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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance May 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- College, or SINC, a public two-year tribal college that has served over 500 students from over 100 tribes
- Or SYNC, a public two-year tribal college that has served over 500 students from over 100 tribes.
- California is home to one-fifth of all federally recognized tribes and 1.4 million people who identify
- We have served over 100 tribes in California, and we have partnerships with the Southern California Tribal
- We have served over 100 tribes in California, and we have partnerships with the Southern California Tribal
Summary:
The committee heard the May Revision presentation for the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance, with public comment focused heavily on K-12 priorities such as universal school meals, kitchen infrastructure, food service and custodial support, youth leadership grants, Special Olympics funding, English learner support, universal pre-K, literacy investments, and concerns about community college funding shifts. Speakers also urged support for expanded learning, teacher recruitment and training, and maintaining or increasing funding for community colleges and student support programs.
Finance and the LAO then reviewed the Proposition 98 outlook. Finance said the May Revision lowers the 2025-26 Prop. 98 guarantee to $114.6 billion, about $4.3 billion below January, due mainly to lower revenue estimates, with smaller effects from attendance and property tax changes. The administration also described rebenching for universal transitional kindergarten and a one-time rebench tied to Los Angeles fire-related property tax losses, along with changes to the Public School System Stabilization Account, deferrals, and updated COLA assumptions. The LAO said the budget relies too much on deferrals and one-time funds, creates a structural shortfall, and should instead align ongoing spending with the guarantee and preserve a reserve buffer.
Members questioned the TK rebench and the shift of funding from community colleges to K-12, asking why it was being applied retroactively and how colleges would be held harmless. Finance said the changes align funding with where TK costs are being incurred and that reappropriation funding and other adjustments would offset impacts on community colleges. The LAO argued the historical split formula is outdated and should be abandoned in favor of budgeting around current priorities rather than fixed percentages. Members also raised concerns about draining the rainy day reserve and using deferrals, while the LAO said preserving reserves would better protect against future volatility.
The committee then moved to specific K-12 and education proposals. Finance outlined May Revision changes including state operations adjustments for the Department of Education, technical trailer bill changes, a $100 million student teacher stipend program administered by Kern County, and updates to the charter school facility grant program. The LAO recommended rejecting the proposed increases for expanded learning, literacy coaches, and the student teacher stipend as currently structured, while supporting the minimum grant increase for expanded learning. Members expressed support for teacher recruitment efforts but questioned whether one-time funding can sustain ongoing programs and whether the student teacher stipend should be targeted to shortage areas or low-income communities.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- workers being an inherently mobile profession; limited system integration with courts, counties, and tribes
- :26:41.080>
courts <01:26:41.719>counties <01:26:42.199>and <01:26:42.440>tribes - <01:26:43.119>
making with courts counties and tribes making with courts counties and tribes - The challenges counties and tribes face in delivering essential human services are not due to the lack
Keywords:
psychiatric treatment, human services, mental health funding, per diem rate, Clay County, disability services, assistive technology, remote support, advocacy, training programs, HF487, Wellness in the Woods, Minnesota human services, grant funding, general fund appropriation, peer support, substance use recovery, addiction recovery, reentry services, reentry after incarceration
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 03/04/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- eligibility for the grant and loan recipient to include cities, federally recognized American Indian tribes
- eligibility for the grant and loan recipient to include cities, federally recognized American Indian tribes
- cities federally recognized<01:04:36.319>
American <01:04:36.760>Indian <01:04:37.160>tribes - <01:04:37.559>
tribal recognized American Indian tribes tribal recognized American Indian - tribes tribal housing<01:04:38.920>
corporations <01:04:39.920>and <01:04:40.480>uh<
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 27th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- However, Western colonization deprived tribes of their traditional water resources and laid the groundwork
- for a water rights system that continues to exclude tribes to this day.
- Although state agencies have worked to engage tribes on water issues, their impact has been limited by
- These inequities perpetrated against tribes by state-sanctioned actions.
- Many tribes remain separated from their cultural items and their ancestors that still remain on shelves
Summary:
The Assembly convened, first dealing with quorum and routine procedural matters before moving through a series of third-reading bills, many focused on immigration enforcement, worker protections, child care, and school or voting-site safety. Early measures included AB 2393, AB 1994, AB 1929, AB 1633, AB 1650, AB 1655, AB 1851, AB 1896, and AB 2230, with authors and supporters arguing these bills would provide accountability, protect immigrant communities, preserve access to benefits and services, and limit intimidation by immigration enforcement. Opponents repeatedly argued the bills were anti-law-enforcement, unconstitutional, or based on exaggerated or nonexistent threats. Several bills passed by recorded vote, including AB 2393 (41-15), AB 1994 (58-0), AB 1929 (41-17), AB 1650 (44-19), AB 1655 (50-14), AB 1851 (56-0), AB 1896 (41-19), and AB 2230 (42-15). AB 1633, a 54-vote bill imposing a tax on for-profit detention facilities, was debated at length but the roll was not completed in the excerpt and the item was moved on from temporarily.
