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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Feb 10th, 2026 at 08:32 am

House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Competition drives innovation and helps keep costs disciplined.
  • He's a junior at Alamo Navajo Community School. He had to travel just over four hours to get here.
Keywords: 996, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Nov 12th, 2025

Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • No disciplined project process—that's where we get the continuous improvement benefits from.
  • can, but it didn't make sense in this context, of a trend a year or two ago maybe among elementary school
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Apr 14th, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • the tax code, Subchapter E, Section One, 52, lists agriculture and timber vehicles as tax-exempt, school
  • It ensures transparency and accountability. and fiscal discipline without disrupting local governance
Committee: House Ways & Means
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

April 2, 2025 - 04:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • value-weighted by panels comprising practicing artists and professionals relevant to the cultural discipline
  • An individual student could say 'I don't think I want my school to engage in this exchange program.'
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Feb 18th, 2025

Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • I was educated at Florida A&M University, the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and
  • Veterans bring leadership, discipline, and valuable skills that make Florida's workforce stronger and
Summary: The committee took up SB 116 by Senator Burgess, a veterans bill aimed at several FDVA-related changes. The bill would reduce annual nominations to the Florida Veterans Hall of Fame from 20 to 5, expand FDVA’s survey work to assess veterans’ awareness of available programs and their health literacy, add mental health training to the veterans suicide prevention pilot, strengthen coordination and reporting between Veterans Florida and FDVA, direct FDVA to develop a plan for adult day health care facilities statewide, and allow the Florida Veterans Foundation to use a portion of Gadsden flag plate proceeds for administrative costs. Senator Burgess said the measure builds on prior “Forward March” efforts and helps close service gaps for aging veterans and others who may not know about available benefits. Testimony on SB 116 was uniformly supportive. FDVA leadership said adult day health care could be added at existing facilities such as Port St. Lucie and Lake City, and that the state would need authority and funding to move forward. A veterans legal collaborative, AARP Florida, and Endeavors all voiced support, with speakers emphasizing the importance of better outreach, mental health awareness, and care options that allow veterans to remain at home. The committee then voted favorably on SB 116. The remainder of the meeting was devoted to agency and stakeholder presentations. Florida National Guard officials described a high operational tempo, deployments at home and abroad, hurricane response efforts, and the need to grow the force and infrastructure. FDVA’s adjutant general reported Florida now has the nation’s second-largest veteran population, rising in-migration of younger veterans, a large and aging Vietnam-era population, strong claims and outreach activity, declining veteran homelessness, and improved suicide prevention outcomes. The Florida Veterans Foundation outlined its emergency relief, dental, transportation, and license-plate-funded programs, while Veterans Florida and CareerSource Florida detailed workforce, apprenticeship, SkillBridge, entrepreneurship, and job-fair programs for veterans and spouses, along with efforts to expand recurring funding and better protect customer information.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Feb 24th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • to the majority of that goes to the foundation school fund.
  • They had three disciplines that they needed to meet.
  • My question is, children 14, at that age. been through school, can a child then circumvent the uses of
  • I'm an election worker every election and I will tell you you with more and more of the schools taking
  • For those of you that didn't attend law school, tolling is a legal doctrine that temporarily stops the
Summary: The meeting was a crucial session for discussing several important bills including SB992, which aims to establish a clear time frame for the Attorney General's approval on outside legal counsel for state agencies. Senator Nichols presented the bill, emphasizing its necessity for timely responses to ensure efficient legal processing. Another notable discussion centered around SB523, which seeks to allow parole and probation officers to use a business address on their driver's licenses for safety and security purposes. This bill passed favorably out of the committee, with public testimony supporting the need for such provisions due to the risks these officers face.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Feb 27th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • school construction.
  • constructing schools.
  • Lake Washington School District is building an $85 million elementary school, and in this case, if we
  • School District.
  • High School.
Summary: The committee first suspended the five-day notice rule and then heard House Bill 2521 on firearm background check fees. Staff explained that the bill would remove the $18 fee cap and allow Washington State Patrol to set fees based on actual program costs, which could be about $33 to $35 per check. Supporters said the change was needed to keep the background check system operating and avoid delays and layoffs; opponents argued it would burden lawful gun owners and amount to an unconstitutional tax or barrier to a constitutional right. No vote was taken in the hearing. Members then heard Substitute House Bill 2475 on language-accessible public programs, which would direct the Office of Equity to develop uniform language-access guidelines, address interpreter and translator shortages, and require agency implementation reporting. Testimony was strongly supportive, emphasizing the need for consistent access for limited-English-proficient residents and the benefits for schools, families, and state services. The committee also heard Second Substitute House Bill 2479 on wage recovery, which would create a wage recovery fund to provide partial advance payments to low-wage workers with meritorious unpaid wage claims and adjust wage penalty provisions. Employers, labor advocates, and legal services representatives largely supported the bill as a bipartisan, worker-protection measure funded by penalties rather than the general fund. The committee next took up Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill 1960 on renewable energy tax incentives, which would replace existing property tax and excise tax provisions with a new state and local renewable energy excise tax structure and related grant programs for local governments and tribes. Counties, utilities, developers, and tribal representatives generally supported the bill’s goal of stabilizing tax treatment for renewable projects, though several witnesses said they wanted amendments to address rates, timing, and late-stage project impacts. The committee also heard Substitute Senate Bill 5932 on alternative jet fuel incentives, which would change the timing and duration of existing tax preferences; supporters said it would provide certainty for emerging sustainable aviation fuel projects, while one refinery sought