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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Elections and Constitutional Amendments
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't know. governance, the limits. Other than the governor, I don't know.
- This is a good government issue. Good morning, Chair and members.
- This is a good government issue. Made before. This is a good government issue.
- This is less than the threshold of 10,000 currently required by Section 203.
- Roybal of Los Angeles were influential in the formation of Section 203.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband Apr 16th, 2025
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
Transcript Highlights:
- Under section 191.0525 of the Natural Resources Code, an entity.
- This is true for all entities except those exempted from this requirement under section 191.0525 of the
- Natural Resource Code.
- Um, those are Article 3, Section 52 and Article 9, Section 3.
- There's a lot of permitting that goes on at different levels of government. Um, I would note that.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband Apr 16th, 2025
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, members, under section 191.0525 of the Natural Resources Code, an entity may not begin a project
- This is true for all entities except those exempted from this requirement under section 191.0525. the
- Natural Resources Code.
- What it does... say is that if the federal government were to get out of the business or get out of the
- Those are Article 3, Section 52, and Article 9, Section 3.
Keywords:
telecommunications, local exchange companies, universal service fund, rate maintenance, business expansion, broadband access, internet service, multiunit residential properties, urban areas, affordability programs, fiber-optic cables, public land, construction permits, environmental impact, notification requirements, municipal projects, infrastructure, facility relocation, public right-of-way, 1184
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Health Policy Feb 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- SECTION 29 SENATE BILL 716 IS TRAINING CLINICAL HEALTH TEACH FUNDING PROGRAM.
- SECTIONS NINE, TEN, AT 11 THE SENATE BILL 330 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEACHING HOSPITALS.
- SENATE SECTION 7887 A SENATE BILL 760 AMEND SECTION TO THE FLORIDA STATUE RELATED TO THE SENATE LICENSURE
- IT CAN BE A ZIP CODE OR EVEN A SUB AREA WITHIN THE ZIP CODE WITHIN IN A BIGGER URBAN AREA WHERE THERE
- THERE ARE LEGAL DISTINCTIONS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTROLS IN LARGE PART.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Omnibus budget for health, children and families passes House floor 5/12/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Primary and Secondary Education. (2-4-26)
Primary and Secondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- >> We code a 30-second autonomous program >> We code a 30-second autonomous program that<
- this, we taught ourselves Java coding this, we taught ourselves Java coding and<00:07:58.479>
- To accomplish this, we code our score.
- Uh, there's also an additional section.
- requesting from the federal government requesting from the federal government to<00:41:04.560>
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 44, sponsored by Representative Chris Lewis, which would create a robotics program trust fund and a robotics funding selection committee through the Kentucky Department of Education. Supporters, including Kentucky First Robotics executive director Kelly Gowen and students from Whitfield Academy, said the bill would expand hands-on robotics education in high schools, connect students to manufacturing and engineering careers, and help meet workforce needs. The proposal would fund grants for coach stipends, competition fees, kits, supplies, and related expenses, and Lewis requested a one-time $500,000 appropriation along with private contributions from manufacturers. The students demonstrated their robot and described how robotics programs teach coding, design, manufacturing, and competition skills. The committee took no questions and approved HB 44 with a favorable expression of opinion for passage on the House floor.
The committee then considered House Bill 253, sponsored by Representative James Tipton, which would phase out the use of three-cueing reading instruction and require greater alignment with the science of reading. Tipton said the bill builds on the 2022 Read to Succeed law and would prohibit three cueing in public schools by the 2029-2030 school year, while also barring public university teacher prep programs from teaching it beginning in 2027-2028. He and Kentucky Department of Education officials said the bill is intended to shift instruction toward phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension, and to expand professional learning for teachers through LETRS and other options. KDE testified that enforcement would focus on support rather than punishment, using literacy coaches, regional support staff, and MTSS specialists to help districts transition.
Members discussed the bill’s delayed implementation, the evidence against three cueing, and whether reading recovery should be excluded from approved interventions. Supporters cited studies and brain research they said show three cueing can hurt later reading performance, while several members emphasized the need for teacher flexibility and support. Representative Jackson noted Kentucky’s 2025 NAEP third-grade reading ranking of fourth in the nation as evidence that current efforts are helping. Representative Truett and others raised concerns about how the bill would affect classroom practice and intervention strategies, and Tipton and KDE said the goal is to align instruction with evidence-based methods rather than punish educators. The transcript ends during continued discussion of reading recovery and related instructional approaches, with no final vote on HB 253 shown in the excerpt.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Public School Capital Outlay Council Jun 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, for being at the government to government today and just wondering if tribal.
