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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 9th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Sleep Society, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the National Sleep Foundation, the Sleep Research
- Society, and the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms advise against permanent daylight saving
- Sleep Society, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the National Sleep Foundation, the Sleep Research
- Society, and the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms advise against permanent daylight saving
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- I’ve done a lot of research on this, and so I’m curious: these deaths you’re talking about, because kratom
- I’ve done a lot of research on it, and I do know a lot of drug rehabs that try to use this as a step
- I've heard, I've researched this extensively.
- I've heard, I've researched this extensively over a while now.
Committee:
House State Affairs
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- So from my research into current Idaho code, there's really no other structure that does that.
- It is the evidence we know from research on how to teach reading and writing and what to do when it goes
- partners that are demonstrating the pedagogy and the practices that are evidence-based by the body of research
- We're partnering with the University of Chicago in a large research study with our after-school literacy
Committee:
Senate Education
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee approved the minutes from February 18, 2026, and then heard Senate Bill 1335 from Senator Tammy Nichols. The bill would require students receiving state-appropriated support for veterinary education to return to Idaho for four years and spend 600 hours per year, or about 30% of their time, treating agricultural animals. Supporters said the measure is meant to address Idaho’s shortage of large-animal veterinarians and ensure a return on existing taxpayer-funded veterinary seats, with testimony from the Idaho Farm Bureau, Idaho Veterinary Medical Association, Idaho Cattle Association, and Idaho Wool Growers. The IVMA said it was neutral, citing concerns about the bill’s detailed requirements, pay differences, and whether enough jobs would be available, while some senators questioned whether the bill was more of a mandate than an incentive and whether the requirement should apply to current or future students.
Committee members also discussed technical questions about the bill’s timing, the mixed-animal training requirement, and whether service could occur outside Idaho. Senator Nichols and testifiers said the intent was to apply the bill beginning with the 2027-28 academic year and to ensure students receive training in mixed-practice agricultural veterinary medicine. After closing remarks from the sponsor, Senator Burtenshaw moved to send SB 1335 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, Senator Carlson seconded, and the motion passed despite Senator Zito stating she would vote no because she opposed using state money in this way.
The committee then received a presentation from Dr. Sally Brown of the College of Idaho on behalf of the Idaho Higher Education Literacy Partnership. She described the group’s work to strengthen teacher preparation in the science of reading, revise literacy standards, develop competency guides and assessments, and support literacy partnerships across Idaho’s higher education institutions. Whitney Ward of Northwest Nazarene University and Carolyn Court of Boise State University highlighted school-district partnerships, literacy summits, and clinical placements for teacher candidates, emphasizing that principals and district leaders also need literacy training to improve systems and support classroom instruction. Committee members asked about why administrators need this training, and presenters said principals play a key role in coaching, walkthroughs, and supporting schoolwide literacy systems.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- So from my research into current Idaho code, there's really no other structure that does that.
- It is the evidence we know from research on how to teach reading and writing and what to do when it goes
- partners that are demonstrating the pedagogy and the practices that are evidence-based by the body of research
- We're partnering with the University of Chicago in a large research study with our after-school literacy
Committee:
Senate Education
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 036 Feb 19th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, approved the corrected journal from February 17, 2026, and then moved into third reading. Members passed several bills on final passage: HB 1013, concerning landlord use of ratio utility billing systems; HB 1064, modifying the youthful offender system; HB 1076, making transportation-related statutory changes; HB 1067, allowing use of the diseased livestock indemnity fund to address livestock health threats; HB 1042, concerning dry needling by occupational therapists; and HB 1025, exempting auctioneers from certain requirements of the Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act. Vote totals were recorded for each, with HB 1042 and HB 1025 passing unanimously and the others passing by varying margins, including HB 1067 at 58-1 and HB 1076 at 40-19. Co-sponsors were then invited to add their names to the adopted bills.
During announcements, members highlighted upcoming committee hearings and events. Judiciary, Education, Health and Human Services, Transportation/Housing/Local Government, Finance, Statutory Revision, and Capital Development committees all announced meetings and bill agendas. The chamber also recognized visiting student groups, including Adams 12 Stargate, Emily Griffith Technical College, and Slavens Elementary fourth graders, as well as a Chaparral High School AP government class. There were also announcements about the Aerospace and Defense Caucus, Aerospace Day at the Capitol, and a Colorado Housing Coalition reception.
Several members made brief remarks honoring people and observances, including a detailed tribute to Barbara Shannon Banister for her civil rights and community leadership in Aurora, and a statement marking the first day of Ramadan and encouraging members to visit local mosques and participate in iftar events. At the end of the session, the majority leader moved to lay over the balance of the calendar until February 19, 2026, and the House agreed without objection. The House then stood in recess until later that day.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- ECAP is a proven, research-based program that works. The challenge is obviously the scale.
