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ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Apr 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Then the request is, can we have this display go around the state?
- They have actually got the Library Association in their town.
- But what is happening in the state is very overwhelming.
- But what is happening in the state is very overwhelming.
- I am the State Historian with the Idaho State Historical Society, and I'm happy to give the federal national
Summary:
The America 250 Advisory Council met with a quorum and first approved the prior minutes. Staff then provided a financial update showing most of the $250,000 celebration fund had been allocated, with about $9,147.70 expected to return to the commemorative fund after two outstanding grants are finalized, and total expenditures reported at $344,310.88 across related accounts. Members thanked staff for keeping the grants and payments moving so local events could be planned.
The council then received legal guidance from the Attorney General’s Office on contracts and spending authority. Counsel explained that the committee as a whole controls the commemorative funds, may delegate contract work to subcommittees or individuals, and should clearly identify who is authorized to sign each contract. The council voted to require that any legally binding agreements approved by the committee be sent to the co-chairs for signature, and that signed agreements be shared with Legislative Services and the Treasurer’s Office for recordkeeping and payment processing, with questions routed back to the co-chairs. Members also discussed a specific $20,000 celebration contract for organizers, noting it had already been funded and was still being finalized for signature.
Updates followed on the ambassador program, including nearly 2,000 ambassadors, extensive city/county/business/school logo participation, a large quilt display at the Capitol, service challenge progress, and plans for the Liberty Bell carriage and fountain projects. The governor’s task force report highlighted upcoming America 250 initiatives such as the July 8 “Sharing the Spirit of America” reading event, the youth art campaign “My America, From Ground Zero to Common Ground,” America’s Potluck, and website updates. The federal report covered the National Archives’ “America’s Time Capsule,” “America’s Block Party,” Flag Sojourn, America’s Field Trip, America Innovates, the expanded congressional caucus, and the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C. Finally, the council approved grant disbursements for Power County, the City of Nampa, the City of Heyburn, and Jerome County, and scheduled the next meeting for April 20.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Education Pre-K - 12 Mar 31st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- STATED BY THE NATIONAL LIBRARY THAT ALL TEACHERS AND PARENTS ARE FOR ORGAN CELL PHONES IN CLASSROOMS,
- AUTHORIZES A PRIVATE SCHOOL TO CONSTRUCTIVE FACILITIES ON LAND OWNED BY A CHURCH, LIBRARY, THEATER OR
- THE INTENT WAS TO ALLOW NEW CONSTRUCTION ON THE SAME LAND AND THERE ARE A FEW AREAS ACROSS THE STATE
- UNITED STATES.
- WITH TAKE UP TAB 13 TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. IN THE APPEARANCE FORMS?
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 35 Apr 13th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- guests are asked to remain standing and join with me in pledging allegiance to the flag of the United States
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands
- filed by Representatives Howard of Seekonk and Chase of Foxborough, commending the Norton Public Library
- during the 2026 National Library Week.
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Rules Committee reports and procedural matters. It adopted resolutions commending the Norton Public Library for National Library Week and commemorating the opening of the Middleton Municipal Complex. The House also adopted an order extending the reporting deadline for the Education Committee on House No. 5367, and suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow a petition on assisted living residences to be referred to the Committee on Aging and Independence. The Steering and Policy Committee then recommended several matters for House consideration, including bills on the Tewksbury town charter, tax relief for grandparents raising grandchildren, fraternal organizations conducting bazaars, Boston land easements, and a Bourne alcohol license, and the House suspended Rule 7A to advance them.
The House ordered those bills to a third reading and later passed several local bills on final action, including House No. 4621 changing the Boylston Board of Selectmen to Select Board. It also engrossed House No. 4702 exempting certain Leominster police positions from civil service, House No. 5053 establishing a charter for the town of Orange, and House No. 5097 allowing Salem to convert seasonal liquor licenses to annual licenses. House No. 4201, changing Chicopee’s mayoral term from two years to four years, was amended to specify that the change would be held in 2027 before being engrossed as amended.
At the end of the session, the House adopted an order to meet again on Wednesday at 11 a.m. and then adjourned. No recorded roll-call votes or opposition were noted; actions were taken by voice vote throughout.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 17 (1-30-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- an act relating to state operated mental health<00:04:45.040><c> facilities.