- I can tell you that using this color coding uh scale is kind of unique.
- They don't see a lot of people doing color coding.
- Um, as far as the, uh, 100% and the red color code, really that what.
- Other sections that we made some additions to were Section 3, policies and procedures were added.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (02/27/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- house Municipal and County government house Municipal and County government committee<00:11:50.519
- law um the voters once so the governing law um the voters once so the governing body<00:22:57.120
- governing body is body uh the Govern governing body is present<00:24:52.720>
and <00:24:52.919 - If you go to section two, it says, as amended by section one of this act, shall apply to any town or
- If you look on line 19, this is section four of the bill, and it says government of town meeting, and
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 3 March, 2026; 9:00 A.M.
Judiciary, Division B
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, this bill simply amends a code section to revise the penalty for procuring prostitution.
- You can look at section 1B.
- Section<00:36:18.400>
one Section one Section one uh<00:36:19.680>modifies <00:36:20.200 - In section one. Uh Mr. Chairman, I >> Yes. In section one. Uh Mr.
- Is that code section in your strike-all? 23:36.
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 1131, which would revise penalties for procuring prostitution by increasing the misdemeanor fine from $200 to $1,000, increasing the felony fine from $1,000 to $2,000, and adding 100 hours of community service. Representative Ford explained that the bill had been changed from an earlier version that made the first offense a felony. The committee approved the bill after brief discussion.
Members then discussed a strike-all for House Bill 1613, a drug trafficking bill that had been amended to add a pill-count threshold for aggravated trafficking and to include language addressing abortion-inducing drugs. The added provisions would make certain conduct involving abortion-inducing drugs a felony punishable by one to ten years and would authorize the Attorney General to seek civil enforcement. Senators raised questions about whether the House and Senate versions were identical, and one member expressed concern about mail-order abortion pills and the lack of medical oversight. Another senator raised a concern about the definition of "clinically diagnosable pregnancy" and ectopic pregnancies. The committee adopted the strike-all and passed the bill.
House Bill 525, dealing with sexual battery sentencing, drew the most extended debate. Representative Rimac said the bill was prompted by constituent concerns about what he viewed as lenient sentences in a few cases and would add minimum sentences of five years for a first offense and ten years for a second offense. After discussion, the committee adopted a friendly amendment narrowing the bill by striking language related to age-difference provisions, with members noting that those provisions could affect cases not intended to be covered. Several senators then debated whether mandatory minimums were appropriate, with some arguing the bill was needed to ensure meaningful punishment for sexual battery and others arguing it would remove judicial discretion and respond to a small number of outlier cases. The committee ultimately passed the bill as amended.
The committee also considered House Bill 538, which would require political subdivisions to cooperate with immigration detainers and give the Attorney General enforcement authority, but only after adding a reverse repealer. Senators raised concerns about possible sovereign-immunity issues and the breadth of the cooperation language, while others urged narrowing the bill to avoid unintended consequences. The committee adopted the strike-all and passed the bill. At the end of the meeting, the chairman introduced House Bill 1612, a Department of Public Safety restructuring bill, and noted that Commissioner Tindell would present it with a possible conceptual amendment, but that bill was not yet discussed in the portion of the transcript provided.
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Legislative Session - Session 2 - 41st Legislative Day Jun 25th, 2026
Delaware House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- There are no changes to this section.
- Originally, this just lived in a different place in the code. It was in a definition section.
- An act to amend Title 16 of the Delaware Code relating to backflow.
- An act to amend Title 16 of the Delaware Code relating to backflow.
- An act to amend Title 11 of the Delaware Code relating to theft.
Summary:
The House convened with Girl State participants presiding for part of the session, including introductions of the student leadership and a unanimous voice vote passing House Concurrent Resolution 152 honoring the young women participating in Delaware Girl State. The chamber also welcomed congressional interns and other guests, accepted the prior day’s minutes, and observed a moment of silence for Nathan Cynix and Kara Feeley before prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.
A major portion of the meeting was devoted to tributes for Representative Ron Gray, who was recognized for his 14 years of service and his work on issues such as bond bills, dredging, bike paths, small business, constituent service, and agriculture-related funding. Multiple members from both parties praised his humor, honesty, mentorship, and dedication to the House and his district. Gray responded with extended remarks reflecting on his family legacy, legislative service, and appreciation for colleagues and staff, and the chamber later sang “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” at his request.
