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AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Jun 4th, 2026
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Transcript Highlights:
- acknowledges the issues that led to both audit findings, and under my administration we have implemented measures
- decision-making and actions with state laws and regulations, maintain constitutional compliance, and prevent
- These measures are intended to reduce risk and improve oversight of district credit card activity.
- These measures are intended to strengthen internal controls and ensure constitutional compliance.
- These measures are intended to strengthen internal controls and ensure constitutional compliance.
Summary:
The committee met to review education audit reports and heard responses from several school districts with findings. Camden Fairview School District was cited for using operating funds for an end-of-year employee awards banquet and for unauthorized credit card charges that caused a small loss; district officials said the current administration had strengthened controls, stopped the banquet practice, and improved monthly credit card reconciliation. Members questioned whether the prior officials were still employed, whether the credit card issue was an outside hack, and how teacher appreciation could continue without using district funds. Forest City School District was cited for spending about $33,000 on an off-campus staff celebration and entertainment event; district representatives said the money came from long-standing Pepsi-related donation funds, that the event was intended to recognize staff and growth, and that they would change practices and receive training going forward. Members discussed whether those funds were private donations or operational funds, and staff said the district’s accounting treatment made them subject to the constitutional restriction at issue.
The committee also reviewed several other findings. Conway School District was referred for an ongoing investigative report involving misuse of district funds and resources by former maintenance employees. Magnolia School District had undeposited activity funds totaling more than $21,000, tied to a resigned high school secretary and sponsor receipts not deposited. Westside School District had about $30,000 in credit card charges lacking documentation or business purpose, including charges by the superintendent, personal purchases, and items shipped to personal addresses; the matter was referred to the prosecuting attorney. Boonville School District was cited for paying a board member’s son more than the statutory limit for seasonal groundskeeping without the required exemption, and DESE later denied the exemption request.
After discussing those cases, the committee filed the remaining eight findings en masse and then filed the 89 reports with no findings. Members noted that most school districts audited had clean reports and encouraged districts to continue good practices while learning from the findings discussed.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- This amendment is an Arizona First measure that provides... Thank you, Mr. Chair. Members, please.
- So eliminating this tool of the merchant codes removes a layer of protection that prevents gun-related
- And I ask all members to not support this measure as it's written.
- I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted and the measures be properly assigned
- I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted and the measures be properly assigned
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- and fraud in Medicaid and food stamps and bring error rates down would encourage states to take measures
- Several states have implemented these measures at zero cost: no new money, no new employees.
- SNAP is a backbone of hunger prevention for every meal provided by food banks.
- This bill puts in place measures that are ongoing that should protect the program for those who have
- We need to start getting some of these checks and measures in there.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Feb 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- MAKE SURE WE WERE GOING TO MOVE AS MUCH ON THE FRONT END OF MILTON FROM THE BACK END OF HELENE TO PREVENT
- THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED NUMBERS EVEN FOR US AS AFFLUENT AS WE ARE WITH OUR FLIGHT CONTROL MEASURES AND
- MOVING ON TO SLIDE NINE WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT MEASURABLE DATA AND METRICS.
- PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTAL FEDERAL DISASTER GRANT ASSISTANCE IN DEBRIS REMOVAL AND EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE MEASURES
- AND UNDER THE EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE MEASURES IS WHERE WE HAVE TO DO OUR DILIGENCE TO MAKE SURE THE WORK
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Press Conference: Primary Election Administration Apr 8th, 2026
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And is there a way to prevent that?
- I think this is a common sense measure that philosophically, we're going to see I think this is a common
- sense measure that philosophically, we're going to see a lot of bipartisan support.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
State Board of Election Supervisors Feb 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- This measure closes a loophole in the current law, which will prohibit part-time or parish employees
- This measure closes a loophole in the current law which will prohibit part-time or parish employees of
- The rest of the technical changes are needed to slow down or prevent the omnibus bill from being delayed
Summary:
The State Board of Election Supervisors met on February 5, 2026, with a quorum present and approved the minutes from the March 11, 2025 meeting. Chair Nancy Landry explained that the board was reviewing proposed technical and administrative changes for the Department of State’s 2026 elections omnibus bill, which would later go to the House and Senate Governmental Affairs Committees for public hearing. No public comment cards were submitted, and the board reiterated that comments could also be emailed to the acting secretary.
