program
  • talking about this a lot, you know, a bad year, recessionary year, and we need that money to run programs
  • An unknown, and we need to increase, for example, our funding of Medicaid programs or food programs,
  • What about the possible elimination of school food programs?
Summary: The Appropriations Committee heard three measures focused on state finances. SB 1906 by Senator Brodeur would add a ninth element to the state debt reduction strategy report and create a program to transfer $250 million annually from the General Revenue Fund to accelerate retirement of outstanding state debt, while exempting the Department of Transportation and Florida Turnpike Enterprise. Members questioned the fiscal tradeoffs and flexibility, but the bill was supported in debate and reported favorably. The committee then considered SJR 1908 by Chair Hooper, which would amend the Constitution to raise the Budget Stabilization Fund cap from 10% to 25% of general revenue collections, require $750 million annual deposits until the cap is reached, and allow withdrawals for critical state needs by separate bill with a two-thirds vote, while keeping existing rules for emergencies and revenue shortfalls. Testimony and debate centered on whether Florida already has sufficient reserves, how “critical state need” would be defined, and whether the new requirement would reduce flexibility during recessions or federal funding cuts. Despite opposition from advocacy groups and several senators, the resolution was reported favorably. Finally, the committee took up HB 7031 as the vehicle for the tax package and adopted a delete-everything amendment to place it in the proper posture for conference. As amended, the bill was described as reducing the state sales tax by 0.75%, lowering the commercial rent tax from 2% to 1.25%, eliminating the business rent tax, and creating permanent sales tax exemptions while preserving sales tax holidays. The amended bill was reported favorably, and the committee then adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Administration May 7th, 2025

Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • Even though Simon is on a Medicaid waiver program now, HCS, there are no day habs in Central Texas that
  • autism because he has strong family support and because he's been able to get on a Medicaid waiver program
  • And I know many families who have profound children... ...Medicaid waiver program through a diversion
  • There are numerous programs for individuals with other conditions, but not for those with profound autism
  • Even as a young child, my son was excluded from programs that purported to be for all abilities.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Administration met with a quorum and took up a series of pending resolutions, bills, and the local uncontested calendar. The committee first reported HCR 80 favorably and placed it on the May 9, 2025 local and uncontested calendar. It then heard and approved several commemorative resolutions, including HCR 12 designating September as Deaf Awareness Month for 10 years, HCR 55 reaffirming Poteet as the Strawberry Capital of Texas, HCR 56 designating May as NEC and Breastfeeding Awareness Month, and HB 3096 creating Profound Autism Awareness Day on March 17. Each of these measures was reported favorably to the full Senate, with no opposition in testimony except HB 3096, which included supportive testimony from Tara Duval describing the needs of individuals with profound autism and their families. The committee also approved HCR 58 redesignating Dripping Springs as the Wedding Capital of Texas, SB 2959 designating August as Firearm Safety Month, HCR 74 naming Carthage the Country Music Capital of Texas, HCR 78 establishing Lone Star Santa’s Charities Day, HCR 116 redesignating Brownsville as the Bicycling Capital of the Rio Grande Valley, and HCR 117 designating Port Aransas as the Fishing Capital of Texas. SB 2959 drew supportive testimony from Stephen Price, who emphasized gun safety, suicide prevention, and public awareness, while other measures received no public testimony. All were reported favorably and recommended for the May 9 local and uncontested calendar. Later, the committee approved HCR 6 naming Galveston the Juneteenth Capital of Texas, HCR 50 naming Galveston the Mardi Gras Capital of Texas, HCR 107 making the Texas Almanac the official State Book of Texas, HCR 70 designating Jim Hogg County as the Vaquero Capital of Texas, HCR 71 recognizing LaSalle County for wild hog hunting and related traditions, and HCR 29 designating April as Counseling Awareness Month. HCR 6 received testimony from a Galveston city representative in support of the Juneteenth designation, and HCR 29 received testimony from the Texas Counseling Association supporting recognition of counselors. Finally, the committee certified the May 9, 2025 local and uncontested calendar after removing 32 bills for reasons including penalties, fiscal notes, or opposition, specifically noting SB 317 was removed due to criminal and civil penalties, and then recessed.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Banking, Financial Services and Pensions REVISED: HB1182 - Removed Feb 17th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Banking, Financial Services and Pensions

Transcript Highlights:
  • were hired on or after 7-1-2025 be allowed to participate in the Oklahoma law enforcement retirement program
  • They're all... ...program or system. These are law enforcement agents.
