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WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Nurses are not often trained to work in a school setting, and this program is a lifeline often for school
- of School Business Officials on behalf of hundreds of school leaders statewide.
- Rick Chesa with Public School Employees, representing the essential workforce that keeps our schools
- platform, School Links.
- We urge you to provide dedicated funding for the High School and Beyond platform, School Links.
Bills:
HB2289
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
appropriations, budget, fiscal matters, state spending, general fund, supplemental budget, biennial budget, substitute bill, public defense, civil legal aid, courts, judicial branch, homelessness, supportive housing, affordable housing, behavioral health, juvenile rehabilitation, youth services, child welfare, foster care
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So, people who had purchased various components of that game at that home... ticket.
- ><c> various</c> people who had purchased various people who had purchased various components<00:05:25.280
- </c><00:25:46.320><c> music,</c> include purchasing new sheet music, include purchasing new sheet music
- at the state tournament and our high school band was down there with them.
- </c> school band was down there with them. school band was down there with them.
Committee:
Senate Taxes
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- After analyzing the capital investment it would take to grow the herd, update the facility, and purchase
- In 2019, we purchased the cows and cheese-making equipment from the neighboring farm.
- In 2019, we purchased the cows and cheese-making equipment from the neighboring farm and leased their
- Since 2020, we've increased the original investment and purchased the property in 2024.
- And so I'm telling my three children that are in college and high school, if God's calling them to be
Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Summary:
The Committee on Agriculture convened, took roll, and heard Senate Bill 58 by Senator Harrow, which would create regulation for companion animal cremation. Harrow described a case involving mishandled pet remains and said the bill would require written service descriptions, prohibit false or misleading statements, require certification with returned remains, authorize Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services rulemaking, and impose civil penalties for violations. With no questions or public opposition, the committee voted the bill favorably.
The committee then heard presentations on robotics in agriculture and aquaculture. Dr. Nathan Boyd of UF/IFAS discussed the rapid growth of agricultural robotics, including AI-driven weed detection, targeted spraying, autonomous tractors, and harvesting technology, emphasizing reduced pesticide use, lower input costs, and labor-saving automation. Dr. Nicole Kirchoff of Live Advantage Bait and Adrian Johnson of the Florida Shellfish Aquaculture Association highlighted aquaculture’s economic and environmental value, Florida’s strong position in the industry, and challenges including hurricane losses, lack of insurance, land-use instability, capital access, and water quality. They urged support for working waterfronts, risk mitigation, and policies to help the sector commercialize and expand.
The committee also heard from dairy producers Kevin Lusher and Jacob Larson. Lusher described his family’s dairy and artisan cheese business, noting reliance on USDA grants, rising costs, labor shortages, and regulatory burdens, and asked for more grant support, marketing for Fresh From Florida products, and permanent funding for Farmers Feeding Florida. Larson discussed the broader dairy market, declining herd sizes due to efficiency gains, high production costs in Florida, and competition from out-of-state processing, suggesting incentives for local processing and supply management. Finally, FDOT Chief Planner Wayway Schen presented on arterial and local road funding programs, including ART, ARTW, SCOP, SCRAP, CIGP, and TRIP, and said rural road needs remain significant, with more than $16 billion in unfunded or partially funded project needs. The committee adjourned after brief discussion and thanks to the presenters.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS House Floor - 12 February, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Colland Community of our state schools.
- And if they could purchase it cheaper through this portal, then they could make that purchase and save
- If they could purchase it cheaper through this portal, then they could make that purchase and save money
- If everyone could look to the south gallery, we have the Papaville High School and Middle School choir
- </c> Lewis Shramm and Oakrove High School Lewis Shramm and Oakrove High School who's<05:05:32.958><c>
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Entergy does not profit from... these purchases and will not profit from them in the future.
- If you look at the non-ERCOT areas, they now have a rider for generation, transmission, purchase power
- There are some extraordinary purchases I want to make, but it's just not in my budget, you know?
- You know, you give the money to the school districts and you say, you got to live in this budget.
