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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Wed Feb 18, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
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Committee:
House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 1790 HD1, which would require law enforcement and oversight agencies to collect and report data on stops, use of force, and complaints to the Hawaii Crime Lab, which would publish incident-level information and annual reports. Supporters, including the Office of the Public Defender, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the ACLU of Hawaii, Hawaii Justice Rising, and the Policing Project, said the bill would improve transparency, help identify disparities, and support better policy and accountability. OHA requested amendments to ensure Hawaiians are identified as a distinct category in the data, and the University of Hawaii’s Ashley Rubin said the Crime Lab would work with agencies to make implementation as seamless as possible. The Department of Law Enforcement supported the bill’s intent but asked for a longer timeline and culturally appropriate methodology, while HPD opposed the bill as written, saying it would require too many new data points, create a significant administrative burden, and rely on subjective perceptions of race and ethnicity; HPD also noted it is piloting an e-citation system that could help with data collection. Committee members questioned HPD about current manual processes and technology options. The chair reported 18 testimonies total: 15 in support, one in opposition, and two with comments, and no vote was taken in the excerpt.
The committee then heard HB 1611 HD1, which would phase down the general excise tax on groceries and nonprescription drugs until a full exemption takes effect in 2034. The Department of Taxation offered technical recommendations, including clearer definitions for groceries and nonprescription drugs and a technical change regarding the county surcharge exemption. Supporters, including the Hawaii Public Health Institute and the Hawaii Food Industry Association, argued the GET on groceries is regressive and worsens food insecurity, especially for low-income households, and said the bill would provide needed relief. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii offered technical concerns, including a possible wholesale-tax enforcement issue once the exemption is fully phased in. The excerpt ends during testimony on HB 1611, with no final committee action shown.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So a number of universities have taken advantage of this, and I would say it's building a research base
- But at the beginning, Texas A&M was really the university that was taking advantage of it.
- But at the beginning, Texas A&M was really the university that was taking advantage of it.
- I'd like to see potentially some of our smaller universities access this, and that would be at the behest
- Senator Nichols: I would like to see potentially some of our smaller universities access this, and that
Bills:
SB 1
Committee:
Senate Finance
Keywords:
campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards
Summary:
The committee began with Article I budget items for the Secretary of State. LBB staff outlined recommendations that would reduce the agency’s appropriation by about $40.3 million, including changes to HAVA funding, removal of one-time business system replacement money, and a rider directing the agency to use Fund 5095 first. Secretary Jane Nelson and staff then defended several exceptional items, especially additional staffing for elections and business filings, a new website, digitization of records, cybersecurity tools, and renovation of the James Earl Rudder Building. Members focused heavily on election administration, cross-checking voter rolls, Harris County complaints, call-center response times, and whether online voter registration should be expanded. No votes were taken; the discussion was informational and budget-focused.
The committee then heard the Office of the Governor and trustee programs. LBB presented a recommended $2.4 million decrease for the governor’s office proper and a much larger decrease in trustee programs driven by one-time funding and unexpended balances, while still preserving major border security funding and victim assistance funding. Governor’s staff emphasized Texas’ economic growth, the importance of border security, and efforts to seek federal reimbursement for the roughly $11 billion Texas has spent on border operations. Members discussed whether shifting National Guard deployment to federal control could reduce state costs, and they also reviewed the music incubator program, the Governor’s University Research Initiative, and the semiconductor innovation consortium. Staff highlighted a $5 million late-added request for grants to protect nonprofits from violence and terrorism. Again, the exchange was largely explanatory, with no formal action.
Finally, the committee took up the Texas Facilities Commission and lease payments for revenue bonds. LBB recommended major reductions overall, including removal of border wall construction funding and capital complex bond funding, but added money for higher utility costs, renovation of the Rudder Building, and additional facilities staff. George Purcell also noted stable maintenance-and-renewal funding and new riders related to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission building, tenant communications, and space utilization. For lease payments, LBB recommended a smaller appropriation tied to revenue-bond costs allocated across agencies. The discussion was informational, with members asking about the Rudder Building renovation, border wall progress, and capital complex construction timelines; no votes were recorded.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I’m the dean of the College of Education, Minnesota State University. I’m the new Minnesotan.
