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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/25/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
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- Clair</c> the University of Wisconsin the Clair the University of Wisconsin the Clair however<00:14:
- </c> now teaching faculty at the University now teaching faculty at the University of of of Minnesota
- are</c><00:22:03.559><c> now</c> the University of Minnesota who are now the University of Minnesota
- </c><00:25:30.279><c> of</c> Shadow doctors at the University of Shadow doctors at the University of
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- of University Lands.
- University Lands, on behalf of the UT Board of Regents, is the fiduciary steward of 2.1 million acres
- of the Permanent University Fund.
- General Land Office and is comprised of two members of the Board of Regents of the University of Texas
- System and one member of the Board of Regents of the Texas A&M University System.
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- for Lease of University Lands.
- University Lands on behalf of the UT Board of Regents is the fiduciary steward of 2.1 million acres of
- across the University of Texas system and the Texas A&M University system.
- The Board for Lease of University Lands has authority over the leasing and development of oil and gas
- of the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System and 1 member of the Board of Regents of the
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Health Service (3-4-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- of the teaching universities.
- one of the teaching<00:03:20.280><c> universities.
- of the university<00:04:57.160><c> talked</c><00:04:58.360><c> since</c><00:04:58.680><c> this</c><00
- the responsibility of the universities in this state to get together and address and fix this need.
- the responsibility of the universities in this state to get together and address and fix this need.
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum and first took up Senate Joint Resolution 116, sponsored by President Stivers. The resolution directs the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, and Eastern Kentucky University to work over the next year on a statewide framework to improve health care access, especially in underserved and unserved areas. Members discussed physician shortages, maldistribution of doctors, recruitment and retention, loan forgiveness, scholarships, technology, and the connection between health care access and economic development in rural Kentucky. The resolution was reported favorably on a unanimous roll call vote.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 116, relating to physician assistants and a shift from a supervisory to a collaborative practice model. The sponsor and PA witnesses explained that the bill was heavily revised through a committee substitute after discussions with the Kentucky Medical Association, physicians, and hospitals. They said the substitute keeps physician supervision in place while allowing health care teams to function more efficiently, and they emphasized that the bill is intended to improve access to care, particularly in rural areas with few doctors. Some members supported the compromise and the collaboration, while others raised concerns that expanding PA practice could worsen long-term physician shortages or reduce incentives for doctors to practice in rural Kentucky. The bill passed the committee 7-2 with favorable expression.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Education Policy Committee Mar 17th, 2026
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And it requires that all of the education prep programs in our university comply and provide the information
- >> Wouldn't that be nice if they actually came out of the university?
- ><c> any</c><00:16:13.040><c> of</c><00:16:13.199><c> that</c> of the universities, deans, any of that
- of the universities, deans, any of that did<00:16:13.680><c> you</c><00:16:14.560><c> actually</c><00
- ><c> they</c> some of the universities because they some of the universities because they know<00:17:
Committee:
House Education Policy
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force (11-21-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the executive vice president at the University of Pikeville here on behalf of the university.
- behalf of uh the University of here on behalf of uh the University of Pikeville<00:02:20.879><c> and<
- </c><00:02:59.440><c> of</c> has been proposed by the University of has been proposed by the University
- </c><00:03:20.080><c> behalf</c> University of Pikeville here on behalf University of Pikeville here
- Thank you so very of the university.
Summary:
The Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force opened its sixth meeting by approving the minutes and then taking up a presentation from University of Pikeville representatives and local leaders on an Eastern Kentucky Disaster Relief Center at Bear Mountain in Pike County. Speakers included Greg May, Rep. Ashley Tacket Laferty, Lori Worth, and Laura Damron. They described repeated flooding and other disasters in eastern Kentucky, the lack of a single prepared relief location, and the need for a centralized, elevated site that could serve as a flood and broader natural-disaster hub.
