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WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Education Committee, June 1, 2026 - AM

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator, it emphasizes accountability, school improvement, valid year-to-year performance tracking, accommodations
  • year-to-year performance<00:20:24.880><c> tracking,</c><00:20:25.960><c> uh</c><00:20:26.360><c> accommodations
  • </c> performance tracking, uh accommodations performance tracking, uh accommodations for<00:20:27.800
  • a watch, and if you change one gear, sort of the next gears are going to have to be tweaked to accommodate
Keywords: 916, all
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session, 1/29/2026 #1

Maryland Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • violations, where people are being held packed in like sardines, lack of food, lack of sleep, lack of accommodation
  • violations, where people are being held packed in like sardines, lack of food, lack of sleep, lack of accommodation
  • lack</c><02:01:34.560><c> of</c> of food, lack of sleep, lack of of food, lack of sleep, lack of accommodation
  • <c> That's</c><02:01:36.320><c> what</c><02:01:36.560><c> due</c><02:01:36.880><c> process</c> accommodation
  • That's what due process accommodation.
Summary: The Senate reconvened after a snow delay, heard an invocation from Reverend Scott Shelton, and conducted several floor introductions and recognitions, including birthday wishes for staff, a welcome for a temporary office staffer, recognition of the Center for Urban Families, and introduction of the week’s pages. The chamber then approved the prior journal and moved through bill and bond initiative readings, referring the listed measures to their standing committees or the capital budget subcommittee. The first substantive action was adoption of a favorable committee report on Senate Bill 17, an emergency bill authorizing the Baltimore City Board of Licensed Commissioners to issue a related event promoters permit for the CIAA tournament. The floor leader said the bill had no amendments, no fiscal impact, and no opposition in committee. The Senate adopted the report without objection and ordered the bill printed for third reading. The Senate then took up Senate Bill 1 from the Judicial Proceedings Committee, which would require the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to adopt a statewide policy on law enforcement face coverings, apply it to state, local, and federal officers in Maryland, and enforce violations through a civil citation and discipline. The committee report included two amendments: one technical and one making the policy statewide and preempting local policies. During extended debate, the bill’s sponsor argued that masks undermine transparency and trust and that the measure would create a uniform standard. A senator from Frederick County questioned whether the bill would effectively create a policy for federal agents without Maryland-specific training and raised concerns about enforcement, temporary detention, complaints, and possible conflicts with federal authority. The sponsor responded that officers would retain discretion, that the bill would be enforced through civil citations, and that similar civil enforcement mechanisms have been upheld in Maryland. No final vote on the amended report is shown in the transcript excerpt.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c><01:44:16.719><c> in</c><01:44:16.880><c> a</c> modifications accommodations in a modifications accommodations
  • backs of the General<01:44:32.400><c> Ed</c> General Ed General Ed teachers<01:44:34.199><c> accommodations
  • </c><01:44:35.080><c> modifications</c> teachers accommodations modifications teachers accommodations
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Education Policy Committee opened a hearing on HB 748, which would establish a local education freedom account (EFA) program. The prime sponsor, Rep. Kevin Verville, described the bill as enabling legislation that would let local voters decide whether to create a local EFA program by petition and ballot vote, with a 60% threshold to approve or repeal it. He argued that public education is about funding rather than a specific school building, said the proposal would expand parental choice, and cited Deerfield’s move from a single high school option to multiple tuitioned options as an example of local flexibility. Verville said the local EFA would be funded at twice the state adequacy amount, with the district matching the state portion, while other aid categories such as free and reduced meals, English language learner, and special education aid would not be doubled. He said students using a local EFA would still count in average daily membership, that unspent EFA funds would revert to the district, and that the bill would prohibit double-dipping with other scholarship or EFA programs. He also said special education services would remain under district discretion and that local EFA participants would still take statewide assessments for accountability. Committee members pressed him on several issues, especially special education, transportation, and fairness. Rep. Woodcock and Rep. Murray asked whether districts would still have to provide special education and transportation services if a student used a local EFA; Verville responded that special education would remain in the local district at district discretion, while transportation would generally become the family’s responsibility unless already required in an IEP. Rep. Cornell raised an equity concern about no income eligibility cap, asking whether higher-income families should receive the same public support; Verville replied that New Hampshire does not means-test public education and that the local EFA is a public funding mechanism, not a tuition subsidy that would cover full private-school costs. No vote or committee action was taken in the portion provided.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (02/07/2025)

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Regardless of the crime itself, in other words, the process needs to accommodate everyone, and everybody
  • Regardless of the crime itself, in other words, the process needs to accommodate everyone, and everybody
  • <01:50:20.440><c> gas</c><01:50:21.400><c> tolls</c><01:50:22.400><c> of</c><01:50:22.840><c> accommodations
  • </c><01:50:23.520><c> we</c><01:50:23.679><c> had</c> off gas tolls of accommodations we had off gas
  • tolls of accommodations we had to<01:50:24.000><c> make</c><01:50:24.199><c> for</c><01:50:24.400><c>
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 146, which would require longer retention and quicker disclosure of certain video recordings from traffic stops and similar motor vehicle violations when a citation is disputed. The prime sponsor described the bill as a response to a constituent who challenged a speeding ticket but could not obtain a cruiser video before it was deleted under the current 30-day retention practice. Supporters argued the bill is about fairness and access to potentially exculpatory evidence, and one member suggested a simple 60-day retention period might avoid confusion over different timelines. The sponsor also noted that the bill would not affect criminal cases and that victims and complainants should have access to the same evidence as law enforcement when a recording is relevant to a defense. Major Brendan Davey of the New Hampshire State Police testified in opposition. He said the proposal would create a different discovery standard for one type of evidence, could discourage agencies from adopting body-worn or cruiser cameras, and would add cost and administrative burden. He explained that the State Police already retain routine traffic-stop videos for at least 30 days, but keep videos much longer when complaints or possible litigation are involved, and said the current system balances efficiency with accountability. He also argued the underlying speeding case did not make the trooper video directly material to the citation, though he acknowledged the legislature could choose a longer blanket retention period if it wished. No vote was taken during the hearing. The committee then opened a public hearing on House Bill 638, which would allow people serving life without parole sentences to become eligible for a parole hearing at age 60 after serving at least 18 years, provided they have had no major conduct violations in the prior 10 years. The sponsor said the bill is intended to give a narrow second look to a small number of elderly prisoners, citing the high cost of incarceration and the health challenges of aging in prison. He emphasized that the bill would not automatically release anyone, would not apply to capital murder convictions under RSA 630:1, and would still allow victims to participate in the parole process. Testimony on HB 638 was mixed. Alexander Bailey, a survivor of violent crime and domestic violence advocate, supported the bill, saying many survivors favor rehabilitation, second chances, and restorative justice, and that people in prison often age faster and face serious health and safety problems. Another supporter, Russell Roy, began offering a personal story about crime, addiction, and violence in Concord, but the transcript cuts off before his full remarks. Committee members asked about why age 60 was chosen, how released individuals would support themselves, and whether victims or families would be consulted; the sponsor said 60 was meant to limit eligibility and reflect the health realities of prison, and that parole boards already consider support networks and victim input. No action or vote was taken in the hearing.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

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