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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/11/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- closely with recent operational costs rather than using the current methodology that consistently fails
- to fully and promptly consistently fails to fully and promptly incorporate<00:04:18.160><c> increased
- So they chatted and then there was a law that we passed and then a lawsuit and then a law.
- years, 2018 through ... first passed in first passed in 2017.<01:10:27.600><c> The</c><01:10:27.840>
- risk of um changes to federal pass risk of um changes to federal pass through<01:52:21.520><c> dollars
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (01/30/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- So I respectfully request and ought to pass on this very straightforward change.
- 04:57.759><c> to</c> So I respectfully request and ought to So I respectfully request and ought to pass
- These common-sense changes provide clarity and transparency, and I urge an ought-to-pass vote.
- These common-sense changes provide clarity and transparency, and I urge an ought-to-pass vote.
- They were also opposed to the bill on parental access to library records, which passed last year.
Committee:
House Education Policy and Administration
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, by passing this resolution, you preserve and pass it forward. Mr.
- Chairman, by passing this resolution, you preserve and pass it forward. Mr.
- Follow-up: Do you know of any other states in the union that have passed or are currently passing this
- The reason for this bill, we had the law passed last year, passed by this body, and what happened is
- That motion has failed four to five.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- So I urge my colleagues to pass 1601. Ought to pass. Thanks.
- </c> colleagues to pass 1601. colleagues to pass 1601.
- </c> Ought to pass. Thanks. Ought to pass. Thanks.
- </c> u pass as amended? u pass as amended?
- pass with amendments. Representative Bay pass with amendments.
Committee:
House Election Law
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- If she could please pass these out to everyone on the committee, I would appreciate that.
- So in 2019, Utah passed the Kratom Consumer Protection Act in 2019.
- So in 2019, Utah passed the Cratum Consumer Protection Act in 2019.
- I'd also like to express my heartfelt condolences regarding the tragic passing of Ms.
- I'd also like to express my heartfelt condolences regarding the tragic passing of Ms.
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 5th, 2026
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Having received 44 aye votes and zero no votes, I declare Senate Bill 1426 to have passed. Mr.
- Senate Bill 1531, having received 33 aye votes and 12 no votes, I declare the same to have passed.
- I guess I've failed to find in the language that we're considering to do.
- I don't know if it'll—there's up to those companies to pass it down.
- I declare the same to have passed. Mr. Leader, Mr.
Bills:
SB2102 , SB1940 , SB1625 , SB1442 , SB1623 , SB1242 , SB1949 , SB1592 , SB1913 , SB592 , SB992 , SB1241 , SB259 , SB1928 , SB1426 , SB1531 , SB1561 , SB1122
Keywords:
credit card fees, merchant discounts, payment card network, interchange fees, transparency in fees, Oklahoma law, payment card, rebate, merchant, tax compliance, health insurance, mandate, impact analysis, insurance department, public health, access to healthcare, SB1442, alcoholic beverage control, ABLE Commission, liquor license fees
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, roll call, and several floor and gallery introductions recognizing the Doctor of the Day, Nurse of the Day, Mid-America Christian University, the Oklahoma Truckers Association, Leadership Wagoner County, the Broken Arrow Chamber, and an intern. The chamber then took up several bills in general order. Senate Bill 1426, requested by the Department of Human Services, would limit referrals to district attorneys to substantiated findings of abuse of vulnerable adults; it passed unanimously, 44-0.
Senate Bill 1531 was presented as a placeholder vehicle for possible future FAA action on drones and unmanned aircraft, with questions focused on why the bill was being kept open and what language might later be added. It passed 33-12. Senate Bill 1561 would allow EMTs to be subject to progressive discipline for drug or other violations instead of automatic license revocation; it passed 46-0.
The most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 1122, which lowers the ad valorem assessment rate for broadband providers from 22.85% to 15% and was described by supporters as a way to create parity, encourage broadband expansion, and keep providers investing in rural Oklahoma. Opponents argued it would give a tax break to large legacy broadband companies, reduce county revenue by an estimated $20 million, and do little for homeowners, farmers, or other taxpayers facing property tax pressure. After extended questioning and debate, the bill passed 28-19. The Senate also laid over SB 1555, heard announcements, and adjourned until Monday, March 9 at 1:30 p.m.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Senate Education Committee and Assembly Education Committee Jan 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- bills regarding local student board members on trustees, on the school board trustees, which did not pass
- The state has successfully passed... ...relationships. And policies reflected this ongoing change.