The presenters said the Bear Mountain property, about 530 acres and well above flood levels, could support a multi-use facility combining disaster response functions with university and community uses. Proposed features included a command and communications center, distribution space, emergency shelter, medical and clinic support, food service, restroom facilities, RV hookups, and an indoor track/distribution building. They emphasized that the project would help avoid disrupting existing venues such as the Pikeville Expo Center and Jenny Wiley State Resort Park, while also supporting tourism and economic recovery. Committee members asked about community and emergency-management support, annual operating costs, and resilience standards such as tornado-related building codes.
In response, the presenters said local stakeholders, including Appalachian Wireless, Pikeville Medical Center, Community Trust Bank, the city of Pikeville, and emergency management officials, had expressed support. They said the university planned to absorb some operating costs through multiple uses of the facility, community camps, and budgeted maintenance, and that construction documents were nearly complete with plans to begin building within months. After the presentation, the chair thanked the presenters and moved the committee into its recommendations discussion, noting the broader fiscal and humanitarian importance of disaster preparedness and resiliency and indicating that future legislation would likely follow from the task force’s work.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:08:46.520><c> a</c> University of Michigan they sent a University of Michigan they sent a personalized
- of a universal FAFSA policy.
- So a large portion of that FTE is built in because of their universal FAFSA program.
- So a large portion of that FTE is built in because of their universal FAFSA program.
- and universities the state colleges and universities the University<01:29:14.880><c> of</c><01:29:15.000
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- This is also with University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
- This is also with University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
- Number 27, University of Arkansas with Dell Marketing.
- Number 27, University of Arkansas with Dell Marketing.
- Number 28, University of Arkansas with Huron Consulting.
Committee:
All ALC-REVIEW
Summary:
The subcommittee reviewed multiple methods of finance and construction items, including projects for Arkansas State University, Black River Technical College, UAMS, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, and UCA. The UAPB Allied Health and Sciences Building appeared both as a method of finance and as an alternative delivery construction project, with East Harding Construction selected and AMR Architects as designer. Members approved the methods of finance, the alternative delivery project, and several discretionary grants, including Department of Health grants for a heart attack center designation and community health worker training, and DHS grants related to homeless services, behavioral health transition support, and an enabling technology pilot.
The committee then reviewed service contracts, including RFQs, construction-related contracts, intergovernmental agreements, and a large number of out-of-state and in-state contracts. Testimony focused heavily on DHS staffing and state hospital contracts, the Arkansas State Police seatbelt survey, AEDC’s lithium supply chain analysis, and Shared Administrative Services’ new SuccessFactors performance-management contract. Members asked detailed questions about contract nursing costs, turnover, hiring timelines, and whether some contracts were being renewed or amended beyond their original projected costs. DHS and Veterans Affairs officials explained staffing shortages, retention incentives, and the use of contract labor as a supplement to state employees.
Several contracts drew scrutiny and were held for further review. Representative Wardlaw raised concerns about projected costs and repeated amendments on the Department of Education security contract and on DHS staffing contracts, arguing that some had exceeded their original projected totals. The committee voted to hold contracts 5, 7, and 8 until Friday, while adopting the remaining contracts. The meeting ended after informational reports on service contract amendments without material change, executed contracts, and emergency procurements were presented, with no further business before adjournment.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- It's an honor to be here representing Louisiana State University, the honor of my life to take this position
- I've run the admissions program as provost at the University of Alabama for the five years prior to this
- Or, you know, like annexes of the campus, but all university-owned. Yes, ma'am. Okay. Okay.
- No. ...annexes of the campus, but all university-owned. Yes, ma'am. Okay.
- So all of these sort of, there's a lot of hand in glove this session, a variety of career pathways.
Committee:
House Education
Summary:
The House Education Committee met on May 6 and first welcomed LSU President Wade Roos and Chancellor Jim Dalton, who outlined LSU’s goals of becoming an elite, accessible flagship university, increasing research expenditures, improving student recruitment and retention, and expanding pathways that keep Louisiana students in-state. Members praised the new leadership and LSU’s workforce and research direction, and a representative from LSU enrollment reported gains in TOPS Excellence commitments for the coming fall.