- Representative county law libraries.
- Currently, with those funds, libraries.
- I don't want to see a blood bath anywhere in this state.
- And to State Government, House Bill 466. House Bill 469. And to State Government, House Bill 466.
Keywords:
Convene 00:00
Calendar/2nd Readings 04:07
Orders of the Day 05:07
HB 144 05:15
HB 3 08:27
HB 290 12:34
HB 84 14:53
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 40:12
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 45:19
Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 46:20
ConC/Rules Report 48:12
Floor Amendments 49:42
Adjournment 50:05, 958, all
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (03/12/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> comments about saying that uh the state comments about saying that uh the state needs<01:08:51.920
- </c> interpret that as this is all the state interpret that as this is all the state is<01:17:11.840>
- and state there are state laws and state regulations<06:25:07.718><c> which</c><06:25:07.920><c> I</
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Summary:
The committee first noted that House Bill 398, concerning Holocaust and genocide studies, and House Bill 131 had already been handled previously and were off the schedule. It then took up House Bill 740, which would require the Department of Education to maintain permanent records for closed charter schools. After brief discussion about overlap with another charter-school bill that already addressed closure and records, Representative Freeman moved to table the bill. The committee voted 16-0 to table/ITL the bill, and it was placed on the consent calendar.
The main discussion centered on House Bill 557, which would require additional information on school budget ballots, including average cost per pupil, enrollment history, and teacher-to-administrator ratios. Members raised concerns that the bill was duplicative of existing law, overly detailed, costly to towns, and potentially electioneering or cumbersome on ballots. Supporters argued it would improve transparency and help voters who do not attend deliberative sessions or use online resources. The committee did not vote on the bill during the discussion; instead, members moved into caucus and later indicated they would hold the bill until Monday for further review.
Later, the committee turned to House Bill 699 on special education definitions and considered Amendment 0606H. The sponsor explained the amendment was developed with the Department of Education after hearing testimony and was intended to align state definitions with federal law and incorporate recommendations from a prior audit, including changing “functionally blind pupils” to “students with visual impairments.” Some members supported the changes as responsive to the hearing and audit, while others objected that the amendment was still confusing, had not fully addressed stakeholder concerns, and should wait for a more comprehensive special education audit. The discussion also referenced House Bill 754 and another amendment, but the transcript ends before final action on HB 699 is shown.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-19 (9:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- free state?
- free state. creating a welfare state rather than the supposedly free state that we have, I'm not sure
- Because state taxes go to the state.
- This includes $17.3 million for state aid to libraries and $2 million for the library cooperative and
- This includes $17.3 million for state aid to libraries and $2 million for the library cooperative and
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 35 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- guests are asked to remain standing and join with me in pledging allegiance to the flag of the United States
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands
- filed by Representatives Howard of Seekonk and Chase of Foxborough, commending the Norton Public Library
- during the 2026 National Library Week.
Summary:
The House began with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Committee on Rules recommendations. It adopted two commemorative resolutions: one honoring the Norton Public Library during 2026 National Library Week and another commemorating Middleton’s new Municipal Complex. The House also adopted an order extending until May 22, 2026, the reporting deadline for the Committee on Education on House Order C 5367, and concurred in a Senate petition concerning the Franklin Regional Council of Governments. In addition, Joint Rule 12 was suspended for a petition on assisted living residences, referred to the Committee on Aging and Independence.
The Committee on Steering and Policy recommended several bills for House consideration, including a Tewksbury charter change on the town manager residency requirement, a bill reducing tax liability for grandparents raising grandchildren, a bill on fraternal organizations conducting bazaars, a Boston land/easements bill, and a Bourne alcohol license bill. The House suspended Rule 7A, gave these bills second readings, and ordered them to a third reading. It then passed House Bill 4621, changing the Boylston Board of Selectmen to Select Board, to be enacted.
Under orders of the day, the House passed to be engrossed House Bills 4702 (exempting certain Leominster police positions from civil service), 5053 (establishing a charter for Orange), and 5097 (allowing Salem to convert seasonal alcohol licenses to annual licenses). House Bill 4201, changing Chicopee’s mayoral term from two years to four years, was amended to specify that the change would be held in 2027, and then passed to be engrossed as amended. The House also adopted an order to meet again the following Wednesday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The libraries, the regional library system, has been a recipient of funding over the years, and that's
- They provide grants to the 12 regional library systems encompassing the entire state.