  • At one point did they have to declare that they want to be a part of the drop program?
  • This program is just for five years, so they would get to put their pension...
  • This program is just for five years, so they would get to put their pension into this for five years,
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee May 6th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, what that would be is we have a first degree and second degree.
  • First degree is basically where you take someone's genetic material without their consent.
  • Second degree is when you use their genetic material without their consent.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Appropriations Mar 2nd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's almost a $40 billion program, a major... concerned about the spending in this program.
  • year through a program called the Rural Communities Investment Program.
  • It creates the Autism Education Loan Forgiveness Program for completion of a master's degree in autism
  • That is a repayment program, a loan repayment program.
  • Security Protection Program.
Summary: The Appropriations Committee considered a large agenda of bills and reported several measures favorably. Early action included SB 6, a settled claim bill involving the Department of Children and Families and a trust for Leila Estrada and Sapphire Williams, and CS/CS/SB 1266, which creates a cybersecurity experiential learning and clearance-readiness program through the Department of Commerce and Cyber Florida. The committee also approved SB 532 on clerks of court funding, allowing clerks to retain all excess Article V revenue rather than returning half to the state and clarifying foreclosure sale procedures. In addition, the committee passed CS/CS/SB 1602 and CS/CS/SB 1604 to create and fund a pilot housing program for veterans through the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and CS/SB 1110 to expand Medicaid and private insurance coverage for medically necessary orthotics and prosthetics, including testimony from affected families and advocates. The committee also adopted an amendment and then favorably reported CS/CS/SB 1012 on inmate services, removing the bill’s medical-services compensation provisions while retaining changes to the inmate welfare trust fund and related facility uses. It also adopted a delete-all amendment and then favorably reported CS/CS/CS/SB 1614, which was narrowed to remove a provision allowing local governments to use excess fees to construct new buildings. The committee spent substantial time on CS/SB 17, a Medicaid oversight and transparency bill. The sponsor said the measure would create a joint legislative Medicaid oversight committee, authorize the Legislature to retain its own actuary, modernize Medicaid statutes, strengthen managed-care performance standards, and increase accountability for pharmacy benefit managers and related entities. After amendment, the committee adopted changes removing several PBM-related provisions while retaining the broader oversight framework. Testimony from supporters emphasized transparency, fraud prevention, and cost control, while a PBM trade association asked to continue working on affiliate-manufacturer, network, and payment issues. The bill was reported favorably. The most extensive discussion centered on CS/SB 1758, which proposes major changes to Medicaid and SNAP. The sponsor described five reforms: stronger fraud and overpayment recovery authority, a Medicaid work requirement for certain able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral-health services through Medicaid waivers, pharmacy-program changes to obtain rebates and reduce institutional costs, and SNAP/EBT reforms including photo IDs and work requirements. The committee adopted two amendments: one adding a transitional “glide path” for people who gain employment but risk losing Medicaid, and another exempting hospice patients with six months or less to live. Supporters argued the bill would reduce fraud, improve accountability, and encourage work, while opponents warned it would increase administrative burdens, push eligible people off coverage, and conflict with federal law or guidance. The bill remained under debate with extensive public testimony from advocates, providers, and affected families, and the transcript ends before final disposition on the measure.
DE
Transcript Highlights:
  • After high school, I really want to go to the Naval Academy and get a degree in mechanical engineering
  • I'm really enjoying the Boy State program, and I can't wait to observe today's session.
Summary: The House received communications from the Senate announcing passage of several bills and resolutions and requesting concurrence on a number of measures, including Senate Bills 287, 326, 337, 264, 294, 217, 319, and House bills such as HB 131, 299, 291, 380, 323, 296, 339, and 308, along with House Concurrent Resolution 140. The chamber briefly adjourned and then reconvened, established a quorum, approved the previous day’s minutes, and heard a prayer focused on guidance, justice, Juneteenth, and voting rights. A major item of business was House Concurrent Resolution 155, recognizing the young men from across Delaware participating in the 2026 session of Delaware’s Boy State. Several Boy State delegates were introduced and spoke about their experiences and future plans. The resolution was read by title, a voice vote was taken, and HCR 155 passed the House. Members also used privilege of the floor to introduce guests, including local officials, constituents, and a job-shadowing student. Announcements included a staff birthday, a reminder about illegal fireworks and House Bill 63, and notice that Doggy Day would return to Legislative Hall the next day. The House then passed consent calendar number 26, consisting of SCR 200, 206, 207, 209, 210, 211, and 212, and recessed to the call of the Speaker until the next day.