First Assistant Secretary of State Catherine Newsom and Deputy Commissioner Lainey Boyd presented items 1 through 39, with item 7 removed before consideration and item 37 later removed after board discussion. The proposals covered a wide range of election-administration topics, including registrar salary payment timing, restrictions on ROV employees running for office, clarifying party affiliation for voters who select “unaffiliated,” technical updates for voter registration transfers and precinct changes, protections for pre-registrants’ personal information, removal from protected voter lists, absentee ballot procedures, nomination petition certification, notice requirements when a candidate dies, watcher deadlines, over-voting, ballot curing, nursing home voting timing, procurement authority for voting equipment, and deadlines for contesting constitutional amendments and election irregularities. Several items were explained as cleanup or consistency changes to align the election code with current practice and prior omnibus revisions.
Board members asked multiple clarifying questions, especially about the meaning of “unaffiliated,” the timing language for pre-registrants, what counts as actual notice of a candidate’s death, and whether proposed rules would follow the APA. The most substantive disagreement involved item 37, which would have allowed the Secretary of State to bring an election contest based on irregularities reported by an election official; after discussion, the board agreed to remove that item from the omnibus recommendations. Members also discussed item 38, which would create a cause of action and deadline for contesting the calling of a constitutional amendment, and item 39, which clarifies that election contests cannot be filed before election day. The board then approved the remaining provisions—items 1 through 6, 8 through 36, and 38 and 39—and adjourned.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Professional Registration and Licensing Feb 4th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Professional Registration and Licensing
Transcript Highlights:
- Quick action for a credible case helps to prevent isolated incidents from escalating and more from happening
- medications, but if it's for seven days or 10 days, it's basically in order for you to have that stopgap measure
- access to those kinds of grants because we would improve our scores on that by adopting portability measures
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-01-13 (9:30AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- MEASURE THREE TIMES AND CUT ONCE. WE ALL HAVE SOMETHING TO REFLECT ON HERE.
- THE SENATE SHOULD MEASURE AND ASK QUESTIONS. IT MAY TAKE MORE TIME.
- CHANNELS AND EXPANDING THE FOOD BANK PANTRY INFRASTRUCTURE STATEWIDE ENHANCES RURAL ECONOMIES BY PREVENTING
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
October 15, 2025 - 11:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- THE LEVEL OF OVERSIGHT ENSURES LICENSEE ACCOUNTABILITY AND HELPS PREVENT DIVERSION TO PATIENTS WERE NOT
- I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE SLIDE WHERE WE MEASURE FISCAL YEAR 24 25 ARE TALKING ABOUT THE LOW DOSE THC
- CANVAS IN MILLIGRAMS AND DID YOU CHANGE HOW YOU ARE MEASURING AND HOW YOU CLASSIFY THC AND CBD?
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Finance and Tax Mar 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- on those things, you know, next session, it could lead to sort of have to having to take drastic measures
- There certainly needs to be a very measured approach, because any any little, you know, any little thing
- Also, I'd like for us to even take a look at how can we prevent some of these property tax increases?
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 12th, 2025
State Government
Transcript Highlights:
- have kids in that type of environment. have kids in that type of environment, and that's what this prevents
- is okay; I just feel like that so much of what we're doing here is overreach and a very reactive measure
- when... ...reaction, a very reactive measure when there really isn't a problem there.
Keywords:
HB141, Alabama, state employees, salary deductions, payroll deduction, State Comptroller, membership dues, voluntary contributions, insurance premiums, financial instruments, employee associations, state payroll, Code of Alabama 1975, Section 36-1-4.3, public employees, union dues, benefits administration, payroll withholding, financial products, deferred compensation
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (02/12/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- What makes it worse is that these tragedies are entirely preventable.
- What makes it worse is that these tragedies are entirely preventable.
- </c> the consequences of a preventable the consequences of a preventable tragedy<05:26:52.280><c> every
- And so what this bill is is harm prevention.
