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FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Jan 28th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- And because of all those connections and the credibility level that all of these police departments have
- And we have federal, our federal department, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, works in partnership
- We're the largest insurer of physicians in the country and the largest insurer of physicians in the state
- of Corrections or county jails, by simply... ...including state agencies like the Department of Corrections
- A similar piece of legislation was passed in the state of Alabama, and it put IVF professionals at risk
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Highways and Transportation - Room 216, January 14, 2026; 10:30 AM
Highways and Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
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- Mississippi, the city of Mobile, and the state of Louisiana as well.
- Alabama. Convenient connections to the Crescent and the City of New Orleans long-distance trains.
- We're the highest of 30 highest of.
- kind of an overview of With that, that's kind of an overview of where<00:10:43.120><c> we</c><00:10:43.279
Committee:
Joint Highways and Transportation
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Agriculture Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries
Transcript Highlights:
- the Department of Fish and Game to that body.
- the Department of Fish and Games to that body.
- To add a designee of the Department of Fish and Game to that body, as a member of that staff has long
- So I have not heard of farmers not being able to access health or insurance as of right now.
- I am currently a professor, however, in the state of Florida, where I work in the Department of Environmental
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Agriculture opened its first hearing by outlining procedures, including three-minute testimony limits, written testimony options, and the plan to hear 27 bills in docket order. The committee then took testimony on H.11/S.53, a resolve promoting equity in agriculture, with advocates from the Massachusetts Food System Collaborative, Southeastern Mass Agricultural Partnership, and urban farming organizations describing racial and economic disparities in farming, lack of data on BIPOC farmers, barriers to land and capital, and the need for a commission to collect information and recommend policy changes. Committee members asked questions about the importance of data collection and future policy development, and the bill was repeatedly urged to be reported favorably out of committee.
Testimony also supported H.118, which would create a special commission to examine the strengths and sustainability of the Commonwealth’s emergency food network. The Amherst Survival Center described serving 1.6 million meals last year and explained that food pantries are now functioning as essential parts of the state’s food system while relying heavily on donations, volunteers, and unstable funding. Members discussed the need for a more holistic look at food security infrastructure. The committee then heard H.119/S.60 on climate change impacts on farms and fisheries, with regional planners and farm advocates describing flood damage, rising costs, canceled federal climate-smart funding, and the need for direct state support for adaptation, resilience, and infrastructure improvements.
The committee also heard testimony on H.125/H.142/S.65, a healthy soils bill, from landscape professionals who said construction sites often leave poor or stripped soil and that the bill would require better post-construction soil standards to support healthier landscapes and reduce long-term maintenance and environmental problems. Finally, the committee took extensive testimony on H.127, which would prohibit aquaculture of octopus for human consumption. Supporters, including legislators, scientists, veterinarians, students, and animal welfare advocates, argued octopus are highly intelligent and sentient, cannot be farmed humanely, and that octopus aquaculture would create environmental harms such as waste runoff, pressure on wild fish stocks, and ecosystem disruption. No votes were taken during the hearing; the bills were heard and testimony was received.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Jan 28th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- And because of all those connections and the credibility level that all of these police departments have
- And we have federal, our federal department, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, works in partnership
- We're the largest insurer of physicians in the country and the largest insurer of physicians in the state
- of Corrections or county jails, by simply... ...including state agencies like the Department of Corrections
- A similar piece of legislation was passed in the state of Alabama, and it put IVF professionals at risk
Keywords:
wrongful death, unborn child, civil liability, medical provider, parental rights, habitual felony offenders, violent crimes, enhanced penalties, criminal justice, recidivism
Summary:
The committee heard a lengthy presentation from Miami-Dade State Attorney Catherine Fernandez-Rundle on human trafficking, describing Florida’s high victim counts, the role of online recruitment, common victim and trafficker profiles, and several case examples involving sexual exploitation, labor trafficking, and interstate trafficking. She highlighted Miami-Dade’s task force model, partnerships with law enforcement, schools, businesses, and shelters such as Camillus House’s Project Phoenix and the Thrive Clinic, and said the office relies heavily on technology, training, and victim-centered prosecution. Members asked about school-based trafficking, warning signs, social media platforms, and information-sharing about offenders across states; Fernandez-Rundle said more training and better interstate communication are still needed.
The committee then took up CS for SB 656, which would codify FDLE’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Funding Program and rename/expand the online sting operations grant program to better support investigations, training, technology, and personnel. The bill was supported as a timely tool to combat online child exploitation and was reported favorably on a unanimous roll call. The committee also passed SB 892, which streamlines sentencing procedures for habitual felony offenders and related violent offender designations by clarifying notice and clemency-related paperwork requirements; it too was reported favorably unanimously.