The committee then advanced several education bills. SB 105 by Sen. Kathy, which reinstates TOPS Tech eligibility for honorably discharged veterans, was reported favorably without objection. SB 374, also by Sen. Kathy, creates a uniform framework for college economic development districts; members adopted an amendment adding a legislator to each district board, and the bill was reported favorably with amendments. SB 304 by Sen. Edmonds, which authorizes the Board of Regents to establish a list of eligible accreditors and allows institutions to seek different accreditors, was reported favorably. SB 522 by Sen. Edmonds, allowing vocational and technical charter schools to apply directly to BESE as Type 2 charters with Commerce and Industry support, drew discussion about whether the authority should extend to public schools as well; it ultimately passed 9-1.
The committee also approved SB 290 by Sen. Abraham, a cleanup bill requiring school system concurrence before student exit-code changes in the data system, and HCR 81 by Rep. Freiberg, which asks the Department of Education to study options for districts facing declining enrollment and related financial pressures. HCR 175 by Rep. Larvadain, a study resolution on possible TOPS Tech changes, was deferred by the author because it overlapped with another measure. Several members also used personal privilege to welcome local mayors and community guests to the committee room.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- of the things they looked at was when every year you go through the budgeting process for universities
- So you kind of start with a baseline there, and if you have more students attending one of the universities
- And so we look at that across all four of the three universities in Lewis and Clark, and we look at that
- Almost half of what the University of Idaho gets, and about a third less than what Idaho State University
- And so I was looking at how can we try to get some additional funding to some of our universities without
Summary:
The House Revenue and Taxation Committee approved minutes from March 6, 11, 12, and 13, 2026 after correcting a procedural issue with the earlier March 6 approval. The committee then heard House Bill 861, which would allow universities to apply for grants from the state’s 2% hotel bed-tax marketing fund currently used for tourism promotion and chambers of commerce. Representative Monks said the bill would only expand eligibility to apply, not guarantee funding, and argued it could help universities offset promotion costs. An Idaho Outfitters and Guides Association representative testified in opposition, warning that diverting those dedicated tourism dollars could harm outdoor recreation marketing and rural jobs. After debate, the committee rejected the motion to send HB 861 to the floor on a do-pass recommendation.
The committee next considered House Bill 885, a homestead exemption bill that would clarify residency and documentation requirements, including allowing a prior or current Idaho income tax return as proof of address, requiring six months’ residency in Idaho for continued eligibility except for military or religious mission service, and tying the homestead exemption to candidate residency provisions already in code. Sponsor Representative Raybould said the bill was intended to ensure only Idaho residents receive the benefit and to prevent double-dipping on similar exemptions in other states. Ron Nate of the Idaho Freedom Foundation opposed the bill, arguing it could create retroactive candidacy problems, impose unequal exceptions, and be difficult to administer across other states. Despite concerns and requests to delay the effective date, the committee passed HB 885 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation, with several members recording no votes.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 1345, which would let the Idaho State Tax Commission communicate with taxpayers by email or other secure electronic means if taxpayers opt in, instead of relying only on U.S. mail or certified mail. Chairman Cannon said the change would improve efficiency and save an estimated $300,000, and noted the Tax Commission had helped shape the bill and was comfortable with the July 1, 2026 implementation date. With no testimony in opposition, the committee unanimously sent SB 1345 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation and then adjourned.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
ALC-HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE Mar 18th, 2026
ALC-HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- I do some of my own research on AI and its social impact on education at the University of Central Arkansas
- I am also from the University of Central Arkansas.
- in the College of Business at my university.
- Because such as University of Central Arkansas and University of Ozarks, they have a great system when
- University of Central Arkansas and University of Ozarks, they have a great system when it comes to AI
Committee:
All ALC-HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-05-29 (9:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That includes the newest preeminent university, the University of Central Florida, my alma mater.
- Yes, New College, the University of South Florida campus, but there was no transfer of funds to the University
- That includes the newest preeminent university, the University of Central Florida, my alma mater, go
- I am proud of the University of that. I agree with your concern.
