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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Elect Committee Meeting - 2025-03-19
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- Local clerks, municipal clerks, school district clerks, and special district clerks are permitted to
- Section 26 pertains to canvassing of municipal elections, and Section 27 pertains to canvassing of school
- In jurisdictions where municipalities conduct elections by mail, school boards can still designate a
- For example, an ambulance that the hospital was going to purchase was $20,000 cheaper by being part of
- a larger purchase with CentraCare.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-06 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Kids failing in schools. I knew nothing. I just couldn't take it anymore. Kids failed in school.
- And I decided to run for school board. So I get in this school board race, very popular candidate.
- Dozier School for Boys Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program and appropriates $20 million to
- There won't be a public school union because there won't be any public schools.
- We saw an opportunity to help kids in a failing school, or a D school, get teachers who wanted to teach
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and doctor-of-the-day introduction, then moved through a long special-order calendar. Early proceedings included a resolution honoring former Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber also heard several member introductions and recognitions before taking up bills.
The most substantial debate centered on CS/CS/SB 1758 on public assistance and Medicaid/SNAP reforms. The bill would strengthen fraud enforcement, impose a Medicaid work requirement for able-bodied adults, expand behavioral health services through a waiver, modernize Medicaid pharmacy purchasing, and require a SNAP fraud-reduction plan and photo ID on EBT cards. Senators Berman, Smith, Bracy Davis, Osgood, and others argued for Medicaid expansion and added protections for vulnerable SNAP recipients, while Gates defended the bill as a compliance and cost-saving measure. Multiple amendments were offered, including Berman’s Medicaid-expansion condition and Osgood’s SNAP photo-ID safeguards; both were defeated. The bill was placed on the calendar for third reading after extended questioning.
The Senate then passed a series of bills, often substituting House companions before final vote. These included tax conformity legislation (7031/7048), technology and computer science education (1503/1694), Parkinson’s disease registry and related public-records measures (1443/1684), designation of the SS American Victory as the official state flagship (249/1656), electronic payments for local governments (967/1612), legal tender and related public-records exemptions for gold, silver, stablecoins, and virtual currency kiosks (1311/1588/1087/7044/1568), local government finance and spending transparency (1329/1566), digital voyeurism (1536), insurance customer representative licensing (1343/1504), and medical freedom legislation (1756) with amendments on anti-kickback rules and vaccine information materials. Most bills passed on largely party-line or near-unanimous votes, with several amendments adopted and some withdrawn; the medical freedom bill was still under consideration at the end of the excerpt.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Mar 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EDN Public Hearing - Thu Apr 16, 2026 @ 2:05 PM HST
Transcript Highlights:
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- . schools. schools.
- </c> Schools Network. Schools Network.
- And they're one of the schools that was impacted by the school bus crisis.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SCR 78, which urges the Department of Education to strengthen natural health education and adopt a comprehensive menstrual cycle curriculum. The Department of Education said it supported the intent and had offered technical amendments to scaffold the curriculum by grade level. The Commission on the Status of Women and several advocates, including students and Ma'i Movement Hawaiʻi, testified in support, describing gaps in menstrual health education, stigma, and the need for more inclusive, age-appropriate instruction. No opposition was heard, and the chair moved on after no questions from members.
The committee then took up SCR 194, urging the Department of Education to meet the criteria to recognize cheerleading as a Title IX sport. The Department supported the measure, noting recent expansion of girls flag football and surfing as recognized sports and saying cheerleading would create additional opportunities for students. The Commission on the Status of Women also supported the resolution, saying it could improve participation, resource allocation, and representation for female students. No opposition or further action was recorded in the excerpt.