The remainder of the meeting focused on SB 164, which expands Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow parents to recover civil damages for the death of an unborn child. The sponsor said the bill is intended to recognize unborn children in civil law and allow recovery when a pregnancy is lost due to another’s negligence. Opponents from the ACLU, reproductive rights groups, medical insurers, and domestic violence advocates argued the bill is overly broad, could function as fetal personhood legislation, and could expose doctors, friends, family members, businesses, and abusive partners to lawsuits while chilling medical care, IVF, and pregnancy-related treatment. Supporters from pro-life organizations urged broader language and stronger protections for unborn children. No vote on SB 164 was taken in the portion provided.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 420 by Representative Barral provides relative to employees of the Department of Children
- and Family Services, to provide for the authority of the secretary of the Department of Children and
- of Insurance responsible for enforcement on these?
- And I eventually got the Department of Insurance to step in on that, and some things changed.
- Department of Health.
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
Summary:
The committee met on April 1 and considered several health-related bills and one resolution. HB 933, by Rep. Charles Owen, would create commemorative birth certificates and adjust vital records fees; after adopting a technical amendment, the committee reported the bill favorably. HB 288, by Rep. Boyer, would require the term “miscarriage” to appear alongside “spontaneous abortion” in medical documentation and billing; after an amendment changed the bill from mandatory “shall” language to permissive “may,” the committee heard emotional testimony both in support and opposition and then reported the bill favorably as amended. HB 420, by Rep. Berault, would require criminal background checks and registry review for all DCFS employees, not just those with direct contact with children; it was reported favorably. The committee also voluntarily deferred HB 927 and HB 962.
The committee then heard HB 971, by Rep. Stagney, which seeks to equalize Medicaid reimbursement rates for independent rural health clinics and hospital-owned provider-based clinics. Supporters, including clinic owners and practitioners, testified that independent clinics provide the same services under the same rules but receive far lower reimbursement, making it difficult to retain staff and avoid sale to hospital systems. The author said the bill is intended to prompt discussion and eventual parity without harming hospitals, and the committee reported the bill favorably. HB 815, by Rep. Carver, would allow federally insured financial institutions to receive death certificate information from vital records to reduce losses and help reconcile account issues after a death; credit union representatives supported the measure, and it was reported favorably.
The committee also adopted HR 74, by Rep. Sterling, which urges the Department of Education and local school authorities to report on how schools accommodate students with seizure disorders. Sterling described personal experience with epilepsy and said the resolution is meant to gather data on implementation of existing seizure action plan law and identify gaps in access to rescue medication and training. Finally, the committee took up HB 915, by Rep. Dickerson, which would place Medicaid prior authorization and utilization management timelines into statute. After technical and substantive amendments, including changing some deadlines from five business days to seven calendar days, the bill drew support from providers and health groups concerned about delays in care, and the committee reported it favorably as amended. The committee also began consideration of HB 944, by Rep. Hilferty, creating a women’s consortium within LDH focused on menopause and related women’s health issues; technical amendments were adopted and testimony emphasized coordination of existing research and resources, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Apr 2nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The budget provides the Department of Juvenile Justice with a total of $12.7 million for additional residential
- Within the Department of Consumer Services, there are $43.4 million for the Florida service.
- Speaking time representing the Department of Environmental Protection. Is there any debate?
- the Department of Education didn't identify and public data from the cross checks.
- company and Requires the Department of Management Services to work with the State Board of Administration
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- well-respected in the Department of Transportation, and made that kind of happen.
- Starting with page 1 of the TDEM packet, TDEM was transferred from the Department of Public Safety to
- includes the Department of Public Safety, the Military Department, Emergency Medical Task Force, and
- the U.S. of Texas, NASA, and the Department of Defense.
- And so you all kind of flip-flop, bigger than Ohio State, Michigan, all of them—Alabama, twice as big
Committee:
Senate Finance
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Legislative Oversight & investigations Committee. (6-11-26)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNQv-btk0j8, 2026-06-21T07:17:16+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:01
Approve Minutes from February 09, 2026- 00:01:33
Staff Report on Evaluating Kentucky’s Ability To Monitor Unused And Underutilized Properties- 00:02:05
Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet Response to Staff Report-00:20:03
Historical Review of HVAC Installation at Radcliff Veterans’ Centers-00:36:21
Organ Donor Marks on Drivers’ Licenses-00:47:32
Adjornment-01:13:43, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 1st, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- What this bill does, it is a housekeeping bill for the Department of Workforce, formerly Department of
- to Department of Workforce.
- </c><00:10:17.120><c> of</c> housekeeping bill for the Department of housekeeping bill for the Department
- </c> Workforce, formerly Department of Labor. Workforce, formerly Department of Labor.