- We know from decades of research that high-quality early learning is one of the most effective long-term
- Institute for Public Policy, or WSIPP, is housed at The Evergreen State College and provides nonpartisan research
- Institute for Public Policy or WISUP is housed at the Evergreen State College and provides nonpartisan research
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
mortgage lending, fraud, prosecution, financial regulations, consumer protection, retirement, lump sum payment, benefits, pension, financial security, SB 6065, school district transportation, transportation vehicle fund, pupil transportation, school buses, electric school buses, zero-emission buses, bus fleet electrification, charging stations, vehicle replacement
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- uphold, and transmit one's cultural values and reflect one's identity, and whereas, according to research
- According to research, more than 50% of the 7,000 languages spoken around the world are likely to become
- And whereas the Star Planet Activity Research CubeSat, or SPARKS, and Spectro-Photometer for the History
- efforts, strengthening Arizona's space economy, and positioning the state as a premier hub for space research
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.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 10, 2026 - 04:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> I'M SENIOR DIRECTOR POLICY AND RESEARCH OF FLORIDA RISING AND I AM HERE COMING IN OPPOSITION TO
- I WENT TO THE SPEAKER AND I SAID I WOULD LIKE TO RESEARCH THIS ISSUE WITH YOUR PERMISSION MR.
- MOST IMPORTANTLY, NEW RESEARCH RELEASED LAST YEAR SHOWS THAT -- SORRY.
- RESEARCH SHOWS THE INCREASE IS ASSOCIATED WITH MORE GUN DEATH.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm just looking, when you're doing the research on this bill and the reason for it, what issues did
- Numerous studies, including research by the Washington State Institute for Public Policy, the University
- Research also finds that designated member districts, rather than at-large elections, attract more candidates
- My name is Shannon Grimes, Democracy Researcher at Sightline Institute.
Committee:
House Education
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Education Jan 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm just looking, when you're doing the research on this bill and the reason for it, what issues did
- Numerous studies, including research by the Washington State Institute for Public Policy, the University
- Research also finds that designated member districts, rather than at-large elections, attract more candidates
- My name is Shannon Grimes, Democracy Researcher at Sightline Institute.
Summary:
The House Education Committee held public hearings on two bills. House Bill 1662 would move several education-related boards and commissions—the State Board of Education, the Professional Educator Standards Board, the Financial Education Public-Private Partnership, and the Charter School Commission—toward operational independence from OSPI by July 1, 2027, including separate administrative services, asset and employee transfers, and transition planning by OFM. The prime sponsor and supporters said the bill would improve transparency, fiscal accountability, and agency flexibility, while OSPI-related testimony emphasized that small agencies need more nimble administrative support. No one testified in opposition; the hearing record noted 2 pro, 1 con, and 5 other sign-ins, and members were told the bill was substantively the same as the version passed the prior year except for date changes.
The committee then heard House Bill 1683, which would require most school districts with 2,000 or more students to elect at least some school board members from director districts rather than entirely at-large, with larger districts needing more district-based seats and districts under 2,000 students exempt. The sponsor and supporters argued the change would improve geographic and demographic representation, especially for lower-income communities and communities of color, and would help ensure school boards reflect the students and families they serve. Opponents, including a school directors association representative, said the bill would be an unfunded mandate, reduce local control, and create added election costs and recruitment challenges; one witness also suggested the bill should consider broader proportional-representation options. Staff noted that 23 districts would currently be out of compliance, and the hearing record showed 12 pro, 163 con, and 2 other sign-ins.
No executive action was taken on either bill during this portion of the meeting. At the end of the hearing, the chair reminded members that several bills heard that week would be on next Thursday’s executive session agenda, urged prompt amendment requests, and announced that the committee would adjourn to caucuses.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- We need to do some research, look at data, and get back with you all.
- Have you been approached by anyone about how this may restrict research or anything of that nature?
- clarification to one of the definitions of what cloning would be, and that was brought by one of the research
- hospitals in which they're potentially doing some research from—producing specific organs for producing
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
parole, pardons, paroles board, board of pardons and paroles, Alabama criminal justice, sentencing reform, prison reform, reentry, recidivism, risk assessment, validated risk and needs assessment, supervision, probation, parole denial, parole reconsideration, medical parole, violent offense, nonviolent offense, law enforcement member, board appointments
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Apr 10th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Florida Memorial University has the research capabilities, faculty expertise in community outreach necessary
- men and boys under Florida Memorial University would strengthen its ability to conduct in-depth research
- Space Research, staff and administrative support have access to university grant funding opportunities
- , including federal and private sector research grants.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, health research institutions are worried about health equity.
