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KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Postsecondary Education (3-11-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- How a student may file a in any way.
- Here's how you file a complaint if you feel like those rights have been violated.
- Here's how you file a complaint if you feel like those rights have been violated.
- Here's how you file a complaint if you feel like those rights have been violated.
- Here's how you file a complaint if you feel like those rights have been violated.
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 77, which would allow comprehensive universities to pursue doctoral programs under a new approval process and, in the original bill, would also change who may serve on the EPSB board for small colleges and universities. The sponsor and Council on Postsecondary Education representative explained that the committee substitute removed the current statutory prohibition on comprehensive universities offering certain doctoral degrees, but added eligibility guardrails: a 77% first-to-second-year retention rate, a 56% six-year graduation rate, and three months of unrestricted cash reserves. They said the thresholds were based on national data placing institutions in roughly the top quartile, and that CPE would still review proposals for mission fit, workforce need, fiscal impact, and, where applicable, programmatic accreditation and legislative appropriations. EKU President David McFaden supported creating a pathway for comprehensive universities, said Kentucky is unusual in having an explicit statutory prohibition, and urged the committee to keep the standards attainable and durable. The committee approved the bill and adopted a title amendment, with the motion passing unanimously.
The committee then heard Senate Joint Resolution 55, which addresses antisemitism on postsecondary campuses. Senator Tichenor said the resolution responds to a rise in antisemitic incidents after October 7, 2023, and would require campuses to notify students each semester of Title VI rights, complaint procedures, existing harassment policies, and available Jewish student resources. It would also direct campuses to disband student organizations found to provide material support to known terrorist organizations, report such matters to law enforcement, and collect and report antisemitism data to CPE for posting on its website. A guest speaker from the Kentucky Jewish Council described a sharp increase in reported incidents, including harassment, threats, vandalism, and hostile campus activity, and argued that schools have often done too little to respond. He said the resolution was amended to protect free speech while ensuring Jewish students receive the same protections as other protected groups. The transcript ends while testimony on the resolution was still underway, before any committee vote on SJR 55.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Human Services Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It also specifies that the transfer authority for individuals 21 or older who consistently refuse to
- It also specifies that the transfer authority for individuals 21 or older who consistently refuse to
- It also specifies that the transfer authority for individuals 21 or older who consistently refuse to
- It also specifies that the transfer authority for individuals 21 or older who consistently refuse to
- If, during a family assessment, dangerous drugs or unsafe conditions are suspected, DCYF must file a
Summary:
The Senate Human Services Committee first held a public hearing on the gubernatorial appointment of Angela Ramirez to serve as Secretary of the Department of Social and Health Services. Ramirez described her background in public service and said her priorities would include improving technology, addressing workforce shortages, strengthening relationships with labor, tribes, and community organizations, and protecting DSHS programs and clients during uncertain budget and federal conditions. Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck also spoke in support of her confirmation, and members raised questions about needed improvements at DSHS.
The committee then moved into executive session on six bills. On SB 6062, dealing with juvenile rehabilitation, midpoint reviews, bed capacity, and transfers between DCYF and DOC facilities, all six proposed Christian amendments failed and the committee advanced the Wilson substitute to Ways and Means. On SB 6308, concerning shelter care conditions for children under five in dependency cases, the committee rejected four Christian amendments and adopted a Wilson amendment clarifying that the bill does not supersede the Washington Indian Child Welfare Act; the bill then advanced to Ways and Means. On SB 6319, addressing community-based referrals for high-risk families with children under four and parental opioid use, the committee rejected three Christian amendments and adopted a technical Wilson amendment; the substitute then advanced to Ways and Means.
The committee also considered SB 6286, which would authorize Department of Health inspections of private detention facilities and create a repair account funded by fines for inspection violations. All Christian amendments and one Warnick amendment failed, and the proposed substitute was advanced to Ways and Means. On SB 6080, regarding contracts and conditions for jails holding people in federal custody, all Christian amendments failed and the substitute was advanced to Rules. Finally, on SB 6184, an agency-request bill making technical and program updates, the committee adopted the bill with one amendment and sent it forward subject to signatures. The committee recessed partway through the agenda, returned to vote on the first six bills, and announced that remaining bills and the gubernatorial appointment would be taken up the next day.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- I move the Senate refuse to concur in House Amendment 469307 and request... ...the House receive the
- I move the Senate refuse to concur on House Amendment Barcode 149231, 870331, and 463357 and.
