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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 4th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Can you imagine if California had no gun violence at all?
- And so you can imagine, it's in the middle of the night and I received this call frantically, three hours
- , after Columbine, when I saw high school students being pulled from the second-story window of a library
NV
Transcript Highlights:
- But they would have a much harder time getting mentors on a volunteer basis, so I would imagine that
- But I have never once in my practice—I imagine all the teachers in here could back me up when I say I've
- The bill revises provisions concerning access to certain library materials.
Keywords:
military, veterans, education, teaching, Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, licensure, certification, public schools, charter schools, school social worker, school counselor, school psychologist, internship, practicum, student support services, mental health, harassment, bullying, power-based violence, school safety
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Feb 19th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Some of those examples include library volumes, special projects, maintenance of plant, faculty productivity
- As you can imagine, 28 presidents who were not hired to work for the system—they were hired to work for
- As you can imagine, 28 presidents who were not hired to work for the system, they were hired to work
- It's hard to imagine a time when we would not want to weight workforce, but it does have that flexibility
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee for Higher Education met to review Florida’s workforce and Florida College System funding models as part of budget planning. Chair Harrell opened by emphasizing the state’s growing focus on technical education and workforce pathways, and the committee first heard from Tara Goodman of the Department of Education on district workforce education. Goodman explained the programs funded through district workforce dollars, including career certificates, applied technology diplomas, registered apprenticeship, and adult general education, and described the model’s reliance on lagged enrollment, program cost weights, local tuition offsets, and supplemental factors such as disability services, GED testing, and minimum funding for small rural districts. She also noted federal support through Perkins and WIOA and said the model is used to determine unmet need and guide appropriations. In response to questions, she said health care programs are generally among the higher-cost offerings and may be supplemented by pipeline funds.
The committee then heard from Kathy Hebda, Chancellor of the Florida College System, on the college system’s funding model. Hebda described the main funding sources, including the program fund, student success incentive funds, pipeline funds, tuition and fees, and performance-based incentives, and explained that the current model was developed by the 28 college presidents under legislative direction. She said the model uses a three-year average FTE, weights workforce enrollment more heavily than non-workforce enrollment, gives significant weight to completions, includes a small-college factor and regional cost differentials, and also provides targeted funding to bring colleges up to a floor based on per-FTE funding. Senators asked about colleges below the target, cost differences among programs, faculty salaries, and health insurance costs; Hebda said the model is meant to provide flexible operating dollars that colleges can use for those expenses, but specific salary and benefit decisions are left to the institutions.
Seminole State College President Georgia Lorenz also testified in support of the college funding model, saying it holds institutions accountable for enrollment and completions, can be adjusted to reflect state priorities like workforce, and addresses differences in size and regional costs. No bills were voted on, and the committee adjourned after brief closing remarks thanking Seminole State College and the presenters.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-09 (1:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The TED budget maintains full funding for our libraries.
- This includes $17.3 million for state aid to libraries and $2 million for the Library Cooperative Grant
- Now imagine telling students, sorry, we took that chance away from you.
- Could you imagine being a survivor and your abuser being able to... ...could you imagine being a survivor
- Imagine a scenario where a controlling partner sued. ...the courts.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the pledge, quorum call, and several recognitions, including guests for Education and Sharing Day, law enforcement officer of the day Detective Miata Anderson, and later FAMU Day at the Capitol and other visiting groups. The chamber adopted the special order report and then moved through a series of budget-related bills and conforming measures, with debate focused largely on recurring funding, environmental programs, housing, insurance reserves, and tax policy.
Members approved HB 5011/SB 2506, which conform environmental resource funding to the proposed budget by shifting Seminole Gaming Compact-related dollars from recurring to nonrecurring funding; supporters said this preserves annual legislative review, while opponents warned it would reduce funding for the Resilient Florida program, wildlife corridor protection, invasive species removal, and other conservation efforts. The House then passed HB 5013, reducing state-funded property reinsurance reserves by lowering the RAP program and repealing FORA funding, and HB 5501, which redirects documentary stamp tax revenues from housing and transportation trust funds to general revenue; Democrats argued the housing changes would reduce affordable housing support, while Republicans said the move was needed to control recurring spending. The chamber also passed HB 5015 on state group insurance, HB 5201 on Florida PALM accounting conforming changes, HB 5203 on Capitol Center tenancy and utilities control, and HB 5009 creating a Florida Accountability Office and revising audit and budgeting functions.
