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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 12th, 2026

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Rural Telecommunications Act of New Mexico to establish a low-income telecommunications assistance program
  • and restructure the existing broadband program, making conforming and cleanup amendments, requiring
  • Rural Telecommunications Act of New Mexico to establish a low-income telecommunications assistance program
  • and restructure the existing broadband program, making conforming and cleanup amendments. and restructure
  • the existing broadband program, making conforming and clean up amendments, requiring reports, establishing
Summary: The House resumed third reading after a brief evacuation caused by a fire alarm, which members later said was triggered by a faulty sensor in the print shop. The chamber then completed final passage on three bills. House Bill 111 passed 51-3 after debate in which a member from Lee objected that the bill’s language shifted the burden onto landowners and water right owners to prove innocence. House Bill 96, as amended, passed 61-0 after a friendly floor amendment added minority leader appointments to the proposed space commission working group and set the working group to dissolve on December 31, 2026. House Bill 108, as amended, passed 63-1; it made technical changes to soil and water conservation districts, including clarifying district definitions, director appointment procedures, and tax procedures.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education REVISED Apr 7th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's not the intent to expand the program.
  • By using the federal poverty level rate, this makes the program more auditable.
  • So it seems like the numbers don't match that we are in fact expanding the program.
  • I want to tell you on this program I've had parents, I've had...
  • But this is a very good program. There'll be additional debate. No additional debate.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education REVISED Apr 7th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's not the intent to expand the program.
  • That we are in fact expanding the program.
  • We're making a difference in a lot of lives through this program.
  • But this is a very, very good program. Will there be additional debate?
  • So child care certification programs, if you're aligning that with the Child care certification programs
Summary: The Senate Education Committee considered a long agenda of education-related bills, including school calendar changes, scholarship and tax credit cleanup, charter school facilities, apprenticeship expansion, testing windows, and teacher staffing rules. Several measures were framed as technical or clarifying changes, while others drew more substantial debate over accountability, eligibility, and funding. The committee also heard a bill to extend the sunset of the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education and another to allow certain military dependents to start kindergarten based on their home-country age rules. Among the more debated bills, House Bill 3590 updated the Opportunity Scholarship Fund Act by changing reporting and income-verification language; senators questioned whether the bill effectively expanded eligibility or added accountability, but the author said it was a cleanup measure and the title was struck before passage. House Bill 3151 would raise the minimum school year from 166 to 173 days beginning in 2027-28, contingent on an additional $175 million in common education funding; supporters argued Oklahoma students need more time in front of teachers, while opponents questioned the evidence and fiscal impact. House Bill 4359 moved statewide assessments to the last four weeks of the school year, with an amendment changing the window from three to four weeks, and House Bill 4427, as amended, continued limits on adjunct teachers in early grades while clarifying qualifications and timelines for existing adjuncts. The committee also advanced House Bill 2398, which would create “credentials of value” to help students and families evaluate postsecondary programs based on workforce demand and economic return, and House Bill 3372, which would create a charter school facilities fund and loan/collateral mechanisms; the latter passed on a narrower vote after questions about asset disposition and state control. Other bills passed with little or no opposition, including a 24-hour reporting requirement for school abuse to outside law enforcement, an expansion of youth apprenticeship eligibility, adoption-related maternity leave, and a pilot for teacher growth metrics and NBCT funding. Most measures were reported out favorably, with several title-stricken amendments adopted along the way.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a the senior nutrition program.
  • Right now, agencies establish their own program rules for the program, which means that depending on
  • </c> aid and general assistance programs. aid and general assistance programs.
  • ,</c><00:53:14.319><c> which</c> program rules for the program, which program rules for the program,
  • </c><00:54:05.359><c> integrity</c> sure that there are program integrity sure that there are program
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Transportation, Highways and Public Works Mar 16th, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Transcript Highlights:
  • If it can be recycled, it is, but typically it is, and there's a program specifically for that material
  • enthusiastic about it, not only because of the need in Louisiana doing it, but it could be seen as a pilot program
  • , what kind of applications we need, and let's get some data through the commissioning of a pilot program
Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on March 16 with a quorum present and first deferred three local bills at the sponsor’s request: HB 590, HB 679, and HB 873. The committee then advanced HB 503, which cleans up prior local language for Golden Meadow by removing a reference to electric golf carts and updating the definition of utility terrain vehicles; the technical amendment set was adopted and the bill was reported with amendments. HB 720, dealing with tacit dedication of roads and preserving historic public access to waterways and related access points, was reported favorably after members agreed to continue working on the amendment language before floor debate. The committee spent substantial time on HB 309, which originally made it a crime to walk in a crosswalk while looking at a cell phone. After amendments converted the proposal to a $25 civil fine and added a rebuttable presumption of liability for damages, members from both parties raised concerns about enforceability, tourism and urban pedestrian patterns, free-will and overreach arguments, and the lack of data tying the conduct specifically to crosswalk crashes. The author argued the measure was intended to promote situational awareness and reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities, but after opposition testimony the bill was voluntarily deferred. Members then reported HB 856, which expands DOTD’s use of indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity construction contracting and adds the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction, after technical amendments clarified the contracts are for construction-phase work. HB 487, increasing penalties for drivers who use shoulders or turning lanes to bypass red lights, was reported with a technical correction after police support testimony. HB 846, prohibiting license plate coverings or films that obscure plates, was reported favorably after law enforcement support and discussion of clear frames versus obscuring covers. HB 733 and HB 875, both tied to OMV fee and lapse-of-insurance recommendations from the Legislative Auditor, were reported with amendments adjusting grace periods and offense timing. The committee also took up HB 695 on consensual non-commercial towing permits. After extensive questioning about whether the bill applied to multiple vehicles, interstate travel, OMV implementation, and the practicality of an honor-system QR code permit, the sponsor agreed to amend the bill to cover multiple vehicles and then voluntarily defer it for further work with OMV and State Police. HB 777, requiring a driver’s license renewal knowledge exam, was amended at the department’s request and then voluntarily deferred for further review. HB 868, prompted by a fatal trailer accident involving a farmer’s wife, would require trailers to meet safety-chain and braking standards consistent with manufacturer specifications or federal standards; after concerns from members and the Agriculture Commissioner about impacts on older farm equipment, the bill was reported with amendments. Finally, HB 707 moved the LPG Commission’s marketing functions to the Department of Agriculture and Forestry and was reported with a technical amendment, HB 693 on legislative district highway signs was voluntarily deferred after amendments, and HB 746 on local oversized trucking permits opened a broader discussion about parish-by-parish permit disparities, with the sponsor proposing a one-year moratorium on new local standards while stakeholders work toward a more uniform system.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education 2ND REVISED Mar 3rd, 2026 at 10:00 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 514 provides clarification in regards to alternative education programming through charter
  • It was an incentive to incentivize our Oklahoma teacher prep programs to think outside the box, work
  • And so, OEQa, who was running this program, said, would you include it so that we can award more than
  • one of those programs?
  • And we had some private dollars that helped pay for the technical assistance program.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education 2ND REVISED Mar 3rd, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 514 provides clarification regarding alternative education programming through charter schools
  • . ...institutional flexibility, which will allow the colleges to reallocate lines toward growing programs
  • It was an incentive to encourage our Oklahoma teacher prep programs to think outside the box and work
  • those programs?
  • Members, this bill is working to create a pilot program to...
Summary: The Senate Education Committee met for deadline week and first recognized guests and updates, including a report from Senator Devers on the Elgin school bus crash and recognition of 2025 Teacher of the Year Melissa Yvonne and visiting students from UCO and Darnaby Elementary. The committee then took up a series of education bills, with several authors explaining that some measures were work in progress and striking title on those bills to continue negotiations. Among the measures advanced were SB 514, clarifying alternative education programming through charter and virtual charter schools; SB 346, expanding school-to-school notification requirements about allegations or investigations involving teachers; SB 1593, updating outdated statutory references for the OSU-Tulsa board; SB 1366, using the Teacher Empowerment Fund to reward top teachers; SB 1497, correcting graduation standards to comply with IDEA and clarify alternate diplomas; SB 366, creating a process for charter schools to be notified about district facilities and lease or purchase opportunities; SB 1895, requiring districts to report whether they participate in the Community Eligibility Provision and why not; SB 2048, allowing the statewide charter school board to pay travel-related expenses for conferences and training; SB 710, allowing multiple grants under the Teach Forward teacher-prep program; and SB 1480, creating a pilot youth apprenticeship program. Most of these bills passed on bipartisan votes, often after questions about implementation, fiscal impact, or scope. Two of the more debated measures were SB 1782, which would end new tenure plans for higher education employees and move new hires to five-year contracts, and SB 2005, which would restructure the OSSAA board. SB 1782 passed 6-4 after extended debate over constitutional authority, academic freedom, recruitment, and litigation risk, with supporters arguing it would increase flexibility and accountability and opponents warning about legal and retention concerns. SB 2005 failed 4-6 after members split over whether the legislature should intervene in OSSAA governance; supporters said the association was not responsive enough to member schools and families, while opponents argued the issue should be left to the organization and that the bill risked government overreach.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Feb 24th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • There is the block boundary suggestion program.
  • Each state has someone that's designated in that state to administer those specific programs.
  • This program has been in existence.
  • So our public schools can utilize this program for a variety of different functions.
  • Boys and Girls Clubs offers a great program.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Feb 24th, 2026

Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • There is the block boundary suggestion program.
  • This program has been in existence.
  • So our public schools can utilize this program for a variety of different functions.
  • Boys and Girls Clubs offers a great program.
  • program, or accredited by a church.
Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills, beginning with HB 3622 and HB 3621, both related to census and state data functions. HB 3622, as amended, removed direct appropriation language and would let Department of Commerce staff carry out census-related duties such as updating local census addresses and upgrading technology. HB 3621 would recreate the State Data Center at the Legislative Service Bureau to coordinate census-related programs across agencies such as Commerce, Tax, and others; both bills received unanimous or near-unanimous support and were reported out due pass. A lengthy portion of the meeting focused on HB 3151, which would redefine instructional days so that only time students are actually in the classroom counts toward the instructional minimum, excluding professional development and parent-teacher conference time. The author argued the bill would close Oklahoma’s instructional-time gap and improve outcomes, while members raised concerns about funding, teacher pay, contract negotiations, and how districts would absorb the change. After debate, the bill passed 19-7. The committee also advanced HB 3706, which sets minimum elementary math instruction standards and expands math screening requirements, and HB 3708, which would allow private schools to use scholarship-granting organization funds for capital improvements to increase instructional capacity; both drew questions about funding, scheduling, and the scope of the programs but were reported out due pass. Other measures approved included HB 3661, extending a sunset on a timber equipment tax provision; HB 3882, creating a revolving fund for ODOT’s lake access and industrial access grants; HB 4273, extending a tax credit to certain aerospace engineers at an ARM 1 higher education institution; HB 3644, tied to medical training and best practices after a fatal misdiagnosis; HB 2021, creating a DHS grant program for out-of-school programming, with discussion centered on whether it would effectively favor Boys and Girls Clubs and exclude other providers; HB 3986, extending a sunset; and HB 3972, cleanup language related to the Comanche County prison purchase. Most bills passed with strong support, and the meeting adjourned after the final votes.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - Senate Public Safety

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • This pays for the whole program.
  • Enforcement pilot program that is three years in length and requires the specialized pilot program to
  • Lastly, it establishes the program fund and requires an annual review and administration of the program
  • fund by ADE and requires the ADE distribute program grants from the program fund to eligible schools
  • in area. and requires the ADE distribute program grants from the program fund to eligible schools in
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