Finally, the committee discussed SCR 195, requesting the Board of Education and Department of Education to revise graduation requirements to include a standalone financial literacy course. The Board of Education and Department of Education both supported the intent but cautioned against a one-size-fits-all mandate, emphasizing school-level flexibility, existing stand-alone and online options, and the requirement that the class of 2030 must complete financial literacy before graduation. Hawaii Kids Can supported the resolution while raising questions about equity, access, quality, and how different delivery models compare; it also asked for more information on community survey data. Committee members questioned the department and board about asynchronous versus in-person instruction, standards, and how the requirement would be tracked in the personal transition plan. No vote or final action was taken in the provided portion of the meeting.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-23 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House 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 and moments of silence, including tributes related to the FSU campus shooting, Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, John Thrasher, the Florida Wildlife Corridor, and visiting student and community groups. The chamber then moved into special order bills and adopted a resolution honoring Coach Abdur-Rahim. A number of measures were taken up and passed, including child care and early learning provider regulation updates, false reporting/swatting penalties, health care billing and collection protections, hazardous walking conditions for schoolchildren, young adult housing support for foster and homeless students, the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, trust fund interest rules for IOTA accounts, transportation-related changes, public records exemptions for AHCA investigators, JQC employees, and appellate court clerks, municipal water and sewer utility rates in Miami-Dade, motor vehicle offenses involving obscured plates and impersonating law enforcement, trespass at large-scale ticketed events, refund of patient overpayments, stem cell therapy standards, insulin administration by direct support professionals and relatives, pre-arranged transportation services, and the Uniform Commercial Code update for digital assets.
Several bills were amended before passage, often by substituting House companions and adopting late-filed amendments. The transportation bill was significantly revised to remove speed-limit increases and utility-related provisions while adding beach equipment removal, flood-wake enforcement, expectant mother parking permits, and local regulation of micromobility devices; it passed 37-0. The trust fund interest bill drew the most debate, with supporters arguing it right-sized a volatile funding stream for legal aid and opponents warning it would sharply reduce support for legal aid organizations; it passed 28-10. The municipal water and sewer rate bill also prompted extended debate over fairness, fiscal impact, and accusations of racism, but passed 36-2. Public records exemption bills for AHCA investigators, JQC employees, and appellate clerks passed with varying margins, with supporters emphasizing safety and anti-doxing protections. One bill on cardiac emergencies and another on education were temporarily postponed.
Most measures were adopted by wide margins, often unanimously, after brief sponsor explanations and little or no debate. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the late USF coach Amir Abdur-Rahim and recognized several visiting groups in the gallery. After completing the day’s special order calendar, the Senate recessed for lunch until 1:30 p.m. or on call of the President.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 11 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator England. best school districts in the nation. She best school districts in the nation.
- that are made, any on any purchases that are made, any product<00:10:09.040><c> purchases</c><00:10:
- purchase of a building if they can come to an agreement with the local school district.
- 12 months rather than 90 days to purchase a closed school building and negotiate with the district.
- rather than 90 days to purchase a closed school building and negotiate with the district.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee and Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- or just as people purchasing health care.
- I'm a proud special education teacher and I work for the San Juan Unified School District.
- For many of them, school is not simply a place to learn letters and numbers.
- school in Stockton.
- Increasing school funding directly supports our students.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee Jun 23rd, 2026 at 10:00 am
Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- center, or state medical school, forgive me.
- In percentage, the school district report shows the largest 50 school districts in North Dakota, sorted
- And the smallest was the Wing School District for $170. School districts were denied... $170.
- And the smallest was the Wing School District for $170. School districts were denied $170.
- So we saw school districts such as McKenzie County, their mill... school districts such as McKenzie County
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jan 26th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Perkins was my elementary school.
- now, K-3-8 school, but my neighborhood.
- From my own, not only my own elementary school, now K-3-8 school, but my neighborhood of Barrio Logan
- This bill clarifies that private and home-based schools are explicitly covered under existing school
- school districts just missed the mark on.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 23rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Labor & Workplace Standards
Transcript Highlights:
- And after that, Elizabeth Ford from the Seattle University School of Law.