The most extended debate came on HB 7031, which permanently reduces the state sales tax rate from 6% to 5.25% and also lowers several related tax rates. Supporters described it as broad-based, immediate tax relief for Floridians, while opponents said property tax relief would be more targeted and that sales tax cuts also benefit tourists and out-of-state visitors. The bill passed 112-0. The House then took up the main budget bill, HB 501, and subcommittee chairs outlined the proposed $112.9 billion budget, including education, health care, transportation, agriculture and natural resources, higher education, state administration, justice, and IT spending. Members began questioning the pre-K-12 budget on school funding, vouchers, proration, mental health and safety allocations, and inflation, with the discussion continuing beyond the excerpt provided.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- These libraries are not libraries off campus, right?
- </c> libraries that are on school property. libraries that are on school property.
- </c><05:50:04.520><c> We're</c> libraries off campus, right? We're libraries off campus, right?
- </c> libraries were there. libraries were there.
- </c> Library System in support.
Bills:
HB2459, HB1616, HB1799, HB1604, HB1732, HB1736, HB1931, HB772, HB2153, HB2122, HB2009, HB2012, HB1779, HB2296, HB2397, HB2398, HB1596, HB2233, HB1976, HB1563, HB815, HB1655, HB1851, HB1941, HB2037, HB1635, HB2201, HB1943, HB1163, HB2452, HB2429, HB2148, HB2306, HB2007, HB2049, HB2616
Keywords:
food innovation, agribusiness, food safety, market access, branding, economic diversification, performance indicators, agriculture, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, housing development, commercial projects, county authority, public works, construction standards, exemption, zoning, housing
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- As devastating as my in-clinic abortion was, I cannot imagine facing the horrors of abortion via the
- I could not imagine going through with this pregnancy.
- I can only imagine what went through those parents' minds.
- Imagine their grief, imagine the struggle that they were going through.
- You have some witnesses, as you can imagine. We'll proceed with public testimony.
Keywords:
HB 229, Texas, political subdivision, local government, county dues, county association, state association of counties, lobbying, lobbyist, public funds, taxpayer lawsuit, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, Government Code Chapter 556, Local Government Code Section 89.002, legislative advocacy, municipal government, county government, city government, special district
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Jan 29th, 2026 at 10:04 am
Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Back then, there were 50 eligible libraries.
- We've surveyed the 60 rural libraries.
- Here at Santa Clara Public Community Library, the endowment helps to keep our library fully staffed throughout
- Eric: Sure, so I can speak towards my library here in town, the Pueblo Diabu Library and Cultural Center
- So that means there's $23,000 per library. $23,000 per library.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Local Government Apr 22nd, 2026
Local Government, Elections and Pensions
Transcript Highlights:
- So it's really up to the library, individual library, on what they proposed to voters.
- So it's really up to the library, individual library, on what they proposed to voters.
- Charles City-County Library.
- My home library does the same thing.
- Charles district over there said: that libraries in our library—and I don't think they're any different
Summary:
The Committee on Local Government held a public hearing on Senate Substitute No. 2 for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1023, sponsored by Senator Justin Brown. The bill would expand the existing authority for certain public library districts to ask voters for a sales tax, with provisions to reduce or eliminate property tax levies in some cases. Brown explained that the bill includes special carve-outs for St. Charles County, where any sales tax would be paired with a dollar-for-dollar property tax rollback over a three-year phase-out, and for Cass and Johnson counties, where the sales tax cap would be 0.33% and property tax levies would be eliminated. The bill also allows circuit courts to collect a civil case filing surcharge of up to $15 for law library maintenance.
Supporters testified that the measure would give libraries more flexible and diversified funding options, similar to other local taxing entities. Library officials from Scenic Regional, St. Charles City-County, Marshall Public Library, and Kansas City Public Library said most library revenue still comes from property taxes and argued that the bill would let local voters decide whether to shift some or all funding to sales tax. They described needs such as expanding services, building new branches, renovating facilities, and protecting voter-approved taxes from uncertainty tied to county reclassification litigation. The Missouri Library Association said the bill serves as a safeguard amid broader discussions about property tax reform.