- So if a utility has a purchase, power agreement to buy power from a generator that's owned by somebody
Bills:
SB483 , SB522 , SB783 , SB1239 , SB1254 , SB1255 , SB1259 , SB1341 , SB1664 , SB1762 , SB1856 , SB1877 , SB1977
Committee:
Senate Business & Commerce
Keywords:
utility, proprietary information, customer data, data protection, electric service, customer information, emergency communication, electric utility, privacy, certification, public accountants, interstate licensing, accounting, regulatory amendment, energy efficiency, construction regulations, building codes, Texas, sustainability, cost-effectiveness
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (3-12-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Mallerie Jones, and I'm a high school senior here in Kentucky.
- As a youth advocate and heart survivor, I'm concerned about what I'm seeing in my school, among peers
- One in 10 middle school students and one in five high school students use e-cigarettes.
- It's happening in every school, in every corner of our state.
- </c> having to go into a facility to purchase having to go into a facility to purchase these<00:38:22.200
Keywords:
Call to Order 00:00
SB 100 Discussion 00:05
SB 100 Vote 06:42
SB 202 Discussion 08:35
SB 202 Vote 43:17
SB 17 Discussion 47:37
SB 17 Vote 48:08
SB 22 Discussion 49:22
SB 22 Vote 52:55
SB 133 Discussion 53:55
SB 133 Vote 55:15
SB 190 Discussion 56:00
SB 190 Vote 56:38
Adjournment 57:19, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 100, which would place cigarettes, vapes, and related nicotine products under the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) system, add enforcement tools against bad actors, and regulate nitrous oxide/laughing gas sales to those under 21. Supporters, including youth advocates Mallerie Jones and Griffin Kian Neth, argued the bill would reduce youth access to nicotine products through retail licensing, compliance checks, and escalating penalties. Higdon said the bill targets illegal sales rather than most retailers, and noted the measure also updates House Bill 11 from the prior year and raises the retail license fee from $250 to $500. The committee adopted the committee substitute and then passed the bill on a roll call vote, with members voting yes and no opposition recorded in the transcript.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 202, focused on cannabis-infused beverages. Senator Julie Raque Adams said the bill was intended to create common-sense public health guardrails for a rapidly growing product category sold in gas stations, liquor stores, and vape shops, and to address enforcement gaps. She explained the committee substitute would define cannabis-infused beverages at a 5-milligram limit per 12-ounce can, place enforcement under ABC while keeping CHFS manufacturing and testing rules in place, require a University of Kentucky report back to the General Assembly, allow existing higher-dose inventory to be sold through June 1, exempt festivals and fairs until January 1, 2026, and allow stores to obtain licenses to continue selling the product. The committee adopted the substitute and then heard testimony from hemp-industry representatives and a consumer.
Opponents of SB 202/SB 22, including Dee Taylor of the Kentucky Hemp Association, Cornbread Hemp co-founder Jim Higdon, Annie Rouse of Cannabuzz Barn, and consumer Nancy Roberts, argued the bill would hurt a legal Kentucky hemp industry, reduce consumer access, and force sales into liquor stores. They said the 100-milligram beverage referenced in debate is actually 10 servings with a resealable top, that hemp retailers educate customers, and that the industry already operates under 2024 regulations and needs better enforcement rather than new restrictions. Higdon and Rouse objected to the 5-milligram cap, the on-premise sales ban, the move to ABC enforcement, and the taxation approach, warning the bill could wipe out a large share of business and jobs. No final vote on SB 202 was taken in the portion of the transcript provided.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Transportation Committee Mar 23rd, 2026
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- There's the very old-school way where, in San Francisco MTA's case, they would— they have two parking
- The regulation functions by way of a tiered purchase mandate, which requires that transit agencies purchase
- a fixed percentage of zero-emission buses with each... ...which requires that transit agencies purchase
- lack of access to job classifications that match the skill set required of its staff and a lack of purchasing
- go to traffic ...is when your license can be suspended, and you can always go to traffic violator school
Committee:
House Transportation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 3/11/26
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- Equivalent purchasing power today is $462,268.33.
- So $300,000 almost 20 years ago is worth $463,000 in purchasing power.
