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AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Education Policy

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  • the Department of Corrections.
  • the Department of Corrections.
  • and Franklin County and the Department of Corrections.
  • of Conservation or Department of Corrections?
  • of Conservation or Department of Corrections?
Bills: SB337, HB520, HB75, SB337, HB520, HB75
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Hied Committee Meeting - 2025-04-21

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • of Minnesota.
  • their students—conditions that are of no fault of their own and a result of the system that they were
  • With targeted support, we can change this outcome. for the betterment of our future workforce.
  • This is a critical segment of our future workforce.
  • out of those situations of disadvantage.
Bills: HF2312
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/21/25

Higher Education Finance and Policy

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  • of the only ladders out of poverty. of the only ladders out of poverty. and<01:20:56.960> out
  • of and out of those situations of and out of those situations of disadvantage<01:20:59.440>
  • c> look like in all of our all of our look like in all of our all of our systems<01:26:50.960> and
Bills: HF2312
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The public benefit of this impact on the future of the rural workforce and rural health warrants support
  • 32.760> and on the future of the rural Workforce and on the future of the rural Workforce and
  • I’m Trent Dils, legislative director for the Disabled American Veterans Department of Minnesota.
  • I’m Trent Dils, legislative director for the Disabled American Veterans Department of Minnesota.
  • <01:26:57.600> of disabled American veterans department of disabled American veterans department
Bills: HF2090, HF982, HF2229
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Cap Committee Meeting - 2025-04-29

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Justice's report on Uvalde, one of the horrible tragedies at Robb Elementary, which explicitly
  • Our Department of Health only has risk values for just a couple handful of chemicals that would require
  • I'm the capital resource administrator at the Department of Corrections.
  • It will allow the Department of Corrections to continue fulfilling its mission while ensuring that our
  • The Department of Administration, Real Estate and Construction, based those numbers off some similar
Bills: HF3220
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs May 12th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm sure you all remember all of it. I'll just hit some of the highlights.
  • I'm sure you all remember all of it. I'll just hit some of the highlights.
  • Texas, in favor of the bill.
  • This posting must include as add amendment purposes of the meeting, minutes of the meeting, names of
  • in favor of the bill.
Summary: The committee met to hear several bills, beginning with House Bill 766, which would require precinct chair applicants to provide an email address, phone number, or both on their applications while keeping that contact information confidential. No one testified for or against the bill, and it was left pending. House Bill 677, a companion to a previously approved Senate bill, would bar county election administrators from simultaneously holding another office or position appointed by an elected official; it also drew no public testimony and was left pending. Members then heard House Bill 3133, which would add explicit deepfake material to the list of content social media platforms must handle through complaint systems, including prompt acknowledgment, investigation, and status updates. Senators discussed concerns about how platforms would verify whether reported content was actually a deepfake, and the sponsor indicated the bill may be held pending while federal law on the subject is reviewed. House Bill 668 would create a one-year grace period for renewing an expired Texas handgun license to carry, codifying an existing DPS practice; it also received no testimony and was left pending. The committee spent the most time on Senate Bill 3070, a major overhaul of the Texas Lottery system. The bill would move oversight from the Lottery Commission to TDLR, dissolve the commission, impose new restrictions on ticket sales and internet play, create a lottery advisory committee, increase transparency and audit requirements, and include a sunset review that could lead to abolishing the lottery if not continued by 2027. The author described the bill as a response to alleged misconduct and illegal practices by the commission, while a witness from the Christian Life Commission testified in favor, supporting changes to prize anonymity and other lottery restrictions. After testimony, the bill was left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'll just hit some of the highlights of it and everyone who should already.
  • For those who have enough of an appetite to get rid of the lottery outright, then this bill represents
  • The bill also includes a provision that says no appointed member of the Texas Commission of Licensing
  • This posting must include the purposes of the meeting, minutes of the meeting, names of attendees, and
  • This section of the code.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Veteran Affairs Apr 15th, 2025

