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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PBS Public Hearing - Fri Feb 6, 2026 @ 8:30 AM HST

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • testimony is meant to be interpreted as though we don't believe that there is a necessity for that system
  • there is a necessity for that system. there is a necessity for that system.
  • that, my guys, we have passed this and helped pass this bill in six other states, in the federal system
  • So if we create this new position or system, wouldn't there be some redundancy?
  • that allows residents to profile system that allows residents to voluntarily<03:22:13.040> create
Bills: HB676
Summary: The committee heard three public safety bills. HB 2235 would appropriate $1.3 million for the Military Affairs and Community Relations Office to strengthen coordination on military and defense issues. Supporters, including the Hawaii National Guard and DBEDT’s military relations office, said the office helps Hawaiʻi understand federal contracting, USA Jobs, and military-related economic impacts. One member questioned why the state should fund a DoD-related office while Hawaiʻi remains under-reimbursed on impact aid; supporters responded that the office serves Hawaiʻi communities and helps prepare residents for federal jobs. The chair said she intended to recommend the bill pass with a HD1, a blank appropriation to be filled in the committee report, technical amendments, a defective effective date, and updated office title language. HB 2263 would expand Hawaiʻi family leave law to cover qualifying military exigencies. The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, DBEDT’s military relations office, and the Hawaii National Guard supported the measure, saying military families often face short-notice deployments, relocations, briefings, and urgent family arrangements that require time away from work, and that aligning state law with federal standards would provide clarity and consistency. The chair said she would recommend passage with a HD1, a defective effective date, and technical amendments. HB 2291 would clarify that certain National Guard Youth and Educational Programs employees are excluded from collective bargaining, rename the program, and codify its Hawaiian name. The Hawaii National Guard said it was a housekeeping bill with no appropriation, but requested an amendment to align the bill with updated authorities and program references; the chair asked for proposed language before the later decision-making. She said she would recommend passage with a defective date and the requested amendment if provided, and then recessed the hearing until 11:30 a.m. for decision-making on all three bills.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:43:31.200> to of 26 we're using the new system to of 26 we're using the new system to
  • This system. However, it's a technical system. You can't just build it and walk away and let it go.
  • that have statewide trunk radio systems that have statewide trunk radio systems for<01:29:41.920
  • , somebody who used these radio systems, somebody who used these radio systems, uh<01:31:03.760><
  • allow locals to join onto this system. allow locals to join onto this system.
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from December 19 and June 12, then received a staff report on the Kentucky Fire Commission’s minimum training standards and administrative spending. Staff explained that the commission’s current minimum training hours are 115 for volunteer firefighters and 300 for paid firefighters, down from 150 and 400 before January 1, 2023, after the commission removed elective classes not directly tied to NFPA standards. The report found the commission’s certification testing aligns fully with NFPA standards, but recommended that the commission formally promulgate regulations establishing the reduced training hours. On finances, staff said the commission complied with the first statutory cap on administrative reimbursements to KCTCS, but could not verify compliance with a second, more specific cap because the finance system does not break out program-level costs and the statute is vague. Staff recommended the commission work with KCTCS to fix that issue and suggested the General Assembly may wish to clarify the statute. After questions about reimbursement levels and investment income, the committee voted to accept the report. The committee then heard an update on the Kentucky Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel. Staff reported that the panel has implemented two of three prior recommendations: it revised its agency notification letter to clearly state the 90-day response deadline and added response prompts and checkboxes to improve completeness. The third recommendation, to adopt formal written procedures, remains in progress; staff said the panel plans to develop those procedures alongside its new case management system. The panel is meeting its statutory membership and meeting requirements, but agency responses to its recommendations have been inconsistent: 48% were timely and appropriate in 2022, 36% in 2023, and 82% in 2024, though only three of nine timely 2024 responses were fully complete. Staff also described the new case management system project, funded with $200,000 in one-time money, and recommended the panel consult budget staff about use of those funds beyond fiscal year 2025. They reissued the recommendation that the panel develop written procedures for case review, findings, recommendations, and annual reports. Committee members raised concerns about the lack of penalties for noncompliance, the volume and length of panel meetings, and technology barriers to reviewing cases, and one member said the panel’s findings should inform future legislation.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Wed Mar 18, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 29

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

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  • Brown has devoted 12 years of service to the Hawaii State Library System and currently works as a managing
  • of service to the Hawaii<00:26:17.679> State<00:26:18.040> Library<00:26:18.480> System
  • <00:26:19.000> and Hawaii State Library System and Hawaii State Library System and currently
  • This complex enrolls more than one out of every 10 kids in the public school system, and it's home to
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Apr 24th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , but for alli school systems system, but for alli school systems system, but for alli school systems
  • I and when you start getting these systems in place getting these systems in place getting these systems
  • system, and um system, nurses in every system, and um system, nurses in every system, and um um so that's
  • system that's only working off of system that's only working off of system that's only working off of
  • specific that systems already had a had a had a a an alarm system or security in it was a an alarm system
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Session Apr 24th, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • SYSTEM THAT THE DISTRICT USES.
  • THIS TAKES AWAY THE TOTAL AUTONOMY OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.
  • YOURS FOR A TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
  • The goal of our justice system should be rehabilitation.
  • We can't help communities to trust the system if we don't make the system accountable and accessible.
Summary: The Florida House of Representatives conducted legislative business including prayer, pledge, and voting on multiple bills. Key legislation included HB 1105 expanding Florida Bright Futures Scholarship eligibility, HB 443 on charter school regulations (passed 83-23), and HB 1539 on materials harmful to minors (passed 81-29) after extensive debate about book challenges in schools. Other bills addressed education funding, law enforcement benefits, parole guidelines, and various local issues. The Speaker announced budget negotiations with the Senate have stalled, with disagreements over spending levels and tax cuts. The House will not meet this weekend as originally planned. Session adjourned until tomorrow at 10 AM.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 24th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so thank you for giving us that guidance and setting up a system and a legacy that will be here long
  • Speaker, members, this bill brings the gold standard to all Texas families involved in our CPS system
  • or permit amendment the chair recognizes mr.
  • HB number 1690 by Gerdes relating to an application for a permit for the transfer of groundwater out
  • HB number 1562. 1862 by Hernandez relating to massage student permits the chair recognizes mr.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education May 7th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's established a pilot program in partnership with city-parish and other local public school systems
  • a fund and a mechanism to where we can incentivize industry to partner with our community college system
  • What I can tell you is as a system for the LCTCS, or LCTC, we are working collaboratively with our local
  • sensibly and safely establishes such a mechanism, and it empowers Louisiana to comprehend its own system
  • HB 386 permits, not requires, local districts the ability to let locally authorized charter schools operate
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.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 18th, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