- </c> from Department of Labor to Department from Department of Labor to Department of<00:10:26.400><c
Committee:
Senate County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
voting rights, restoration, pardons, Parole Board, re-registration, conviction, states' voting laws, Lawrence County, Sheriff, credit card, debit card, government purchases, discretionary fund, financial accountability, tax distribution, Talladega County, economic development, public safety, rural infrastructure, child labor
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice Mar 24th, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- Chief Brett Lawson, City of Gretna Police Department.
- Our department came upon one of these scenarios last year, and I made a promise to a victim and a mother
- Our department came upon one of these scenarios last year, and I made a promise to a victim and a mother
- So one of the things that I did as Faith Director and Labor Department in Trump's first term was working
- Hayes on behalf of the Chiefs of Police, and Scott Carpatrick on behalf of the Chiefs of Police.
Committee:
House Administration of Criminal Justice
Keywords:
racketeering, gambling crimes, law enforcement, public safety, criminal justice, temporary restraining orders, abuse prevention, evidence, court procedures, legal protections, felony speeding, traffic laws, penalties, elderly, infirmities, abuse, neglect, crime of violence, criminal liability, caregiver
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/24/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- judiciary, but are instead housed within the Department of Justice, which is an executive agency and
- By way of background on how we arrived here in these circumstances, in December 2025, the Department
- </c><00:09:02.240><c> of</c><00:09:02.399><c> Homeland</c> 2025, the Department of Homeland 2025, the
- Department of Homeland Security<00:09:03.200><c> announced</c><00:09:03.600><c> the</c><00:09:03.760
- However, a survey of Department of Corrections records shows there are only 207 individuals in state
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Keywords:
civil rights, law enforcement, federal collaboration, accountability, state law, constitutional rights, color of law, 42 U.S.C. 1983, section 1983, civil action, damages, injunctive relief, attorney fees, law enforcement task force, federal-state cooperation, intergovernmental agreement, federal agency partnership, Minnesota Constitution, U.S. Constitution, police accountability
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman and members of the committee.
- We are also instituting the acceptance of the administrative side of the early enrollment.
- And so, some some of those have one of them, and some have the other.
- Well, I mean, I first of all, I do understand kind of what you're trying to do.
- That was kind of the whole point of doing the three-day in-school suspension instead of a complete blanket
Committee:
House Common Education
Keywords:
HB4274, Oklahoma schools, interdistrict transfer, open transfer, school enrollment, military families, active duty, National Guard, Reserve orders, military installation, residency requirements, district of choice, public school transfer, student transfer, special education, IEP, Section 504, military housing, base housing, electronic enrollment
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, and members of the committee.
- And so some of those have some, one of them and some have the other, and I probably couldn't tell you
- of where they come from.
- Well, I mean, first of all, I do understand kind of what you're trying to do.
- That was kind of the whole point of doing the three-day in-school suspension instead of a complete blanket
Committee:
House Common Education
Keywords:
HB4274, Oklahoma schools, interdistrict transfer, open transfer, school enrollment, military families, active duty, National Guard, Reserve orders, military installation, residency requirements, district of choice, public school transfer, student transfer, special education, IEP, Section 504, military housing, base housing, electronic enrollment
Summary:
The committee first took up HB 4274, with a PCS accepted without objection. The bill concerns military students and military school choice, restoring language from the Open Enrollment Act, removing a six-month residency requirement for military families, and addressing early enrollment administration. After brief discussion, the committee voted 10-0 to report the bill out as due pass.
HB 3076, authored by Rep. Lepak, would create a new alternative certification pathway for teachers to help address the teacher shortage by allowing third-party certifiers outside the traditional higher-education route. Members asked about accreditation, existing pilot language, and how this differs from emergency or adjunct certification. The author said the bill is intended as an additional route for career changers, with examples from other states and a model that includes follow-up support after hiring. The committee also discussed adding mentor-teacher language, and the bill passed 10-2 as due pass.
The committee then considered HB 4358, which would limit screen time for K-5 students to one hour per day, with the author noting possible changes for class-based use, testing, and virtual schools. HB 3312, with a PCS, would require schools to offer firearm safety education in grades K-12, while allowing parents to opt their students out; it passed 9-2. HB 3288, also with a PCS, would increase physical activity for school-age children and prohibit withholding recess or physical education from pre-K through 5th grade as punishment; it passed 11-0.
Finally, HB 3885, with a PCS, would impose mandatory disciplinary actions for third- through fifth-grade students who assault or attempt to assault teachers or school employees. The author said the bill is aimed at improving teacher safety and retention, while still allowing in-school suspension and case-by-case superintendent discretion. Members discussed whether schools already have such authority and whether suspension is always the best response. The bill passed 8-3 as due pass. HB 4277 and HB 4173 were laid over.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- My department has increased the number of police officers in schools as a result of my going on a big
- For that reason, 90% of my time and effort and that of the department is devoted to doing everything
- We in the Department of Education took it over.
- Departments of Energy, Defense, and other agencies.
- sometimes even on these Department of Defense and Department of Energy projects.