- I serve as president of the University of St.
- Neelson Gaddy and I have been at the University of St.
- The University of St.
- 01:49:06.920><c> Shelley</c> University of St Thomas um Shelley University of St Thomas um Shelley neelson
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- the people, knowledge should be universally diffused by means of public schools.”
- If we look at reality, the universal expansion of voucher programs in Arizona are the cause of half of
- The first longitudinal study of voucher programs out of Stanford University shows that racial segregation
- expansion</c> look at reality the universal expansion look at reality the universal expansion of<02:
- </c> study of voucher programs out of study of voucher programs out of Stanford<02:03:39.560><c> University
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker. to take up and consider H.R. 425, recognizing March 11th as University of Houston, Victoria.
- I am proud to welcome and represent the University of Houston-Victoria. Stand to my right here.
- In her honor, Anne Manning is a proud graduate of Texas Tech University and the Texas Tech School of
- University, I'm sorry, School of Law, where she is set to graduate this coming summer.
- of the University of Texas in the United States.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Feb 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Here's an image of the Statue of Liberty. I show this one because of the size and scale.
- And the work ahead of us will continue to open doors to universal new discoveries.
- So we have the University of Florida University of Central Florida UCF and Embry Riddle Aeronautical
- The official charter members of the first ever Florida State University consortium directly affiliated
- So just those 3 universities, it's not exclusive to them. It's available to the rest of the state.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Jacqueline Champlain of the University Georgetown as Doctor of the Day.
- including the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and South Texas College serve over a hundred thousand
- With a metropolitan area of more than 400,000 people Lubbock is home to incredible universities.
- the Delta Xi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated at the University of Texas at- Austin
- Incorporated at the University of Texas.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Jacqueline Champlain of the University Georgetown as Doctor of the Day.
- With nearly 565,000 under the age of 25. institutions including the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
- With a metropolitan area of more than 400,000 people Lubbock is home to incredible universities.
- at the University of Texas at- Austin on the occasion of its Founders Week celebration. resolution.
- Incorporated at the University of Texas.
Summary:
The committee meeting was conducted with several discussions surrounding various proposed bills, addressing both public interests and legislative concerns. Specific bills were presented, and members debated the implications of each, emphasizing their potential impact on the community and state regulations. Notably, several testimonies were heard from stakeholders, which enriched the conversation and provided different perspectives on the bills being reviewed.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- She serves as an associate professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.
- She serves as an associate professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson and has
- An exemplary leader, he has served as president of the board and board member of a variety of several
- Senate Bill 1761, an act appropriating money to the University of Arizona.
- We know that they're in disrepair through the budget and through the University of Arizona's.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- State of Arizona Legislative Proclamation, congratulating Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University on its
- Ken Witcher, the Chancellor of the Prescott Campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Dr.
- Witcher is the Chancellor of the Prescott Campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
- And then the public university that collects millions and millions of dollars of foreign money, billions
- There's a lot of confusion in that area in terms of the role of ADE, the role of the interoperability
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- This allows the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to designate
- Chairman, I'd like a point of personal privilege to introduce a few guests from Embry-Riddle University
- Ken Wichter, Chancellor of the Prescott campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Katen Zame, the
- Thank you for doing what you do, and we really appreciate the work that comes out of Embry-Riddle University
- Members, today I have a shadow from the University of Arizona's Natural Resources Users' Law and Policy
Summary:
The Senate met in floor session, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and then moved through several Committee of the Whole calendars considering a range of House bills and one concurrent resolution. On the first calendar, members considered HB 2192 on employment/video content matters of public concern, HB 2592 on government information technology and AI-related rulemaking, HB 2752 on the Arizona Commerce Authority trade office, HB 2916 on traffic schools and fingerprint clearance, and HB 2946 on development fees. Amendments were adopted on HB 2192, HB 2592, HB 2916, and HB 2946; HB 2752 received a Mesnard amendment, but an Epstein amendment failed on division after a 7-14 vote. All of those bills were reported out do pass, with HB 2752 retained on the calendar after amendment consideration. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted.