Veteran Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Veterans Cemetery,' so it's very good. Members, any questions?
  • The Department of Justice brought that lawsuit. I believe it's been partially settled out.
  • The Department of Justice brought that lawsuit.
  • Vehicle Title and Registration Director of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
  • What he asked was to remain employed with the Department of Public Safety.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs heard several bills focused on veterans’ mental health, criminal justice coordination, cemetery expansion, housing, vehicle registration, and anti-discrimination protections. SB 2926 would transfer administration of veterans’ mental health initiatives from HHSC to the Texas Veterans Commission, create a community-based mental health grant program, require a statewide veteran suicide prevention action plan, and add annual reporting requirements. SB 2938 would require county jails to verify and report veteran status at intake, help veteran inmates apply for federal benefits, and provide access to county veteran services and free visitation with service coordinators. Both bills were described as joint or practical efforts to improve coordination and service delivery for veterans, and both were left pending after no public testimony was offered. The committee also heard SB 2543, which would give more flexibility to expand the Texas veterans cemetery system, and SB 2545, which would explore using manufactured homes as another affordable housing option for veterans through the Veterans Land Board. SB 2545 drew questions about how manufactured-home loans would work; a Texas Veterans Land Board witness said implementation would likely require closing at a title company rather than through a retail bill of sale, and the Texas Manufactured Housing Association testified in support. Both cemetery and housing bills were left pending. Members then heard SB 2007, which would let vehicle registration applicants voluntarily designate military status so the DMV could record it and help with benefits and towing/impound issues involving deployed service members. Witnesses from the towing industry and DMV supported the bill, saying the current system lacks enough identifying information to run military-status checks and that the indicator could help prevent vehicles from being sold while owners are deployed. SB 2104 would add military status as a protected class under state anti-discrimination laws for employment, housing, and utilities; the author said it would address ongoing discrimination against service members, veterans, and military families. The Texas VFW supported the bill, citing the Leroy Torres case as an example of why additional state protections are needed. After discussion about overlap with federal law and existing state protections, SB 2104 was also left pending.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/24/26

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • We'll own and operate the water system within the guidelines of the Minnesota Department of Health.
  • We also had about 12 focus groups with a range of people from members of different state department,
  • <01:01:23.920> of goal that the Department of goal that the Department of Administration<01
  • > Administration again, the Department of Administration again, the Department of Administration
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/2/26