After a caucus break, the House returned and took up additional bills. AB 2379 would require child care providers to be informed of constitutional protections and receive multilingual training regarding immigration enforcement; it passed 59-10 on both the urgency and the measure. AB 2460 would direct the education department to update referral protocols so schools can better respond to students affected by immigration enforcement trauma and family deportation; it passed 52-8. AB 2495 would expand prohibitions on unfair immigration-related practices by employers, making immigration-related threats unlawful in workplace disputes; it passed 50-15. Throughout the day, debate was highly partisan and often heated, with repeated exchanges over whether the bills addressed real harms or were political messaging, but the Assembly ultimately advanced the measures that came to a vote.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 42, making tribes eligible for community tree planting grants.
- Section 42, making tribes contamination.
- Section 42, making tribes eligible<00:03:34.000>
for <00:03:34.239>community <00:03:34.720 - It was about $750,000 for a transfer of a piece of land in Max County, um, to the tribe, and the DNR
- It was about $750,000 for a transfer of a piece of land in Max County, um, to the tribe, and the DNR
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- governor's recommendation to cancel funding for the American Indian Child Welfare Initiative, as the Max tribe
- Indian Child Welfare Initiative as<00:07:07.840>
the <00:07:08.319>Max <00:07:09.039>tribe - no<00:07:09.680>
longer <00:07:09.919>wishes <00:07:10.240>to as the Max tribe - no longer wishes to as the Max tribe no longer wishes to participate<00:07:10.960>
in <00:07:11.199 - 15 directs the commissioner of Children, Youth, and Families to allocate funding to counties and tribes
Bills:
HF2436
Keywords:
child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, 1183, house
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/25/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- are asking that the law be changed to waive the court filing fees, like how the fees are waived for tribes
- court, for example, should not terminate parental rights because notice had not been provided to the tribe
- Tribes have fees waived, and the Office of UTS Persons for American Indian Families is also looking to
- <00:27:01.559>
have <00:27:02.559>um <00:27:03.520>tribes <00:27:03.919>fees - The witness concluded by saying that tribes' fees are waived and that the Office of UTS Persons
Keywords:
veterans, benefit services, accreditation, consumer protection, civil penalties, disclosure requirements, HF102, Sibley County Road 166, Freedom Drive, Arlington, Sibley County, Minnesota transportation bonds, bonding bill, capital investment, road extension, highway access, intersection improvements, right-of-way acquisition, water main, sewer improvements
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 12/17/25
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Counties, managed care organizations, and tribes will be able to identify if there is a need and request
- Counties, managed care organizations, and tribes will be able to identify if there is a need and request
- Counties, managed care organizations, and tribes will be able to identify if there is a need and request
- Counties, managed care organizations, and tribes will be able to identify if there is a need and request
- Counties, managed care organizations, and tribes will be able to identify if there is a need and request
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1125, DCS memorandum of understanding tribes.
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, recorded attendance, approved the journal, and welcomed several guests, including the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Tammy Penhollow, as well as visitors from Republic Services, Copper Valley Energy, and a young guest shadowing Senator Bolick. The President also announced deadline extensions for opening Senate folders and bill introduction preparation, and the chamber received communications from the Governor without reading them aloud.
The main floor business was the reading and reference of a large number of Senate bills and resolutions to committees, covering topics such as education, taxation, water and natural resources, health care, behavioral health, public safety, elections, family law, immigration, transportation, and appropriations. The Senate also completed second reading of another extensive set of bills on issues including concealed weapons, nicotine products, rental housing, mental health, behavioral health, radiation protection, school safety, family courts, elections, and various appropriations and regulatory measures.