On later calendars, the Senate advanced HB 2918, HB 2999 on infrastructure finance districts/special taxing districts, HB 1418 on county officers/sheriff authority, HCR 259 supporting county sheriffs, HB 2035 on child welfare placement/reporting, HB 241 on child neglect, HB 2594 on court trust confidentiality, HB 2932 on groundwater transportation fees, HB 2109 on distracted driving penalties for motorcycles, HB 2118 on mobile food vendor licenses, HB 2244 on eviction satisfaction of judgment, HB 4011 on HOA duties, and HB 2440 on a transition program. Several bills were amended, including HB 2999, which drew discussion about tax rates, bond coverage, and infrastructure district financing; an Epstein objection focused on homeowner cost uncertainty, but the bill ultimately advanced. HB 2035, HB 2594, HB 2932, HB 2109, HB 2118, HB 2244, HB 4011, and HB 2440 all received do pass recommendations, with some technical or conforming amendments adopted along the way.
The Senate also adopted a proclamation recognizing Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University on its centennial anniversary and welcomed university representatives and students in the gallery. The chamber granted the House’s request to return SB 1113 for further amendment and appointed free conference committees for HB 2133 and HB 2010. Final third-reading votes passed HB 2592, HB 2916, HB 2946, and HB 2999, with recorded roll-call results showing HB 2592 passed 16-9 with 11 not voting, HB 2916 passed 26-1 with 3 not voting, HB 2946 passed 27-0 with 3 not voting, and HB 2999 passed 21-6 with 3 not voting. The Senate then adjourned until the next day.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jan 20th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Iowa, studying art and dance, working two
- He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business from the University of Southern California in 1969 and was
- the Inner Community Hospital, the West Covina Chamber of Commerce, and the University of La Verne.
- After graduating from the University of Southern California, Joy carried that legacy forward as a deputy
- Joy's legacy is one of service, one of mentorship, and one of commitment to democracy.
Summary:
The Senate opened with roll call, prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a brief recognition of Senator Seyarto’s upcoming birthday. The pro tem introduced Matu LeMay of the Quebec National Assembly, who was visiting to discuss California-Quebec environmental collaboration, including their long-standing linkage of cap-and-trade markets. Messages from the Governor and Assembly were deemed read, journals were approved, and Joint Rule 62A was suspended to allow certain bills to be heard in Appropriations Committee with shortened notice.
The chamber then considered three gubernatorial appointments. Courtney Welch was confirmed to the California Housing Partnership Corporation Board of Directors by a 29-1 vote, Janessa Goldbeck was confirmed to the California Veterans Board by a 28-0 vote, and Tom Huntington was confirmed to the State Parks and Recreation Commission by a 28-0 vote. The Senate also adopted the consent calendar, which included Senate Bill 607, by a 37-0 vote.
The remainder of the session was devoted to adjournment memorials honoring Elizabeth “Betsy” Hammer Carr, Alberto Ronel, William Louis “Bill” McIntyre Jr., and Joy Atkinson. Senators described their activism, public service, community leadership, and personal impact, with particular emphasis on Carr’s social justice work, Ronel’s health care service and the need for worker safety, McIntyre’s business and civic contributions, and Atkinson’s decades of mentorship and leadership for Black women in politics. Family members and guests were recognized in the gallery during the memorials.
The Senate announced that the next floor session would be Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 9 a.m., with the chamber in recess until later that day for adjournment proceedings.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget May 31st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- the Center for Advanced Learning and Simulation facility on the campus of Louisiana State University
- Lenoir Law Center on the campus of Southern University.