The House then received communications, including Senate messages returning several bills and informing the chamber of Senate passage of additional measures. Members were also told that the FY27 bond bill, House Bill 500, had been placed on desks as a gift for review. The House read in Consent Agenda S, which included House Bill 476, House Joint Resolution 13, Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 168, Senate Bill 297, Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 319, and Senate Joint Resolution 21, and began a roll call vote on the consent agenda.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1997, Judge Stagner is a member. member of the litigation section
- and appellate section, a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and sustaining by fellow. of Tarrant County
- In addition to his role in the Texas government, Justice.
- Code of Criminal Procedure. more, what do you, and this may be way down in the weeds, but what do you
- see as the unique rule of 17.09 versus 17.151 of the Code of Criminal Procedure with regard to this.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Dec 8th, 2025 at 09:32 am
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- There is a produce section in there. But it's fairly new.
- Well, to me, There is a produce section in there. But it's fairly new.
- So there's a whole section right there that the State of New Mexico has.
- Currently, McKinney County has control of that section of land.
- Okay, thank you. but an actual section for the housing.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 29 was of Senate Bill 7016. To provide on this.
- For Sections 83, 84, 88, 89, and 90.
- And then, advanced birth centers—Sections 7, 8, and 87 of Senate Bill 76 amend sections of the Florida
- A HPSA can be a ZIP code or even a subarea within a ZIP code within a bigger urban area where there might
- There's legal distinctions that the federal government controls in large part.
Summary:
The Senate Health Policy Committee received updates from the Agency for Health Care Administration and the Department of Health on implementation of 2024 health care laws. AHCA reviewed progress on workforce and reimbursement measures in Senate Bill 7016 and related bills, including FRAME and TEACH funding, graduate medical education reporting, behavioral health teaching hospitals, acute hospital care at home, advanced birth centers, non-emergent care access plans, and rural emergency hospitals. Agency officials said several programs are already operational or have begun payments, while others are still in rulemaking, federal approval, or report-preparation stages. Senators asked about timing, funding reversion concerns, and whether appropriated dollars would be spent on schedule, especially for behavioral health teaching hospitals and the new birth center category.
The Department of Health then reported on practitioner licensure and public health programs. MQA described implementation of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, the Mobile Act licensure pathway, massage therapy enforcement changes, background screening expansion, liposuction safety requirements, pharmacist HIV post-exposure prophylaxis authority, and chiropractic dry needling. Public health staff updated the committee on FRAME and dental loan repayment, the Sinati screening grant program, the cancer research and innovation changes, the health care innovation council and loan program, the pediatric rare disease grant program, telehealth maternity care expansion, newborn screening for congenital CMV, the sickle cell registry and grants, and the swimming lesson voucher program. Members focused questions on how practitioners were being recruited to underserved areas, the pace of licensure approvals, and whether new programs were on track to use appropriated funds.
The committee also heard a lengthy update from the Office of Medical Marijuana Use. The director reported more than 900,000 qualified patients, real-time seed-to-sale tracking now integrated across most dispensaries and labs, and ongoing compliance work on product testing, advertising, diversion, and patient safety. Senators questioned the decline in qualified physicians, how THC potency is labeled and verified, and what the agency can do about diversion to non-patients. The director said the office relies on complaints, inspections, lab audits, and coordination with law enforcement, and that patients can be suspended if violations are confirmed.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Banking and Finance Committee Apr 21st, 2025
Banking and Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- The recommendation is do pass as amended to the Committee on Local Government. Move the bill.
- AB 407, the motion is do pass as amended and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
- If the federal government wants to get involved in this, I'd say let them.
- It is software that is available for government.
- I think for now it's probably best to take Section 5 out of the bill.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- cross-section of the entire state. cross-section of the entire state.
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to federal government also contributed to federal government also contributed - We are facing a total cost of about $2.5 million to ensure that this site gets up to code.
- . code. code.
- that funding to bring that small section that funding to bring that small section up<00:58:18.480
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Elections and Constitutional Amendments
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, it should be counted, and it's not color-coded by my skin color on the ballot.
- I don't know, governance, the limits. Other than governor, I don't know.
- I am positive that they would approve this because this is a good government proposal.
- This is a good government issue. Made before. This is a good government issue.
- This is less than the threshold of 10,000 currently required by Section 203.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments heard several election-related measures. SB 884 by Senator Umberg proposed expanding polling-place buffer zones, limiting certain law enforcement activity near polling sites, increasing ballot drop boxes and vote center access, and extending the vote-by-mail receipt deadline; supporters said it would protect voters from intimidation, while county election officials opposed it as operationally difficult and costly. The bill was amended in committee to allow county supervisors discretion over expanding the buffer zone and to permit law enforcement entry for crimes against persons or property. It was ultimately passed out of committee on a 4-1 vote after members’ roll calls were completed later in the day. SB 1164 by Senator Cervantes would expand California voting-rights protections by codifying and broadening anti-dilution and anti-suppression rules, adding preclearance for some jurisdictions, and directing courts to favor voting access; it drew strong support from civil rights and voting-rights groups, while one city raised concerns about effects on pending litigation. The committee advanced the bill to Judiciary on a 4-1 vote after later roll call completion.
