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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (04/08/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c> better access to services, education, better access to services, education, health<00:10:07.760
- We need to do that through access, stability, and trust.
- Um, I'm so glad stability, and trust.
- </c> PTs, physical therapists, we educate PTs, physical therapists, we educate patients<01:10:35.040>
- </c> therapist um creating psycho education therapist um creating psycho education building<01:36:15.840
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Public Safety Committee Jan 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- All survivors deserve whatever stability can be provided.
- What actually deters people from committing crime is opportunities for education, for counseling, for
- Nathan Pierce, Private Home Educators of California.
- Sam Nash, on behalf of the Los Angeles County Office of Education and Support. Thank you.
- And I just want to say, as a former early educator now working on the policy end, that my organization
Summary:
The Assembly Public Safety Committee heard several bills dealing with firearms, hit-and-run penalties, domestic violence, and sexually violent predator placement. AB 256 by Assemblymember DeMaio would add a one-year enhancement for certain firearm felonies involving controlled substances and require toxicology testing; supporters said it would provide transparency about the causes of gun violence, while opponents argued it duplicated existing law, was overbroad, and raised privacy concerns. AB 1281, also by DeMaio, would increase penalties for hit-and-run cases involving death or serious injury; supporters framed it as a response to a fatal case in the author’s district, while opponents said current law already provides strong penalties and the bill would remove judicial flexibility. Both bills drew no formal support beyond the author and were opposed by public defenders, civil liberties groups, and other advocates.
AB 292 by Assemblymember Patterson, as amended, would increase punishment for repeat felony domestic violence offenders, including higher prison terms and a longer mandatory jail minimum for probationers with prior domestic violence convictions. The author and a survivor witness argued that early release can endanger victims and children, and the California State Sheriffs’ Association and California District Attorneys Association supported the measure. Opponents, including public defenders and advocacy groups, said existing law already escalates penalties, warned the bill could sweep too broadly or reduce flexibility, and urged more prevention-oriented responses. After discussion, the committee approved AB 292 as amended and sent it to Appropriations.
AB 767 by Assemblymember Alanis would clarify that private and home-based schools, as well as daycare facilities, are covered by existing restrictions on conditional release placements for sexually violent predators. Supporters said the bill would better protect children and resolve inconsistent court interpretations, while opponents argued it could effectively bar placement in large parts of the state and undermine rehabilitation and due process. The committee passed AB 767 to Appropriations. The committee also approved the consent item AB 277. AB 1092, a vote-only reconsideration item from the prior year, was brought up without the author present and was defeated. Final reported outcomes were: AB 256 failed, AB 277 passed, AB 292 passed, AB 767 passed, AB 1281 failed, and AB 1092 failed.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 15th, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill relates to continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists on identifying existing victims
- inclusion of information about construction or maintenance work zones in the curriculum of Driver Education
- The state better aligns education with industry needs, ensuring... ...securing continued economic growth
- scope of the license by listing the TDLR license types that currently correspond with the Texas Education
- of a young child or disabled individual, indecency with a child, improper relationship between an educator
Bills:
HB 1301, HB2278, HB2776, HB2820, HB3848, HB3920, HB4172, HB4215, HB4284, HB4285, HB4463, HB4517, HB4690, HB4765, HB4766, HB4767, HB4768, HB4769, HB4773, HB4830, HB5506
Keywords:
alcohol, beverages, winery permit, restaurant, malt beverages, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, alcohol production, home brewing, family use, craft beverages, massage therapy, licensing, criminal offenses, sexually oriented businesses, public safety, bingo, charitable gaming, operating capital, regulation, funding
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Mar 5th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V
Transcript Highlights:
- As well as computers and equipment for the five FTEs and annual attorney dues and continuing education
- continuing legal education costs and then item Number five on the next page is for $20,000 for court
- For H, 9.6 million in funding for UTMB to create a division dedicated to employer retention, education
- The agency's requesting that this method of finance replace it from general revenue to stabilize the
- Item 6. career and technical education resources. This has two components continued on page 13.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (01/31/2025)
State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't get it, so educate me.