- </c> would would have essentially prevented would would have essentially prevented me<06:01:12.878><c
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Audit Committee Jun 1st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- 2025 bar exam, as well as our audit of CSU and UC's implementation of Title IX and their efforts to prevent
- 2025 bar exam, as well as our audit of CSU and UC's implementation of Title IX and their efforts to prevent
- being spent, whether performance metrics are reliable, and whether these programs are delivering measurable
- a brief summary of the oversight mechanisms that are currently in place, as well as how the BSCC measures
Summary:
The Joint Legislative Audit Committee met to consider new audit requests. The State Auditor reported 10 JALAC audits in progress, with several expected to be published over the coming months, and noted that litigation is delaying the Huntington Beach air show audit. The committee approved a consent calendar of four audit requests covering UC library resources, law enforcement information sharing, EDD unemployment insurance claims, and Housing and Community Development housing development monitoring.
The committee then heard Assembly Member DeMaio’s request for an audit of SANDAG’s road project management and use of transportation funds. DeMaio argued the audit was needed to restore public trust and examine whether restricted funds, voter-approved revenues, and project commitments were properly handled. SANDAG’s CEO and CFO said the agency manages many funding sources, undergoes frequent audits, and has strengthened internal controls; they said the requested review would be duplicative of existing oversight. After debate, the committee voted the request down.
Next, Senator Valadares presented an audit of the Board of State and Community Corrections’ Proposition 47 grant administration, focusing on whether grantees and BSCC are accurately reporting outcomes and recidivism data and whether oversight is sufficient. BSCC said the program already has multiple oversight layers, including Controller audits, and cited reported improvements in homelessness, employment, and recidivism outcomes. The committee approved the audit. Finally, Senator Cortese’s audit of CalHR’s dental benefits procurement and contract oversight was heard, with supporters citing long-standing benefit caps, provider network problems, and retirees’ out-of-pocket costs. CalHR said its network remains strong, that it recently ran an RFP adding MetLife as a second carrier starting in 2027, and that it uses performance guarantees. The committee approved that audit as well, then completed add-on votes approving the earlier consent calendar items before adjourning.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Tax Reform Apr 2nd, 2026
Special Committee on Tax Reform
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill explicitly prevents qualifying improvements under the act from being treated as new construction
- This bill explicitly prevents qualifying improvements under the Act as being treated as new construction
- And there's also other measures out there, other proposals out there, to ...through this fund.
- And there's also other measures out there, other proposals out there, to expand the state treasurer's
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 2923, which would give homeowners a temporary property tax exemption of up to four years on qualifying home improvements between $7,500 and $75,000, so long as the property is the owner’s homestead and the required intent and completion forms are filed. The sponsor said the bill is meant to encourage reinvestment in homes, including after catastrophic events, and said the fiscal note showed no impact. Members asked about the bill’s effect on assessors, taxing districts, school districts, the definition of homestead, and whether the state would reimburse lost revenue. Testimony in support argued the bill would reduce ambiguity in new-construction assessments, encourage repairs and improvements, and help homeowners avoid being penalized for fixing damaged homes. Concerns were raised about routine maintenance, the four-dwelling language, possible burdens on assessors, and whether the bill could affect senior tax freezes. The hearing on HB 2923 ended without a vote.
The committee then went into executive session on House Bill 3256, adopted a committee substitute, and voted the substitute do pass by a roll call of five yes and one no. Discussion focused on criminal penalties in the bill, with the ranking member objecting to those provisions and noting that other states do not include them. The sponsor explained changes in the substitute, including broader retail-establishment language, explicit coverage of sports venues and concert halls, and removal of banks and credit unions from the bill. Members suggested further floor amendments and additional review of other states’ statutes.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Joint Resolution 95, which would create the Show Me Prosperity Fund as a constitutional endowment intended to eventually replace all state-imposed taxes with investment earnings. The senator said the fund would be seeded by a one-time appropriation, managed by the treasurer, audited by the auditor, and protected from borrowing or diversion, with distributions capped at 3 percent. Supporters said the proposal would use compound growth to create long-term tax relief and eventually make Missouri the first state to eliminate state taxes; one witness called it straightforward and honest. Members questioned the size of the needed appropriation, how the fund would work if state income tax changes separately, whether state law allows the needed investments, and how the fund would avoid becoming unstable if distributions begin before it is large enough. No opposition testimony was offered, and the hearing concluded without action on SJR 95.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Some, you know, the structures and examples can include headgates, measuring devices, and stuff like
- ditch easement includes the right to inspect or maintain diversion structures, including headgates, measuring
- all of the information is accurate and up to date, so I think there's multiple levels of review to prevent
- Definitions in statute matter because they create uniform interpretation and prevent inconsistent application
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Feb 23rd, 2026
Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- of millions of dollars, including the Prop. 47 grant, the California Violence Intervention and Prevention
- additional transparency and be able to make meaningful recommendations to local agencies to reduce preventable
- stuff or are there protocols or standard operating procedures in place right now so that you can measure
- , number one, ...standard operating procedures in place right now so that you can measure, number one
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 52 Morning Session May 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Prote Moore, you're recognized for up to 10 minutes speaking for the measure.