- We hope the training framework is developed based on the previously passed bill AB 2598, authored by
- This system addresses a symptom but fails to diagnose the disease.
- We're going to move next. requirements that we might have previously passed have been implemented as,
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Hearing none, the bill passes to engrossment.
- The bill is passed to engrossment.
- There being 22 ayes and eight nays, the bill is finally passed. The bill is finally passed.
- It may pass. It may fail, right? We don't know. Some pass, some fail.
- There being 26 ayes and four nays, the bill is finally passed. The bill is finally passed.
Bills:
SJR12 , SJR81 , SCR39 , SB22 , SB32 , SB241 , SB393 , SB414 , SB458 , SB464 , SB568 , SB583 , SB609 , SB660 , SB693 , SB731 , SB732 , SB746 , SB783 , SB785 , SB897 , SB993 , SB996 , SB1008 , SB1029 , SB1035 , SB1036 , SB1120 , SB1122 , SB1147 , SB1163 , SB1188 , SB1197 , SB1209 , SB1227 , SB1245 , SB1267 , SB1307 , SB1321 , SB1332 , SB1386 , SB1394 , SB1396 , SB1470 , SB1494 , SB1537 , SB1596 , SB1598 , SB1610 , SB1664 , SB1814 , SB1822 , SB1841 , SB1948 , SB2065 , SB2155 , SB2406 , SB2407
Keywords:
parental rights, education, constitutional amendment, school choice, child education, tax exemption, ad valorem, tangible personal property, income production, border security, southern border, federal immigration policy, illegal immigration, cartels, transnational cartels, fentanyl, drug trafficking, human trafficking, Operation Lone Star, Texas border
Summary:
The Senate opened with a quorum call, invocation, approval of routine motions, and the reading of gubernatorial nominations and several honorary resolutions. The chamber adopted resolutions recognizing Jack and Jill of America Day and DJ Daniel Day at the Capitol, with multiple senators offering remarks praising youth leadership, perseverance, and public service. The Senate also introduced the Doctor of the Day and then proceeded to a long series of floor actions on bills.
A major focus was Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 568, which overhauls special education funding and services in public schools by moving from a placement-based model to an intensity-based system tied to student needs and IEPs. Senators Bettencourt, Creighton, and Menendez emphasized transparency, parent input, evaluation funding, dyslexia services, and better alignment of funding with actual services; Senator Hinojosa shared a personal story about dyslexia and the importance of early intervention. The bill was advanced on second and third reading and finally passed 30-0. The Senate also passed SB 1396 to prohibit national sex education standards in public schools, SB 2065 on the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System, SB 1664 requiring clearer public disclosure of transmission and distribution utility rate changes, SB 1029 on advertising certain used motor vehicles, SB 1120 expanding rights for family violence victims, SB 1036 regulating residential solar retail transactions, SB 464 creating school-proximity restrictions and penalties for tobacco and vaping sales, SB 1035 giving farmers and ranchers equitable relief from certain local agricultural regulations, SB 1610 addressing civil commitment facility safety and prosecution issues, SB 1197 extending drone restrictions to spaceports, and SB 1386 changing legislative witness immunity from transactional to testimonial immunity.
Another major bill was Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1188, which updates electronic health record requirements. Senator Kolkhorst said the bill builds on Texas medical privacy law by requiring U.S.-based storage of EMR data, prohibiting recording of voter registration status and credit score information, requiring provider verification and disclosure for AI-assisted diagnosis or treatment recommendations, preserving parental access to minors’ records until age 18, and ensuring EMRs can capture metabolic health and biological sex information. A floor amendment clarified the bill’s scope and enforcement, and the bill passed 23-7. Several measures drew debate, especially SB 414 on bond ballot transparency, where Senators Eckhardt and Menendez questioned whether requiring estimated interest and total debt cost on ballots could be misleading or difficult to implement because interest rates and financing terms can change before issuance or over time. The transcript ends during that discussion, with no final action shown on SB 414.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (2-6-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2023, we passed the Planned Communities Act, and passed the Senate unanimously.