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  • retirement systems as well.
  • of retirement systems including military uh<00:30:17.039> other<00:30:17.360> state<00
  • :30:18.080> uh<00:30:18.240> retirement<00:30:18.799> systems<00:30:19.200> as
  • uh other state uh retirement systems as uh other state uh retirement systems as well.<00:30:19.760
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

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

A&B Education Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • benefits to students without the accountability that's accorded to students in our public school system
  • ensures that Oklahoma no longer offers in-state tuition to illegal aliens, which federal law does not permit
  • Can you tell me how this differs from the single sign-on system?
  • I'm presuming it's a new software system, etc. Just tell us a little bit about that.
  • So, no new system necessarily would have to be created.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/02/2026 - Senate Finance

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Just for everyone's awareness, our system is not really bringing up our request to speak.
  • So I think the disconnect is maybe a concern of abuse within the system right now. Okay.
  • I do, but there were problems with the system, so who knows. No problem.
  • Does the permitting process do that?
  • because they can qualify for an ag exemption for permitting.
Summary: The Senate Finance Committee approved the January 26, 2026 minutes and then heard several bills dealing with tax, retirement, and property assessment issues. SB 1215, as amended, was described as a technical “comma bill” that reorganizes the list of firefighter cancer conditions presumed work-related and removes mistakenly included peace officer language; it passed 6-1. SB 1180 would codify Arizona Department of Revenue’s practice of assuming federal conformity for above-the-line income tax items when preparing forms, with supplemental instructions if the legislature later acts differently; it passed 7-0 after discussion about whether it would affect executive-ordered changes. SCR 1028, a voter-referral measure to narrow the statutory exception allowing agencies to set certain fees and assessments without a two-thirds vote, drew sharp debate over majority rule versus limits on delegated fee authority and passed 4-3. The committee also advanced SB 1292, which clarifies that the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System’s 5% ownership cap applies only to publicly traded corporations; PSPRS said the change would avoid compliance problems and unnecessary costs, and it passed 7-0. SB 1294, restoring county assessors’ authority to prorate property values for property destroyed in any manner while preserving a five-year classification benefit only for property destroyed by verifiable accident, passed 6-1. SB 1430, the annual tax corrections act, passed unanimously after DOR said it mainly removes redundant language, fixes a cross-reference, and codifies current practice. The committee then considered SB 1270, which would let CORP employers make optional supplemental retirement contributions of up to $5,000 to Tier 3 correctional officers and related employees at specified service intervals. Supporters from the FOP said it is a flexible retention tool for hard-to-staff correctional jobs, while some members worried it could add costs for counties and not solve the underlying retention problem; it passed 6-1. Finally, SB 1290, which requires advance notice and inspection reports for certain property inspections and bars repeat agricultural inspections for three years, drew strong support from farm groups and strong opposition from county assessors, who argued it would create costs, limit their ability to verify new construction, and interfere with annual valuation duties. The bill passed 4-2 with one member not voting, and the committee adjourned.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Health Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Health

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  • employers that they shall provide an employee uh with a reasonable uh unpaid break time or shall permit
  • employers that they shall provide an employee uh with a reasonable uh unpaid break time or shall permit
  • employers that they shall provide an employee uh with a reasonable uh unpaid break time or shall permit
  • employers that they shall provide an employee uh with a reasonable uh unpaid break time or shall permit
  • an employee to use paid break permit an employee to use paid break time<00:41:12.800> or<00:41
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 30th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Frank mentioned that there is a need for comprehensive support systems and that HB149
  • we added was... ...giving the Secretary of State more options for their expedited business filing system
  • it left the House, the notice was going to be provided through a Department of Public Safety (DPS) system
  • There's 369 million dollars for the Teacher Retirement System to provide active care insurance premium
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 03-19-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Their achievements reflect the very best of Hawaii's public education system, and we are grateful for
  • collaboration, and continuous improvement exemplifies the very best of Hawaii's public education system
  • 40.080> education very best of Hawaii's public education very best of Hawaii's public education system
  • . system. system.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management May 15th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • You'd have to go through a permitting process to get access to water.
  • If no timely objection is filed, the reviewer's finding is binding and the permit must be issued if a
  • Once resolved, the permit proceeds without delay.
  • It's very difficult to predict the timeline of when you're going to get your permits.
  • Permitting delays drive up construction costs and limit the supply of homes.
Bills: SB1708, SB2523, SB1450