- we're coming to understand now with the federal government cutting back on grants, this impacts our research
- Think about cancer research.
- immediately delve into all of the ways that this action will impact me and my academic career, how my research
Keywords:
public education, Department of Education, funding, Trump, Kassar, Elon Musk, education policy, youth advocacy, billionaire influence
Summary:
This was a press conference organized by student advocates and Texas Democratic lawmakers to oppose efforts by the Trump administration and allies to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and to criticize Texas voucher proposals. Speakers argued that the department and its Office for Civil Rights are essential for enforcing civil rights protections, supporting special education, Title I, Pell Grants, career and technical education, and other federal education programs. They said eliminating the department would weaken oversight, shift power to states that have a poor record on student protections, and harm marginalized, low-income, disabled, and rural students.
Congressman Greg Casar framed the issue as a transfer of public money from schools to billionaires, tying the department fight to federal budget and tax-cut debates and to Texas voucher efforts. State Representative Gene Wu said Texas public education is already near collapse and warned that losing federal support would worsen school closures, staffing shortages, and class-size increases. Representative Gina Hinojosa highlighted Texas’s past special education cap and attacks on Section 504, and said she filed bills to route federal block grants directly to schools if federal policy changes move forward.
Representative Vicki Goodwin said the state should fund schools rather than vouchers and noted underfunding of special education and inflation pressures. Round Rock ISD trustee Melissa Ross and Texas AFT president Zef Capo emphasized that federal oversight protects students and that Texas has a history of underfunding and mishandling special education, meals, and other services. The final speaker, Westwood High School senior Eliza Abert, said the loss of federal education support would most harm low-income and middle-class students and called on attendees to oppose the changes. No votes were taken; the event ended with a call for public pressure on lawmakers and continued advocacy.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Mar 19th, 2025
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Research and the success of many of these providers, as you have heard, ...evidence-based avenue for
- Research and the success of many of these providers, as you heard earlier, confirm that offering multiple
- Independence is important to the development of children, and research is finding that a loss of independence
- And research is finding that a loss of independence is contributing to skyrocketing rates of childhood
Committee:
Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum present and took up several bills. SB 894, relating to faith-based content in batterers’ intervention programs, was explained as allowing certified programs to offer voluntary faith-based components alongside existing models. Members raised questions about how faith would be defined, whether participation would be optional, and how all faiths would be included. An amendment was adopted clarifying that faith-based activities may be offered but not required and removing language directing DCF to repeal a rule. After supportive testimony from faith-based advocates and some debate, the committee reported the bill favorably, with Senators Harrell and Garcia later recording affirmative votes.
The committee then considered SB 1240 on substance abuse and mental health care, which would assign state oversight of the 988 Lifeline, remove the annual needs assessment barrier for medication-assisted treatment licensing, and require annual continuing education for forensic evaluators. An amendment with technical conforming changes and two substantive clarifications was adopted. Members expressed support for expanded access to behavioral health services, and the bill was reported favorably.
Later, the chair presented SB 1736, which would allow direct support professionals and relatives to administer insulin in group home settings for individuals with developmental disabilities. After an amendment clarifying sliding scale insulin and related medication administration, the committee heard testimony from family advocates describing how the bill would prevent unnecessary institutionalization and reduce costs. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also passed SB 1286, which clarifies that allowing children to engage in unsupervised activities such as biking or playing outside does not by itself constitute neglect unless reckless or dangerous. After brief support testimony, that bill was also reported favorably, and the meeting adjourned.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Education Policy Committee Feb 5th, 2025
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Finally, the commission has looked at a lot of research, and this is just kind of the high point here
- First of all, research shows us that certain student populations do simply cost more to educate.
- What we see in the research is that just by funding students $1,000 more per pupil, that is the equivalent
- What we're seeing is we have challenges, and the research tells us that in order to resolve some of those
Committee:
House Education Policy
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Info Briefing - Thu Jan 29, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The R Street Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization.
- </c><01:21:12.400><c> Research</c> attempts to evade the system.
- Research attempts to evade the system.
- Additionally, research shows that the deterrent effect of financial conditions is limited.
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- :12.279><c> every</c><00:10:12.519><c> $1</c><00:10:13.240><c> spent</c><00:10:13.680><c> in</c> research
- Research consistently shows that early intervention in school counseling leads to better academic and
- Research consistently shows that early intervention in school counseling leads to better academic and
- Research consistently shows that early intervention in school counseling leads to better academic and
- </c><01:39:23.080><c> could</c> STM and or or our house research could STM and or or our house research
Committee:
House Education Finance
Keywords:
education funding, nonpublic schools, counseling services, guidance services, transportation for students, HF921, tax increment financing, TIF, excess tax increment, school district aid, levy adjustment, property tax levy, education finance, Minnesota education aid, decertification, local government finance, school funding formula, state aid reduction, referendum equalization aid, debt service equalization
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Juvenile and Emerging Adult Justice Jul 7th, 2026
Senate Committee on Juvenile and Emerging Adult Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- We're really grateful; we couldn't produce this report without all of the research analysts pulling that
- There's a significant amount of research that tells us that going through an arrest There's a significant
- amount of research that tells us that going through an arrest can be traumatic for many youth.
