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FL
Transcript Highlights:
- does authorize mixed-use residential uses for live local properties owned by counties with county school
- exemption for 75% given that you just passed each AR 203 on the complete elimination of Homestead Non-school
- Bill 1217 would also prohibit governmental entities from adopting 100% UV vehicle and appliance purchasing
- That's also taking into account university administrations, school districts, fire departments, and police
- instead of 3, and amends the definition of pet dealer to exclude not-for-profit entities that do not purchase
Committee:
House Commerce Committee
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- acquiring the lands they mean, oftentimes right-of-ways to access other lands they might have, to purchasing
- And because they have to build up enough money to purchase the things they need and to get the infrastructure
- I mean, I can't even believe part of why we did the Archaeological School is because the acequias and
- I mean, I can't even believe part of why we did the Archaeological School is because the Asakeas and
- Bliss, multiple data centers, thousands of construction jobs, millions of dollars in tax base, new schools
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 287, which would create a permanent Health and Human Services Committee. The sponsor argued the state spends about $14.4 billion annually on health and human services and needs a standing committee to better oversee programs such as Medicaid, SNAP, CYFD, hospitals, pharmacy benefit managers, and related issues. Members discussed staffing, start-up costs, and whether the committee would have subpoena power; staff said interim funding exists in the feed bill and additional funding would likely be needed later. The committee adopted an amendment striking the appropriation and changing the effective date, then voted due pass on the amended bill, with several members recorded in opposition.
The committee then considered House Bill 371, as substituted, to create land grant and acequia infrastructure funds financed from remaining severance tax bond capacity. The sponsor and acequia/land grant advocates said the measure would provide a short-term funding source for infrastructure needs such as land acquisition, right-of-way access, ditch cleaning, and repairs, with distributions beginning only after the fund reaches a threshold and subject to limits through 2031. Members asked about bond capacity, the relationship to capital outlay, legislative approval of projects, and whether the bill would reduce reliance on repeated capital requests. The committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill, with one member in opposition.
The committee also heard Senate Bill 143, which raises fee caps under the New Mexico Department of Agriculture’s inspection and grading programs, including egg grading, nursery stock, pesticide, feed, and related services. The department and industry supporters said the caps had been unchanged for decades and that the bill would help fund inspections and staffing without meaningfully affecting consumer prices. After questions about fee administration, consumer impact, and staffing levels, the committee voted do pass.
Finally, the committee discussed House Bill 329, which would create an Energy Affordability and Grid Reliability Council attached to the Public Regulation Commission. The sponsor said the council would study affordability, reliability, grid modernization, and energy options, drawing on experts from state agencies and utilities. Members raised concerns about the bill’s vagueness, lack of term limits and detailed structure, possible duplication with existing agencies, missing representation for rural co-ops, tribes, and nuclear energy, and the funding source. The sponsor said the governor’s office had requested the bill and that funding would come from governor-controlled GROW money, but the committee ultimately rolled the bill for further work and did not adopt the amendment presented that day.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- amount of land in urban and suburban areas, with many of those centers located near transit, services, schools
- essential workers helping to get people from point A to point B on King County Metro buses, were able to purchase
- gives us peace of mind that we will be able to stay in touch with our children, grandchildren, the schools
- gives us peace of mind that we will be able to stay in touch with our children, grandchildren, the schools
- has rapidly increased, but wages have not kept pace, meaning that each dollar received has less purchasing
Committee:
House Finance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Currently, the condemner is required to disclose, at the time an offer to purchase is made, any and all
- Main authority, which includes things like cities, counties, schools, roads, water, and private entities
- bill gave more transparency and accountability to landowners when faced with their properties being purchased
- demands on our infrastructure with more traffic as folks travel longer distances to get to work, school
- I'm a master's student at the Bush School of Government, but I'm also a resident in the City of Colorado
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Your members, some of your members are requiring consumers when they purchase a new policy from you to
- share, and we have to remember that consumers here are under two mandates a government mandate to purchase
- know, and think about this, not just our constituents, our, our, our residents, but think about our schools
- I mean, we have some schools that are paying some very high insurance costs and for the first time, we
- are actually diverting money in a school finance bill to pay for premiums.
Committee:
House Insurance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Some of your members are requiring consumers when they purchase...
- And we have to remember that consumers are here under two mandates: a government mandate to purchase
- And, you know, think about this—not just our constituents... ...our residents, but think about our schools
- I mean, we have some schools that are facing very high insurance costs, and for the first time, we are
- actually diverting money in a school finance bill to pay for premiums.