There was no opposition testimony. Committee members raised questions about the fairness of shifting library funding to sales tax, especially for nonresidents who may not use the services, and about how the St. Charles amendment would work. Several members spoke in support of libraries and the bill, while one member criticized the tone of the sponsor’s response to questioning. At the close of the hearing, the chair announced the committee would executive the bill on Monday and then adjourned the meeting.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee Jan 21st, 2026 at 09:00 am
A&B Education Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- Services to libraries is charged with the development of public libraries.
- In broad terms, libraries are organized into two categories: municipal libraries and library systems.
- So, the state library, the Department of Libraries, we are not involved with setting Standards for libraries
- And once the library board approves that collection development policy, the library staff act within
- small rural libraries.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (04/07/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, we're lucky in Northampton over the last 5 years, we passed we built a beautiful new library.
- </c><00:35:25.839><c> We</c><00:35:26.000><c> built</c> built a beautiful new library.
- We built built a beautiful new library.
- What is your opinion about the graphics on the graph where we have the, as I imagine it, the year and
- it uh the year and then the tax imagine it uh the year and then the tax rate<00:50:31.280><c> on</c>
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HRE-AEN, HRE Public Hearings 01-30-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- What I am imagining is that those 18 positions are the ones they'll give you the money for, but the other
- it</c><00:35:45.599><c> what</c><00:35:45.839><c> I</c><00:35:46.119><c> am</c><00:35:46.359><c> imagining
- </c> positions it what it what I am imagining positions it what it what I am imagining is<00:35:47.240
- They're using it for the cost overruns for Sinclair Library, you know what I'm saying?
- </c><01:16:20.080><c> you</c> cost overruns for Sinclair Library you cost overruns for Sinclair Library
Summary:
The joint Committee on Higher Education and Agriculture heard Senate Bill 1158, which would authorize general obligation bonds and appropriations for a controlled environment agriculture research and demonstration facility at the Magoon Research and Teaching Site in Manoa. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive from the University of Hawaiʻi, Department of Agriculture, Farm Bureau, Maui County, MetroGrow Hawaiʻi, and other agricultural groups, who said the project would strengthen food resilience, support year-round production, create clean jobs, and provide a demonstration site for urban vertical farming. University representatives said the project would include demolition of an existing condemned building, a research and lab component, and a multistory vertical farm, with an estimated cost of $6 million and a projected two-year build time.
Members questioned whether Manoa was the best location, whether the project fit the university’s broader strategy, and whether the request would displace other priorities. The University said the site is tied to SEAR activities, close to students and faculty, and intended to support hands-on training and commercial-scale production. In response to concerns about soil testing and stakeholder needs, the University said it would restart the soil testing lab using internal funds, though not as part of this bill, and would request additional staff for efficiency. The committee then recessed and later reconvened in decision-making, where the chairs recommended and the committee adopted amendments to SB 1158, including a name correction and deferral to July 31, 2050, and the bill passed with amendments.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 663, relating to the University of Hawaiʻi College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and SEAR research and experiment stations. The University testified that the stations are important for locally relevant agricultural research but are short staffed, with 34 positions down since 2005, and that the bill requests eight new positions, including agricultural technicians and four county community coordinator positions, to improve station operations, community engagement, and workforce development. The Farm Bureau supported the measure, saying the positions are needed to revamp extension services and that Manoa is an appropriate urban location for the vertical farming component. Members questioned why vacant or existing positions could not be used instead of new ones, and the University explained that some listed vacancies reflected old federally funded positions or inaccurate counts, promised a written update, and said it was working to fill current openings. No final vote on SB 663 was reached in the portion provided.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HSH Public Hearing - Tue Jan 28, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Human Services & Homelessness
Transcript Highlights:
- Next month, we will hold our first hearing at the Moiliili Library.
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- And so you can imagine the cost of care would be really tremendous when they're facing expenses coming
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several measures related to housing, homelessness, caregiving, and tax relief. On HB 431, which appropriates funds for the CAL initiative and HHFDC, the Department of Human Services supported the bill and noted the Governor’s request for $50 million per year for HMS, the need for more permanent supportive housing, and a technical issue with establishing a special fund in session law. The Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions strongly supported the measure, describing it as unprecedented funding for CAL projects and linking it to goals of reducing homelessness and expanding housing inventory. Catholic Charities Hawaii, the ACLU of Hawaii, and the Reimagining Public Safety in Hawaii Coalition also supported the bill, emphasizing permanent supportive housing, diversion from jail, and public safety benefits. The chair redirected one testifier to stay on the measure when testimony drifted to another program. Written support was also noted from several organizations and agencies.