- And we purchased a giant transformer that was two stories high, probably half this room, and we had to
- And we purchased a giant transformer that was two stories high, probably half this room, and we had to
- Madam Chair, there are And we purchased a giant transform of this two stories high, probably half this
Bills:
HB2479 , HB2091 , HB2105 , HB2107 , HB2151 , HB2190 , HB2191 , HB2218 , HB2243 , HB2303 , HB2345
Committee:
House Labor & Workplace Standards
Keywords:
unpaid wages, wage theft, wage recovery, labor standards, Department of Labor and Industries, L&I, worker protection, low-wage workers, back pay, interest on wages, civil penalties, retaliation, immigration status coercion, gig workers, transportation network companies, rideshare drivers, app-based drivers, employment law, wage complaint, payroll enforcement
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 21, 2026 - 04:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- RAISED IN SOME OF THE QUESTIONS AND THAT WAS HOW DOES THE BILL CONTEMPLATE A SCENARIO WHERE THE PURCHASE
- MEDICATIONS THE PATIENT GETS, HOW MUCH THEY PAY, EVEN WHERE THEY PICK IT UP AND MEDICATIONS ARE PURCHASED
- IT IS AN INSULT TO THE PHARMACIST WHO WENT TO GRADUATE SCHOOL TO MAKE SURE THEY DISTRIBUTE PRESCRIPTION
- WE'VE HEARD THEY'RE NOT GOING TO STACK THE MEDICINE, WHAT ABOUT PHARMACIES WHO PURCHASE THINGS REGIONALLY
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- to make it—again, it's the whole notion of, you know, we have a lot of very astute people who are schooled
- And we have been doing things, been very thoughtful about purchasing and about... ...doing things, been
- very thoughtful about purchasing and about filling empty slots.
- I do want to give a shout-out to DES, who has been helping us immensely with furniture purchases, and
Committee:
Joint Statute Law Committee
Summary:
The Statute Law Committee met on December 10, 2025, approved the June 10, 2025 minutes, and received a publications update noting that the 2025 RCW volumes and session laws are available, with sales continuing a gradual decline but generally tracking prior years. The committee also heard that the office remains fully staffed and financially stable, with projected year-end funds remaining and a healthy publications fund balance.
A major discussion centered on a proposal from retired Judge Ann Levinson to make the code more reader-friendly when chapters are repealed and recodified, especially after the civil protection orders reform in E2 SHB 1320, which consolidated multiple protection order laws into new chapter 7.105 RCW. Levinson argued that current disposition-table language such as “repealed by” can be confusing to the public and may appear to signal legislative disapproval, and suggested adding a simple pointer to the new chapter. Code revisers explained their current practice, the limits of their editorial discretion, and the technical and policy concerns involved, while expressing support for some form of “see also” guidance and noting that hyperlinking session-law citations in disposition tables may also help readers find the new law.
The committee also discussed office operations, including a planned move from the modular offices back into the rebuilt Pritchard building, expected in late 2026, with improved space, storage, and enclosed offices. Staff proposed changing regular Monday-through-Thursday office hours from 8 a.m.–8 p.m. to 8 a.m.–7 p.m., with exceptions for active work, client requests, and floor action; the proposal was supported by a chart showing that many evenings have no work after 7 p.m., though late nights would still occur during busy periods. The meeting ended with acknowledgments of retiring staff, including editor Barb Sage after 37 years of service, and a farewell to Vice Chair Sam Thompson, whose successor had just been selected.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Oct 10th, 2025
Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force
Transcript Highlights:
- So instead, what we do is keep that purchase price at $425,000 and then instead use those credits to
- We have to purchase water rights in order. And usually, that's coming from the state.
- We're having to purchase those rights. It's from someone else.
- into housing, and we get them for 2 or 3 years, the chances of them having kids, we put them in our schools
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance. (2-10-26)
Banking & Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- I have a question for the most distinguished looking member of my law school graduating class.
- <00:21:08.480><c> their</c><00:21:08.799><c> new</c><00:21:09.120><c> truck</c><00:21:09.440><c> purchase
- </c><00:21:10.159><c> So,</c> somehow to their new truck purchase.
- So, somehow to their new truck purchase.
- It's kind of an issue that can occur through a trade or a purchase, and as time goes on, you build equity
Committee:
Senate Banking & Insurance
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- in 2023 that showed individuals in banned jurisdictions: 62% of people there thought they could purchase
- it there legally. 23% didn't know. 88% of people want to purchase legally.