- </c> people that in itself that educational people that in itself that educational process<01:56:04.880
- </c><02:21:45.640><c> once</c><02:21:45.920><c> 34</c> their civic education once 34 their civic education
- I appreciate your reference to civics education.
- </c> in order to ensure long-term stability in order to ensure long-term stability and<04:37:44.959><
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- We like to focus on providing tools, educational programs, and resources to help farmers make decisions
- 11.519><c> tools,</c> we like to focus on providing tools, we like to focus on providing tools, educational
- programs and resources to educational programs and resources to help<00:04:14.799><c> farmers</c><00
- I can speak to, I guess, what we do, and we do a lot of educational programming, a lot of that's face
- programming you know a lot educational programming you know a lot of<00:31:03.279><c> that's</c><00:
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Jan 27th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Environment, Energy & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- Consequential decisions include decisions related to criminal justice, education access, employment,
- Those include decisions related to examples such as parole, educational access—so admittance to an educational
- It's personalizing education. and artificial intelligence is increasingly present in our lives.
- It's personalizing education. People have to the world around them. It's personalizing education.
- AI has tremendous potential for improving education, enabling... Changing landscape and market.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Jan 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Consequential decisions include decisions related to criminal justice, education access, employment,
- Consequential decisions include decisions related to criminal justice, education access, employment,
- It's personalizing education. People have to [see] the world around them.
- It's personalizing education.
- AI has tremendous potential for improving education, enabling Changing landscape and market.
Summary:
The Senate Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee held public hearings on two bills. On SB 5609, concerning cultural resource reviews under SEPA, staff explained that the proposed substitute would require cultural resource review for certain categorical exemptions, including infill housing and some GMA-related projects, unless a local government has an approved data-sharing agreement, ordinance, or cultural resources management plan with tribal consultation. Senator Kauffman said the bill is intended to protect tribal cultural sites without stopping development. Supporters, including tribal representatives and some local officials, said early review and consultation can prevent irreversible damage and provide clarity; opponents from business, builders, and county planning groups argued it would add costs, delay housing and permitting, and shift too much authority to state-level review without clear timelines or standards. The committee took public testimony only and then closed the hearing on SB 5609.
The committee then heard SB 6284 on high-risk artificial intelligence. Staff described requirements for deployers of high-risk AI systems to maintain risk management policies, conduct impact assessments, notify consumers when AI is used in consequential decisions, and report algorithmic discrimination to the Attorney General, along with disclosures for government agencies and an extension of the AI task force with a workplace subgroup. Senator Elias said the bill is intended to focus regulation on high-risk uses while preserving innovation. Testimony was mixed: consumer and student advocates supported the bill’s transparency and accountability measures, while industry, banking, insurance, hospital, and technology groups raised concerns about definitions, implementation, overlap with existing regulation, and possible effects on innovation or regulated sectors. The committee heard public testimony and then adjourned after closing the hearing on SB 6284.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And we know that the General Fund funds education, health care, public safety, and taxes, and all those
- Camp that was funded with an arts education grant.
- civics education programs.
- We host opportunities for educators to come to our respective location at our event center.
- I think we would help out within the space of education tremendously.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Mar 5th, 2025
House Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- It is not a scholarship for classroom education. It is purely for that on-the-job training.
- The money is appropriated to the Higher Education Department.
- The room education undergraduate program is similar to the building trades.
- We can also provide education. Thank you. Thank you, Jenna? Jenna, unmute yourself, please.
- With this, teen parents have significantly worse educational outcomes than their peers.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee on Ways and Means and Education.
- So is there just— a.m. committee on ways of means and a.m. committee on ways of means and education education
- </c> 2222 so I'll defer to the education 2222 so I'll defer to the education chair<00:01:13.200><c> on
- </c><00:06:55.680><c> committee</c> recommendation for Education committee recommendation for Education
- The Democratic Party Education Caucus.