- </c> councils that Encompass the entire state councils that Encompass the entire state of<00:08:48.959
- </c> programs and projects uh the libraries programs and projects uh the libraries the<00:09:19.640><
- systems in compassing the entire Library systems in compassing the entire State<00:09:32.240><c> they
Committee:
House Legacy Finance
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- That is a deep state.
- And when I went to the library, that’s the first time I’d been in a law library.
- You didn’t hear about the library. The library is one of the... And then...
- You didn’t hear about the library. The library is one of the emptiest spaces in state prison.
- So when we have state... So we have state legislators coming in every month.
Summary:
The Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration met at 10:07 a.m. and approved the minutes from its February 9 meeting. The commission said it would accept Department of Correction testimony in writing because of a scheduling issue, and then spent most of the hearing hearing from people with lived experience in county and state correctional settings. Members repeatedly reminded witnesses to keep remarks to about three minutes and focused the discussion on correctional consolidation, collaboration, programming, and reentry.
Testimony from multiple sheriff’s offices was broadly supportive of county-based programming, treatment, education, and reentry services. Witnesses from Hampshire, Barnstable, Hampden, and Franklin counties described access to GED and college courses, vocational training, recovery meetings, therapeutic groups, housing and ID assistance, work release, and reentry centers. Several said these programs helped them gain sobriety, employment, family reunification, and parole readiness. Hampden County witnesses emphasized immediate reentry planning and individualized case management; Franklin County witnesses praised respectful treatment and an accessible off-site reentry center; Barnstable witnesses highlighted the women’s therapeutic treatment program, creative writing, and the Bridge Center; Hampshire witnesses described the Bridge House, work release, and transition supports.
Several witnesses contrasted those experiences with what they described as limited or delayed programming in DOC facilities, especially for people serving longer sentences or with restrictive classifications. One witness said DOC programming was hard to access because shorter sentences and offense labels affected eligibility; another described overcrowding, little counseling, and no reentry planning in state prison. A juvenile lifer testified that classification barriers and lack of tailored programming left him feeling unprepared, and another witness said DOC’s handling of classification hearings and records was unfair and opaque. Some speakers also raised concerns about mental health care and visitation policies, especially at Framingham, where one witness said suicidal thoughts were met with inadequate responses and another said family visitation was denied without clear explanation. Commissioners asked follow-up questions about DOC access, step-down opportunities, family support, and whether more transitional housing or acclimation time before release would help. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the prior minutes.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration Mar 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I served state time and state prison, multiple county facilities, and this jail is actually clean.
- That is a deep state.
- My first thing was, where’s the library? I didn’t even care about visits. Where’s the library?
- You didn’t hear about the library. The library is one of the emptiest spaces in state prison.
- So when we have state, we had state legislators coming in every month.
Summary:
The Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration met to approve prior minutes and then heard extensive testimony from people incarcerated or formerly incarcerated in county and state facilities, along with a few family/community perspectives. Much of the testimony focused on how county sheriff programs, reentry services, and step-down placements helped people obtain education, treatment, work experience, housing, IDs, and support for sobriety and family reunification. Witnesses from Hampshire, Barnstable, Hampden, and Franklin counties repeatedly described these programs as life-changing and credited staff with treating them with dignity, helping them prepare for release, and connecting them to community resources.
Several witnesses contrasted county programming favorably with their experiences in DOC custody, saying DOC facilities often had overcrowding, limited access to programs, long waits, and little individualized reentry planning. Some said their sentence length or classification status made them ineligible for needed programs, while others described county facilities as more responsive and rehabilitative. A few witnesses also highlighted the value of culturally specific programming, educational blocks, restorative justice, and employment training. One witness from Hampden County described All-Exclusive Support Services as pivotal to her recovery and later employment with the sheriff’s office; another from Franklin County said the reentry center’s outside location made it easier to access help after release.