- these service members, these veterans, these disabled veterans, the ability to kind of recoup the purchasing
- tactic has been used repeatedly in previous sessions by changing tax figures across 87 counties, 329 school
- a more positive outcome than living in a VA home. by changing tax figures across 87 counties, 329 school
Committee:
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Keywords:
veterans property tax, homestead exclusion, disabled veteran, totally and permanently disabled, service-connected disability, property tax relief, market value exclusion, surviving spouse, family caregiver, county veterans service officer, Minnesota property tax, assessment year 2027, homestead tax benefit, veterans tax exemption, DD214, VA disability rating, veterans, veterans affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, grant standards
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Environment Committee Meeting - 2025-04-03
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill basically extends the date to 2029 and adds language that seed liens may be purchased from
- This provision allowed us to work with our local governments and tribal partners on replanting or purchasing
- So, we've been purchasing from Canada.
- I don't believe that there is less of a demand compared to the drought relief four years ago. ...school
- It does not include hospitals, schools, businesses, or any of those.
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC) Feb 20th, 2026
ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC)
Transcript Highlights:
- The executive subcommittee met yesterday and approved a waiver request for cooperative purchasing construction
- services for the Jackson County School District.
- The executive subcommittee met yesterday and approved a waiver request for cooperative purchasing construction
- services for the Jackson County School District.
- The subcommittee also accepted the recommendations of the Division of Public School Academic Facilities
Committee:
All ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC)
Summary:
The meeting opened with prayer, approval of the prior minutes, and a monthly revenue report from the Bureau of Legislative Research. The report showed gross general revenue collections up year to date and net general revenue above forecast, with the increase attributed in part to income tax growth, a fiscal-year shift, and lottery-related collections. Members asked no questions, and no action was required on the revenue report.
Several subcommittee reports were then presented and adopted, including executive, administrative rules, game and fish/state police, hospital/Medicaid/developmental disability, occupational licensing, PEER, revenue, state insurance programs, and personnel. The executive report noted a waiver request for Jackson County School District construction services and an audit with no findings. The administrative rules report covered agency directives, rulemaking updates, and a few rules pulled for later consideration. The revenue subcommittee held one District 4 tire removal contract until its next meeting, while the state insurance subcommittee reviewed the EBD contract with Boston Consulting Group and approved pharmacy formulary and drug recommendations.
A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the State Insurance Department’s examination of pharmacy benefit managers, especially Navitus Health Solutions. Commissioners and staff explained that Navitus objected to producing certain claims data for self-funded plans, raising an ERISA preemption argument, and that the matter was being set for an administrative hearing, likely in April. Members questioned compliance, due process, and the implications of the objection, while the department said the state initiated the examination and was continuing to seek resolution. The committee also reviewed an Arkansas Teacher Retirement System agreement, with one member noting a potential conflict and abstaining. The meeting ended after members reviewed additional reports with no further action and adjourned.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC) Feb 20th, 2026
ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC)
Transcript Highlights:
- The executive subcommittee met yesterday and approved a waiver request for cooperative purchasing construction
- services for the Jackson County School District.
- The executive subcommittee met yesterday and approved a waiver request for cooperative purchasing construction
- services for the Jackson County School District.
- The subcommittee also accepted the recommendations of the Division of Public School Academic Facilities
Committee:
All ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC)
Summary:
The committee met and opened with a prayer, then approved the prior meeting minutes and received the monthly revenue report from the Bureau of Legislative Research. The report showed gross general revenue collections up year to date and net general revenue above forecast, with the staff noting changes driven by casino gaming transfers, income tax growth, and a lottery-related collection. No action was required on the revenue report.
Several subcommittee reports were then presented and adopted, including the executive committee, administrative rules, game and fish/state police, hospital/Medicaid/developmental disability, occupational licensing, PEER, revenue, state insurance programs, and personnel. Topics included a Jackson County School District cooperative purchasing waiver, rulemaking updates from several agencies, federal immigration and wildlife issues, SNAP and Medicaid waiver reimbursement rates, occupational authorization reviews, temporary appropriations and transfer requests, a tire removal contract held for later review, EBD pharmacy and medical drug recommendations, and personnel items. The PEER report also included questions to the State Broadband Director about a provider with delinquent property taxes; he said the provider would not be brought forward until the issue is resolved and that broadband grant payments are tied to performance milestones.
