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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Jan 29th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Higher Education & Workforce Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • We do not have authority in any way as to what this fund should do. You all do.
  • are lots of wraparound and lots of support for higher education that helps students complete, helps parents
  • public universities and colleges to develop data collection protocols identifying students who are parents
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Mar 3rd, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • But it's nothing in place or no one has the authority to say who it is.
  • But it's nothing in place or no one has the authority to say who it is.
  • ><c> to</c> other parent the petitioning parent to other parent the petitioning parent to have<00:31:
  • 44:54.000><c> access</c><00:44:54.480><c> by</c> authorization to allow access by authorization to allow
  • That's similar to foster parents in the current law.
Bills: HB227 , HB454 , SB323 , HB266 , SB52 , SB53 , SB296 , HB37 , HB429 , HB93 , HB249 , HB328 , HB111 , HB132 , HB26 , SB261 , HB227 , HB454 , SB323 , HB266 , SB52 , SB53 , SB296 , HB37 , HB429 , HB93 , HB249 , HB328 , HB111 , HB132 , HB26 , SB261
Committee: Senate Judiciary
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • As you all know, I'm a foster parent and I know lots of other foster parents, and I'm very active in
  • As you all know, I'm a foster parent and I know lots of other foster parents, and I'm very active in
  • As you all know, I'm a foster parent and I know lots of other foster parents, and I'm very active in
  • </c> parents over the kids. parents over the kids.
  • So, I agree with the author.
Bills: HF3665 , HF3002 , HF4217 , HF4125 , HF4174
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs Apr 28th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm happy to see co-authors on this. We'll get a co-author sheet going around.
  • for the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.
  • for the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.
  • It completely removes the legislature's authority.
  • authorities and stuff like that to go digital.
Bills: HB248 , HB249 , HB997 , HB1052 , HB1193 , SB1 , SB161 , SB218 , SB220 , SB289 , SB435
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The amendment would expand OHE's regulatory authority into these areas that haven't been regulated as
  • This amendment doesn't eliminate the authority in the bill and doesn't change the overall policy goal
  • This amendment doesn't eliminate the authority in the bill and doesn't change the overall policy goal
  • of the amendment have us as the authors of the amendment have been<01:22:58.400><c> withdrawing</c><
  • </c> authority uh on the rest of the statute. authority uh on the rest of the statute.
Bills: HF4362 , HF4252 , HF4440
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Transcript Highlights:
  • I just want to reiterate that this is in response to what parents have asked for as well, and parents
  • There's no way we should ever allow anything to bypass parents because they are the authority when it
  • Speaker, on this, with parents as that ultimate authority for their children.
  • authority.
  • the parent has directed us to do so.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • She said that if a child is with a parent who is no longer able to care for them and another parent has
  • She said that if a child is with a parent who is no longer able to care for them and there is a parent
  • </c><00:49:34.200><c> we</c> system and back with their parent we system and back with their parent we
  • UND</c> testifier where two parents are UND testifier where two parents are UND dispute<00:50:53.160>
  • </c><01:07:50.160><c> aware</c> Center we are a fourstar parent aware Center we are a fourstar parent
Bills: HF2436 , HF470 , HF2643 , HF2456 , HF102 , HF1367
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Mar 24th, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • The idea that children belong with their parents.
  • parental rights when there's no other option are essential principles.
  • Involuntary termination of parental rights is a serious issue.
  • From my understanding, kids need both parents.
  • It needs to be done so that parents absolutely...
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Amendments to it on the Senate side, but as it stands right now, it would direct the healthcare authority
  • This relegates their prescriptive authority under the pharmacy act. Move for adoption.
  • House Bill 4302 gives the Office of Juvenile System Oversight the authority to disclose the identity
  • House Bill 4159 allows parents to request dyslexia screening after formative assessments yield questions
  • It's Simply provides that a trust authority of a political subdivision, city, state, or county would
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Also in the gallery, we have the parents, Rooke and Russell.
  • We also had my colleague from the south talk about choices that parents make.
  • We have seen on the news parents being separated from their children.
  • But this is this body in acting consequences on children for their parents' choices.
  • This is not just a natural consequence of the parents'.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/3/25 - Part 1

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Iny, I know you're a co-author on this bill.
  • I'm wondering if the author could speak quickly to what that was more so.
  • But if it's not signed, I didn't author it.
  • ><c> um</c> it appears that this was authored by um it appears that this was authored by um the<01:13
  • This is in child support, spousal maintenance, custody, and parenting time orders.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/3/25 - Part 2

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> officer doesn't have the same authority officer doesn't have the same authority as<00:25:41.520>
  • , parents who are in poverty in child protection cases.
  • , parents who are in poverty in child protection cases.
  • in</c> indigent parents, parents who are in indigent parents, parents who are in poverty<00:32:41.840
  • Parent representation in Minnesota is inequitable across the state.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Author, can they can the postal service track certified mail? Could you repeat that question again?
  • Representative, just noting that this was a shucked bill under a different author.
  • I mean, the Senate Author is my senator, and I have utmost faith. He's going to do great work.
  • Chairs, parent to close. Stigalla declares the vote. Zero nay. The bill has passed.
  • This bill respects existing agency authority, protects religious freedom, and requires annual reports
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 10th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Regional Mobility Authority by local law.
  • I believe that's acceptable to the author. Mr.
  • Will the author carry for a question?
  • So I understand what the bill's author is trying to do. Mr.
  • I hope the bill author is listening right now.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Feb 26th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our members of this organization are authorized to be in the United States.
  • Are members of these types of foreign terrorist organizations authorized to be in the United States?
  • This one does pertain to individuals who are not authorized to be in the United States.
  • Will this include the ability for hospitals under municipal authority to collect medical debt?
  • Let's give the authority the option to go get it so that we Can protect ratepayers.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/31/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • Right now, Arizona laws allow supervised parenting time, but it doesn't...
  • We are not taking away rights from a parent. There is oversight that is needed.
  • I am an Arizona constituent, and my husband and I are former foster parents.
  • And see if we can focus on parent education. Mr.
  • Parents don't want to talk about it.