The committee also considered SB 900 by Senator McNerney, which would streamline political advertisement disclosures by shortening required disclaimer language, allowing standard abbreviations, and increasing the number of top funders disclosed on political mailers from three to five. Supporters from the outdoor advertising industry and campaign finance reform groups said the bill would preserve transparency while making disclosures more readable; it passed unanimously and was sent to Appropriations. In contrast, SB 1225 and its companion SCA 3 by Senator Niello would transfer responsibility for drafting ballot titles and summaries for initiatives and referenda from the Attorney General to the Legislative Analyst’s Office. Supporters argued this would improve neutrality and public trust, while opponents said the current elected Attorney General system is accountable and efficient; both measures were advanced on narrow votes after roll calls were completed later.
Finally, SB 1360 by Senator Cervantes, part of the California Voting Rights Act of 2026 package, would expand language-access requirements for election materials by lowering the threshold for coverage, adding a petition process, and extending protections beyond current federal language categories. Voting-rights and immigrant-advocacy groups strongly supported the bill, while county election officials opposed it unless amended, citing concerns about the precinct-based determination model and implementation details. The committee passed SB 1360 to Appropriations on a 5-0 vote after the later roll call. The committee also approved a consent calendar of seven measures at the start of the hearing.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 4 begins on line 4.15. Section 5 begins on line 4.29 and Section 7 begins on line 6.4.
- section.
- Article 6, School Nutrition, Section 1 beginning on line 45.4 amends the subdivision governing districts
- Section of law cites to a very specific subparagraph of federal code.
- Article 7, Section 14 elaborates on that stricken section.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- the source law from which they were derived, and revise codes as part of codes enacted during the preceding
- or or relettered duplicate official citations, corrected enacted codes to confirm the codes to the source
- law from which they were derived, and revised codes as parts of codes enacted during the preceding legislative
- This bill is the update to the Code of Criminal... providers in this space.
- 3391.004(d) of the Texas Government Code.
Bills:
HCR7
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Administration met with six members present and took up several commemorative and code-revision measures, along with one hospice/palliative care resolution. Senator Hall presented HB 2703, designating July as American Patriotism Month, and HCR 7, designating September 29 as Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Day; both drew no public testimony and were reported favorably. Senator Kolkhorst presented HB 1615, a non-substantive Texas Legislative Council recodification bill relating to water and wastewater special districts, which was also reported favorably. Senator Parker presented HCR 86 recognizing Denton’s “31 Days of Denton Halloween,” and Senator Johnson presented HB 1620, another non-substantive code update; both were left pending at first and later reported favorably. Senator Johnson also presented SB 644, creating Hospice and Palliative Care Day on the second Saturday in October, which was left pending and later reported favorably.
The committee also heard HCR 75, HCR 93, HCR 126, and HCR 92. HCR 75 concerned a local designation tied to marina/guide services and was left pending initially, then later reported favorably. HCR 93 would renew Nacogdoches as the Garden Capital of Texas, HCR 126 would designate Corrigan as the Timber Products Capital of Texas, and HCR 92 would designate the fourth Thursday in March as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day; all were heard without public opposition and later reported favorably. Several members emphasized the historical, cultural, or economic significance of the local designations, while the code-update bills were described as non-substantive recodifications prepared by the Texas Legislative Council.
After taking up pending business, the committee voted to report the measures favorably, with most also recommended for the May 14, 2025 local and uncontested calendar. The committee certified the local and uncontested calendar list for that date, with some items removed because they had already passed earlier in the day or had other issues. The meeting concluded with a motion to recess.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (04/22/2025)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
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do the challenges of each class code do the challenges of each class code do - 00:45:46.000>
that separate section of statute that separate section of statute that dictates< - Um, what New Hampshire has is what we call the reasonable value of service section at Section 24, which
- service um section at section 24 which service um section at section 24 which creates<01:01:35.200
- Um they borrowed in legal section.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
April 15, 2025 - 10:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- If you're with that without a doubt, these are business people who don't like government like government
- You have a code to strong statewide to you, bill, to a code in to inspect to it, too.
- If we change it every 3 years and have a new code, you see to the code.
- In that regard, the building code changes.
- That does not mean that it needs to be government.