clarification and a broader county threshold. Later, the committee heard Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2238 on statewide food security, directing the Department of Agriculture to monitor food system performance and develop a statewide food security strategy. Agricultural groups, grocers, anti-hunger advocates, and farmers supported the bill as a coordination effort to improve food access, affordability, and supply chain resilience. The committee then heard Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1903, which would create a statewide low-income energy assistance program through the Department of Commerce; supporters said it would address growing unmet need and complement existing utility programs, while opponents said it did not address the root causes of rising energy costs. Finally, the committee heard Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2416 on waste-to-energy facilities under the Climate Commitment Act and Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2515 on large energy-use facilities (data centers), both of which drew mixed testimony centered on balancing emissions, ratepayer impacts, reliability, and environmental or tribal concerns. No final votes were taken in the hearing.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Apr 23rd, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , middle school forestry, and tool identifications.
  • Currently, when parents choose to enroll their child in a private school through school choice, they
  • This is not a public school versus private school bill. This is a bill about our kids.
  • From my understanding, a lot of the money from these infractions, from the school zone cameras, the school
  • bus cameras, goes to the school districts.
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions recognizing guests, students, advocates, and a resolution honoring the late USF men’s basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim. Senators also observed moments of silence for victims of recent campus violence and for former FSU President John Thrasher. The chamber then moved to special order bills, with several members explaining measures and, in some cases, substituting House companions before final passage. Among the bills passed were measures updating child care and early learning provider regulation; strengthening penalties and cost recovery for false reporting and swatting; extending protections against extraordinary medical debt collection; expanding hazardous walking condition criteria for schoolchildren; creating young adult housing support for foster and homeless students; and requiring private schools participating in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program to disclose which accommodations they will provide. The Senate also passed a bill adjusting interest rules for trust accounts funding legal aid, after extended debate over the impact on legal aid funding and banking practices, and a transportation package that was heavily amended to address issues such as school bus camera hearings, beach vehicle use for equipment removal, flooded-street wake restrictions, expectant mother parking permits, micromobility regulation, and traffic signal modernization. The chamber also approved public-records exemptions for Agency for Health Care Administration investigators, Judicial Qualifications Commission employees, and appellate court clerks; a municipal water and sewer rate bill affecting Miami-Dade residents near a plant; motor vehicle offenses involving impersonating law enforcement and obscured license plates; trespass penalties at law-enforcement-controlled locations and large ticketed venues; refund requirements for patient overpayments; stem cell therapy authorization with source and consent limits; and insulin administration authority for direct support professionals and relatives in group homes. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including cardiac emergencies, chemicals and consumer products, and motor vehicle manufacturer/franchise dealer legislation. Most measures passed with strong bipartisan support, though the trust fund interest bill drew notable opposition and passed 28-10, and the Family Empowerment Scholarship bill passed 37-1.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Aug 18th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have a lot of folks that went to law school and some really good lobbyists.
  • or graduated from high school.
  • He grew up in Fresno, returned home after medical school, and chose to serve...
  • But fundamentally, he has been a fierce champion for adequate school funding.
  • But fundamentally, he has been a fierce champion for adequate school funding.
Summary: The Assembly met in session after a quorum call and prayer, then proceeded to a ceremonial floor session honoring departing members. After the roll was called and a quorum established, the body moved through tributes to members leaving the Assembly, with remarks focused on their service, district priorities, and personal relationships built across party lines. No substantive legislation was debated or voted on in the portion provided, though the Majority Leader gave notice to remove SB 259 from the inactive file and the chamber suspended Rule 118A to allow guests on the floor and at members’ desks. Members were recognized in turn, with colleagues praising Stan Ellis for his science-based approach and work on water issues; Damon Connolly for environmental, housing, labor, and transportation work; Jackie Irwin for technology, cybersecurity, gun violence prevention, and implementation tracking; Jasmine Baines for her medical background, rural health advocacy, and work on fentanyl and emergency response; Esmeralda Soria for Central Valley agriculture, housing, water, and hospital recovery efforts; Avelino Valencia for tribal issues, cryptocurrency, and cultural advocacy; Diane Dixon for bipartisan work on public safety, e-bike safety, foster youth, and coastal protection; and Tom Lackey for his public safety record, CHP background, and reputation for honesty and bipartisanship. In their own remarks, the departing members reflected on the honor of service, thanked staff and family, and emphasized relationships, constituent service, and the importance of continuing public service in new roles. Several noted upcoming transitions to the Senate or other offices, while others said they would continue serving their communities outside the Assembly. The tone throughout was celebratory and reflective, with repeated emphasis on collaboration, district advocacy, and the personal bonds formed during their time in the Legislature.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Finance Jun 25th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • with Boys and Girls Club who have those kids after school or you know after-school providers to really
  • For example, many school-based pre-K programs use a digital learning tool called Waterford.
  • Lots of great response from school districts as well as community-based programs.
  • go to a Montessori school, what it looks like to go to a play-based school, and we also know that if
  • These folks are traditionally getting their degree while they're in school.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Aug 18th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have a lot of folks that went to law school and some really good lobbyists.
  • or have graduated from high school.
  • He grew up in Fresno, returned home after medical school, and chose to serve.
  • He's also a graduate of UC Berkeley and UCLA, where he went to law school.
  • And now she's a high school senior. ...first elected, and now she's a high school senior.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/3/25