- I move the Senate refuse to concur with House Amendment Barcode 170953 and request the House receive
- The Honorable Ben Albritton, President: I am directed to inform the Senate that the House has refused
- I won't file any bills next year; they are all dead.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 2/25/26
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- It is House File 3351. Uh, Chair Pinto, uh, please come to the testifying table.
- And this bill, House File 330 3351, And this bill, House File 330 3351, would<00:14:06.320><c> allow<
- I refuse to lie to the families.
- I refuse to lie to made everyone safe.
- so much that I refuse to lie to<01:03:19.760><c> them.
Bills:
HF3351
Keywords:
firearms, guns, gun control, gun safety, local control, home rule, preemption, municipal regulation, county regulation, city ordinances, zoning, firearm dealers, gun dealers, ammunition, carry permits, permit to carry, pistols, Saturday night special, metal-penetrating bullets, public safety
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- at least in the caption on the first document filed in the civil proceeding.
- at least in the caption on the first document filed in the civil proceeding.
- I'm sure someone is going to, at some point, refuse to sign it.
- I'm sure someone's going to, at some point, is going to refuse to sign it.
- It was people with everything to lose refusing to be silent.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/14/25 - Part 3
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Speaker, I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following House file here with return
- House File 2435, an act relating to state government, modifying provisions relating to health, finance
- Beerman moves that the House refuse to concur in the Senate amendments to House File 2435.
- That the House refuse to concur in the Senate amendments to House File 2435.
- announces the appointment of the following members of the House to a conference committee on House File
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Apr 16th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I rise to remove file item 106, SB 977, from the consent calendar. The desk will note.
- Under consideration of daily files, second reading file. Secretary, please read.
- The second reading file will be deemed read.
- File item number 29 is the confirmation of Monica Erickson. Thank you, colleagues.
- It happens because people demand it, work for it, and refuse to give up.
Summary:
The Senate opened with a quorum, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through several gubernatorial confirmations. The chamber confirmed Irena Ortega to the Public Employment Relations Board, Monica Erickson as director of the Department of Human Services, Armin Mayor as senior deputy commissioner in the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, and Uca Dunkay to the California State Lottery Commission. All four appointments were approved overwhelmingly, with final confirmation votes taken after the calls were lifted.
The main floor debate centered on SCR 152, designating April 10, 2026 as Dolores Huerta Day. Senators spoke at length about Huerta’s leadership in the farmworker movement, civil rights advocacy, nonviolent organizing, and ongoing influence, with several members sharing personal reflections and noting the role of Filipino farmworkers and Larry Itliong in the broader movement. The resolution passed unanimously. The Senate also adopted SR 91 recognizing Cambodian Genocide Memorial Week, SCR 149 marking World Autism Awareness Day, SCR 150 honoring National Librarian Day, and SR 98 designating Heat Pump Week in California.
The chamber also passed SB 1078, an urgency tax measure giving Santa Cruz County voters the opportunity to approve a local tax above the 2% combined rate to help fund services, including medical services. The bill passed 29-9 on both the urgency and the bill itself. Later, the Senate approved the consent calendar and special consent calendar without objection, and members made committee announcements about upcoming budget subcommittee hearings.
The session ended with an adjournment in memory of Deanna Mooney, a longtime San Francisco nurse, labor advocate, and community figure. The Senate announced it would reconvene on Monday, April 20, 2026.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Apr 16th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I rise to remove file item 106, SB 977, from the consent calendar. The desk will note.
- Under consideration of daily files, second reading file. Secretary, please read.
- The second reading file will be deemed read.
- File item number 29 is the confirmation of Monica Erickson. Thank you, colleagues.
- It happens because people demand it, work for it, and refuse to give up.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
04/21/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #19 & #20
Transcript Highlights:
- as passed the House, House Bill 2016 removes the penalty due to the Department of Revenue for late filing
- The Senate amended the bill by removing the late filing penalty exemption for transactional privilege
- Filing penalty exemption for transactional privilege tax taxpayers.