Not all testimony was uniformly positive. A witness from Framingham described serious mental health needs that were not adequately addressed, saying she was offered superficial coping tools instead of counseling and that visitation restrictions for family members worsened her mental health. Another witness, a juvenile lifer, said long sentences and classification barriers limited access to meaningful programming and delayed preparation for release. Commissioners asked follow-up questions about DOC programming access, reentry preparation, visitation policies, and whether people were ready to benefit from services. No formal votes or policy actions were taken beyond approving the prior meeting minutes and moving through the testimony agenda.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 22 Mar 9th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- members and guests are asked to rise and join me in pledging allegiance to the flag of the United States
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
- The flag of the United States of America.
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
- Sabadoza that the State Board of Retirement be authorized to grant creditable service to Jason Patrice
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Committee on Rules reports. It adopted resolutions congratulating Auburn on the 100th anniversary of the first liquid-fueled rocket launch and welcoming Boston’s new National Women’s Soccer League team, the Boston Legacy. The House also adopted orders extending the reporting deadlines for the Committee on Revenue on certain House documents into 2026.
The chamber then suspended joint rules to allow several petitions to be referred to committees, including a proposal to regulate social media accounts for children under 16, a sick leave bank for a Department of Children and Families employee, creditable service for a probation employee, taxation of certain foreign government pension benefits, and a bill naming the American Lobster the official crustacean of the Commonwealth. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee reported a slate of bills for House consideration, including measures on private road maintenance in Gloucester, property valuation and tax assessment fairness, municipal tax collectors, historic resources in community preservation funds, and Salem alcohol license changes; the House suspended Rule 7A and ordered these bills to a third reading.
The House then passed to be enacted several local bills, including legislation for Revere, Wellesley, and Hopkinton, and passed to be engrossed a bill directing the Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for a named applicant. The session also included a moment of silent tribute to Adrian Dolan of South Boston, a former correction officer and special state police officer. Finally, the House adopted an adjournment order and recessed until Thursday at 11 a.m. in informal session.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Use tax on purchases from other states if the other state has a lower use tax.
- In fact, it goes back more than 100 years, 120 years, that the state has had an agency within state government
- corner of the state may not be appropriate for the far northwest corner of the state.
- It might be a performance in a library or readings in a library.
- They determined, excluding what the state provides, the economic impact of the arts in the state.
Committee:
House Legacy Finance
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 652, by the Resources and Conservation Committee, relating to state symbols.
- House Bill 549, by the State Affairs Committee, relating to hospital districts.
- House Bill 673, by the State Affairs Committee, relating to elections.
- The Secretary of State site, that may not have to go out there.
- As you know, 62% of our state... ...to make within their county.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 112 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands
- House No. 4154, an act authorizing certain investments for the town of Richmond Free Public Library.
- House No. 4168, an act authorizing certain investments for the town of Richmond Free Public Library.
Summary:
The House first took up several Committee on Rules reports extending committee reporting deadlines on current House documents. Extensions were adopted for the Committees on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, Environment and Natural Resources, Labor and Workforce Development, Mental Health, Substance Use, and Recovery, and Municipalities and Regional Government, with the rules suspended where needed and the orders adopted by voice vote.
The Committee on Steering and Policy then recommended five bills for House consideration: House Nos. 1068, 1641, 3417, 3438, and 4664. After suspension of Rule 7A, the House ordered all five bills to a third reading. The chamber also took up House No. 4624, establishing a sick leave bank for Jean McCarran of the Registry of Motor Vehicles; the emergency preamble was adopted by a recorded count, and the bill later passed to be enacted.
The House also passed to be enacted several local bills, including measures extending residency requirements for certain Newton police and fire personnel, authorizing investments for the Richmond Free Public Library, and increasing the residency limit for Acton police and fire personnel. In addition, the House concurred in Senate amendments to the Lynn charter bill (House No. 4149), passed the Greenfield charter bill (House No. 4379) to be engrossed, and passed the Ludlow unpaid bill measure (House No. 4589) to be engrossed. The session ended with an order to adjourn and the House adjourned to meet Monday at 11 a.m. in informal session.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 92 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- guests are asked to remain standing and join me in pledging allegiance to the flag of the United States
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands
- Third reading of the bill: An act relative to the Williamsburg Library Trustees, House Bill 4347.
- Third reading of the bill: An act relative to the Williamsburg Library Trustees, House Bill 4347.
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several routine reports and local bills. It adopted a resolution commending the AADC Family Network and recognizing October 23, 2025, as AADC Deficiency Awareness Day in Massachusetts. The House also concurred with a Senate petition on energy-conservation windows being referred to the Committee on Housing.