- And research also tells us that a youth who is arrested is more likely to go on to commit another offense
- that's also now, with concessions, going to be a much more implication in terms of service needs and research
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Juvenile and Emerging Adult Justice held an informational hearing focused on the 2025 Juvenile Justice Policy and Data Board annual report, with testimony from Child Advocate Marisol Garcia and Melissa Threadgill of the Office of the Child Advocate. The presenters described the office’s role in analyzing juvenile justice data and highlighted several trends: overall juvenile court volume has stabilized, but a growing share of youth are entering by arrest rather than summons; racial and ethnic disparities remain stark at the front door of the system; and more than two-thirds of cases are dismissed before disposition, raising questions about unnecessary court involvement. They also noted increased use of pretrial conditions of release, including more intensive monitoring, and a rise in weapons-related charges, especially firearm possession cases, while emphasizing the need for stronger community-based prevention and support services.
Committee members asked about whether the weapons trend is unique to Massachusetts, the role of public safety in pretrial decisions, the impact of mental health and substance use needs, and whether current conditions of release amount to an unfunded mandate for families. Garcia and Threadgill said many pretrial conditions are tied more to court appearance and compliance than dangerousness, and that families often struggle to meet conditions without adequate services, transportation, or coordination. They also discussed barriers to data access, including confidentiality rules that prevent the office from obtaining raw court data needed for recidivism analysis, though they said county briefs and additional disparity reports will be released soon. The hearing ended with committee leaders expressing interest in continued collaboration and the committee voted to adjourn.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Juvenile and Emerging Adult Justice Jul 7th, 2026
Senate Committee on Juvenile and Emerging Adult Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- We're really grateful; we couldn't produce this report without all of the research analysts pulling that
- There's a significant amount of research that tells us that going through an arrest ...for hours, waiting
- There's a significant amount of research that tells us that going through an arrest can be traumatic
- And research also tells us that a youth who is arrested is more likely to go on to commit another offense
- that's also now with concessions going to be a much more implication in terms of service needs and research
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- Katie Walden, Bureau of Legislative Research, Fiscal Division.
- of Health with UAMS, amendment four to an existing contract for an evidence-based health policy research
- Health with UAMS, amendment forward to an existing contract for an evidence-based health policy research
- program development and public issued. contract for an evidence-based health policy research program
- This is a new contract for integrated assessment and strategic frameworks to strengthen the research
Committee:
All ALC-REVIEW
Summary:
The committee met to review a supplemental agenda, procurement rule revisions, methods of finance, discretionary grants, contracts, and a member disclosure. The Office of State Procurement presented rule changes tied to 2025 legislative changes, including Act 782, with updates to sole-source definitions, unrealistic bids, protest requirements, debarment procedures, and recodification references; the committee voted to accept the supplemental agenda and approve the rules. Members also approved eight methods of finance covering university repairs, equipment replacement, property purchase, and capital projects, along with a large slate of discretionary grants for courts, health, DHS, historic preservation, and tobacco prevention programs.
The committee then reviewed RFQs and six ratifications. The ratifications included a Workforce Connections payment to ACT WorkKeys, Department of Health costs from an ice-storm-related water leak, a large Department of Public Safety ratification for Motorola’s Arkansas Wireless Information Network upgrade, Veterans Affairs HVAC and medical-service payments, and a UA Little Rock painting contract. The Department of Public Safety ratification drew extended questioning about why the expired Motorola contract had not been renewed sooner and why the issue took months to reach the committee; agency officials said the project was bond-funded, had not been tracked in ASIS, and involved ongoing negotiations and system updates. Despite concerns, the committee approved the ratifications.
Members also reviewed a long list of construction, intergovernmental, out-of-state, and in-state contracts, including numerous university, DHS, health, corrections, and state agency agreements. Several contracts were discussed in more detail, including an SAU custodial contract question about sales tax and transparency reporting, and Department of Corrections aerial application contracts for Tucker and Cummins farms, which officials said served separate facilities in different parts of the state. The committee approved the contract lists, reviewed reports, and accepted a disclosure from Representative Andrew Collins regarding his investment interest in a company leasing property to Arkansas Rehabilitation Services before adjourning.