- Members of the debate will commence speaking in favor of the measure.
- Representative Timmons spoke against the measure for up to 10 minutes. You, Mr.
- You're recognized for Up to 10 minutes speaking against the measure. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
- Leader Runson, you were recognized for up to 10 minutes speaking against the measure.
Bills:
HJR1101, SB1319, SB1264, HB4237, SB1277, SB2069, HB3066, HB2115, HB2153, HB2268, HB2961, SB1679, SB2018, HB4294, SB2095, HB4113, SB1894, SB1810, HB4268, HB1752, HB3413, SB625, HB3644, HB3940, HJR1096, HJR1100, HJR1099, HB2992, SB1636, HB4302, SB1613, SB1443, HB1409, HB1675, HB1225, HB1381, HB4359, SB1503
Keywords:
Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, OMMA, medical marijuana, cannabis, marijuana regulation, administrative rules, permanent rules, rule approval, joint resolution, legislative oversight, Title 75 Section 308, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 442, patients, caregivers, licensees, dispensaries, growers, processors, SB1319
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for your time. ...now requires several measures and trainings that simply go against too many
- Removing funding would prevent students who are in incredible need of our services from attending Groves
- Removing funding would prevent students who are in incredible need of our services from attending Groves
- Removing funding would prevent students who are in incredible need of our services from attending Groves
- Removing funding would prevent students who are in incredible need of our services from attending Groves
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Florida's K-12 statewide assessment system measures students' achievement and learning gains based on
- These assessments measure students' achievement and learning gains based on Florida standards.
- So we have a longer time trend to measure improvements over time with those assessments.
- How do you achieve that goal of, at the end of the day, prevention and intervention?
- This is the assessment that is designed to measure proficiency on those standards.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Pre-K through 12 Education received a Department of Education presentation from Deputy Commissioner Juan Copa on Florida’s K-12 assessment system, including FAST progress monitoring, end-of-course exams, science, writing, alternate assessments, English language acquisition testing, and VPK progress monitoring. Copa reported year-over-year gains in ELA and mathematics, noted that end-of-course and science results also improved, and explained how assessment data are used for school grades, third-grade promotion, graduation requirements, and other accountability measures. He also reviewed the independent study required by SB 1048, which recommended keeping PM3 as the primary accountability measure, proceeding cautiously on further test-length reductions and remote testing expansion, and using PM1/PM2 only as supplemental evidence in limited cases.
Committee members focused on whether the new system is improving student outcomes enough, what supports teachers and schools need to use the data effectively, and how Florida compares nationally. Chancellor Dr. Burns said the department is emphasizing implementation of the new standards, high-quality instructional materials, coaching, professional learning, collaboration, and school improvement support, and also pointed to resiliency education standards and mental health supports. Copa said Florida’s latest NAEP results remain mixed but still generally outperform the nation in some grades, while members pressed for more information on best practices, other states’ approaches, and how districts are using the data.
Several members requested follow-up information, including the independent review report, breakdowns of PM1/PM2/PM3 results by grade and subgroup, details on VPK outcomes by provider type and full-day versus half-day programs, and data on use of the CLT versus SAT/ACT for graduation concordant scores. The committee also discussed third-grade retention outcomes, computer-based testing, district assessment calendars, and whether some districts still administer additional local testing. No votes were taken on legislation, and the meeting adjourned after Senator Davis moved to adjourn.