- The university seeks to supplement the project with an additional $700,000 of Title III funds, which
- Southern University, which is to provide an addition to the AA Leno Law Center on the campus of Southern
- The university seeks to supplement the project with an additional $700,000 of Title III funds, which
Summary:
The committee received the May fiscal status statement from the Office of Planning and Budget, which reflected the updated Revenue Estimating Conference forecast. The revised forecast reduced the FY26 general fund excess available from $292.6 million to $179.7 million and lowered projected revenues across the five-year baseline, including a drop in FY27 available funds and larger out-year imbalances. The statement was approved without objection.
Members then considered several Facility Planning and Control items and approved them without objection: a $3 million LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans project to build out space in the Center for Advanced Learning and Simulation; a $343,600 increase for HVAC upgrades at the Louisiana War Veterans Home warehouse in Jackson; and a $700,000 increase for Southern University’s A.A. Lenoir Law Center addition. The committee also received, for information only, five change orders over $50,000 but under $250,000.
The committee approved contract extensions and funding actions for several agencies. Louisiana Economic Development received approval for one-year extensions and increases for marketing contracts with Zender Communications and Graham Group. The Department of Education’s contract amendment for the Louisiana Gator ESA program with Odyssey was reported favorably after questions about the procurement process and how the contract amount relates to student enrollment. The Sabine River Authority’s $9.5 million operating budget increase and its 2026–2027 budget were approved favorably, with members discussing the planned takeover of Cypress Bend Resort operations. The Department of Health’s HERO Fund round of 15 grant awards, totaling about $4.6 million and projected to create 541 new health care credentials, was also approved favorably.
Finally, the Water Sector Commission’s recommendations were adopted, including an additional $619,850 for St. Mary Parish Water and Sewer Commission No. 5 and $1.5 million in emergency subfund assistance for the city of Tallulah, conditioned on a limited fiscal administration order. The committee also reviewed a cooperative agreement between the Louisiana Community and Technical College System and its facilities corporation related to Act 35 projects, and then adjourned.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget May 31st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- the Center for Advanced Learning and Simulation facility on the campus of Louisiana State University
- Leno Law Center on the campus of Southern University.
- The university seeks to supplement the project with an additional $700,000 of Title III funds, which
- Southern University, which is to provide an addition to the AA Leno Law Center on the campus of Southern
- The university seeks to supplement the project with an additional $700,000 of Title III funds, which
Summary:
The committee first heard a fiscal status statement from the Office of Planning and Budget showing that updated Revenue Estimating Conference forecasts reduced the FY26 general fund excess available from $292.6 million to $179.7 million, with lower revenues across the five-year baseline and larger out-year imbalances. With no questions, the statement was approved.
Members then reviewed several Facility Planning and Control items, including approval of a new $3 million LSU Health Sciences Center project in New Orleans funded by self-generated revenues, a $343,600 increase for HVAC upgrades at the Louisiana War Veterans Home in Jackson, and a $700,000 increase for Southern University’s A.A. Leno Law Center addition. The committee also received informational change-order reports and approved Louisiana Economic Development contract extensions for Zender Communications and Graham Group, as well as a Department of Education contract amendment for the Louisiana Gator ESA program with Odyssey after questions about the contract’s up-to amount and procurement process.
The Sabine River Authority sought approval for a $9.5 million increase to its operating budget and its 2026-2027 budget, explaining the increase was tied to taking over the Cypress Bend Resort hotel and related property; members asked about long-term self-sufficiency and local support, and the items were approved favorably. The Louisiana Department of Health received approval for 15 HERO Fund grant awards totaling about $4.6 million to support 541 new health care credentials statewide. The Water Sector Commission’s recommendations were also approved, including $619,850 more for St. Mary Parish Water and Sewer Commission No. 5 and emergency subfund support for the city of Tallulah, conditioned on a limited fiscal administration order. Finally, members reviewed an agreement between the LCTCS Board and its Facilities Corporation under Act 35, and the meeting adjourned without objection.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
ALC-LOTTERY OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE Jun 16th, 2026
ALC-LOTTERY OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a contract with the University of Arkansas.