- Yes, new college, the University of South Florida campus, but there was no transfer of funds to the University
PA
Transcript Highlights:
- The Pennsylvania State University, the namesake university of this Commonwealth with over 80,000 students
- Lincoln University, Madam Speaker, with a student population of 1,500 students, receives over $15,000
- The Pennsylvania State University, the namesake University of this Commonwealth with over 80,000 students
- Let's move down the Lincoln University, Madam Speaker, with a population, student population of 1,500
- This bill makes appropriations to the trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.
Summary:
The House began with ceremonial recognitions, including guests of Representatives Benham and Warren and a farewell acknowledgment for longtime floor staffer Michelle Martin, who is leaving House service for a role in the Senate. The chamber then took up caucus and committee announcements, recessed several times, and later returned to consider a series of committee reports and bills. House and Senate bills were reported from Rules, Appropriations, and Judiciary, including referrals of several measures to committees.
The House adopted House Resolution 515 unanimously, urging Congress to review Major Richard D. Winner’s actions for possible Medal of Honor recognition. It also adopted House Resolution 208, directing a performance audit of services, wait times, and processes in the Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services; supporters said it would help improve services for Pennsylvanians with vision impairment, while the vote was 201-1. The chamber then passed several bills with amendments, including measures on foster care youth benefits, AI companion safeguards, prison industry enhancement program administration, memorial bridge designations, firefighter and EMS donation options through PennDOT renewals, horse-racing background checks, and fertility preservation coverage.
Several bills reached final passage. House Bill 1239, limiting homeowners associations from restricting rooftop solar installations, passed 109-93. House Bill 2146, amending the Sunshine Act to tighten the 24-hour agenda notice rule while preserving limited exceptions, passed 193-9 after debate over transparency and local-government flexibility. House Bill 2558, banning non-compete agreements for broadcast workers, passed narrowly 103-99 amid objections from Republicans and concerns about impacts on local broadcasters and contract rights. Senate Bills 971 and 972 also passed finally, dealing with township audit deadlines and municipal memorials for first responders.
The House also approved House Bill 2412, funding state-related universities for fiscal year 2026-27, by 155-47 after debate over Penn State’s campus closures, accountability, and per-student funding differences; House Bill 2413, appropriating funds to the University of Pennsylvania, passed 195-7. The chamber then moved several bills back to Appropriations, signed Senate Bills 971 and 972, and adjourned until the next scheduled session.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (02/17/2026)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- In the cases of the out-of-state, she has been able to identify locations that are universities, which
- is the bulk of these, that multiple ballots have gone from multiple clerks within New Hampshire to universities
- that was mailed out go to a university that was mailed out of<00:19:58.960><c> some</c><00:20:00.000
- . universities. universities.
- Do you only do university system? I've certainly got a lot of emails about this.
Committee:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Aug 21st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- After the passage of the Healthy Universal School Meals Act, the state increased its investment in universal
- The University of New Mexico (UNM) is embarking on an evaluation of NM Grown as we speak.
- of the Healthy Universal School Meals Act.
- Universal School Meals Act, and we accept many of the recommendations.
- So it's more geared toward addressing the same kind of universe of requests that you all receive through
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- And whereas, following many years of working as a visiting professor at universities across the United
- States, in 2011 she became the dean of the Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law.
- the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer, or SPHEREx, missions, launched in early 2026
- universe... ...and evolution of the universe.
- Walter Harris, University of Arizona, Brett Meekam, Arizona Space Commission, Steve Zilstra, Arizona
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then recognized several visiting groups at the Capitol, including OBGYNs and trainees for Women’s and Reproductive Health Day, environmental advocates for Environmental Day, Arizona Maha Coalition members, nurses for Arizona Nurses Day, aerospace industry representatives for Aerospace Day, and guests for International Mother Language Day and other district visitors. Several proclamations and recognitions were read, including International Mother Language Day, Arizona Aerospace Day, and a recognition of Israeli Supreme Court Justice Daphne Barak-Erez. The chamber also welcomed the Doctor of the Day and a newly appointed commissioner, and the President Pro Tem made temporary committee appointments.