Bills:
HB854 , HB 1052 , HB1642 , HB2076 , HB3042 , HB3695 , HB3787 , HB4062 , HB4092 , SB213 , SB493 , SB896 , HB5519 , HB4635
Committee:
House Insurance
Keywords:
insurance, replacement cost, homeowner's policy, renter's policy, condominium insurance, property damage, claims process, telemedicine, teledentistry, telehealth, health benefit plan, insurance coverage, out-of-state services, anxiety, pain management, contraceptive devices, women's health, medical procedures, healthcare, laboratory
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, February 25, 2026
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Every year the school foundation program goes right to, um, $100 million transfers right into the school
- </c> school foundation program account. school foundation program account.
- :20.480><c> program</c><00:09:21.040><c> has</c> year the school foundation program has year the school
- We're constitutionally schools.
- </c><00:09:47.440><c> foundation</c> of that goes to the school foundation of that goes to the school
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 1543, relating to government accountability, would require each purchasing agent to provide
- </c><00:26:53.480><c> agent</c><00:26:53.760><c> to</c> require each P purchasing agent to require each
- P purchasing agent to provide<00:26:54.200><c> a</c><00:26:54.360><c> justification</c><00:26:55.039
- We did also provide in here a recent study done for AC in 2016 by the New York University Tandon School
- of Engineering and it compared School of Engineering and it compared in-house<00:30:11.480><c> design
Committee:
Senate Government Operations
Summary:
The committee met on February 4, 2025, for decision making on previously heard measures, then later held hearings on additional bills. Early action focused on several measures that were amended and advanced, including SB 161 on state project exemptions from county permitting, which was heavily revised to allow programmatic or project-specific agreements with counties, require public reporting of exempted projects, and create a working group to study broader permitting and construction coordination issues. The committee also advanced SB 635 on energy efficiency with changes shifting survey leadership to the Hawaii State Energy Office, SB 700 on resilience hubs after narrowing it to focus on emergency-service-capable hubs and removing distributed energy language, SB 869 on community outreach boards with a technical amendment, SB 1081 on a legislative budget office by converting it to a feasibility study, SB 711 on gubernatorial appointments with a salary threshold change, SB 405 on neighborhood board agendas with a committee-report note about OIP concerns, SB 381 with privacy issues deferred to Judiciary, SB 2 as a two-year pilot for fruit tree planting in selected districts, SB 239 on disaster preparedness with sheltering revisions, and SB 998 as introduced with a cost estimate for site selection work. Several measures were deferred or not advanced, including SB 615, which was deferred indefinitely, SB 1132, which the chair said would be set aside in favor of another childcare bill, and SB 111, which was not taken up further because of confusion during an earlier hearing.
During the later hearing portion, SB 1175 on procurement drew testimony from the State Procurement Office, which supported the bill but corrected its estimated database revision cost from $7,500 to $30,000; the Department of Transportation also appeared, while the General Contractors Association submitted opposition. Committee members questioned whether the past-performance database should include more detailed quality information and whether a one-year post-completion review would be useful, but no amendment was adopted at that time. SB 1587 on retainage received written support from the Subcontractors Association of Hawaii and no opposition in the room. SB 1543 on government accountability, which would require justification for outside consultants and cap consultant spending, drew opposition from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii, which argued it could slow procurement, reduce flexibility, and worsen delays given existing vacancies and limited in-house expertise. The Public First Law Center supported the related transparency bill discussed in the hearing, arguing it would close a loophole by making contractor-created records used in government functions subject to disclosure under UIPA, while the Attorney General’s office opposed it. The transcript ends with that testimony still underway, and no final vote is shown for the later hearing bills.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Work Session on HB 54 (02/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- visited them, and they were very helpful in recommending the right products for me, and I made my purchase
- right products for me um and I made the right products for me um and I made my<00:51:14.319><c> purchase
- 15.520><c> that</c><00:51:15.640><c> is</c><00:51:16.000><c> other</c><00:51:16.200><c> than</c> my purchase
- um and that is other than my purchase um and that is other than stopping<00:51:16.880><c> in</c><00:
- And I have seen that, and I'll offer, as I again—I was on the school board before I got into the legislature
Summary:
The work session focused on HB 54, which would allow New Hampshire’s alternative treatment centers to operate for profit. Chair David Nagel opened by identifying the main concerns: whether members agreed with the bill conceptually, whether the proposal could be shaped to avoid a gubernatorial veto, and whether it could lead to “big cannabis” taking over. He also emphasized that the bill would not change the existing oversight structure, which remained under RSA 126-X. Representative Wendy Thomas said the governor’s objections in past sessions appeared to center on the state’s preference for a state-run model and broader policy concerns, but no one present knew the current governor’s position.
Several speakers argued the bill was primarily about financing and access, not expanding the number of dispensaries. Matt Simon of Granite Leaf Cannabis said the current nonprofit structure makes it difficult to raise capital, pay down debt, and open additional access points, and that the bill would be a corporate restructuring rather than a change in day-to-day regulation. Brandon Pollock of TASCAL Wellness said medical cannabis programs in most other states are for-profit, and that New Hampshire’s nonprofit requirement has left ATCs burdened with high-interest debt and higher prices that push patients to Maine, Vermont, or the street market. He said converting to for-profit status could allow conventional financing, lower prices, and help keep patients in the regulated program.