- As a former school board member, I remember every time that we said something, you legalize something
- It turns out you see an increase in K through 12 schools, even though it's not legal for children.
- During high school, I held a number of hourly, lower-wage jobs.
Committee:
Senate Rules
Summary:
The Senate Rules Committee approved several non-appearing gubernatorial appointments and routine agenda items by 4-0 votes, including Frank Damrow Jr. to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, Michelle Eddger to the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, and David Galavis to the State Park and Recreation Commission. The committee also approved bill referrals, a rule waiver to allow SB 1447 to be heard after the policy deadline, and floor acknowledgments.
The committee then heard the appointment of Clint Kellam as Director of the Department of Cannabis Control. Members focused heavily on cannabis regulation, especially illicit market activity, consumer education, labeling, and youth protection. Kellam said the department’s goal is to shift consumption from illicit to legal sources, not increase use, and described efforts such as the Real California Cannabis website, the required educational pamphlet for new users, inspections, and package review. Senators raised concerns about attractive-to-children packaging, high-dose beverages, and the need for tighter labeling rules; Kellam said the department is open to legislative changes, is working on an AI tool to help licensees review packaging, and uses recalls, citations, and administrative actions when products violate rules. He also described enforcement efforts against illegal cultivation and retail, including the Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force and cooperation with local, state, and federal agencies. The committee voted 4-0 to advance the appointment.
The committee next heard Jennifer Osborne’s appointment as Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. Osborne described her background in state administration and said she aims to remove barriers, improve systems, and support workplace safety, wage enforcement, workers’ compensation, and apprenticeship programs. Senators asked about PAGA enforcement, Cal/OSHA audit findings, backlogs, staffing shortages, and complaint handling. Osborne said DIR’s role in PAGA is limited, but the department is working on Cal/OSHA policy revisions, training, additional investigation staff, centralized intake, IT modernization, and possible use of outside administrative law judges to reduce delays. She also said the department is addressing vacancy and backlog issues through classification changes and new hiring strategies. Public commenters from employer groups and labor organizations spoke in support, and the committee approved the appointment 4-0 for full Senate confirmation.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- in 2023 that showed individuals in banned jurisdictions: 62% of people there thought they could purchase
- it there legally, 23% didn't know, and 88% of people want to purchase legally.
- As a former school board member, I remember every time that we said something, you legalize something
- that's not allowed for children, it turns out you see an increase in K-12 schools, even though it's
- During high school, I held a number of hourly, lower-wage jobs.
Committee:
Senate Rules
Summary:
The Senate Rules Committee approved several governor’s appointments not required to appear, including Frank Damrow Jr. to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, Michelle Eddger to the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, and David Galavis to the State Park and Recreation Commission, each by 4-0 vote. The committee also approved a rule waiver to allow SB 1447 (health) to be heard after the policy committee deadline, and took up floor acknowledgments before moving to appointments requiring testimony.
The committee then heard from Clint Kellam, nominee to lead the Department of Cannabis Control. Members focused heavily on cannabis labeling, youth protection, attractive-to-children packaging, the SB 540 educational pamphlet, and the department’s efforts to steer consumers from illicit to legal products. Kellam said the department’s role is not to promote increased consumption but to move existing consumption into the regulated market, and he described enforcement against illicit cultivation and retail, consumer education efforts, and a possible AI tool to help licensees review packaging. He also said the department would consider tighter packaging rules, including one-serving packaging, but emphasized the need for research and legislative collaboration. The committee voted 4-0 to advance his appointment to the full Senate.
The committee next heard from Jennifer Osborne, nominee to direct the Department of Industrial Relations. Questions centered on DIR’s handling of Cal/OSHA audit findings, labor commissioner backlogs, PAGA enforcement, staffing shortages, IT modernization, and how her administrative background would help address those issues. Osborne said DIR is working on revised Cal/OSHA policies and procedures, additional staffing and intake changes, new IT systems, and possible use of outside administrative law judges to reduce delays. She also clarified that the Civil Rights Department is not under DIR, but said she would follow up on concerns raised. Public commenters from employer groups, labor, and industry largely supported her nomination, and the committee approved her appointment 4-0 to move to the full Senate for confirmation.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Redistricting Feb 25th, 2026
Special Committee on Redistricting
Transcript Highlights:
- I have a father who joined the military right after high school.
