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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We know we can reach more if we can teach more.
- We know we can reach more if we can teach more.
- Through this funding, United Hmong Family will be able to expand programs to teach traditional Hmong
- , so they can teach each other of their own cultures that they have and we're not losing that.
- , so they can teach each other of their own cultures that they have, and we're not losing that.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/25/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- /c><00:19:01.720><c> students</c><00:19:02.080><c> how</c><00:19:02.200><c> to</c> the Arts helped teach
- I teach science, and I'm the adviser for Riverwatch at Norman County East School.
- This is such a powerful program that brings to life what I teach in our classroom, but also connects
- to</c><00:40:35.200><c> life</c><00:40:35.440><c> what</c><00:40:35.599><c> I</c><00:40:35.720><c> teach
- to life what I teach in our classroom<00:40:36.920><c> but</c><00:40:37.119><c> also</c><00:40:37.359
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Other - PSCOC Apr 22nd, 2026
Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force
Transcript Highlights:
- Nine of those are standards-based projects.
- Nine of those are standards-based projects.
- Of the nine standard-based awards, seven are in the design phase.
- These are measured against APS and New Mexico facility, standards.
- We, seek to bring all schools to equitable standards.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- c> who</c><00:03:27.000><c> need</c><00:03:27.240><c> to</c> As Rabbi Carlebach of blessed memory teaches
- ,</c><00:19:23.120><c> and</c> and maintain professional standards, and and maintain professional standards
- But because the documentation standards in the two statutes are not aligned, survivors who lawfully take
- H. 887 resolves this problem by harmonizing these documentation standards.
- H. 887 resolves this problem by harmonizing these documentation standards.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/23/2026 - House Appropriations
House Appropriations Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- What is wrong with the 300% of whether it’s Medicare or kind of standards that other people are being
- There may be other... ...we need a standard, so that’s why we use this approach.
- We've put these in as a standard by right. If you want to do more than that—for example, if Mr.
- We believe this interferes with patient autonomy and ethical standards for informed consent.
- There are standards of oversight procedures that are already in the bill that cover that.
Summary:
The committee first took up a discussion-only strike-everything amendment to HB 2211, which would make it unprofessional conduct for certain health care providers to submit offers in independent dispute resolution above 300% of Medicare or the qualified payment amount. The chair said he was not ready to move the bill because more stakeholder meetings were needed. Testimony split between insurers, who said a small number of providers were abusing the No Surprises Act and driving up costs, and provider representatives, who argued the proposal would improperly cap rates, relied on opaque insurer-set QPAs, and could threaten licensure in a billing dispute. No vote was taken on HB 2211.
The committee then considered HB 4028 on accessory dwelling units. The bill would remove the 1,000-square-foot cap, change setback rules, bar municipalities from requiring an administrative use permit and certain elevation criteria, and extend the deadline for cities to adopt ADU regulations. The sponsor argued it would give homeowners more flexibility and help address housing affordability, while cities, neighborhood groups, and residents warned it would allow oversized ADUs, reduce local control, create density and safety concerns, and invite investor-driven development. After extensive debate, the committee voted 8-9 with one present, and HB 4028 failed.
Next, the committee heard HB 2620, as amended, which appropriates $300,000 annually for five years from the General Fund to the Department of Veterans’ Services for grants to emergency shelters. An amendment removed age and non-congregate-setting conditions for eligibility. The sponsor and a shelter provider said the funding would help shelters better serve homeless veterans and connect them to services. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed HB 2620 on a 17-0 vote with one member not voting.
The committee then considered HB 2960, as amended, which creates a veterans specialty court grant program and a dedicated fund to support local veterans treatment courts. An amendment shifted administration of the fund to the Office of the Courts and allowed support for expansion of existing programs. The sponsor, a Lake Havasu judge, and a veteran graduate testified that veterans courts reduce recidivism and save lives by linking veterans to treatment and support. The bill was still being taken up when the transcript ended, with testimony continuing from supporters including a veterans shelter founder.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/14/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, that's not the standard, Madam Chair. That's not the standard.