The committee then heard HB 225 on squatting. DHS said it appreciated the intent and deferred to the Attorney General and task force members, while noting that outreach on public lands differs from private land, where owner consent is required. The Office of the Public Defender supported the bill and wanted a voice in finding a solution. The Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions also said it supported the intent, while opposition from the Kingdom of the Hawaiian Islands and support from one individual were noted.
For HB 280, which would make the community outreach court permanent and appropriate funds, the Judiciary strongly supported the bill, describing the court as a mobile, community-based program serving vulnerable populations and connecting participants to services. The Office of the Public Defender also supported the measure, saying the program has helped people move off the streets and into stable housing and that permanent funding would allow expansion. Written support from the Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition was noted. The committee then moved to HB 71, creating a refundable family caregiver tax credit, where the Department of Taxation provided comments, the Executive Office on Aging and AARP Hawaii supported the measure, and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii raised concerns about duplication with an existing dependent care credit and the lack of incentives for cost control. The committee next heard HB 753, which would increase the applicable percentage for the household and dependent care services tax credit. Support came from the Executive Office on Aging, Catholic Charities Hawaii, AARP Hawaii, and Hawaii Children’s Action Network, while the Tax Foundation again raised technical concerns about complexity and administration but noted the bill adds guardrails against abuse. No votes were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- for all library users.
- for all library users.
- The Idaho Library Association is opposed to House Bill 819. Libraries share the legislature's goal.
- This doesn't make libraries safer. Libraries already provide age-appropriate services.
- Donnelly Library actually closed their library to children due to restrictive legislation.
Summary:
The committee first introduced RS 33495, a bill to allow skiing with only a driver and observer on all parts of Idaho lakes, not just slalom courses, so long as a rear-facing mirror is used. RS 33556C1 was also introduced; Representative Palmer described it as moving state IT purchasing oversight to the Office of Information Technology. House Bill 795, a cleanup measure from the Attorney General’s office, was then heard and advanced to the floor with a due pass recommendation after brief questions and neutral testimony from the Idaho Library Association about removing language requiring materials to be evaluated “in the context in which it is used.”
The committee then took up House Bill 819, a major library and obscenity bill tied to prior litigation and the Ninth Circuit. Representative Crane and Attorney General’s Office attorney Michael Zarian said the bill responds to court rulings, removes the “context in which it is used” phrase, distinguishes public from private schools and libraries, and uses a “sexually explicit” standard for public institutions. Testimony was overwhelmingly opposed by city, library, and private citizens’ witnesses, who argued the bill abandons the Miller test, creates vague and overbroad standards, threatens First Amendment protections, and could chill library collections; one witness spoke in support, saying taxpayers should not fund such materials. After debate, a motion to hold the bill in committee failed 10-2, and the committee then voted 10-2 to send HB 819 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
Finally, the committee introduced RS 33650, a procurement reform proposal that Representative Raibold said would clarify state purchasing rules and add reporting requirements for vendors interacting with procurement officials; members raised concerns about the “frivolous protest” language. RS 33653, dealing with the sale of surplus administrative facilities and closing a loophole in prior disposal procedures, was also introduced. The committee then adjourned.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- represents library professionals, trustee. role as president of the Idaho Library Association, which
- material for all library users.
- This doesn't make libraries safer. Libraries already provide age-appropriate services.
- Donnelly Library actually closed their library to children due to restrictive legislation.
- If libraries cannot provide materials that this bill states, this means that most libraries without a
Summary:
The committee first considered and unanimously introduced RS 33495, which would allow skiing with a driver and observer on Idaho lakes beyond slalom courses, so long as the boat has a rear-facing mirror. RS 33556C1 was also introduced; Representative Palmer said it would shift state IT purchasing oversight from the Department of Administration to the Office of Information Technology and establish a process for handling those procurements.
The committee then heard House Bill 795, described by the sponsor as a cleanup bill requested by the Attorney General’s office to remove language the sponsor said was unnecessary and duplicative. The Idaho Library Association testified neutrally, noting concern that removing “in the context in which it is used” could affect how expressive materials are evaluated. The bill was sent to the floor with a do-pass recommendation, with Representative Haas voting no.