- And as sponsor, do you know if they concur or refuse? Madam Whip, yes.
- a statement that a parent may delegate temporary guardianship of the child and that the parent may file
Summary:
The Republican caucus reviewed a long list of House bills returned from the Senate with amendments, generally asking staff to describe the changes and then confirming whether the sponsor concurred. Many measures were accepted with little or no debate, including bills on tax filing penalties (HB 2016), court-ordered restitution for homeless or indigent defendants (HB 2028), vaccination and mask restrictions (HB 286), bullion investments by the state treasurer (HB 2140), nursing care complaint timelines (HB 2195), privacy protections for county records (HB 2327), cold plunge regulation (HB 2439), medical records access timelines (HB 2557), licensing board procedures (HB 2660), school and public records provisions, AI governance (HB 2592), fingerprint clearance temporary work authorization (HB 2916), development fees (HB 2946), affordability infrastructure districts (HB 2999), distracted driving penalties (HB 2109), health aide scope of practice (HB 2189), eviction record sealing (HB 2244), backyard structure rules in planned communities (HB 2342), inmate transition services (HB 2440), nuclear-ready community designation criteria (HB 2456), address confidentiality protections (HB 2594), groundwater/medical reimbursement changes (HB 2932), traffic citation signature authority (HB 2369), advanced math enrollment (HB 2423), school district training and intervention requirements (HB 2435), job order contracting limits (HB 2482), special education and placement rules (HB 2621), DCS parent rights notice changes (HB 2661), domestic violence expert testimony standards (HB 2662), inmate mental health study committee provisions (HB 2673), legislative subpoena enforcement (HB 2745), ACA trade office oversight (HB 2752), utility reporting changes (HB 2756), Native American language proficiency credit (HB 2895), mental health judicial review timelines (HB 2923), mobile food vendor licensing (HB 2118), medical intervention/school attendance rules (HB 2248), school board finance training (HB 2379), and school board meeting access/video requirements (HB 2380). Sponsors repeatedly stated they concurred with the Senate amendments, and no roll-call votes were taken in the transcript. A few items were set aside or sent back, including HB 2035 and HB 2249, and one bill (HB 2594) was left pending because the sponsor had not yet responded.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- , who has filed this bill several times and has been reported, has been sent to study after this hearing
- But even with these pressures, I refuse to cut corners.
- He developed severe anxiety, obsessive fears, and school refusal.
- Continued sensory issues manifested by refusing... was just off.
- Continued sensory issues manifested by refusing Her disease became demonstrably worse.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Financial Services held a lengthy public hearing with more than 70 people signed up to testify, focusing mainly on health insurance and health care access bills. Early testimony centered on H.1257/S.712, which would require insurance coverage for medically necessary treatment of genetic craniofacial conditions. Supporters included legislators, dentists, and medical experts who said these conditions are not cosmetic, can severely affect eating, speech, pain, and social functioning, and often create major financial hardship because insurers deny coverage. A related dental bill, H.1262/S.676, drew technical testimony from the Life Insurance Association of Massachusetts about implementation issues with the 2022 dental loss-ratio law, while the Massachusetts Dental Society supported H.1306/S.696 on transparency in dental network leasing and opposed H.1262. Representative Gentile also testified for H.4013, which would ban for-profit acute care hospitals and for-profit health insurers in Massachusetts, arguing that profit incentives undermine patient care.
A major portion of the hearing was devoted to H.1261/S.799, a bill to protect patients from surprise ambulance bills. Municipal fire chiefs, Boston EMS, nonprofit ambulance providers, and the bill’s Senate sponsor said the measure would require insurers to pay ambulance providers directly and promptly, cap patient out-of-pocket costs, and reduce confusion caused by out-of-network billing. Witnesses described ambulance services as essential public health infrastructure and said current billing practices can discourage people from calling 911 or leave municipalities and nonprofits unable to recover costs. Committee members asked about unpaid debt, municipal billing burdens, and how the bill would affect rates and reimbursement. No votes were taken during the hearing.