- This bill maintains that standard in spirit and intent.
- This bill maintains that standard in spirit and intent and numerically.
- Public safety standards remain intact.
- Senate Bill 1069 removes a rational restriction, aligns Arizona law with federal standards, and reduces
Summary:
The committee began with lengthy testimony and affidavits criticizing the Arizona State Bar, with speakers alleging selective discipline, due process problems, and retaliation against attorneys who take controversial cases. Committee members questioned the witnesses and discussed whether the bar and court system properly oversee attorney discipline, but no action was taken on that testimony.
The committee then considered several election-related bills. SB 1037 would impose stricter security requirements on voting and tabulating equipment, including no internet access, tamper-proof seals, chain-of-custody documentation, nonstop video at accounting centers, and criminal penalties for violations; it passed 4-2 with one not voting. SB 1038 would require rapid public release of cast vote records, but an amendment changed the timing and transmission process; the amended bill passed 4-2 with one not voting. SB 1040 would expand public access to voter registration rolls through an internet portal and a read-only format; it also passed 4-2 with one not voting.
The committee next approved SB 1039, which would allow attorneys who prevail in bar discipline matters to seek damages for reputational harm and lost earnings; it passed 4-2 with one not voting after extensive discussion about bar procedures, interim suspension, and whether attorneys can practice while under investigation. SB 1053, reducing concealed carry permit fees for Arizona residents, passed 4-2 with one not voting. SB 1057, requiring ballot paper fraud-countermeasure features, also passed 4-2 with one not voting. SB 1060, removing a voting exemption for U.S. citizens who have never resided in the United States, passed 3-2 with two not voting. The committee then heard SB 1061, which would lower the fentanyl threshold for enhanced sentencing from 200 grams to 9 grams; testimony focused on whether the bill would sweep in users as well as dealers, but the transcript ends before a vote is taken.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 12th, 2026 at 01:34 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- And really, we can get a better experience for the clients and a lot of operational standardizations
- Application Project, as I mentioned, if we can streamline our applications and eligibility processes, standardize
- All these things, because I could teach forever in the classroom, but I used to do a robotics course
- I think some superintendents and boards are already doing that kind of thinking, but it isn't standardized
- outcome the percent of fourth-grade Native American students who achieve proficiency or above on standards-based
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Labor and Industrial Apr 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It turns fraud into a gotcha standard.
- The strict standard applies only to injured workers.
- different than the federal standard.
- ... ...from even being hired and not through federal standards.
- Pharmacists answer to their licensing standards.
Summary:
The committee first voluntarily deferred House Bills 460 and 561, then took up House Bill 1101 on workers’ compensation. The sponsor said the bill would define maximum medical improvement, adjust fraud provisions, shorten temporary total disability and supplemental earnings benefit periods, and revise vocational rehabilitation rules; an amendment removed proposed age-based termination language for benefits. Business groups including LABI supported the bill as a way to reduce Louisiana’s comparatively high indemnity costs and align the state with regional norms, while injured-worker advocates and attorneys strongly opposed it, arguing it would cut benefits, shift medical and disability decisions away from treating physicians and judges, broaden fraud too far, and potentially push costs onto public programs. After debate, the committee voted to report HB 1101 with amendments.
House Bill 282 was voluntarily deferred. House Bill 293, which would add sexual orientation and gender identity to Louisiana employment discrimination protections, drew generally supportive testimony from the sponsor and supporters, with some members raising questions about religious exemptions and federal law. The committee ultimately voted against reporting HB 293 favorably. House Bill 390, providing unpaid leave protections for domestic abuse survivors at larger employers, was presented as a tool for survivors, but the committee split 6-6 on a motion to report it favorably; the tie resulted in the bill being voluntarily deferred.