- I think it passed with all but one or two votes in the House. It was a good bill.
- There being 15 yes votes, zero no votes, the bill passes with favorable expression. Thank you, Mr.
- I hope you'll pass such legislation again, and that this time the Senate will concur.
- They had no problem when we worked together across party lines to write and pass this law.
Keywords:
Consideration of HB 27 00:04:20
Presentation by Secretary of State 00:10:44
Presentation by Karen Sellers and Jason Denny 00:35:56
Consideration of HB 45 00:55:36, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first handled House Bill 27, which would remove the prohibition on political yard signs in planned communities statewide while still allowing communities to regulate size, placement, and duration. The sponsor said the 2023 Planned Communities Act created an unintended consequence by treating similar homeowners differently based on grandfathering dates, and a legal explanation was offered that the bill would clarify the law and avoid constitutional problems. After discussion, the committee voted 15-0 to pass the bill with favorable expression.
The next item was an update from the Secretary of State on the 2024 election and implementation of House Bill 53, which created prompt post-election audits. He said the audits were carried out smoothly, most found no discrepancies, and no election winners changed, though he recommended adding a specific timeline to the law. He also discussed voter-roll maintenance, saying Kentucky has removed more than 440,000 ineligible voters since 2020, and argued that federal law and limited access to federal databases remain the main obstacles to faster cleanup.
Members asked about the possibility of improper removals, double voting across states, and how provisional voting works. The Secretary said anyone improperly removed can reregister, that any double-voting abuse is likely marginal but still unacceptable, and that provisional ballots are available when eligibility is in doubt and can be reviewed by the county board of elections. He also urged Congress to modernize the 1993 federal voter-registration law, improve access to death and citizenship data, and create a central interstate information-sharing system for election officials.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Debate to add SF3210 to the Calendar for the Day for Tue., May 12 5/11/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:04:59.480><c> the</c> in in line 2.8, it says that fail the in in line 2.8, it says that fail
- It has passed been through committees. It has passed through<00:25:44.000><c> committees.
- We should pass this bill.
- Because it has passed the Senate, and so it will be, I believe, good law if we pass it tomorrow.
- </c> if we pass it tomorrow. if we pass it tomorrow.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- When a roof fails or an HVAC system goes offline, it doesn't just damage the building.
- When a roof fails or an of these assets.
- This guideline provides transparency around commitments that have already been passed into law.
- It counts debt been passed into law.
- Is that applicable, that we could do that in a bonding bill as kind of a correction if we pass it?
Committee:
House Capital Investment
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And I move final pass. Senate Bill 290.
- President, I move to pass this.
- Protection Act passed unanimously.
- Hearing and seeing none, bill is passed. Bill is passed to engrossment.
- The bill is finally passed.
Bills:
SCR5 , SCR13 , SB3 , SB6 , SB10 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB17 , SB18 , SB19 , SB24 , SB35 , SB57 , SB65 , SB112 , SB284 , SB290 , SB388 , SB400 , SB402 , SB412 , SB495 , SB499 , SB502 , SB509 , SB621 , SB706 , SB740 , SB815 , SB842 , SB854 , SB875 , SB893 , SB917 , SB974 , SB1025 , SB1061 , SB1073 , SB1106 , SB1268 , SB1281 , SB1300 , SB1362 , SB1379 , SB1447 , SB1451 , SB1555 , SB1902 , SJR36 , SJR12 , SCR13 , SCR25 , SCR5 , SCR22 , SCR12 , SCR24 , SB495 , SB412 , SB10 , SB18 , SB565 , SB372 , SB842 , SB765 , SB62 , SB19 , SB666 , SB707 , SB888 , SB687 , SB706 , SB847 , SB290 , SB13 , SB1248 , SB740 , SB14 , SB1006 , SB504 , SB917 , SB925 , SB388 , SB1902 , SB1121 , SB995 , SB857 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB35 , SB6 , SB815 , SB3 , SB1281 , SB1379 , SB1300 , SB1497 , SB1499 , SB1498 , SB1451 , SB1061 , SB15 , SB65 , SB241 , SB304 , SB402 , SB499 , SB621 , SB974 , SB1023 , SB1024 , SB1025 , SB1106 , SB686 , SB112 , SB371 , SB204 , SB400 , SB609 , SB1447 , SB670 , SB502 , SB427 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1555 , SB1362 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB987 , SB1539 , SB893 , SB447 , SB875 , SB406 , SB509 , SB985 , SB965 , SB17 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB12 , SB24 , SB57 , SB1194 , SB1253 , SB1215 , SB1532 , SB1268 , SB1302 , SB856 , SB650 , SB583 , SB673 , SB840 , SJR57 , SCR8 , SB213 , SB681 , SB1172 , SB1252 , SB378 , SB610 , SB918 , SB1343 , SB608 , SB487 , SB955 , SB957 , SB988 , SB990 , SB1019 , SB1021 , SB1120 , SB251 , SB958 , SB535 , SB761 , SB1 , SB541 , SB315 , SB379 , SB1018 , SB1737 , SB266 , SB1415 , SB3 , SB6 , SB15 , SB35 , SB290 , SB706 , SB842 , SB917 , SB1281 , SB1451 , SB1902 , SB12 , SB13 , SB17 , SB19 , SB388 , SR261 , SR265 , SR276 , SR277 , SR281 , SR286 , SR293 , SCR5 , SCR13 , SB2425 , SB2880 , SB10 , SB12 , SB13 , SB17 , SB18 , SB19 , SB388 , SB412 , SB495 , SB2425 , SB2880
Keywords:
SCR 5, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, Texas School for the Deaf, TSD, Robert Rives, gymnasium naming, building naming, honorary resolution, commemorative resolution, deaf education, hard of hearing, Gallaudet University, alumni hall of fame, football coach, school facility naming, education K-16, State Affairs, Texas Legislature, public school tribute, water rights
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Jun 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 163, the motion is due pass. Senators Laird, aye. Archuleta, aye. Lackey, aye.
- AB 164, the motion is due pass. AB 164. The motion is due pass. Senators Laird, aye. Niello, no.
- AP 163, the motion is due pass, and orders layered? Aye. Police call the roll.
- AB 169, the motion is due pass. Senator Laird. Just one thing.
- AB 169, the motion is due pass Senator Laird. 69, please call the roll.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review heard the 2026-27 budget package, including AB 111 and AB 112 plus 16 trailer bills and two policy bills. Chair Laird described the budget as balanced over two fiscal years, with about $351.7 billion in total spending, $251.5 billion General Fund, and record reserves, while emphasizing investments in child care, homelessness, housing, Medi-Cal, education, courts, and other core programs. The Department of Finance presented each bill, outlining major items such as Medi-Cal adjustments tied to federal H.R. 1, child care and early learning funding, education and higher education investments, human services, developmental services, health, skilled nursing, resources, energy, transportation, housing, labor, state government, courts, taxation, and two policy bills on education governance and ballot measure placement. The LAO said it had no additional comments but was available for questions. The committee later achieved quorum and moved to member questions and comments, with no votes taken in the portion provided.
Members largely focused on the budget’s fiscal structure and policy implications. Several senators praised staff and noted the compressed timeline, while Vice Chair Niello criticized the process as overly complex and burdensome. Senator Smallwood-Cuevas supported the budget but raised concerns about Medi-Cal changes for people with unsatisfactory immigration status, asking about access to care, the number affected, and county eligibility support; Finance said about two million people would transition to fee-for-service and that $39 million was included for care coordination, along with additional county eligibility funding. Senator Durazo said the agreement delayed, but did not resolve, cuts to immigrant health coverage, dental, and clinic payments, and argued that the budget did not create a true restoration mechanism. Senator Richardson highlighted hospital funding, public hospital definitions, DMV data protections, and court construction and maintenance needs, while Senator Grove questioned the sustainability of spending, the Medi-Cal savings assumptions, distressed hospital funding, Planned Parenthood transparency, developmental services changes, high-speed rail costs, and the property tax postponement program.
