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WV

West Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Mar 14th, 2026 at 05:55 pm

West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • personal level before I got here, but it didn't take us very long to get to work after I won the primary
  • After I won the primary, people here know him as a senator from Wetzel.
  • Morgantown was hosting a legislative interim meeting, and Mylan Pharmaceuticals had decided to open the
  • President, the primary purpose of Senate Bill 4 is to protect officers, and the purpose is accomplished
Keywords: 994, senate, all
Summary: The Senate first handled several House amendments to Senate bills and passed them, including SB 194 updating the definition of disabled veteran taxpayer, SB 499 requiring toxicology tests in auto accidents, SB 672 on Real Estate Commission licensing discipline, SB 724 on home confinement officers and the EMS retirement system, SB 897 on alcohol and drug counselor licensure, and SB 982 creating the Neighborhood Access Road Program. In each case, the chamber agreed to the House changes and then passed the bill, with some measures also given effective dates, including SB 724 effective July 1, 2026 and SB 648 effective from passage. The Senate also concurred in amendments to SB 197, doubling penalties for sex crimes against minors, and SB 648, which removed restrictions on foreign entities in the Strategic and Critical Resources Act. The chamber then took up a series of additional bills and conference actions. It appointed a conference committee on HB 4588 after refusing to recede from its amendment. The Senate passed HB 4009, the Portable Benefit Account Act, after adopting a Banking and Insurance committee strike-and-insert amendment that moved the program to the Division of Labor, expanded portable benefit definitions, and made technical changes. Later, the Senate also passed SB 182 on annexation by minor boundary adjustment after amending the House changes to allow one annexation per year instead of one every two years, and it passed HB 5101 increasing strangulation penalties, HB 4364 on juvenile offender bail and counsel language, HB 4412 on age verification for certain websites, HB 5564 on deputy sheriff vacation carryover, HB 4138 on sex offender registration fees, HB 4951 after receding from its earlier amendment on continuing education, SB 4 after receding from its amendment, SB 389 after refusing to concur in a House amendment that would have stripped the bill, SB 927 on beekeeping and municipal regulation, and HB 5214 on drug testing for parents before reunification. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to Senate Resolution 67 honoring Senator Michael Andrew Woelfel and Senate Resolution 68 honoring Senator Charles Houston Clements. Numerous senators gave extended remarks praising Woelfel’s legal skill, candor, mentorship, and service, and Clements’s long service, institutional knowledge, steadiness, and friendship. Both resolutions were adopted by roll call votes, with SR 67 passing 34-0 and SR 68 passing 33-1. After the resolutions, the Senate recessed briefly to present the outgoing senators with resolutions and flags flown over the Capitol.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • got information from all except for maybe four that replied and gave us our feedback, but I'm always open
  • This was made up 32%, and I'll also note, as a kind of caveat to that, the 11 districts were the primary
  • relation to the facility funding, if you're referring to the facilities partnership funding, which is a primary
  • relation to the facility funding, if you're referring to the facilities partnership funding, which is a primary
Summary: The joint education committee continued its adequacy study with a detailed Bureau of Legislative Research presentation on resource allocation, covering how Arkansas school districts and charters spend foundation and other funds on matrix and non-matrix items. Staff explained the methodology for mapping expenditures, the district and school categories used in the analysis, and key findings showing that districts spend more per student from all fund sources than the foundation amount alone. The presentation highlighted that classroom teachers account for the largest share of matrix spending, while operations and maintenance, student support staff, nurses, and other lines also drew significant attention. Members asked for additional breakdowns by district type, size, rural/urban status, and trend data, and several questions focused on how waivers affect funding and spending, especially for library media specialists and other positions. The committee then discussed non-matrix spending, including instructional aids, non-technology-related facilities, school safety, mental health services, dyslexia support, food service, gifted and talented, career and technical education, and other items not explicitly defined in the matrix. Staff reported that non-matrix spending exceeded $2 billion in 2025, with most of it coming from other fund sources, and that the top superintendent-identified unmet needs over recent surveys were mental health services, school safety, and dyslexia support. Members raised concerns about dyslexia identification and funding, possible over-identification, and whether some support costs are being coded in ways that obscure the true spending picture. There was also discussion of facilities funding, the building fund, and the Department of Education’s partnership program for school construction and maintenance, with staff agreeing to provide more information and potentially bring department officials back for a future meeting. Throughout the meeting, members repeatedly requested more granular data and clarifications, including waiver counts and funding impacts, trend lines for superintendent-reported needs, district-by-district spending spreadsheets, and definitions for certain matrix and accounting terms such as salary enhancement, LEA indebtedness, and other employee health insurance. The chair noted that the committee would continue the adequacy process over the coming months and use the worksheet in the binder to develop recommendations for the next biennium. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting; instead, the committee received the report, asked for follow-up data, and agreed to continue the discussion at future meetings.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Our primary goal is to do essentially the same thing that the system’s actuary is doing.