The committee then heard House Bill 456, which would expand workers’ compensation petition requirements and allow employers or payers broader access to file disputed claims and seek discovery. Supporters argued employers currently lack a practical way to obtain records and challenge claims without first cutting off benefits, while opponents said the bill would revive a rejected 2012 approach, increase litigation, and undermine the no-fault workers’ compensation bargain. The discussion centered on whether the bill would preserve benefits while allowing discovery or instead encourage more disputes and penalties. The transcript ends with testimony still underway on HB 456, with no final vote shown.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This appropriation is used to support all the following: faculty physicians who teach at eight residency
- The funds are primarily used in the academic departments to pay for the teaching time of our clinical
- are predominantly salaries, fringe benefits, and the supplies and so forth that come along with teaching
- and to the extent the with teaching and to the extent the funds<00:33:25.440><c> um</c><00:33:25.639
- </c><00:35:25.680><c> the</c> faculty time to to help teach the faculty time to to help teach the students
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on Racism, Hate, and Xenophobia Aug 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- California must keep teaching accurate, inclusive history, ensure our institutions honor, not delete,
- California must keep teaching accurate, inclusive history, ensure our institutions honor, not delete,
- sure that we're setting up the next generation of our communities for success is to make sure that we teach
- That we teach them what solidarity looks like, and I think our greatest issue right now is that we know
Summary:
The committee on Hate, Racism, and Xenophobia met to review California hate-crime trends and hear from state agencies and community organizations about current impacts and policy responses. The California Department of Justice reported that 2025 hate-crime events declined modestly from 2024 but remained historically elevated, with race and ethnicity still the largest category, anti-Black bias the most frequently reported, and notable increases in anti-Hispanic/Latino and citizenship/immigration-status bias. The California Commission on the State of Hate said its research and victimization studies show hate is broader than official crime data alone, with millions of Californians experiencing hate incidents and many victims needing services beyond law enforcement, including mental health care, legal help, and workplace protections. The commission also emphasized online radicalization, the need for better data infrastructure, and stronger training and support systems.
Members then heard from the NAACP, LULAC, Jewish California, CHIRLA, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, CAIR California, and Equality California. Testimony described fear, underreporting, and the effects of rhetoric, federal policy changes, and online misinformation on Black, Latino, Jewish, immigrant, Asian American, Muslim, and LGBTQ+ communities. Witnesses urged sustained funding for Stop the Hate and nonprofit security grants, stronger language access, civic education, and community-based reporting and victim services. Several groups also called for specific legislation, including measures on racial profiling, immigration detention oversight, Jewish ethnicity recognition, safe worship zones, anti-Muslim hate prevention, and LGBTQ+ data privacy and health protections.
Committee discussion focused on the conditions that fuel hate, especially political polarization, social media radicalization, and the role of public figures and institutions in normalizing dehumanizing language. Members and witnesses discussed the limits of current data, the need for long-term research and prevention strategies, and the importance of solidarity across communities. No formal votes or final committee actions were taken in the transcript, though members referenced existing and pending bills and ongoing efforts to expand training, funding, and anti-hate infrastructure.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- It's one of the most important things that our local governments can do is teach our kids, train our
- We've got to equip them with the skills and the abilities, hold kids accountable, teach them the skills
- I want our school board to be focused on finding the best ways to teach them and prepare them for the
- And we focus on teaching them about governance and what that looks like in the context of a school board
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Keeping immigration enforcement activity out of schools without a warrant 3/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Economic impact of immigration enforcement 3/5/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- confession of a state rep saying that they took part in these manuals and distributing these manuals, teaching
- distributing uh in these manuals and distributing these<00:19:08.640><c> manuals</c><00:19:09.560><c> teaching
- </c><00:19:09.960><c> them</c><00:19:10.200><c> how</c><00:19:10.360><c> to</c> these manuals teaching
- them how to these manuals teaching them how to impede<00:19:11.600><c> ICE,</c><00:19:11.920><c> not
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (1-22-26)
Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor
Transcript Highlights:
- I get very excited when I'm helping to teach young people how to fish.