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • from the Department of Health to the Department of Public Safety.
  • Some are run under the Department of Health, and some are under the Department of Public Safety.
  • Department of Health.
  • Department of Health. Department of Health.
  • Department of Health. Thank you. Department of Health. Thank you.
Bills: HF3668, HF2779, HF2771
Summary: The House Finance and Policy Committee met on March 2 with a quorum present and heard House File 3668, which would create a state Office of Gun Violence Prevention. The bill author argued the office would treat gun violence as a public health crisis, improve research and coordination, and help reduce deaths and trauma, especially among children. Several supporters testified, including representatives from the Minnesota Medical Association, Protect Minnesota, family medicine, public health, and obstetrics/gynecology, all emphasizing firearm injury and suicide as major public health problems and urging a coordinated, data-driven response. Multiple testifiers shared personal accounts of shootings and their effects on children and families, including the Annunciation shooting, and said the office could help align prevention efforts across health care, law enforcement, and community organizations. Opposition came from the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, which argued the bill would create a permanent taxpayer-funded bureaucracy that could be used to shape firearm policy and restrict a constitutional right. The group said Minnesota should focus instead on enforcing existing laws, prosecuting violent offenders, and providing direct victim services. During committee discussion, Vice Chair Nadeau offered an A2 amendment to move the proposed office from the Department of Health to the Department of Public Safety, citing data-sharing, accountability, and examples from other cities and states; after discussion with the bill author, he withdrew the amendment. Chair Becker then noted existing state and local spending on violence prevention and public safety programs and raised concerns about duplication of effort.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Thu Feb 12, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department Department of Corrections. Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't hear you. Yes.
  • Department of Health. >> Yeah, thank you. Department of Health.
  • for the Department of Health, but right for the Department of Health, but right now<01:11:28.360
  • > Natural<01:24:54.040> Resources Department of Land and Natural Resources Department of
  • Department of Health, a wastewater Department of Health, a wastewater system<01:27:38.880> includes
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 2614, which would require merchants selling cosmetics to accept returns of newer unopened goods within specified time frames and expand signage requirements for return and refund policies. DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection strongly supported the bill, citing updated figures of 180 cosmetic complaints from 2020 to 2025, 54 still under investigation, 148 referred to class action litigation, and more than $1.3 million in consumer losses. Members questioned whether the bill was needed given the pending lawsuit and whether bad actors would comply, while the office responded that clearer signage would improve consumer awareness and could reduce complaints without limiting other remedies. No vote was taken. The committee then heard HB 1660 HD1, which would allow counties to require contractors to disclose wage, benefit, hour, and employment-status information and to deny, revoke, or suspend permits for certain labor-law violations. DLIR, the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters, Operating Engineers Local 3, and Pacific Resource Partnership testified in support, arguing the measure would help deter cheating contractors, protect law-abiding employers, and keep bad actors from undercutting wages and taxes. One member raised concerns about possible delays to affordable housing projects and whether owners should be held responsible for contractors’ misconduct; supporters replied that compliance is a minimum standard, that county action would be discretionary rather than automatic, and that the bill would not bar counties from working with affordable housing developers. No action was reported. Finally, the committee took up HB 1704, adopting the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact to allow telepsychology and temporary in-person practice across state lines. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the State Health Planning and Development Agency, the Hawaii State Association of Counties, and the Hawaii Association of Health Plans supported the measure, saying it would help fill major staffing gaps, especially for forensic evaluations and services in rural and neighbor-island communities. The Board of Psychology raised concerns about the compact’s scope, the need for a study focused specifically on psychologists, background-check requirements, possible loss of regulatory authority and revenue, and the need to update older statutory provisions. Hawaii Association for Justice opposed the immunity language in the compact, and Shawn Scanlon opposed the bill, arguing it could weaken cultural responsiveness and local control and suggesting the state instead improve temporary licensing and other in-state pathways. The committee also questioned the Department of Corrections about its vacancies and whether telehealth could be filled by local providers; no vote was taken in the excerpt.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And though she would never hold a position in a history department at a university because of gender
  • To have in the Southallery, Miss Heather Sanders, the director of the Department of Nursing for Eastern
  • Of Senate Bill 1732, will be questions of the author?
  • The measure requires the veteran to have been a resident of the state of Oklahoma.
  • There will be questions of the author and questions of Senator Stanley.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 122 by Johns of the House and Haste of the Senate, an act relating to the Department of Transportation
  • Senate Bill 122 by Johns of the House and Haste of the Senate, an act relating to the Department of Transportation
  • Did I understand you to say that right now teachers cannot go to the State Department of Education if
  • I don't think there's anything stating that, knowing to the State Department of Education with concerns
  • She has been with the Department of Transportation 43 years in July.
Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including the Nurse of the Day and a guest pastor, on the National Day of Prayer. Members also made announcements about prayer activities in the Capitol and welcomed former Speaker Charles McCall to the gallery. The chamber then moved through a long floor calendar of Senate bills, joint resolutions, and a conference committee report, with several measures amended on the floor before final passage. Among the bills passed were SB 1090, a consumer protection measure aimed at giving homeowners time to cancel contracts with predatory door-knocking roofers and contractors; SJR 49, repealing a Wildlife Conservation Commission rule on surety for oil and gas leases; SB 633, a juvenile code measure described as protecting children from fentanyl poisoning; SB 650, a public utilities bill tied to transparency and accountability for state employee salary increases; SB 263, amended to include a “lemonade stand” provision; SB 122, a transportation-related bill on proof of insurance; and SB 1614, creating a teacher induction program, which also received emergency passage. SJR 52 and HJR 1101, both dealing with agency rules, also passed, as did SJR 53 on Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority rules. The most debated item was SB 1884, which would strengthen equal access for school employees to teacher professional organizations and related membership/dues procedures. Supporters argued it would clarify existing law, ensure fair access, and give teachers more choice and legal support; opponents said the problem was compliance with current law, not a need for new statute, and warned against duplicating existing protections. After extended debate, the bill failed 47-44. Members then took up SJR 50, a major Medicaid expansion-related resolution revising earlier trigger language; supporters said it preserved expansion unless federal funding changed and gave lawmakers flexibility, while opponents argued the state had not done enough fiscal analysis before proposing changes. SJR 50 passed 69-18. Finally, the House adopted a conference committee report on HB 3021, consolidating graduation requirements into the ICAP framework and clarifying related school rules, and the bill passed with emergency status.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • of doctor or nurse of the day, correction of the previous day's journals, House and Senate bills, a
  • Next to him is Darrell Wootton, who is the leader of the Assemblies of God in Oklahoma.
  • This directs the Department of Transportation to establish 45-mile-per-hour school zones on highways
  • Third reading of the bill.
  • There are thousands of them across the state of Oklahoma.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 14th, 2026 at 10:07 am

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • To Senator's point, about 80% of the quantum workforce doesn't require a graduate degree or physics PhD
  • And yet we're not funding it because the PED, the Department of Education, if you don't understand what
  • quantum systems and collaboration with the Department of Defense.
  • And I talked about last year, Alex, you know, the Department of Defense is wanting to go this direction
  • I've started two different divisions of the Economic Development Department and passed laws creating
Bills: SB151, HB8, SB177