The main floor business was a Committee of the Whole on several SNAP-related bills. SB 1002, concerning SNAP/TANF public welfare verification, received a floor amendment from Senator Kavanagh and was advanced with a do pass recommendation. SB 1331, relating to SNAP military employment and training, also advanced do pass. SB 1333, relating to a SNAP error rate forensic audit, was amended by the Health and Human Services Committee and advanced do pass after Senator Gonzalez spoke in opposition, arguing the bill did not address the underlying federal error-rate problem and could increase state costs.
SB 1334, concerning SNAP work requirement waivers and exemptions, advanced do pass despite Senator Gonzalez’s opposition, in which she argued the bill would restrict Arizona’s flexibility, especially in rural and tribal areas, and could harm older adults and people with disabilities. SB 1368, concerning SNAP purchase restrictions, was then taken up; Senator Gonzalez began speaking in opposition, but the transcript cuts off before the debate or final action on that bill is completed.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Wendy Hunnel, and I am honored to serve as the new president of the University of Hawaiʻi.
- </c><00:53:07.599><c> of</c> planning office at the University of planning office at the University of
- </c> anywhere across the University of Hawaii anywhere across the University of Hawaii system<00:59:03.880
- of the University I'm that's the credit of the University I'm not<03:10:09.000><c> criticizing</c><03
- </c><03:14:43.920><c> the</c> the universe it's up to 20% of the the universe it's up to 20% of the return
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Jan 19th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Higher Education & Workforce Development
Transcript Highlights:
- And we have a lot of research going on at Washington State University, helping to understand the best
- one campus of each state university, and tribal institutions of higher education must participate in
- the university that says you are automatically admitted to a series of our state's public universities
- , and the University of Washington Tacoma.
- WAAGAP provides students with... ...the University of Washington, Tacoma, to start last fall.
Keywords:
heritage orchard, agriculture, program, state funding, local agriculture, workforce education, accountability, oversight, administrative changes, investment, SB 5963, passport to careers, Washington College Grant, financial aid, higher education, student aid, need-based aid, college affordability, postsecondary education, workforce development
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- of the University of South Florida—go Bulls—and congratulations, Don.
- IDs from state universities... ...the use of student IDs from state universities that have a signature
- They might be, you know, all of our universities are not public universities.
- the University of Central Florida, the largest university by student population.
- Obviously, that's a kind of decision, again, that is in the hands of the college or the university, but
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and included several member introductions recognizing guests, interns, firefighters, and a doctor of the day. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and began taking up a series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate measures before final passage. The first major bill, health care patient protection, required hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, a pediatric emergency care coordinator, and readiness assessments; it passed 36-0. A public records bill protecting victim identities and temporarily exempting the name of a law enforcement officer who is a victim also passed after questions about access for victims of police misconduct, with a 33-4 vote.
The Senate next approved a local government cybersecurity bill creating a state-administered program through Florida Digital Service to help counties and cities strengthen cyber defenses, with priority for rural and fiscally constrained governments; after amendments, it passed 37-0. A clerks of court bill allowing clerks to retain all revenue above projections and, through a House amendment, revising legal notice and traffic citation distribution provisions, passed 38-0 despite debate over impacts on municipalities and law enforcement. The chamber also passed a trademark modernization bill and a septic system permit bill intended to reduce delays for builders; the septic bill was amended to align the House and Senate versions and passed 38-0.
The longest and most contested item was the elections bill, which updated citizenship verification procedures using REAL ID and state databases, changed candidate qualification rules, and altered election administration provisions. Numerous amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to exempt certain seniors, preserve student and retirement-center IDs, allow attestations in place of documentary proof of citizenship, and require human review over automated systems. One amendment to delay implementation until July 1, 2027, was also debated. The transcript ends while debate is still underway on the elections measure, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development & Workforce Investment (7-16-26)
Economic Development & Workforce Investment
Transcript Highlights:
- annual</c> the University of Kucky's 2026 annual the University of Kucky's 2026 annual economic<00:14
- c> a</c><00:47:23.680><c> truly</c> of our universities doing a truly of our universities doing a truly
- Uh he actually University of Louisville.
- Western, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, the University of Missouri, Washington University, and Indiana University
- ><c> very</c> University of Missouri is very University of Missouri is very comparable<01:29:39.280><