- I get very excited when I'm helping<00:04:49.199><c> to</c><00:04:49.440><c> teach</c><00:04:49.759><
- young</c><00:04:50.080><c> people</c><00:04:50.560><c> how</c><00:04:50.800><c> to</c> helping to teach
- young people how to helping to teach young people how to fish.<00:04:52.000><c> I</c><00:04:52.320><
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EDT-TCA, EDT Public Hearings 04-10-2025
Economic Development and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- Art teaches youth a wide variety of valuable skills, including creativity, expression, vocabulary building
- </c><00:01:47.360><c> Um</c><00:01:47.680><c> and</c><00:01:47.920><c> art</c><00:01:48.159><c> teaches
- Um and art teaches youth a and culture.
- Um and art teaches youth a wide<00:01:49.119><c> variety</c><00:01:49.439><c> of</c><00:01:49.680><c>
Summary:
The Senate Committees on Economic Development and Tourism and on Transportation, Culture, and the Arts heard HCR 142, which urges the Hawaii Tourism Authority and Department of Transportation to expand the airport greetings program to display art in all neighbor island airports. Testimony from CARES supported the measure, emphasizing that public art and youth art competitions help educate keiki, strengthen cultural understanding, and support economic development through Hawaii’s creative industries. No one testified in opposition, and members raised no questions.
Both committees recommended passage of HCR 142 unamended. The measure was adopted by voice vote in each committee, with some members excused.
Later, the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism heard HTR 102, which concerns translating the real estate salesperson exam into Japanese for timeshare-related sales. Supporters, including DBEDT and ARDA Hawaii, argued the change would help Japanese-speaking applicants, improve workforce recruitment, and support Hawaii’s timeshare industry and Japanese visitor market. A representative from APAC Hawaii supported the idea but suggested considering additional languages such as Korean, Chinese, and Filipino. Some senators questioned whether the proposal adequately addressed continuing education and long-term English proficiency, and the Real Estate Commission explained it does not currently issue a limited timeshare salesperson license and that the proposal would not restrict licensees from selling other real estate products.
The committee also heard HCR 156, which asks the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to increase its focus on advanced manufacturing and cybersecurity to support economic diversification, high-wage jobs, innovation, and national security. HTDC and the Hawaii Military Affairs Council supported the resolution, citing the recent federal discontinuation of the local Manufacturing Extension Partnership program, Innovate Hawaii, and the loss of related staff positions as reasons to reinforce state support. Testimony and discussion stressed cybersecurity, supply-chain resilience, automation, and the need to sustain manufacturing momentum in Hawaii. Both HTR 102 and HCR 156 were recommended for passage as is and were adopted by the committee, with some members excused.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Previously I have worked with children throughout my life as a swim instructor, teaching summer art camps
- I've been teaching logic for more than 20 years.
- For example, one of the books that I read is entitled Miss Nelson. is missing, a story that teaches kids
- handouts that I provided today is a presentation from TML from a couple years ago. where they are teaching
Keywords:
Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water permit, water appropriation, dam permit exemption, reservoir, flood control, floodwater control, erosion control, sediment control, watershed protection, flood prevention, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS, USDA, local sponsor, district, authority, water infrastructure
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Volunteer attorneys visit the schools beforehand to help teach the students about the case, and afterwards
- attorneys visit the schools beforehand<00:45:35.760><c> to</c><00:45:35.920><c> help</c><00:45:36.160><c> teach
- </c><00:45:36.440><c> the</c><00:45:36.559><c> students</c> beforehand to help teach the students beforehand
- to help teach the students about<00:45:37.200><c> the</c><00:45:37.400><c> case</c><00:45:38.240><c>
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (02/07/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> related that would be a pretty standard related that would be a pretty standard way<00:28:14.080
- New Hampshire standards in excess chart is one of 17 pages which stipulates the standards, the rules,
- So it lists the standard and reason for exceeding that standard.
- </c> minor going on language in the standard minor going on language in the standard so<02:05:15.360>
- </c> we did not maintain the same standards we did not maintain the same standards that<02:27:55.160>
Summary:
The committee first heard HB 659, which would establish the New Hampshire College Graduate Retention Incentive Program. A Department of Revenue Administration analyst explained technical issues in the bill, focusing on whether the incentive is intended to operate as a rebate or a tax credit, how it would be administered, and how it would interact with the business enterprise tax and business profits tax. She said the bill’s language was unclear on the administering agency, effective tax years, caps, and carry-forward treatment, and noted that reducing BET can also reduce the BET credit against BPT, though not on a one-for-one basis. Committee members asked follow-up questions about the BET/BPT interaction, administrative costs, and whether the Department of Business and Economic Affairs would need additional staffing. Andrew Horn then testified in support, saying the bill is meant to address the large number of New Hampshire college graduates who leave the state after graduation by encouraging them to stay and by incentivizing businesses to hire them. The chair closed the hearing on HB 659 after no further public testimony.