Summary:
The committee took up House Bill 422, relating to school impact fees. The Education Committee recommended passage with amendments, and Ways and Means concurred. The amendments would repeal the construction fee component of the school impact fee while retaining the land impact fee and in-lieu fee requirements, remove related statutory language, exempt certain developments from school impact fees, raise the unit threshold for satisfying the land component to 100 units, require the School Facilities Authority to adopt rules and policies, and require a report to the Legislature on the effect of repealing the construction portion of the fee. The measure was also given a sunset date of June 30, 2029, with the committee report to note that the changes are intended to test the efficiency and efficacy of the fee structure and could be made permanent if the report supports that outcome. The committees adopted the recommendation, with one senator initially voting no and then changing to yes after the amendments were explained.
The meeting also included a separate hearing on House Bill 1155, concerning procurement for Department of Transportation projects and construction manager/general contractor procurement. DOT testified that it supported the concept but wanted to narrow the bill, saying the current language was too broad and that the goal was to allow more innovative procurement while preserving selection safeguards. The State Procurement Office said it supported the bill’s language but was willing to work with DOT on alternative wording. Several construction-related organizations, including subcontractors, iron workers, elevator constructors, and building trades representatives, opposed the bill, arguing that exemptions from the procurement code would weaken protections such as retainage, equality, and prompt payment and could invite favoritism or corruption. In response to those concerns, the chair proposed amendments limiting the exemption to DOT, narrowing the qualifying contracts, adding a two-year sunset, requiring a report after the first year, and clarifying that project management could not be procured under the section. The amended recommendation passed, though several members voted with reservations.
A separate item, House Bill 476, was briefly called up at the end of the agenda, with a recommendation to pass with amendments to increase a rate from 7.25% to 8%, but discussion was not completed in the portion of the transcript provided.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- The answer is education.
- The answer is education.
- Education Education are<01:26:09.360><c> are</c><01:26:09.679><c> numbers</c><01:26:09.920><c> I've<
- </c><04:12:02.880><c> and</c> purpose of state aid to education and purpose of state aid to education
- </c> allocated for state aid to education. allocated for state aid to education.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1596, which would raise New Hampshire’s cigarette excise tax from $1.78 per pack to about $2.80, using an inflation-based adjustment since the rate was last set in 2008. Representative Jerry Stringham, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure would keep New Hampshire competitive with neighboring states, generate revenue, and help offset other budget pressures. He also described the bill as repealing an income-based premium charge in Medicaid/CHIP-related programs and restoring cuts to the University System of New Hampshire, arguing that the combined package would still leave the state in a positive fiscal position. He said the tobacco tax increase would likely have some cessation effect but would remain low relative to other New England states, and he cited prior testimony from health groups supporting a larger increase.
Members questioned the sponsor about how the new rate was calculated, the prior tobacco tax reduction and restoration, whether tobacco companies would absorb or pass on the tax, and the fiscal note’s estimates for Medicaid premium revenue and UNH funding. Stringham said he used Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation data, that the earlier 10-cent reduction did not produce the expected sales increase, and that the current bill would eliminate the premium charges now in the budget. He later clarified that the Department of Medicaid Services had updated the revenue estimate, but said the bill still showed a surplus overall. He also said the federal government already imposes a $1-per-pack tax and that New Hampshire would remain below neighboring states even after the increase.