Members also discussed whether for-profit ownership would invite outside corporate control. Witnesses said the bill would not open the market to new operators, would not change advertising rules, and would include restrictions on ownership transfers for a period of time; “foreign corporation” was explained as an out-of-state entity. One speaker noted that the bill is similar to earlier versions that passed both chambers with strong support but never became law. No vote was taken during the work session; the discussion was informational and aimed at addressing concerns before the bill moved forward.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Four - Tuesday, January 13 - Afternoon Session - State of the State
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Prosperity is the nation's only nonprofit pet grooming school, headquartered in Kansas City, with the
- At just 14 years old, Amy spent time in juvenile detention and dropped out of high school.
- Lexus and Hayden are seniors at Milan C-2 Schools in Sullivan County, and in addition to their many school
- The next step in school choice is clear: open enrollment.
- Because when families have choices, schools are pushed to innovate.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on State Government (11-13-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> election season, we saw with the school election season, we saw with the school choice<00:05:22.479
- schools, school employees, anybody connected to a school?
- Representative Layman then said the school boards could argue they are advocating for the schools too
- the schools too.
- advocating for the schools too.
Keywords:
Discussion of BR 25 (2026 RS) 04:15
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Summary:
The committee met, approved the October 21 minutes, and then took up BR 25 for the 2026 regular session, a proposal to prohibit the use of tax dollars and public resources to advocate for or against ballot questions, including constitutional amendments. Senator Rawlings and the other presenters argued the current law already bars such advocacy but lacks meaningful enforcement, citing the 2024 school choice amendment campaign and other examples where public officials and school systems allegedly used taxpayer-funded resources to influence voters. They said the bill would add civil and criminal penalties, while preserving First Amendment rights for public employees acting in their personal capacities.
Much of the discussion focused on whether the bill should be limited to school districts or broadened to cover other public entities, and on how to define terms such as “advocating in impartial terms.” Members raised concerns about possible effects on county and city lobbying through groups like KLC and KCO, on legitimate factual explanations by public officials, and on whether the bill could unintentionally restrict needed representation for local governments. The sponsors said the measure was intended to be narrow, would be vetted further, and would not bar individuals from speaking on their own behalf.
Several members suggested revisions. Representative Lockett asked that schools and school employees be specifically named, and suggested separating the lobbying restrictions from the ballot-measure provisions into different bills. Representative Layman questioned the meaning of the bill’s language and whether it would cover factual testimony by officials. Representative Heen asked about a Jefferson County example involving legal fees used to challenge petition signatures; counsel said that situation would likely be allowable under the bill as drafted, though some members thought it should be covered. No final vote was taken on BR 25 during this discussion.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Feb 26th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V
Transcript Highlights:
- Item 3 discusses DPS troopers and recruit schools.
- million in general revenue, representing an increase of 49.4 million to fund at least six recruit schools
- When I went through patrol school in 1990, our training academy was falling down on North Lamar, and
- Uh, currently we have about 280, uh, recruits in school right now and we bus them every day to Florence
- So being able to put recruit schools on in Florence, they can drive, they can shoot, they can PT, they
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Thirty One - Tuesday, March 3 - Morning Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- People know, okay, our school got an A, our school got a B, our school got a C, or whatever.
- The school schools. It happens everywhere in Missouri.
- non-school use.
- Isn't that also in an elementary school or former school?
- these schools.
Summary:
The House first approved the previous day’s journal by roll call vote, 116-0, and then spent a long portion of the morning recognizing visiting students, homeschool groups, professional associations, veterans, and other guests in the gallery. A moment of silence was held in honor of Conrad Ashcraft after a member introduced his grandmother, who was present to testify on a bill related to his death. The chamber also recognized a birthday page, a 90th birthday for a House staff member, and Chiropractic Physicians Day.
The main floor debate centered on House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2710, which would create an A-through-F school grading system for public schools and charter schools. Supporters said the bill would give parents a simple, transparent way to understand school performance, while also preserving more detailed underlying data and adding a climate scorecard amendment covering suspension, restraint, and satisfaction measures. The bill sponsor and supporters emphasized that the measure was revised from earlier versions, that the A grade would be based on the top decile rather than a moving target, that literacy and growth measures were important, and that any teacher incentive funding would be handled through appropriations and the teacher retention and recruitment fund rather than direct bonuses.