A lengthy hearing followed on House Bill 819, a revision to Idaho’s library and school materials law in response to recent Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Supporters, including the Attorney General’s office, said the bill removes language the Ninth Circuit found problematic, clarifies standards for public versus private schools and libraries, and gives parents more involvement. Opponents from the City of Boise, the Idaho Library Association, and several citizens argued it weakens the Miller obscenity framework, creates vague and overbroad standards, and could lead to censorship and litigation. After a failed motion to hold the bill in committee, HB 819 passed to the floor on a 10-2 vote, with Representatives Haas and Mickelsen voting no.
Finally, the committee introduced RS 33650, a procurement reform proposal that would add transparency and reporting requirements for vendors involved in state contracting, and RS 33653, which would close a loophole in the sale of surplus administrative facilities. The committee then adjourned.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- So it's really up to the library, individual library, on what they propose to voters.
- So it's really up to the library, individual library, on what they proposed to voters.
- Charles City-County Library.
- My home library does the same thing.
- My home library does the same thing.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It takes the 55 city libraries, city-owned libraries, and it puts the library director here... ...city-owned
- libraries, and it puts the library director not only under the purview of the library board but also
- Currently, public library...
- Currently, public library. for a city public library here in Idaho.
- and library leadership.
Summary:
The Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee met with a quorum and heard several bills. House Bill 749, dealing with forced annexation and septic-system replacement in unique annexation situations, was presented as a property-rights compromise that would let a city pay for a new system or allow the homeowner to install one at their own expense. The committee moved HB 749 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, and the motion carried. House Bill 661, which would allow small waste haulers to compete in counties with franchise agreements, also received a due pass recommendation and passed the committee. House Bill 715, which would require city council involvement in hiring or firing directors of city-owned libraries, drew strong opposition from library professionals and associations who warned it would politicize libraries and create conflicting lines of authority; supporters argued it would add accountability for taxpayer-funded positions. Despite the opposition, the committee voted to send HB 715 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 1354, a major accessory dwelling unit (ADU) bill that would prevent cities over 5,000 population from banning ADUs, require by-right allowances for internal and detached ADUs, limit local restrictions on size, setbacks, parking, fees, and owner-occupancy rules, and extend HOA restrictions to ADUs unless owners consent in writing. Supporters, including AARP Idaho and the Idaho Home Builders Association, said it would expand housing options, help aging Idahoans and family caregivers, and increase supply. Opponents, including the Association of Idaho Cities, APA Idaho, and community association representatives, argued it was too preemptive, would strain infrastructure and parking, and should preserve more local control. The committee voted to send SB 1354 to the 14th order for possible amendment after a failed motion to hold it in committee.
House Bill 733, a tax administration bill, would shift partnership audit handling to the partnership level rather than requiring amended returns from each individual partner, aligning Idaho with federal practice and other states. The sponsor and a CPA representative said it was a process change only, intended to reduce administrative burden and improve efficiency for both taxpayers and the Tax Commission. The committee sent HB 733 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Finally, the committee approved the minutes from February 26 and March 5 and then adjourned.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, kids can leave a classroom and not go, you know, go to a library or some other place and then
- Would you really want the kid to totally evade any responsibility by simply going to the library?
- Would you really want the kid to totally evade any responsibility by simply going to the library for
- Supposing this student just went to a library, went to the locker room for an hour... ...this student
- just went to a library, went to the locker room for an hour, or a half an hour, and then came back.
Summary:
The committee began with brief announcements, including an invitation from Chad Heinrich of the University of Phoenix to an upcoming lunch-and-learn on artificial intelligence and education, and then members and staff exchanged end-of-session धन्यवाद and appreciation. The committee then took up several education-related bills, hearing sponsor presentations, public testimony, and member questions before voting on each measure.
SB 1497 would require larger school districts that operate self-insurance programs to obtain quotes for coverage and services at least every four years and to receive certain information from providers in advance. Supporters said the bill would increase competition, transparency, and cost savings for school employee health benefits; it passed 10-0. SB 1711 would direct the State Board of Education and ADE to compile and post age-appropriate resources on preventing and recognizing inappropriate contact, and to make those resources available to schools and families. Supporters framed it as a voluntary, parent-facing safety tool, while opponents argued it should include stronger evidence-based and trauma-informed requirements; it passed 7-3.