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:59:33.319><c> as</c> admitted to Ivy League schools as admitted to Ivy League schools as compared
  • League school their graduates League school their graduates miraculously<01:00:41.039><c> make</c><01
  • </c><01:03:03.799><c> the</c> noticeable impact at their school the noticeable impact at their school
  • or going back to school.
  • </c><01:37:39.239><c> education</c> beginning his co uh school education beginning his co uh school education
Keywords: 1183, house
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> time which we did not have a school time which we did not have a school established<04:09:23.159
  • It's actually the Austin School. Unfortunately, it has closed at this point.
  • </c> HH it's actually uh the Austin School HH it's actually uh the Austin School unfortunately<04:09:
  • There is no deaf school. There is no registry.
  • If you are a school secretary, do you know hearing aids?
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The subcommittee first took up House Bill 702, which would change how extra or special duty pay for retired police officers is treated for retirement and work-limit purposes. Supporters argued the bill would let retirees work more special-duty hours, helping municipalities fill traffic-detail and similar assignments without added state cost, and said it would not prohibit retirees from working but would simply stop those hours from counting toward the return-to-work threshold. Opponents argued the change would be inconsistent with the retirement system’s 2011 reforms, could increase pension liabilities, and would treat the same compensation differently for active employees and retirees. Members also discussed whether the bill would affect current and future retirees, the role of municipalities, and whether the policy amounted to “policing for profit.” The subcommittee ultimately voted 3-2 to recommend inexpedient to legislate (ITL) on HB 702, sending it to the full committee with that recommendation. The committee then discussed House Bill 581, which would create a Group Three retirement plan for new state employees hired after the bill’s effective date. The chair outlined a housekeeping amendment to delay implementation, moving the effective date to January 1, 2026, and noted a sponsor amendment addressing health insurance group inclusion and medical and surgical benefits so those benefits would not be put at risk for the new group. Testimony and discussion focused on the shift from defined benefit to defined contribution, with supporters citing Michigan examples and arguing the bill would help recruit and retain employees while giving them more flexibility. Opponents said the change could weaken retirement security and increase unfunded liability, though supporters responded that the bill still requires employer contributions toward accrued liability and is intended to keep the state on track to pay off its unfunded liability by 2039. The transcript ends with continued discussion of the bill and no final vote shown on HB 581.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • Personnel records relating to hiring, dismissal, promotion, compensation, investigations, discipline—that
  • </c> compensation investigations discipline compensation investigations discipline that<01:14:08.440>
  • :04.520><c> city</c><03:49:04.960><c> Town</c><03:49:05.199><c> municipality</c><03:49:05.920><c> school
  • </c> the city Town municipality school the city Town municipality school district<03:49:07.120><c> and
  • once again to reduce the employer contribution rates for the next biennium, which many towns and school
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee held an orientation for new and returning members of the House committee on agencies and administration, with introductions from members and staff. Chair Carol Maguire outlined her expectations for hearings: keep questions focused on the bill, be respectful to witnesses, and use the committee’s orientation opportunities to learn about the jail staff, retirement system, and Office of Professional Licensure. Members also discussed related assignments on other bodies, including the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules and the Joint Committee on Employee Classification, and noted that some members already serve on those panels. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the State Building Code and the committee’s upcoming workload. Members explained how the state code is intended to provide a common baseline while allowing limited local options, and why municipalities must formally adopt and publish any local amendments. They reviewed several anticipated bills: a consolidation bill to gather building-code enforcement materials in one place, a bill to update the state energy code, a bill to restrict municipal adoption of building-code changes, and a bill to update the electrical code. Members also discussed how building codes apply to older homes and commercial buildings, and why code updates are important for safety and clarity. The chair said the committee had 36 bills currently scheduled, including many early bills that must move by March 6 because they will be heard by two committees. She said the committee would use subcommittees for harder bills, with three subcommittees this year: pensions, licensing, and likely state building code. She also outlined the hearing schedule, including lighter bills on February 12 and the expectation of executive sessions later in the month. No votes were taken during the orientation, but members were told that public hearings do not require a quorum and that hard copies of bills would be distributed by committee staff.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate and Governmental Affairs May 27th, 2026