The most extended discussion came during review of a State Insurance Department report on pharmacy benefit manager oversight. Commissioners and members questioned Navitus Health Solutions’ refusal to provide certain claims data for self-funded plans in an affiliate pricing examination. The department said the matter is being briefed and set for an administrative hearing, likely in April, and that the dispute centers on ERISA preemption and state authority to request the data. Members also asked about the status of the other PBMs under review and whether they had raised similar objections. After all reports were adopted or filed as reviewed, the meeting adjourned with no further business.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC) Feb 20th, 2026
ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC)
Transcript Highlights:
- The executive subcommittee met yesterday and approved a waiver request for cooperative purchasing construction
- services for the Jackson County School District.
- The executive subcommittee met yesterday and approved a waiver request for cooperative purchasing construction
- services for the Jackson County School District.
- The subcommittee also accepted the recommendations of the Division of Public School Academic Facilities
Committee:
All ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC)
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Like, if someone were to go purchase that, you wouldn't have someone to complain to or someone who will
- We've talked a lot about developers, but these types of costs affect anybody who is trying to purchase
- , upgrade, maintain, whatever it might be. ...to purchase, upgrade, maintain, whatever it might be.
- We had a young planner, fresh at ASU law school, sit across a builder with years of experience, point
- And not anyone here, I'm just in general, these types of design standards... on us to purchase when it
Committee:
House Commerce
Keywords:
workers' compensation, industrial commission, safety regulations, employee protection, penalties, compliance, municipal planning, homeowners associations, design regulations, property rights, building permits, single-family homes, liquor, alcohol, spirituous liquor, liquor license, liquor licensing, Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control, restaurant to-go cocktails, mixed cocktails
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Investments and Pensions Oversight Nov 5th, 2025
Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- In these economies, the largest employers are usually the schools, the county, and the city.
- In other words, this is a way that they can purchase up to five years of pension service.
- It tells you how they can do it, the process, and what it would cost for them to purchase that.
- Madam Chair and Senator González, currently a member can purchase up to five years of military service
- Striking item four: service credit may not be purchased for periods of service in the uniform services
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Commerce Mar 30th, 2026
Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- school property or beside them.
- school property or beside them and beside school structures, which would pose a significant risk to the
- Towers next to schools to provide broadband access to those schools.
- , is it in your research and doing this, some schools in my area, you have an elementary school and then
- Some schools in my area, you have an elementary school, and then you have a high school or another type
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 750 by Rep. Cox, the “Click to Cancel Act,” regulating automatic renewal contracts. After adopting technical and substantive amendments, members discussed easier cancellation methods, reduced notice requirements, shorter record-retention periods, a 30-day cure period, small-business exemptions, and limiting damages to actual damages. The bill drew support from consumer advocates and opposition cards from industry groups, and it was reported favorably as amended.
House Bill 259 by Rep. DeWitt addressed damage to underground infrastructure during BEAD-funded broadband excavation projects, requiring notice before digging and making contractors repair or pay for damage before final payment is released. An amendment added pre-construction coordination, a point of contact, and fault-based liability language. Members discussed rural utility damage, broadband buildout, and the need to protect small water systems; the bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee then considered HB 220 by Rep. Schlegel, which requires covered platforms to maintain an easy-to-use reporting mechanism for child sexual abuse material and exploitation. After technical and clarifying amendments, the sponsor and members discussed scope, nonprofit and small-business exclusions, AG enforcement discretion, and concerns about clear-and-conspicuous placement. The bill was reported favorably as amended.
Next, HB 830 by Rep. Wright required proxy advisors to disclose when anti-management recommendations are not based on written financial analysis and to provide that analysis when it exists. After amendments excluding certain affiliates and 501(c)(3) charities, the sponsor and a witness argued the bill was about transparency and fiduciary duty, while LASERS testified in opposition, saying the measure could make proxy advice unavailable and create a hardship for its internally managed portfolio. The bill was nonetheless reported favorably as amended. The committee also advanced HB 463 by Rep. McMakin, which raises the maximum local 9-1-1 service charge from $1.25 to $2.00, with an amendment requiring annual reporting and local governing authority approval; testimony explained the funding need for Next Generation 9-1-1, and the bill was reported favorably as amended.