  • That’s the primary reason.
  • Generally, I’m not going to speak to that because the primary goal here is to focus on whether everything
  • So if you just open up, you can see on page, we begin with an introduction, then we talk about inflation
Keywords: 965, house, all
Summary: The Public Retirement System Actuarial Committee met on February 23, 2026, approved the December 18, 2025 minutes, and heard no public comment. The committee then reviewed actuarial valuation reports and, for most systems, accompanying experience studies. The actuaries reported generally favorable investment and demographic experience across the systems, with funded ratios improving and employer contribution rates declining in several plans. They also explained the role of funding deposit accounts, frozen unfunded liabilities in some plans, and how recent legislative changes, especially the move to five-year DROP periods in some systems, affected assumptions and costs. For the Louisiana Clerk of Court Retirement Relief Fund, the committee adopted the valuation and experience study, recognizing a fiscal 2027 minimum recommended employer rate of 14.75%. For the District Attorney’s Retirement System, it adopted the valuation and experience study and recognized a fiscal 2027 minimum rate of 3.00%. For the Firefighters’ Retirement System, the committee adopted the valuation and experience study, recognized a fiscal 2027 minimum rate of 25.5%, and noted that DROP balances left on deposit will earn the market rate of return of 11.7%. The committee also adopted the Municipal Employees’ Retirement System valuation for both Plan A and Plan B, recognizing fiscal 2027 minimum rates of 20.75% and 8.75%, respectively. It adopted the Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System valuation and experience study, recognizing a fiscal 2027 minimum rate of 26.5%, a DROP crediting rate of 7.4%, and a policy range up to 29.35% for future contributions. For the Registrars of Voters Employees’ Retirement System, the committee adopted the valuation and experience study, recognized a fiscal 2027 minimum rate of 0%, and noted a $207,683 allocation to the Member Supplemental Savings Fund for fiscal 2026. Finally, it adopted the Sheriff’s Pension and Relief Fund valuation and experience study, recognizing a fiscal 2027 minimum rate of 7.75%. All motions passed without objection, and the meeting adjourned.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Health and Human Services Feb 4th, 2026 at 08:36 am

House Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • And they should have a healthy home where their parents are their primary advocate.
  • I practiced medicine in New Mexico for eight years, previously in Espanola for three years as a primary
  • However, last summer, I led a study that was published in JAMA Network Open, and it was Actually, among
  • We serve about 5,000 people across Bernalillo County without homes. with primary integrated care, and
Keywords: 996, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Jan 27th, 2026 at 09:05 am

House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our primary mission is the protection of private property rights, and water rights being one of the..
  • So, Madam Chair, you made a statement in your opening of the bill that says that these figures were derived
  • connect with the Regional Farm to Food Bank program, and we were set for this program to be one of our primary
  • Our farm lost one of our primary sales outlets, resulting in a loss of income, as well as increased food
Keywords: 996, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Only 3% of the primary X-ray beam actually produces the image. 97% is simply reflected into the room,
  • Only 3% of the primary x-ray beam actually produces the image. 97% is simply reflected into the room,
  • millimeter lead equivalent thickness that protects over 99% of the radiation that comes from the primary
  • I'm open to any questions. Members, any questions? Madam Chair, Van Rangis. Thank you, Ms.
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • And so that is our primary presentation for today.