Two public witnesses testified in opposition to the tax increase. Anna Bettincourt, a tobacco category manager, argued that higher tobacco taxes would unfairly target smokers, reduce New Hampshire’s tax advantage, and likely shift purchases to other states or illicit markets rather than reduce use. She said tobacco companies generally do not lower prices and that Massachusetts’ flavor restrictions had not eliminated sales. In response to questions, she maintained that a smaller increase would still be harmful and that enforcement problems make bans ineffective. The sponsor and some members countered that smokers impose higher health costs and that tobacco taxes are a policy tool for both revenue and public health. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Private Equity Presentation 3/2/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, older and disabled residents deserve stability, dignity, and high-quality care, not exposure to the
- 00:15:39.920><c> deserve</c> older and disabled motans deserve older and disabled motans deserve stability
- ,<00:15:41.199><c> dignity,</c><00:15:41.680><c> and</c><00:15:41.920><c> highquality</c> stability,
- dignity, and highquality stability, dignity, and highquality care,<00:15:43.040><c> not</c><00:15:43.360
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Investing in Minnesota Housing - Senator Eric Lucero Feb 3rd, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- addition to costs and other areas of life that are rising and creating incredible pressure on housing stability
- All of us are looking for stability and to reduce the cost so we can enjoy the American dream of home
- Thank you so much for the opportunity. looking for stability and to reduce the looking for stability
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 118 Part 2 May 12th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's the family in Fountain buying educational software for their children. Businesses...
- K-12 or higher education campuses.
- This bill was originally drafted to include only public K-12 and higher education.
- And then on page four, line five, before educational, you would insert public.
- institution to take action or provide educational or other services that are... educational or other
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judiciary Committee Apr 1st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And Castaneda will join us half the day because somehow he is also a member of the Education Committee
- Constitution allows a legislative assembly to authorize bona fide nonprofit veterans, charitable, educational
- organizations to conduct games of chance when the entire net proceeds of the games are devoted to educational
- charities that do buy bars or consider buying bars, are they doing it so that they can have site stability
- campaign, it's really hard to know whether it's the educational campaign that's having the impact and
Summary:
The Judiciary Interim Committee met to begin its study of charitable gaming and the ownership of alcoholic beverage establishments by licensed charitable gaming organizations, a study directed by Senate Bill 2334. Legislative Council gave an overview of the constitutional and statutory framework for charitable gaming, site authorizations, rent limits, proceeds, and recent legislative changes. The Attorney General’s Gaming Division then clarified the financial flow of gaming, explaining that in fiscal year 2025 North Dakota had about $2.5 billion in gross gaming proceeds, with roughly 88-90% paid back in prizes and about $256 million available to organizations after taxes; most of that activity came from electronic pull tabs. Members asked for more detail on winnings, replays, rent, and the breakdown of manufacturer/distributor revenues, and the AG’s office agreed to provide supplemental information.
The committee also heard from the League of Cities and the Association of Counties about local site authorization. Cities said they have a limited role in approving gaming sites, can adopt policies after public hearing, may charge up to $100, and can set certain conditions, including local nexus requirements, but cannot require donations or force a specific charity or site. The League said it had worked with stakeholders on a model policy to provide more consistency, though members raised concerns that local requirements could become too restrictive for charities serving broader areas. Counties said the issue is mostly a city matter, with little county involvement beyond minimal site fees and general site approval.
The North Dakota Gaming Alliance testified in support of the study and provided IRS-related material suggesting charities may use asset diversification, while emphasizing it had not taken a position on whether charities should own bars. Members questioned whether bar ownership is being used for site stability or to channel charitable gaming dollars, and whether city policies might disadvantage charities with broader missions. The committee also discussed the relationship between gaming organizations, manufacturers, and distributors, including restrictions on incentives and interference, and asked for more information on those entities and their ownership. Later in the meeting, the Racing Commission gave its regular update on live racing, pari-mutuel wagering, ADW providers, purse and promotion funds, a new TRPB contract, and concerns about cease-and-desist actions from other states. Finally, the State Hospital superintendent briefly reported on the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s support services, including the SORT team, training, and security assistance for the hospital campus.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- significantly, while at the same time they're experiencing major cuts to critical services such as education
- These are typically 15- to 25-year agreements that promote carbon reduction and rate stability.