The committee also heard extensive testimony on H.1249/S.805, which would require screening for PANS/PANDAS in medical and clinical settings. Legislators, clinicians, parents, a teen with the condition, and educators described PANS/PANDAS as an infection-triggered inflammatory illness that can present as sudden psychiatric symptoms and is often misdiagnosed as a mental health disorder. Supporters said routine screening at well visits, emergency rooms, and other clinical settings would help identify children earlier, reduce unnecessary psychiatric treatment and hospitalizations, and improve outcomes. Testifiers repeatedly urged favorable action, emphasizing the personal and financial toll on families and the potential for early treatment to prevent long-term harm. The hearing concluded with continued testimony on these bills; no committee action or votes were announced.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Matsunaga that folks have filed multiple insurance complaints against him, his staff, and his company
- Matsunaga that folks have filed multiple insurance complaints against him, his staff, and his company
- Matsunaga that folks have filed multiple insurance complaints against him, his staff, and his company
- Matsunaga that folks have filed multiple insurance complaints against him, his staff, and his company
- Matsunaga, folks have filed multiple insurance complaints against me, my staff, and my company.
Keywords:
automated external defibrillator, AED, cardiac arrest, state buildings, health education, public health, lifeguards, first responders, public safety, ocean safety, emergency response, Hawaii, workers' compensation, auditor, procurement audit, compliance, Department of Human Resources Development, transparency, accountability, medical care
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
Transcript Highlights:
- And we decided to file a bill to study this to see what's going on.
- He can go and file something with MCAD, or he can file with the Department of Justice, but that can take
- She said, oh, you're refusing to get up. She gave me at least 10 shocks.
- I've filed a complaint with MCAD. I haven't been able to get anywhere.
- I’ve been refused by more rideshares than I can remember.
Summary:
The committee held a hybrid hearing on a range of bills affecting children, families, disability rights, homelessness, and social services. Early testimony focused on H.215, which would support children experiencing homelessness by speeding access to child care vouchers and early intervention screenings. Boston officials, Horizons for Homeless Children, Head Start, pediatric and early education advocates, and families described delays in child care and early intervention, the developmental risks of homelessness, and the need for automatic referrals and faster access to services. Testimony also supported H.216, which would improve emergency housing assistance by restoring presumptive eligibility, reducing documentation barriers, extending shelter stays from six to nine months, and creating an ombudsperson; providers and legal advocates said current rules leave families sleeping in cars or outside and create unnecessary administrative hurdles.
The committee also heard strong support for H.210, which would repeal the “Learn Fair” school attendance sanction that cuts cash assistance to families when children miss school. Advocates from legal aid, education, and anti-poverty organizations argued the policy is punitive, burdensome, and ineffective, disproportionately affecting low-income, disabled, and Hispanic/Latino families. Several speakers said chronic absenteeism should be addressed through supports such as family outreach, wraparound services, and school engagement rather than benefit cuts. Legislators and school officials from Salem also testified that their districts reduced absenteeism through supportive strategies, not sanctions.
Additional testimony addressed children’s vision bills H.202 and H.166, with optometrists and researchers urging better screening, data systems, and treatment access to close achievement gaps caused by untreated vision problems. Senator Lovely also presented S.2714, proposing a study of discrimination in public accommodations for people with service animals. Later, testimony on H.279 supported changing social work licensure rules to remove exam requirements that speakers said disproportionately exclude multilingual candidates and candidates of color. The hearing also included testimony on bills related to the Judge Rotenberg Center and electric shock devices, with disability rights advocates opposing continued use of the devices and urging the committee to reject licensing or authorization for them. No votes or committee actions were taken during the hearing.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Apr 28th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to pass and retain on file items number 31 through 44, which brings us to file item number
- and retain on file items We are dispensing with file item 58 since we have already taken care of that
- We're going to pass and retain on file items 59 through That gets us to file item number 73, AB 50, by
- us to file item number.
- File items 127 through 129. File item 127 has been dispensed with.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 22nd, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That brings us to the Assembly Third Reading File. That's file items 24 through 32.
- That brings us to the Assembly Third Reading File. That's file items 24 through 32.