  • we're trying to accomplish, and if there's challenges, why there are challenges, and trying to be as open
  • department has memorialized their classification process in 103 CMR 420 classification, with two primary
  • The department has memorialized their classification process in 103 CMR 420 classification with two primary
Summary: The Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration met on January 12 and heard a presentation from Department of Correction officials and UMass Chan researchers on DOC’s objective point-based classification system. DOC described how the system, in place since 2007, uses standardized criteria to assign custody levels and is intended to balance public safety with reintegration. Officials reviewed the system’s initial and reclassification tools, the role of trained classification staff, and the use of non-discretionary restrictions and discretionary overrides. They said the current population is about 16% maximum security, 74% medium, and 10% minimum/pre-release, and that discretionary overrides remain within national guidance levels. UMass Chan presented findings from a multi-year NIJ-funded study using historical DOC data from 2019 to 2022, focused mainly on male reclassification cases. Researchers said the scored custody level predicted institutional misconduct well, with stronger separation between minimum, medium, and maximum groups. They reported violent misconduct in the sample was under 5% over the follow-up period, while general misconduct ranged from about 30% to 45%. When DOC’s override-informed final custody levels were analyzed, predictive accuracy declined somewhat, and researchers said the reduction was driven primarily by non-discretionary restrictions rather than discretionary overrides. They noted that removing the non-discretionary restrictions, especially Code C civil-commitment-related restrictions, improved the model’s performance. Commission members and guests questioned whether the system overclassifies people into medium security, whether the low minimum-security rate reflects infrastructure and risk tolerance differences from other states, and how much historical practice and subjective judgment still affect placement. DOC officials said the restrictions are designed around safety concerns such as flight risk, serious legal issues, and medical needs, and that the system has been revised over time through revalidation. UMass researchers said there is no compelling evidence that release from minimum security is necessary for successful community outcomes once risk level is accounted for, and they emphasized that comparisons with other states are difficult because Massachusetts’ correctional structure is different. The commission asked members to submit follow-up questions for additional data, and a public commenter argued that the data suggest overclassification to medium security harms incarcerated people.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • We'll probably do about, yeah, we'll probably do about 10 minutes each and then just leave it open for
  • headquarters in Austin, Texas. for the Texas Highway Patrol, and my job, among other things, was I was the primary
  • NHTSA is the primary regulator in that regard, but when it comes to autonomous trucks, you also have
  • We have three primary rest areas that have full facilities.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee Jul 2nd, 2025

Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • And oh, by the way, if you talk to your primary care providers, they'll tell you, "We think Medicare
  • So, you've invested significant rate increases in primary care to pay them 150% of what Medicare pays
  • So, the primary care ones in particular, if CMS were to come back and say, as part of implementing this
  • It changes from day to day because one day there's a notice, there's a delay; the next day, it's open
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 02/27/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'd just like to open with a few comments, and then I will be happy to walk through the definitions part
  • thank you madam chair I'd just<00:03:24.720><c> like</c><00:03:24.840><c> to</c><00:03:24.959><c> open
  • with</c><00:03:25.319><c> a</c><00:03:25.400><c> few</c><00:03:25.640><c> comments</c> just like to open
  • with a few comments just like to open with a few comments and<00:03:26.120><c> then</c><00:03:26.280
  • Giving them an additional benefit would open up, especially in this language, where it isn't grown as
Committee: Senate Taxes
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session - Session 2 - 42nd Legislative Day Jun 30th, 2026

Delaware Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, Madam President. that we open session with in January.
  • So it's a primary power supplier for data centers.
  • So I just want to... ...primary power supplier for data centers.
  • And House Bill 75 as unamended opens the window back. This... ...amended. It opens the window back.
  • This amendment continues to open the window back.