- And I do a free public education webinar every month.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on a range of energy, utility, broadband, and municipal infrastructure bills. Representative Powell supported H 3466, which would create a task force to study public ownership of utilities and alternatives to investor-owned electric and gas systems. Representative Therber supported H 3574, which would use RGGI funds to reimburse cities and towns affected by power plant decommissioning, citing lost jobs, tax revenue, and service cuts in communities such as Somerset, Plymouth, Salem, and Everett.
Several witnesses from municipal light plants and related organizations testified in support of mutual aid bills, including H 3486/S 2252 and H 3330/S 2277, saying the measures would clarify protections and liability coverage for MLP workers assisting in emergencies and non-emergency work. Jim Leiden of EMWIC opposed H 3514/S 2295, saying the proposed board and governance changes would reduce local control, add burdens, and weaken confidentiality protections. A committee member asked whether the mutual aid bills had been reviewed for municipal impacts, and the witnesses said they had done due diligence.
The committee also heard extensive testimony on H 3551/S 2306, the smart meter opt-out bills. Supporters argued that smart meters emit harmful wireless radiation, that some residents have developed health problems or electromagnetic sensitivity, and that opt-outs should be available without fees or penalties; several witnesses urged notification, consent, and non-transmitting analog meter options. The committee also heard testimony from municipal officials and the Massachusetts Municipal Association in support of H 3462/S 2250, which would strengthen municipal authority to enforce timely removal of double utility poles, citing safety, accessibility, and construction-delay concerns. Derek Leffert of Gateway Fiber opposed H 3450, saying it would improperly shift broadband deployment costs to competitors. At the end of testimony, the chair closed the hearing by motion and vote, with members voting aye and no opposition recorded.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- We're very strong in agriculture, youth, education, and community involvement.
- House Bill 823 simply brings clarity, consistency, and stability to its structure while preserving the
- that did some really good things, and their goal was to support kids, support the fair, support education
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- After talking with doctors and enrolling in educational seminars, I learned that heavy metals, plastics
- After talking with doctors and enrolling in educational seminars, I learned that heavy metals, plastics
- chemistry or degrade soil quality poses risk to our food systems, property rights, and economic stability
Summary:
The Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee met with a quorum and first took up HCR 32, a resolution on Idaho’s energy future. Representative Leavitt said the measure emphasizes baseload generation, transmission, energy sovereignty, and private property rights, citing Idaho’s reliance on imported energy and concerns about projects such as Lava Ridge and the Southwest Intertie Project North. Public testimony included support from Renewable Northwest, whose representative praised the resolution’s recognition of regional market participation, ratepayer protection, and the need for more generation and transmission, while noting that regional market access can reduce the amount of baseload generation needed. The committee then voted to send HCR 32 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
The committee next considered H.J.M. 18, a memorial urging opposition to solar geoengineering. Representative Hostetler explained that the memorial had been revised to focus specifically on solar geoengineering rather than weather modification generally. A long line of public testimony supported the memorial, with witnesses arguing that solar geoengineering poses risks to health, agriculture, water, soil, wildlife, and property rights, and calling for Idaho to assert state sovereignty and urge federal action. Several witnesses cited federal reports, research plans, and alleged environmental and health impacts, while others described personal observations and sampling results they believed showed harmful particulates in rain or air.
One witness, a federal trial practitioner, argued that airplane trails are not merely water vapor and urged independent scientific study, while other speakers claimed links between geoengineering and infertility, neurological illness, bee decline, drought, and crop impacts. A sponsor clarified the memorial’s language in response to a question about the term “generally,” explaining it was intended to distinguish solar geoengineering from broader weather modification. After testimony ended, the committee voted to send H.J.M. 18 to the floor with a due pass recommendation and then adjourned.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Corrections and Public Institutions Feb 23rd, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Corrections and Public Institutions
Transcript Highlights:
- young people some type of foundation, some type of nutrient that they're not getting, some type of stability
- You have to get your education, you have to abide by the rules and the regulations of an individual when
- number of times since I've been here, since we got here together, and this has been your outside of education