- We're going to pass your hand on file item 24.
- We're going to pass or retain on file item 32.
- This brings us to the Senate Third Reading file, that's file items 33 through 49.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Transportation Committee Sep 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- You could file a complaint, and then after an opportunity to cure, if it's not cured, the board, two
- Hart, Rocky, I just had a question about the petition filing process and how that would work.
- Unfortunately, instead it seems to be a taxpayer bailout for systems that refuse to reform.
- operator prior to filing a petition.
- And then, I mean, then you file the petition. So hopefully it's something that's known.
Summary:
The Assembly Transportation Committee heard SB 63 by Senator Wiener, as amended and coauthored by Senator Arreguín, a Bay Area transit funding measure intended to avert major service cuts at BART, Muni, Caltrain, and AC Transit. The authors said the region faces a fiscal cliff and that without new revenue, BART could collapse and other systems could face severe reductions. They described the bill as the product of extensive negotiations among the five Bay Area counties and transit operators, with San Mateo and Santa Clara counties opting in during the process.
Much of the discussion focused on accountability and governance. Supporters said the bill includes some of the strongest oversight provisions in recent memory, including a third-party efficiency review and ad hoc adjudication committees that can withhold a portion of funding if operators fail to correct problems. Assembly Member Papin and Assembly Member Lackey argued the measure amounts to a taxpayer bailout with insufficient representation and too much control left to MTC, while the authors responded that the bill gives affected counties direct complaint and enforcement authority and that MTC must follow the ad hoc committees’ recommendations. Several members asked about complaint procedures, withholding thresholds, opt-in/opt-out issues, and whether the funding would return to the source counties if withheld.
Testimony in support came from SPUR, Caltrain, MTC, the Bay Area Council, BART, SamTrans, VTA, San Francisco MTA, transit coalitions, environmental groups, local governments, and labor. Supporters emphasized the risk of severe service cuts, the importance of preserving recent investments such as Caltrain electrification, and the need for regional self-help. There was no registered opposition witness, though some members spoke against the bill. The committee ultimately voted 11-5 to pass SB 63 as amended to the floor, with the committee amendments also removing urgency language.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Apr 21st, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, we are going to be moving back to the business on the daily file.
- Okay, members, we have already dispensed with file items.
- We're going to pass and retain on file items 50 and 51, which gets us to file item number 52, AB 1414
- We are going to pass and retain on file items 53 and 54.
- We're going to pass and retain on file item 68, 69, 70, 71, 72.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, September 4, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The governor is refusing to fund the treatment programs that are needed.
- The governor is refusing to fund the treatment programs that are needed.
- The governor is refusing to fund the treatment programs that are needed.
- The governor is refusing to fund the treatment programs that are needed.
- The governor is refusing to fund the treatment programs that are needed.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 5/13/26
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> uh,</c><00:41:44.160><c> which</c><00:41:44.400><c> I</c><00:41:44.560><c> lovingly</c> House File
- 52.000><c> House</c> Representative Nash, for passing House Representative Nash, for passing House File
- 3 into existence because now we are File 3 into existence because now we are seeing<00:41:55.359><c>
- But just saying that this is wrong and refusing to reply to it is not a response and it's not governing
- But just saying that this is wrong and refusing to reply to it is not a response and it's not governing
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes higher ed package that leaves $131 million aid shortfall unaddressed 5/4/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Bill on the calendar for the day is House File 4252.
- I'm proud to present to you House File 4252.
- </c> of a caucus that refused of a caucus that refused to<00:30:23.280><c> fulfill</c><00:30:23.920><
- >> Coulter moves to amend House File number >> Coulter moves to amend House File number 4252
- </c> final passage of House File 4252. final passage of House File 4252.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Press Conference: C.A.R.E. No Matter What Bill Rollout Mar 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Since Texas remains only one of 10 states who refuse to expand Medicaid, leaving millions of low-income
- And we are so grateful to these lawmakers for filing a bill that will help to assure our continued viability
- I am honored to file the CARE No Matter What Act. We need This legislature to act now.
- Texas has refused to expand Medicaid.
- cruelty by choices that the Texas legislature has made and also actions the Texas legislature is refusing