Summary: The Senate received communications from the House on numerous measures, including several bills and resolutions passed with amendments, committee reports on bills such as large energy use facilities, campaign finance, voting rights, and appropriations, and a list of pre-file legislation. The chamber then moved through a long floor session with confirmations, bill readings, and roll-call votes, ultimately confirming the nomination of Morgan T. Zern to the Delaware Supreme Court by a 21-0 vote. Among the major policy items considered were property tax and school tax measures tied to the statewide reassessment. The Senate passed House Bill 460, clarifying monthly municipal permit-data reporting to New Castle County; House Bill 461, granting temporary authority for New Castle County school districts to reset school tax rates for one cycle; and House Bill 462, making the split school tax rate permanent with a lower nonresidential cap. Members discussed the fiscal effects at length, including testimony from a school district finance officer that HB 461 would allow revenue-neutral rate setting and offset the fiscal note on HB 462. The Senate also passed House Bill 365 creating a Delaware Indigenous Affairs Commission, House Bill 458 on backflow requirements for low-hazard buildings, Senate Bill 27 establishing the Office of New Americans with a sunset and interagency coordination, and Senate Bill 315 on the Delaware Technical Innovation Program. The chamber also approved Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 300, a firearms dealer regulation bill, after extensive debate over amendments, confidentiality, background checks, and the balance between public safety and burdens on lawful dealers. Several members raised constitutional and practical objections, while supporters argued the bill would reduce trafficking, straw purchases, and theft from dealers. In addition, the Senate passed House Bill 305 creating a diabetes wellness pilot program, with supporters emphasizing the state’s diabetes burden and the program’s federal funding, and House Concurrent Resolution 157, which asks the State Lottery Office to report on iLottery’s impact on small businesses. Senate Bill 325, a fire prevention/background-check bill, was laid on the table after concerns about a late House amendment and requests for more time to consult stakeholders.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 04/01/25

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c><01:58:41.920><c> Committee</c> are probably the the primary Committee are probably the the primary
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Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Education Funding (01/21/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're already 5 minutes late, so I'd like to uh go ahead and open up today's um uh hearing for uh HB
  • up today's um uh go ahead and open up today's um uh hearing<00:04:48.600><c> for</c><00:04:49.560><c
  • Thank you, and prepare to open up the next one.
  • </c><01:05:47.319><c> to</c> be fleshed out further i' be open to be fleshed out further i' be open to
  • </c><01:18:23.800><c> the</c> introduce okay I'm going to open the introduce okay I'm going to open the
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee held a hearing on HB 366, which would increase school building aid for eligible projects. Representative Cahill, the prime sponsor, said the bill would raise the annual minimum from $50 million to $60 million and help address a long backlog of school construction and renovation needs after years of a moratorium on applications. He argued that districts forced to build during the moratorium were left to shoulder costs through local property taxes, and he cited examples such as Londonderry, Claremont, and other communities with aging or inadequate facilities. He also said the current aid structure, including paying 80% upfront and 20% at completion, concentrates too much spending at once and limits how many projects can be funded. Several committee members asked about the fairness and structure of the program. Representative Maguire questioned whether aid should be distributed more broadly to all districts rather than only a few selected projects, and Representative Luneau noted that the committee would also be considering related bills on catastrophic aid, special education aid, and the school foundation formula. Cahill responded that building aid has historically been targeted to property-poor communities and that the state should be a reliable partner in school construction. He also said the bill includes a small retroactive component for communities that built during the moratorium, which he described as a compromise. Testimony in support came from Representative Cluder, who described Claremont’s Stevens High School project as a case where a bond issue narrowly failed and the city later had to fund renovations without state aid, contributing to high property taxes. He said the bill would help property-poor communities and urged passage. Tony Weinstein of New Market also supported the bill, saying his community had serious facility and safety needs, had moved forward with scaled-back renovations during the moratorium, and still faced debt-service burdens without state participation. Robert Thompson, superintendent in Hampstead, testified that his district needs an addition for overcrowding, safety, and special education space, and said building aid would help reduce out-of-district placements and transportation costs. No vote was taken in the hearing.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Open for questions. Member yields to questions. Are there any questions on the bill?