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
student discipline, classroom management, temporary removal, administrative action, education policy, foreign relations, university governance, research security, international agreements, Arizona Board of Regents, interscholastic activities, student eligibility, criminal offenses, school district, youth sports, academic participation, conduct, planned communities, homeowners association, HOA
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/02/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- As we look at some of the agencies of the state, one of the things that we're looking for is efficiency
- Out of all of the bills that have been introduced, all of them have been vetoed.
- some of the... ...lot of help being even offered by Riverview, and they have helped some of the families
- The Department of Water Resources had a report on all the basins, two water basins in the state, and
- H.B. 2169 puts the fragile feelings of out-of-state investors above the legitimate grievances of Arizonans
Committee:
House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Keywords:
attorney general, nuisance action, consumer fraud, damages, civil penalty, public nuisance, nuisance abatement, abatement action, injunction, superior court, county attorney, city attorney, board of supervisors, obscenity, obscene materials, adult materials, pornography, schools, parks, residential district
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 16th, 2026 at 08:00 am
State Government & Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- We saw folks on both sides of the aisle testify on this in terms of its, in terms of it being a... ..
- .of it's in terms of it being a real pain.
- I am chairman of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. I am here today in support of House Bill 2205.
- The dramatic expansion of availability of sports gaming across the country has yielded a rash of sports
- of the reward.
Committee:
House State Government & Tribal Relations
Keywords:
sports wagering, gambling regulation, state control, licensing, consumer protection, state employment, classified service, civil service, job qualifications, degree requirements, postgraduate degree, master's degree, doctorate, higher education, Office of Financial Management, OFM, classification plan, salary survey, market rate pay, compensation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- of color.
- Yeah, so in my previous role, I reviewed a lot of the state aid plans that states submitted to the Department
- It is the job of the legislature and of other parts of government to make sure that those schools are
- including the Department of Education, is supporting those schools, not just the schools.
- One of the most powerful parts of this bill is the requirement that 75% of all students...
Bills:
HB8
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Department of Education what you can and can't do, you probably don't know at the moment because that's
- or receive some sort of waiver from the Department of Education in order to accept.
- A couple of things. One of the things, Mr.
- That dean of students at one of your high schools is a real dear friend of mine.
- Educators, and you'll be testifying on behalf of the Texas Department of Education on the bill.
Bills:
HB8
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It's sort of conventional wisdom of our field.
- It's sort of conventional wisdom of our, of our field.
- So, in my previous role, I reviewed a lot of the state plans that states submitted to the Department
- the, uh, state plans that, uh, states submitted to the Department of Education, uh, at the federal level
- , including the Department of Education, TEA, as well as the legislature, is supporting those schools
Bills:
HB8
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
Summary:
The House Committee on Public Education met to hear House Bill 8, which would replace STAAR with a new assessment and accountability system beginning in the 2027-28 school year. The chair described the bill as reducing testing time, limiting benchmark tests, adding beginning-, middle-, and end-of-year assessments, requiring faster score turnaround, involving Texas teachers in test development, and tightening accountability timelines and transparency rules. Members also discussed provisions on A-F ratings, cut scores, CCMR, local accountability plans, and TEA reporting requirements.
Committee members and invited witnesses split sharply on the bill’s approach. Supporters, including the chair, TEA Commissioner Mike Morath, and Ed Trust’s Nicholas Munyon Penny, argued the bill would reduce high-stakes pressure, provide quicker and more actionable data, limit over-testing, and better align assessments to Texas standards while preserving criterion-referenced accountability. They said the new system would help teachers and parents intervene sooner and would improve transparency, including parent access to student responses and automatic rescoring in some writing cases.
Opponents, including Rep. Hinojosa and student witness Ella Moran, argued the bill still increases testing and replaces one high-stakes test with multiple TEA-created tests. Moran testified that STAAR creates anxiety, disrupts instruction, and does not reflect real learning, while Hinojosa said the House had previously passed a better bill based on a nationally norm-referenced model and criticized the new proposal as a concession to the Senate. Questions also focused on AI scoring of writing, rescoring rates, and whether the bill’s new accountability rules would be reliable and fair. The committee did not take a final vote during the portion provided, but the chair said a vote on HB 8 would be called after public testimony later in the day.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- by Hughes, relating to abortion, including civil liability for the manufacturing. ...and provision of
- Pending the reading and referral of bills, and the receipt of messages and committee reports.
- The Senate stands in recess until 4 PM, Monday, August 11th, pending the reading and referral of bills
Keywords:
education, accountability, public school assessment, state law, transparency, intervention, performance ratings, Texas congressional redistricting, U.S. House districts, congressional map, redistricting, gerrymandering, 2020 Census, census tracts, block groups, voting districts, election law, Texas House of Representatives districts, federal congressional districts, 2026 elections