SB 1798 would create a FAFSA awareness program recognizing schools that designate a FAFSA point person and promote financial aid completion. Supporters said it would help students access postsecondary funding, especially given Arizona’s low FAFSA completion rate and unclaimed federal aid; it passed 8-2. SB 1143 would require schools and districts to submit federal civil rights data to ADE and would require ADE to publish an annual school safety report. Supporters said it would improve transparency for parents, while opponents called it duplicative and raised privacy and scope concerns; it passed 7-3. SB 1684, as amended, would create a private cause of action against public schools for serious physical injury caused by bullying after a prior report and school negligence, with an amendment limiting the claim to bullying on school property or at school events and requiring written reports. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the bill 6-3, after debate over litigation risk, school discipline, and whether the bill should also cover private schools.
The committee also passed SB 1754, which would require ADE’s special education division to help complete incomplete complaints, post redacted complaint reports, and adopt related procedures; members emphasized transparency and privacy protections, and the bill passed 9-0 after an amendment extending the posting timeline and clarifying report contents. SB 1423, continuing the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education until 2036, passed 8-1, with one member objecting to the long sunset extension. Finally, SB 1763, dealing with school district “additional monies” funds and financial reporting, was discussed with an amendment to remove unemployment-compensation transfers and require board approval for expenditures, but the transcript cuts off before the final vote on that bill.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- libraries, Minitex library libraries within the Minitex library network, and so on and so forth.
- County Library.
- </c> libraries statewide. libraries statewide.
- </c> or shared between libraries. or shared between libraries.
- </c><00:11:00.720><c> library</c> heavily on their public library heavily on their public library collections
Keywords:
libraries, electronic books, digital audiobooks, licensing agreements, public access, paraprofessional, paraprofessional qualifications, education support staff, teacher aide, teacher assistant, special education, Title I, federal personnel qualifications, Minnesota Department of Education, school district, charter school, cooperative unit, Read Act, reading instruction, math instruction
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 055 Mar 9th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Jeffco Library system in our confirmed—our VAT library was closed indefinitely after testing showed presence
- </c><04:18:26.800><c> in</c> here's a story about another library in here's a story about another library
- <c> our</c><04:18:32.800><c> confirmed</c> Jeffco Library system in our confirmed Jeffco Library system
- or at least a public library because of all the rampant drug use in their restrooms.
- </c><04:19:10.880><c> or</c> shutting down their public libraries or shutting down their public libraries
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- It takes the 55 city-owned libraries and puts the library director here.
- public library here in Idaho.
- This will affect 55 libraries in Idaho. This will affect 55 libraries in Idaho.
- and library leadership.
- staff and the library users.
Summary:
The Senate Local Government Taxation Committee heard several bills and advanced all of them. House Bill 749, dealing with forced annexation and septic/service hookup issues for certain property owners, was presented by Rep. Barbara Ehart as a narrow property-rights fix for homeowners facing very high connection costs; the committee quickly moved it to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Senate Bill 1354, sponsored by Sen. Taves, would create a statewide framework requiring cities over 5,000 population to allow accessory dwelling units (ADUs) with limits on size, setbacks, parking, impact fees, and owner-occupancy rules, while also affecting HOA restrictions. Support came from AARP Idaho and the Idaho Home Builders Association, which emphasized housing supply, aging in place, and family caregiving; opposition came from the Association of Idaho Cities, APA Idaho, and the Idaho Community Association Institute, which argued the bill was too preemptive, threatened local control, and could strain infrastructure and parking. The committee rejected a motion to hold the bill and instead sent it to the 14th order for possible amendment.
House Bill 661, a follow-up to prior legislation on roll-off dumpster competition, would extend similar open-competition rules from cities to counties with franchise agreements. Sen. Adams said counties were on board and that the bill simply carried forward the prior approach; the committee sent it to the floor with a due pass recommendation. House Bill 715 would require city council approval, along with library boards, to hire or terminate library directors at Idaho’s 55 city libraries. Rep. Cornelis argued this would add accountability for taxpayer-funded positions, while library professionals and the Idaho Library Association opposed it as government overreach that could politicize library leadership and blur lines of authority. Despite those objections, the committee passed the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
Finally, House Bill 733 would change Idaho’s tax audit process for partnerships by allowing the Tax Commission to audit and resolve adjustments at the partnership level rather than requiring amended returns from each partner. The sponsor and a CPA representative described it as an efficiency measure aligned with IRS practice and model legislation used in other states; the committee agreed and sent it to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee then approved the minutes from February 26 and March 5 and adjourned.