  • This brought her to the time that she opened Vibrant Life Direct Care in 2019, which probably was a tough
  • of COVID to do that, and has since served the Southwest Oklahoma City and Tuttle area with direct primary
  • bill is just simply we're taking the sunset off the Forestry Equipment Bill and move for adoption and open
Summary: The House convened, took the roll, heard an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through a series of introductions and floor presentations recognizing visitors, students, local officials, and the Luther cheer team. The chamber also introduced the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Lydia Dennis, and several members made personal announcements later in the day. The House then considered and passed several bills, mostly by wide margins. Measures included HB 2947 on behavioral health, allowing Medicaid billing for supervised mental health interns; HB 2951 cleaning up Department of Corrections prison listings in statute; HB 2980 allowing DMVs to accept valid physical proof of insurance; HB 382 barring fire departments from employing people who must register as sex offenders; HB 3519 changing the abandoned medical marijuana grow cleanup process from a bond to a fee; HB 3644, the Blake Burgess Act, requiring clot and embolism training and reporting; HB 3882 creating a revolving fund for ODOT lake and industrial access grants; HB 3661 removing a sunset from the forestry equipment tax provision; and HB 3996 memorializing OIDS obligations in capital appeal cases. Several bills drew brief questions about fiscal impact or implementation, and title-striking motions were made on some measures. The most debated item was HB 4335 on pet shops and local regulation. Supporters said it created a framework for municipalities and counties to regulate pet shops without outright bans, while opponents argued it undermined local control and favored a commercial retailer. After debate from both sides, the bill passed 60-26. The House also adopted the emergency on HB 3882, and at the end of the day the chamber adjourned until March 5, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 3rd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Department of Health and Welfare, that's their primary objective in regulating this industry, is
  • It's very—I don't like to open a can of worms or a door, a new door, for sales of products without a
  • Senior citizens have an open enrollment period in which they get to pick their plan.
  • Senior citizens have an open enrollment period in which they get to pick their plan.
Summary: The House Health and Welfare Committee approved the minutes from February 24 and 25, then heard HCR 30, which would authorize $200,000 to hire a consultant to help the legislature review the managed care RFP and contract process. The sponsors said the consultant is needed because the managed care contract is large and complex, the work must be done quickly before the RFP is finalized later this year, and the consultant would advise the legislative Medicaid review panel rather than draft the contract. Members asked about the consultant being a single person, the funding source, and the cost; two members voted no, but the committee ultimately sent HCR 30 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation. The committee then introduced RS 33537, a bill to allow a limited mobile cigar business to obtain a tobacco permit without a fixed brick-and-mortar location. The sponsor said the proposal was developed with the Department of Health and Welfare to preserve the state’s goal of preventing youth access to tobacco while accommodating a niche business model. Questions focused on the permit structure, the small fiscal impact, and whether the bill fit the committee’s health mission; the RS was introduced. Next, the committee introduced RS 33538, which would require insurance coverage for fertility preservation services for cancer patients facing treatments that can damage fertility. The sponsor described the bill as medically necessary coverage for patients who often must decide within days whether to preserve fertility before starting chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery, and noted the cost estimate would be absorbed into state insurance costs. Some members raised concerns about the fiscal note and mandating benefits in private insurance contracts, but the RS was introduced for further hearing. Finally, the committee heard HJM 16 supporting the Department of Insurance’s actions regarding Medicare Advantage plans and asking CMS for clearer guidance on federal and state roles. Director Cameron testified that carriers had withdrawn or discouraged enrollment in ways he viewed as unfair trade practices, and the committee sent the memorial to the floor with a do-pass recommendation.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 3rd, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Department of Health and Welfare—that's their primary objective in regulating this industry—is making
  • It's very, I don't like to open a can of worms or a door, a new door for sales of products without a
  • Senior citizens have an open enrollment period in which they get to pick their plan.
  • Senior citizens have an open enrollment period in which they get to pick their plan.
Keywords: 989, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 18th, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Energy, this Senate concurrent resolution places that in a new light, and I believe it opens
  • that the state has had with the Department of Energy places that in a new light, and I believe it opens
  • If there's any more questions from the committee, I'd be open to answering them. Thank you.
  • had been contacted by some of the private parties who host the physical polling locations for our primary
Keywords: 989, all
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 13, 2026 - 01:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • different fte number than prior fiscal year or even then what was previously forecasted since the primary
  • I'd like to open it up for any discussion or questions.
  • I'm happy to open that back of our questions. Step down.
  • private schools are said they've lost some students to homeschool the pep program when when when we opened
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

December 9, 2025 - 03:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • legislature reverted Andrey appropriated for the same purpose in this current fiscal year. 25 26 my primary
  • I will open it up for questions.
  • Districts again, have discretion to open the gates a little bit to bring others.
  • I know some districts had to open that parameter a I don't know if parents on provide reasons why they
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session Mar 17th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , relating to granting charters to certain public and private institutions of higher education for open
  • HB 2520 by Johnson relating to the Open Meetings referred to the Committee on Delivery of Government
  • a limitation on the salary of superintendents and chief executive officer of school districts and open
  • Howard proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing certain persons of age under 18 to vote in primary