- required for numerous everyday activities, including boarding flights, opening bank accounts, or purchasing
- “If you’re the age of the ability to purchase those items, I’d say my ability to go buy wine is in the
- But if you purchase a firearm, you have to provide photo identification.” “Yeah.
- might hamper your ability to host those kinds of registration drives that churches have, that high schools
Committee:
House Special Committee on Redistricting
Summary:
The Special Committee on Redistricting held a public hearing on House Concurrent Resolution 48, which urges support for the federal SAVE Act. Representative Michael Davis presented the resolution, explaining that the bill would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections, photo identification to vote, and additional procedures for absentee voting and name-change issues. He argued the measure would protect election integrity and prevent non-citizens from voting, while noting that the resolution simply expresses support for the federal legislation already passed by the U.S. House.
Committee members from both parties questioned Davis extensively. Supporters said the proposal would add a needed citizenship verification layer and cited examples of non-citizen voting or mistaken registration. Opponents argued that Missouri already requires voter ID, that non-citizen voting is rare, and that the SAVE Act would create burdens, costs, and potential disenfranchisement for married women, students, rural residents, elderly voters, disabled voters, military families, and others who may lack easy access to birth certificates, passports, or other documents. Several members also raised concerns about federalism, the cost to election officials, and whether the resolution belonged in a redistricting committee.
The committee then heard public testimony. Witnesses opposed to HCR 48, including representatives of the League of Women Voters and several individual voters, said the measure would make voting harder and could require duplicate or repeated documentation, affidavits, or separate systems for different election types. One witness testified in favor, saying proof of citizenship is easy to provide and would help ensure fair and honest elections. After all testimony and questions, the chair closed the hearing; no vote or other action was taken in the transcript.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Redistricting Feb 25th, 2026
Special Committee on Redistricting
Transcript Highlights:
- I have a father who joined the military right after high school.
- required for numerous everyday activities, including boarding flights, opening bank accounts, or purchasing
- "If you're the age of the ability to purchase those items, I'd say my ability to go buy wine is in the
- But if you purchase a firearm, you have to provide photo identification.
- might hamper your ability to host those kinds of registration drives that churches have, that high schools
Committee:
House Special Committee on Redistricting
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 6 on Public Safety May 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- at our inventory and should there be some equipment failure we will point in time provide those purchases
- Our market participants, we purchase goods and services at a tune of five billion dollars and those monies
- previously awarded obligated funds which would be at stake and this is for programming such as after-school
- summer learning initiatives, the purchase of educational technology, and the provision of mental health
- Bustos and I'm a policy associate with the Sunita Jane Anti-Trafficking Initiative at Loyola Law School
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Reed Rubinstein, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nominations of David Perdue, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Peopl Apr 3rd, 2025 at 09:30 am
Foreign Relations Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We've educated 2 million Chinese, as we've said, 380,000 are in our schools today.
- Joe Nye, who was the head of the Harvard Kennedy School, has made that term quite popular.
- I'd like to turn to China and their participation with Iran in purchasing Iranian oil.
- In recent years, over 90% of Iranian oil experts were purchased by China.
- Where were we when those two ports were purchased by C.K. Hutchinson? To start with. with.
Committee:
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Keywords:
committee meeting, bill discussions, nomination, David Perdue, Monica Crawley, U.S.-China relations, foreign policy
Summary:
The meeting of the committee was marked by significant discussions regarding various bills, including HB22 and SB5. A notable moment was the introduction of nominees Senator David Perdue and Ms. Monica Crawley, which led to discussions on the implications of their roles, particularly in relation to U.S.-China relations and foreign policy. Members exchanged views on the nominees' qualifications, emphasizing the importance of leadership in foreign diplomacy. Additionally, the committee heard testimonies from several witnesses both supporting and opposing certain bills, showcasing the diverse perspectives present.