Finally, the committee began HB 536 by Rep. Coates on wireless communication facilities near schools. After adopting technical and then lengthy substantive amendments narrowing the school proximity zone, adjusting setbacks, adding co-location and permit timing provisions, and clarifying uniform application, members raised concerns about whether the bill duplicated existing safety standards, could delay deployment, and whether it would apply only to new towers. The sponsor and a parent witness emphasized school safety and emergency planning, but discussion remained ongoing when the transcript ended.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Austin High Schools.
- HR 152 by Vaux Alif Early College High School.
- HR 167 by Martinez Fisher, Holmes High School, HR 179 by Leo Wilson.
- Executive officers of school districts and open enrollment charming schools referred to the Committee
- HB 998 byte relating to the authority of an individual before purchasing real.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/05/26
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> oversight over the the land purchases. oversight over the the land purchases. uh<00:05:29.280><c
- </c> conditions related to purchasing conditions related to purchasing recycled<00:25:05.520><c> and<
- The Minnesota State High School Clay Target League is one of Minnesota's most popular high school sports
- and girls' high school hockey combined.
- Um, success as a high school program.
Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> where the children went to school. where the children went to school.
- My children's school was concerning.
- Uh there's nothing more schools.
- </c> and protection in our schools. and protection in our schools.
- </c> purchasing a a newly constructed home. purchasing a a newly constructed home.
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Legislative Session - Session 2 - 42nd Legislative Day- REASSEMBLE Part 1 Jun 30th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Delaware House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- High School for a time.
- high school from each of the three counties, plus one elementary, one middle, and one high school from
- This includes traditional public schools, vocational technical schools, and charter schools.
- This includes traditional public schools, vocational technical schools, and charter schools.
- It allows school-age children who are eligible for purchase of care to receive pre-authorization for
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Legislative Session - Session 2 - 42nd Legislative Day- REASSEMBLE Part 1 Jun 30th, 2026
Delaware House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- High School for a time.
- high school from each of the three counties, plus one elementary, one middle, and one high school from
- This includes traditional public schools, vocational technical schools, and charter schools.
- This includes traditional public schools, vocational technical schools, and charter schools.
- It allows school-age children who are eligible for purchase of care to receive pre-authorization for
Summary:
The House met on June 30, 2026, with opening ceremonies, guest introductions, a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a moment of silence for two deceased community members. Members also adopted Consent Calendar 29, which included House Concurrent Resolutions 153, 154, and 156, and passed House Concurrent Resolution 157 directing the State Lottery to report on iLottery options to support traditional lottery retailers, as amended to set a February 15, 2027 reporting deadline.
The chamber then considered several bills on agriculture, telecommunications, health, fire service standards, corrections, elections, and education. Among the measures passed were Senate Bill 53 on the Delaware Farm to Community Program, Senate Bill 307 on PSC authority for Lifeline telecom carriers, Senate Bill 339 clarifying advance health care directives, Senate Bill 235 extending manufactured home rent increase rules, Senate Bill 325 updating firefighter/EMS background check and membership standards, Senate Bill 309 discharging incarceration-related balances, Senate Bill 324 on constable-related handgun purchase exemptions, Senate Bill 94 on respiratory care practitioners and ECMO medication access, and Senate Bill 293 creating a licensure pathway for summer camp providers in the Purchase of Care program.
The House also passed Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 100, proposing a constitutional amendment to protect the right to marry regardless of race or gender while explicitly preserving religious freedom. The bill drew extended debate, with supporters framing it as a safeguard against future rollbacks of marriage equality and opponents raising concerns about constitutionalizing an issue already in statute; several members explained changed votes and personal reflections before the final roll call, which passed 28-12. House Bill 188, which would allow unaffiliated voters to choose a party primary, also passed after amendment, despite some opposition over party-system effects.
Two measures were tabled or amended after debate: Senate Bill 233 on removing snow and ice from vehicles was initially tabled to consider a truck-driver exemption amendment, then the amendment failed and the bill later passed as amended; and Senate Joint Resolution 19 on studying health care costs was tabled briefly pending legal clarification. House Substitute 1 for House Bill 404, creating a three-year pilot program for AI and extended reality in schools, passed after testimony from the Department of Education emphasizing guardrails, data privacy, and teacher oversight. The transcript ends as House Bill 478 is being read in, but no final action on that bill appears in the provided text.