Other members emphasized different priorities. Senator Blake Spear praised climate and parks investments, support for HAP homelessness funding with accountability, transit stabilization, and Care Court referral funding, while expressing concern about the lack of wildlife coexistence funding and long-term transit operating support. Senator Weber Pearson raised a technical concern in the health trailer bill regarding menopause language, arguing that the bill should refer to perimenopausal symptoms and should not narrow provider participation through contracting language. Throughout the hearing, Finance repeatedly explained that many of the budget’s savings came from reduced caseloads or delayed implementation of prior proposals, while some new spending was added to mitigate impacts and support administration of the changes. No final committee action or vote was shown in the excerpt.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Mon Apr 14, 2025, 11:30 AM HST - Day 50
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative 13 pass final reading.
- And what I am afraid of is as we pass bills like this, if it does in fact pass, and I hope it doesn't
- And what I am afraid of is as we pass bills like this, if it does in fact pass, and I hope it doesn't
- </c> And what I am afraid of is as as we pass And what I am afraid of is as as we pass bills<01:09:57.840
- </c><01:10:05.600><c> in</c><01:10:05.840><c> a</c> it does pass, we are heading in a it does pass, we
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Establishing an Office of Gun Violence Prevention 3/2/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He believes adults let it happen, and that we failed him.
- But lasting progress requires more than passing laws.
- I urge you to pass this bill and take an important step towards a safer, healthier Minnesota.
- Thank you. passing so many ambulances heading in passing so many ambulances heading in the<00:29:56.559
- </c><00:31:36.320><c> our</c> I truly feel that we have failed our I truly feel that we have failed our
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session: 2025 First Special Session - part 1 Jun 9th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Three people pass by.
- And under current law, even before we pass the tax bill that we're going to pass in a couple of hours
- And pass, and I hope that I urge members to support the motion.
- But during this entire session, the DNR has failed to tell us...
- The Republicans in the House passed a reconciliation bill.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, June 13, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- walk in faith, faith to have confidence in what we can't see and which You provide for us without fail
- YOU PROVIDE FOR US WITHOUT FAIL.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (01/29/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- This is how I want to pass.”
- This is how I want to pass.”
- This is how I want to pass.”
- This is how I want to pass.”
- This is how I want to pass.”
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 199, which would extend the statute of limitations for civil actions seeking damages from PFAS contamination from six years to 20 years. The prime sponsor and other supporters argued that PFAS contamination in southern New Hampshire has long-term and often delayed health and property impacts, making the current six-year period too short for victims to discover harm, connect it to exposure, and seek relief. Supporters described contamination in places such as Merrimack and surrounding communities, cited health concerns including cancer, developmental issues, and other illnesses, and said a longer period would better preserve legal rights while still requiring proof of causation. The Department of Environmental Services said it was not taking a position but acknowledged the contamination and ongoing work to address it. The Business and Industry Association opposed the bill, arguing that evidence becomes stale over time, memories and documents fade, and a longer window would make it harder to determine causation when other exposures or intervening factors may be involved.
Committee members questioned both sides about causation, the difficulty of proving PFAS-related illness, and whether a 20-year period was necessary if a plaintiff already knows of the injury and its source. Supporters responded that PFAS effects can emerge slowly, that scientific understanding continues to develop, and that current knowledge is still incomplete. Opponents said the existing discovery rule already starts the clock when harm and causal connection are known, and that extending the period would reduce clarity and fairness in litigation. After testimony and questions, the chair closed the hearing on HB 199.
The committee then opened House Bill 268 FN, which was described as a technical measure to confirm that the Board of Tax and Land Appeals may hold hearings in its Concord hearing rooms. The sponsor indicated the bill reflects current practice and does not require additional facilities. With only one witness listed and no apparent opposition, the discussion was brief and focused on why the authorization should be placed in statute rather than left to practice.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 25th, 2026
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I declare the same to have passed.
- I declare that the same has passed.
- I declare that the same has passed.
- I declare the same to have passed.
- I declare the same to have passed.