No bills were debated or voted on during this transcript. Standing committee reports were waived from reading, and committee announcements were made for upcoming meetings of Government, Health and Human Services, Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency, Education, Judiciary and Elections, and Public Safety. The Senate then adjourned until Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Indian Affairs Jul 18th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- On top of that, the Navajo tribe truly does not share a lot of information.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jan 9th, 2025
California Assembly Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's important to recognize and thank the local tribes who have championed the protection of our deserts
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Joshua commands the 12 tribes of Israel to take 12 stones and these stones were to serve as a sign to
Keywords:
Governor's Medal of Service, Texas award, state honor, public service recognition, Governor's office, Governor's award, Texas Government Code Chapter 3108, ceremonial award, honorary medal, state service award, local government retirees, private sector contributions, Texas Legislature recognition, gift acceptance, donations, grant funding, executive recognition, Texas Life Monument, human life, preservation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In Joshua chapter 4, Joshua commands the 12 tribes of Israel to take 12 stones, and these stones were
TX
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Senate in Special Session D Apr 28th, 2026
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- God of all people, nations, tribes, and tongues, I come to you in the name of your son, Jesus Christ.
Summary:
The Florida Senate convened in special session with an opening prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then administered the oath of office to newly elected Senator Brian Nathan of District 14, who was welcomed by the chamber. The Secretary read the governor’s amended special-session proclamation, which expanded the call beyond congressional redistricting and related litigation funding to include legislation on artificial intelligence protections, an AI Bill of Rights, public records exemptions tied to AI investigations, and medical freedom/vaccine-related issues.
The Senate then took up SB 2D, the Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights, and SB 4D, the related public records bill. Supporters said the AI bill was a first step to protect children, parents, privacy, and Floridians from deceptive or harmful AI practices, while opponents argued it was too weak, overly permissive, and could create a false sense of protection without meaningful remedies. Senators also raised concerns about balancing child safety with innovation and school technology use. SB 2D passed 37-1.
SB 4D, described as the public records exemption accompanying the AI bill, passed 33-4 after brief discussion about which investigative files would be exempt while Department of Legal Affairs investigations are pending. The Rules Chair announced a committee meeting later that day, said SB 6D on medical freedom would be temporarily postponed in Rules, and the chamber set SB 8D on congressional districts for special order on Wednesday, April 29. The Senate then adjourned until 10 a.m. on April 29.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Tourism and Gaming Working Group (TGWG) - Wed Apr 15, 2026 @ 11:30 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So I kind of am curious as to how states like Alaska is able to not have a lottery, allow native tribes
- lottery not have a lottery um<00:53:19.880>
allow <00:53:20.240>native <00:53:21.040>tribes - c><00:53:21.600>
to <00:53:21.720>hold <00:53:22.040>casinos um allow native tribes - to hold casinos um allow native tribes to hold casinos while<00:53:23.000>
allowing <00:53:23.800
Keywords:
traffic violations, demerit point system, driver license points, traffic safety, hit and run, reckless driving, repeat offenders, recidivism, Department of Transportation, DOT, task force, traffic enforcement, road safety, vehicle code, license suspension, county police, Hawaii transportation, SCR132, Senate Concurrent Resolution, Makakilo Drive Extension
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- approach is really focused on alleviating some of the short-term high pain points that counties and tribes
- c><00:26:30.920>
and high pain points that counties and high pain points that counties and tribes - 26:32.520>
that <00:26:32.600>our <00:26:32.679>staff <00:26:32.960>is tribes - are facing and that our staff is tribes are facing and that our staff is facing<00:26:33.880>
while
Keywords:
human services, background studies, NETStudy 2.0, licensing, license suspension, license revocation, provider enrollment, program integrity, fraud, medical assistance fraud, Medicaid, payment withholding, credible allegation of fraud, background check, disqualification, variance, set-aside, foster care, family foster setting, adult foster care
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm an enrolled member of the Brotherton tribe and a direct descendant of the Stockbridge Munsee.
- <01:14:58.320>
the <01:14:58.480>Brotherton <01:14:59.520>um <01:14:59.840>tribe - ><01:15:00.239>
and <01:15:00.560>a <01:15:00.800>direct of the Brotherton um tribe - and a direct of the Brotherton um tribe and a direct descendant<01:15:01.440>
of <01:15:01.600
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-05-29 (9:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- million slot machine licensing fee for certain permit holders operating in counties where the Seminole Tribe
- But when it says in a county where the Seminole Tribe operates two or more casinos in the same county
- I will say that under the compact with the Seminole Tribe, the revenues have far exceeded any sort of
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Special Session E May 29th, 2026
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Slot machine licensing fee for certain permit holders operating in counties where the Seminole Tribe
- But when it says in a county where the Seminole Tribe operates two or more casinos in the same county
- I will say that under the compact with the Seminole Tribe, the revenues have far exceeded any sort of