- We, every year, annually, work, we partner with the University of Arkansas to sponsor and promote the
- Arkansas Scholarship Lottery through events at the University of Arkansas.
- With the University of Arkansas, Learfield is the company that runs their sponsorship agreements.
- Arkansas Scholarship Lottery through events at the University of Arkansas.
Committee:
All ALC-LOTTERY OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- the University of Hawaii collaborate and develop data-driven analysis of the impacts of tax policies
- Members, also testimony in support from the University of Hawaii system, NFIB, and the Hawaii Government
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Committee:
House Finance
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on the Judiciary Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- To assume all Jews universally are supportive of Israel's actions To assume all Jews universally support
- I'm Margaret Litvin, a professor of literature at Boston University.
- I've spent most of my professional life teaching cultural history at the University of California, the
- University of Massachusetts, and Iowa State University.
- Students who criticize these actions are being thrown out of universities.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Summary:
The committee opened with procedural guidance for a very large hearing, explaining testimony limits, written testimony procedures, and rules for maintaining order. Members then heard testimony on a wide range of bills, including proposals to define antisemitism using the IHRA definition, regulate facial recognition technology, restrict weaponized robotics and drone use, expand protections for journalists’ confidential sources, address access to decedents’ email accounts, and create or adjust rules around municipal enforcement and animal cruelty fines. Several sponsors and advocates asked for favorable reports, and committee members asked clarifying questions on implementation, costs, and how the bills would interact with existing law.
On facial recognition, sponsors and advocates described the technology as a threat to privacy, due process, and civil liberties, and urged adoption of the Special Commission’s recommendations, including warrant requirements, notice to defendants, and limits on untargeted surveillance. Support came from legislators, the ACLU, CDT, EFF, and a UMass professor, while committee members asked about current state law and municipal bans. On robotics, Senator Moore and industry witnesses from MassRobotics, Boston Dynamics, and AUVSI supported a bill prohibiting weaponized robots and requiring warrants for certain law enforcement uses, describing it as a public-safety and trust-building measure. On the shield law bill, newspaper publishers, journalists, NEFAC, and the Reporters Committee argued Massachusetts needs statutory protection for confidential sources, citing costly subpoenas and chilling effects on reporting.
The committee also heard testimony on a bill to expand the right of publicity to cover image and voice, with SAG-AFTRA members supporting protections against AI-driven exploitation and some discussion about viral content and consent. Another bill would allow limited access to a decedent’s email accounts, with one witness describing a family’s inability to use a deceased relative’s email to notify friends. The committee then took testimony on psilocybin-related bills: supporters described medical and personal benefits and argued for narrow decriminalization or study, while an opponent warned of public-health risks, impaired driving, and youth exposure; the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society supported limited, safety-based decriminalization. Finally, the committee heard strong support for a “safe reporting” bill for sex workers and trafficking survivors, with advocates saying immunity would encourage victims and witnesses to report crimes without fear of arrest, and members raised questions about how the immunity would work in practice.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/05/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- the University of Minnesota.
- the University of Minnesota.
- the University of Minnesota.
- the University of Minnesota.
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WY
Transcript Highlights:
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- pieces of the university.
- </c><02:32:38.880><c> loan</c> the University of Wyoming loan the University of Wyoming loan reporting
Committee:
Joint Appropriations
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-05-29 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Further, the conference report includes an investment of $350 million for university performance-based
- We did not see universal early childhood education. We also did not see an expansion of medicine.
- It amends one of the metrics used by the Board of Governors in determining the allocation of university
- university in the state of Florida?
- Because I feel like all of our universities have campuses off-site.