Bills:
SB1778 , SB1570 , SB134 , SB1966 , SB1636 , SB1725 , SB1726 , SB259 , SB504 , SB592 , SB2030 , SB1572 , SB843 , SB1242 , SB1255 , SB1262 , SB1264 , SB1286 , SB1581 , SB1290 , SB1316 , SB1319 , SB1369 , SB1379 , SB1381 , SB1400 , SB1427 , SB1436 , SB1461 , SB1496 , SB1509 , SB1534 , SB1553 , SB904 , SB1592 , SB1645 , SB1684 , SB1767 , SB1772 , SB1813 , SB1894 , SB1928 , SB1946 , SB1980 , SB2040 , SB2060 , SB2061
Keywords:
reading instruction, literacy, educational equity, intervention services, third grade retention, Strong Readers Act, child welfare, child safety, administrative transition, Department of Child Safety and Well-being, Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, juvenile justice, foster care, retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, memorial highways, bridge designations
Summary:
The Senate first handled several gallery introductions recognizing visiting groups, including Muskogee Day, domestic violence advocates, Wagner High School leadership students, the Bixby Chamber and football team, and the Heartland Home Educators co-op. The chamber also adopted a motion to suspend debate rules for the remainder of the day so third-reading bills could be debated under shortened time limits.
Senate Bill 134, which shortens the waiting period for Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System retirees to return to public employment from one year to six months, drew questions about “double dipping,” actuarial impact, and workforce shortages. The author said the bill was requested by the Association of County Commissioners to help counties retain experienced workers, noted an actuarial estimate that the system would drop from 107% to 105% funded, and explained there were no special safeguards beyond existing limits. The bill advanced and then passed 47-0.
Senate Bill 196, a measure naming multiple bridges, highways, and interchanges for veterans, law enforcement officers, and other honorees, was presented as a personal bill by the author, including a bridge named for his grandfather. After brief questions, it advanced and passed 47-0. Senate Bill 1636, which allows immediate family members or similar individuals to request OSBI review of cold homicide cases after a local law enforcement case-file review, also advanced after questions about eligibility, timing, and workload; supporters said it would give families a path to seek answers in long-unsolved cases. It passed 47-0.
The chamber then considered Senate Bill 1725, which addresses expressive activity on higher-education campuses by allowing content-neutral security fees, limiting discipline to narrowly defined harassment, and requiring free speech training for first-year students. Debate centered on campus free speech, university accountability, and whether the bill would add costs or sufficient enforcement; it passed 40-17 and was advanced as an emergency measure. Senate Bill 1726, a companion bill requiring training for graduate assistants who teach, emphasizing classroom management, academic integrity, and viewpoint neutrality, passed 41-7 and was also advanced as an emergency measure. Finally, Senate Bill 259, a long-debated water bill requiring metering or approved measuring devices for groundwater use, drew extensive discussion over costs, property rights, regional differences, and regulation of irrigators; the bill was advanced to final passage after a 34-8 vote, with debate continuing at the end of the transcript.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Corrections and Public Institutions Feb 12th, 2026
Corrections and Public Institutions
Transcript Highlights:
- Seeing none, House Bill 1786 be voted do pass. Any discussion?
- By your vote of 12 ayes and one no, you have voted do pass.
- I now move that House Bill 2694 be voted do pass. Any discussion?
- We will now move that House Bill 2885 be voted do pass. Any discussion?
- Now I move that House Bill 1712 be voted do pass. Any discussion?
Committee:
House Corrections and Public Institutions
Summary:
The Committee on Corrections and Public Institutions met in executive session and considered four House bills. House Bill 1786, described by the ranking member as increasing spending authority, was approved after a roll call vote of 12 ayes and 1 no. House Bill 2694 was explained as allowing several Department of Public Safety funds, including the Missouri State Highway Patrol Academy Fund and the crime victims compensation fund, to remain in their dedicated accounts rather than being swept into general revenue at the end of the biennium; members discussed whether the funds were self-sustaining and whether future legislation might be needed if reserves grew too large. It passed 12-1.
House Bill 2885, involving a $1 million waiver and the timing of when collected funds would become available, was discussed briefly; the sponsor noted that an emergency clause would be needed to apply the change immediately, but the committee chose to proceed without one. It also passed 12-1. House Bill 1712, concerning electronic monitoring violations, prompted questions about what happens when a device loses power or is unintentionally not charged. Members explained that such cases typically generate a violation report for the judge, who can hold a hearing and decide whether the failure was accidental or intentional; intentional tampering could lead to revocation and possible charges, while accidental failures generally would not result in jail. This bill passed unanimously, 13-0, and the committee then adjourned.