The chamber then acted on a slate of bills scheduled by the Committee on Steering Policy and Scheduling. It advanced House Bills 1194, 2280, 2644, 2646, and 1301 to third reading, covering cleanup of accidental home heating oil spills, permitting reforms for businesses and landowners, fire protection, public fire safety and professionalism, and primary insurance. Each was taken up under suspension of Rule 7A and ordered to a third reading without objection.
The House also passed several local bills to be engrossed: House Bills 3896 on recall elections in Berlin, 3901 exempting Natick’s assistant fire chief from civil service, 4212 allowing Lancaster to dissolve its animal control commission, and 4347 concerning Williamsburg Library Trustees. House Bill 4380, amending Agawam’s charter, was amended on the floor to change the election timing language and add an effective-date section, then passed to be engrossed as amended. The House then recessed briefly, adopted an order to meet the following Tuesday at 11 a.m., and adjourned to an informal session.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- We are a small state. We do not have armies of regulators.
- We have studied other states.
- </c><00:09:14.880><c> We</c><00:09:15.000><c> have</c> have studied other states.
- We have have studied other states.
- </c><00:10:12.120><c> and</c> cross-references to other state and cross-references to other state and
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The state is putting in nothing because those bonds were defeased and the state was out.
- The state is putting in nothing because those bonds were defeased and the state was out.
- The state is putting in nothing because those bonds were defeased and the state was out.
- The state is putting in nothing because those bonds were defeased and the state was out.
- </c> state or from expanding somewhere else. state or from expanding somewhere else.
Committee:
Senate Taxes
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> state revenues. state revenues. >> That's<00:27:39.760><c> correct.
- Um or where state?
- We the<00:34:26.800><c> state.</c> the state. the state.
- state? state?
- There's library.
Committee:
House Ways and Means
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education Mar 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We are pulling item number one related to the State Library’s administration of the Imagination Library
- We gave the State Library a deadline of today to provide us with receipts, invoices, and backup documentation
- I do want to acknowledge that on Sunday, March 15th, the California State Library sent a demand letter
- They are built to state standards. They are actually built to a higher state standard.
- through the state lease revenue bond.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Committee Apr 10th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- No, it's going to be the state that repays itself.
- deficits in the state budget.
- Is it true that other states are facing challenges with Medi-Cal?
- Is it true that other states are facing challenges with Medi-Cal?
- They live where in our state? It serves Californians living in every part of the state.
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Committee held an informational hearing on SB 100/AB 100, the early action budget bills, with a focus on Medi-Cal funding, wildfire recovery, and several smaller budget adjustments. The Department of Finance explained that the bill would add $2.8 billion General Fund and $8.3 billion federal funds for Medi-Cal, along with other items including wildfire-related local assistance for Los Angeles County, property tax backfills for fire-damaged local agencies, Cal OES wildfire monitoring authority, nonprofit security grants, the Property Tax Postponement Fund, FARMER and Clean Cars for All funding, foster family home insurance claims, Proposition 98 technical assistance for LA wildfire-impacted schools, teacher credentialing authority, and Proposition 4 climate bond appropriations for wildfire and forest resilience projects.
Much of the member discussion centered on rising Medi-Cal costs, the recent $3.4 billion cash-flow loan, and whether the new appropriation would cover payments through June. Finance said the new funds were for program costs and cash flow, not repayment of the loan, and that no additional loan authority remained. Members also debated the causes of higher Medi-Cal spending, including expanded eligibility, higher enrollment, pharmacy costs, and federal policy changes. The LAO noted that forecasting errors are not unusual but that current revisions are somewhat higher than typical, though not unprecedented. Several members emphasized that Medi-Cal supports access to care and hospital stability, while others raised concerns about sustainability and future federal cuts.
Public commenters largely supported the bill, especially the Medi-Cal funding and wildfire-related provisions. Health and labor advocates argued that the program is functioning as intended by covering more low-income Californians and preventing uncompensated care. Representatives of special districts and the Altadena Library District supported the property tax backfill provisions tied to the Eaton fire. The hearing ended without a vote, with the chair noting that the committee would adjourn for floor session and that the Assembly would vote on one of the early action bills later that morning.