Opponents argued that letter grades would stigmatize schools, destabilize staffing, and oversimplify complex school conditions, especially in districts with high poverty, mobility, or special education populations. Several members questioned the fairness of comparing schools with different funding levels, demographics, and student turnover, and others argued that the bill would not solve concerns about the MAP test or broader school funding. One member objected that the bill applied only to public and charter schools while state dollars are also now going to private-school tuition support. Despite those concerns, the House adopted the amendment offered by the St. Louis member, then adopted the committee substitute and ordered House Bill 2710 perfected and printed.
Afterward, the House took up House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2404 and 2172, a measure to remove deed restrictions on unused public school property and create a right of first refusal for public entities, including charter schools. Supporters said the bill would allow vacant school buildings to be reused for education rather than sit unused or be demolished, and could generate revenue for school districts. The bill was advanced after discussion, with members citing examples from St. Louis and other areas where unused buildings could have been repurposed for charter or other educational use.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- Purchase. Purchase.
- We're funding the addition of dental hygiene schools.
- </c> addition of dental hygiene schools. addition of dental hygiene schools.
- Well, this is a hub where, you know, some intervention might be tried in the Purchase Area Development
- We have a lot of school programming, so Too Good for Drugs, Sources of Strength.
Committee:
Joint Health Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 03/11/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- except for members of Charter Schools except for members of the<00:52:21.960><c> St</c><00:52:22.160
- </c><00:53:57.799><c> boards</c> Minnesota school boards Minnesota school boards Association<00:53:59.720
- Paul Public Schools.
- um so our board is much more Schools um so our board is much more closely<01:06:43.200><c> aligned</
- power uh since they retired purchasing power uh since they retired um<01:14:39.159><c> so</c><01:14:
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Thirty One - Tuesday, March 3 - Morning Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- People know, okay, our school got an A, our school got a B, our school got a C, or whatever; what things
- the high school.
- I believe the department, whenever you look at how schools vary, extremely rural school versus a school
- than tax dollars going to schools in the private school sector?
- School systems.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 8, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- or of a charter school.
- </c> form of school choice of charter schools form of school choice of charter schools which<04:07:27.279
- school district.
- </c><04:19:36.080><c> Row's</c> school and school district. Mrs. Row's school and school district.
- Elementary School. Since 1996, Mr. Elementary School. Since 1996, Mr.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Mar 18th, 2025
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
Transcript Highlights:
- So we've got Tony Perotta from Sumner High School. He's a teacher there.
- school transitions for children of active duty service members.
- Hi, Patty Rendon, Hillsborough County School Board, and I am the proud school board member of these beautiful
- And we always talk about our public school system.
- And we always talk about our public school system.
Summary:
The Military and Veterans, Space, and Domestic Security Committee met with a quorum and heard several bills focused on veterans, military families, and aerospace. SB 684 by Sen. Avila would let certain Florida Retirement System members buy military wartime service credit under updated eligibility dates and expand the definition of wartime service to include recent operations such as New Dawn, Inherent Resolve, Freedom Sentinel, and Enduring Sentinel. Veterans and first responders testified in support, and senators said the bill corrects an outdated gap. The committee voted the bill favorably.
The committee then took up SB 1528 by Sen. Collins on educational opportunities for military children. The bill strengthens coordination between school districts and military installations and requires DOE training modules for school staff working with military families. An amendment removing a sunset provision was adopted, and three Hillsborough County students who helped develop the idea testified in support, describing research on military-family school transitions and the need for staff training on the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. The committee reported the bill favorably as amended.
SB 910 by Sen. Collins, on veterans benefit assistance, was amended and reported favorably. As amended, it allows veterans to work with professional claims advisors while adding consumer protections, including fee caps, bans on initial/nonrefundable and referral fees, required disclosures, and limits on use of veterans’ login credentials. Sen. Collins and others argued the federal VA claims process is too slow and confusing and that veterans need both help and safeguards. The committee also approved SB 1464 by Sen. Wright, which expands FDVA outreach through digital, print, social media, and in-person efforts and requires public events and annual reporting, and SB 1516 by Sen. Wright, which creates an international aerospace innovation fund administered by Space Florida to support partnerships with international aerospace companies. All measures were reported favorably, and the committee adjourned at the end of the meeting.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services May 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- would have different rate increases for child care providers, State Preschool providers who work in school
- Low Income Investment Fund, LIF, a CDFI that supports affordable housing, child care facilities, schools
- Many of our school districts have signed on to a letter asking for our support and the support of other
- And how much statewide capacity would the proposed dollars actually purchase?
- And how much statewide capacity would the proposed dollars actually purchase?
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- We are not involved in the purchasing of the devices.
- Currently, we have three devices that can be purchased.
- </c><00:19:40.000><c> uh</c> we are not involved in the purchasing uh we are not involved in the purchasing
- </c><00:54:06.240><c> Board</c> Municipal elections School Board Municipal elections School Board elections
- That's what fluoride can do, apparently, as you can. school board meeting um and use the same school
Committee:
House Election Law