The committee then took up HB 770, a bill to establish a program allowing New Hampshire high school students to earn tuition credits at state higher education institutions through community service. Representative Schultz described the bill as a “triple play” intended to increase volunteerism, expand service and internship opportunities for students, and make college more affordable. Ryan Casey, a junior at Bishop Brady High School, testified that the proposal would help students reduce future loan debt while benefiting communities and encouraging young people to attend college in New Hampshire. Committee members asked about eligibility, including why private and preparatory school students were excluded, whether public school students would qualify, whether mandatory service hours would count, and how the bill’s references to education and business eligibility should be read. Schultz said the exclusion of private and prep schools was intended because public school students are more clearly New Hampshire residents, and she noted that mandatory school service hours had been excluded in revisions. The Department of Education then testified that the program would require significant administration, estimating at least three full-time staff, software or tracking systems, and rulemaking to oversee volunteer sites, schools, student eligibility, and tuition credit distribution. No vote was taken in the excerpt, and the hearing remained in testimony phase.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- But uh if uh so the question is will we have to go back and look through all of our other standards on
- , we're going to have to go new standard, we're going to have to go back<00:38:55.040><c> and</c><00:
- They even have an AI as they are even teaching AI to students. And what are we doing here?
- They even have an AI as they are even teaching AI to students. And what are we doing here?
- They even have an AI as they are even teaching AI to students. And what are we doing here?
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Our investigators ensure that sanitation standards are met in every establishment across the state.
- saying is maybe Ripple could also get into the bid or the competitive process to say, we're going to teach
- The bill requires that conflict to be resolved... ...through a clear-and-convincing standard of evidence
- And then further, Arizona is the gold standard when it comes to marijuana regulation with our vertical
- And then further, Arizona is the gold standard when it comes to marijuana regulation with our vertical
Summary:
The committee took up a series of Senate bills, beginning with SB 1421, a contentious measure restricting financial institutions and check cashers from accepting certain identification from unauthorized immigrants and limiting remittance transfers without proof of lawful status. An attempted strike-everything amendment by Rep. Villegas would have redirected the bill to authorize tax-deeded property sales for affordable housing, but the committee rejected that amendment. After public testimony both for and against the underlying bill, the committee voted 6-2 to give SB 1421 a due pass recommendation.
The committee then approved SB 1254, which revises Industrial Commission of Arizona statutes, including renaming certain positions, shifting boiler and elevator oversight, and requiring fee schedules to be posted online. It also passed SB 1515, which creates a public safety parity fund for retention pay and benefits for DPS and corrections employees using investment earnings from the budget stabilization fund; supporters cited vacancies, turnover, and pay gaps, while opponents argued the state should fund raises through the general fund. Both bills received due pass recommendations after amendment adoption and roll call votes.
Other measures considered included SB 1206, which restricts adjusters and contractors from soliciting work during active loss events or emergency responses, with an exception for essential services; SB 1563, which continues the Barbering and Cosmetology Board and lowers certain fee caps; and SB 1649, which creates a digital assets reserve fund, though an amendment to turn it into a transparency measure on employers receiving public assistance was rejected. The committee also passed SB 1290 after rejecting an amendment on emergency price controls and adopting a Carter amendment clarifying HOA executive sessions may be closed only for discussion without action; testimony on that bill focused heavily on HOA transparency versus privacy concerns. Finally, the committee approved SB 1670, a contractor licensing preemption bill, and SB 1671, which continues the Department of Gaming and related commissions and updates reporting and conflict-of-interest requirements, with the department supporting the continuation and amendment language.