Senate & Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then Amendment Number 7 is the school board's amendment.
  • And so our schools have continued to improve by standards.
  • And so we're really trying to focus on... ...school.
  • if they want to enroll in school.
  • But prior to going to law school, I was a teacher.
Bills: HCR95 , HB4 , HB244 , HB615 , HB648 , HB1049 , HB1201
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Apr 8th, 2026

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <c> have</c> county schools where those schools have county schools where those schools have been<04:
  • And so not just, okay, I've graduated 12th grade, it's May, middle school, school, school— >> I'm out
  • </c><05:32:01.920><c> or</c><05:32:02.160><c> a</c> schools uh a public high school or a schools uh a
  • . school. school.
  • </c> school and then again in high school. school and then again in high school.
Keywords: 920, all
Summary: The Senate first recognized the Montgomery Academy boys basketball team for winning the 2026 Class 3A state championship, their second straight title. Senator Barfoot introduced the team and read a resolution commending the players, coaches, and school community for the 66-39 win over Southside Selma, noting standout performances by Braden Gordon, Mason Ellis, and Jarrett Friendley. Coach Jeremy Aant and school head John Williams thanked the Senate and emphasized the team’s selflessness, teamwork, academic standards, service, and leadership development. The Senate applauded the team, added all senators to the resolution, and arranged for a picture and challenge coins for the players. After the recognition, the Senate came to order, established a quorum, excused absent senators, and adopted the previous day’s journal. Committee reports followed. The Committee on State Government Affairs reported House Bill 541 favorably with one amendment; the bill would create the Safeguard Alabama Voter Engagement Act, requiring party registration for primary voting, restricting crossover voting, retaining voter history as a public record, revising voter registration forms, and requiring parties to publish candidate qualifications. The bill was ordered to a second reading and placed on the calendar. The Committee on Local Legislation reported House Bills 630, 631, and 632 favorably, all relating to Etowah County, including changes to tax exemptions and personnel board membership. These bills were also sent to second reading and the calendar. The Senate then took up Senate Joint Resolution 117, commending Dylan Nut for winning the 2026 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic, and added all members as co-sponsors. During discussion, one senator used the opportunity to speak at length about a separate concern involving alleged unlicensed real estate solicitation and the need for legislation to protect citizens from property-related scams; he also discussed the calendar process and other bills. The floor later included extended informal remarks about fishing and a separate discussion of a proposal to designate Miss America as an official state ambassador, with support expressed for a possible stipend amendment.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 27th, 2026

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our school children, they're not required to be paid over the lawsuits.
  • And those grants could be for private school, but it could also be for public school.
  • To assist public schools, we've heard the requirement or the need for D.D. support in schools.
  • Well, last year the budget cut some funding for the Evergreen School.
  • in Yakima, the WSU Nursing School.
Summary: The Senate convened with roll call, prayer, and approval of the previous day’s journal, then moved to a resolution honoring piano teachers. Senate Resolution 8698 was adopted after remarks from Senator Conway and others describing the role of piano teachers in music education, family life, and community service. Members of the Washington State Music Teachers Association and the National Guild of Piano Teachers were recognized in the gallery. The chamber then took up the operating budget and considered a long series of amendments. Several amendments focused on housing costs and local planning, utility and energy policy, ballot measure costs, state spending growth, tort liability, and paid family and medical leave. Some amendments were adopted, including a study of utility cost impacts from climate laws, a grid-related funding amendment, a tort liability oversight/reporting amendment, and a workgroup on services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Others were rejected, including proposals to create a housing task force, cap state spending growth, fund ballot initiative costs, restore local planning grants, and change paid family and medical leave usage rules. Debate on the budget amendments was often partisan and detailed, with supporters arguing for fiscal restraint, cost transparency, and relief for taxpayers and local governments, while opponents emphasized existing work, program solvency, and the need to preserve services. The Senate also heard amendments on zero-based budgeting, federal education tax credit opt-in language, reproductive health funding, food assistance work requirements, and support for the Pediatric Interim Care Center; some were defeated and some were adopted. Roll-call votes were taken on certain amendments, and the transcript ends during consideration of Amendment 0787, which would restore funding for the Pediatric Interim Care Center.