TRS-EIG, TRS Public Hearings 02-05-2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • It youth transit program special fund.
  • It of the new program and special fund.
  • </c> to the fair free youth transit program to the fair free youth transit program special<00:07:16.000
  • Uh so don't worry this program starts.
  • relevant data from the proposed program relevant data from the proposed program to<01:43:26.560><c> fulfill
Summary: The committees heard testimony on several transportation-related measures. SB 2356, relating to parking, drew support from the Office of Planning, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Appleseed Center, Realtors, and the Hawaii Bicycling League. Members discussed the bill in the context of the planned stadium-area mixed-use development, with questions about whether parking would be built in structures rather than as large surface lots. Senators expressed support and noted the measure’s broader housing and parking-reduction goals, but no vote was taken during the hearing. The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 2699, which would create a fare-free youth transit program, a special fund, annual evaluations, and appropriations tied to the environmental, energy, and food security tax. The Attorney General’s office raised technical concerns about whether the special fund met statutory requirements. The Department of Education and Department of Health supported the bill, as did the City and County of Honolulu DOT, Appleseed Center, Hawaii Youth Transportation Council, Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, Hawaii Bicycling League, Our Children’s Trust, and numerous youth testifiers. Supporters emphasized reduced family transportation costs, better school attendance, improved health and mobility, and environmental benefits. One senator raised emergency-planning concerns about how children using free transit would be handled during events like tsunamis; DOT and DOE responded that emergency procedures are being developed. The chair said the committee would work on language changes, including a delayed effective date to July 2027, and defer decision-making until the 12th. The final measure discussed was SB 2470, which would require leading pedestrian intervals, accessible pedestrian signals, and other safety improvements at state-controlled intersections, and create a process for community requests for accessible pedestrian signals. Appleseed Center, the Hawaii Association of the Blind, and the Disability Rights Center supported the bill, citing pedestrian safety, reduced collisions, and the need for audible cues for blind and low-vision pedestrians. Testifiers urged a phased-in approach that prioritizes high-traffic intersections. The hearing ended with the bill still under consideration and no final vote announced.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Feb 5th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • As some background, the 340B drug pricing program is a federal program requiring drug manufacturers to
  • Obviously, the 340B program is a federal program, one that's been tremendously successful.
  • J&J strongly supports the 340B program.
  • J&J strongly supports the 340B program.
  • California took action on the 340B program and its Medicaid program, which I oversaw for a number of
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 2nd, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Cascade Care Savings Program is a state premium assistance program.
  • The Cascade Care Savings Program is a state premium assistance program available to individuals earning
  • The pilot program expires June 30, 2029.
  • The cost would depend on the number of grant programs that would be part of this pilot program providing
  • report on the program every two years, limit revenues to the Spark Act grant program account created
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Health & Long-Term Care Jan 27th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Health & Long-Term Care

Transcript Highlights:
  • The program allows adults ages 18 or older.
  • Have we done any pilot programs, or do you do any bills about pilot programs in the future, or studies
  • I am here in support of a carefully regulated medical program.
  • It's an innovative program in the physician workforce space.
  • So, in closing, these are robust programs and robust systems.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Natural Resources Apr 9th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • We initiated the process to get a modeling program done of our system.
  • Uh, we can turn this into a living document that eventually can become a capital improvement program
  • We also have a program on. All underwater quality of regulating on-site sewage facilities, right?
  • that, uh, the SWIFT program from the Water Development Board from 30 years to 40 years.
  • A few decades ago, the Texas leader set up the economically distressed Areas Program EDAP.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Apr 9th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • After 2019 floods, we initiated the process to get a modeling program done of our system. how can we
  • We can turn this into a living document that eventually. can become a capital improvement program for
  • And while these programs are well-intentioned, some significant drawbacks have arisen in the past few
  • that the SWIFT program from the Water Development Board from 30 years to 40 years.
  • As it stands, the state's Economically Distressed Areas program.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Apr 9th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • be issued from the water supply account and allows Texas Water Development Board establish a grant program
  • Postings are unique to SWIFT and no other Texas Water Development Board financial assistance program
  • creates inefficiencies and inconsistencies across the Texas Water Development Board's financial programs
  • But if you're, for example in the my part of the world, we have a water map. program and so in fact I
  • As part of the stormwater permitting program. that counties would then be able to join.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Healthcare Committee Mar 5th, 2025

Healthcare

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill requires that the Alabama Department of Public Health is required to develop educational programs
  • This substitute only takes the requirement for Medicaid to stop doing the two-step program, which means
  • The program, as you can imagine, requires waiting long to see if a drug is effective.