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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce Apr 7th, 2026

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, I'm not debating whether a fortified standard is a good standard versus the wind mitigation survey
  • So it's not, to me, you know, what the standard should be.
  • those standards in the name of uniformity.
  • But I was curious: we hold Alabama up as the standard on this.
  • in a way that they met what are the fortified roof standards, the current building code standards in
Bills: HB461 , HB467 , HB522 , HB565 , HB673 , HB799 , HB917 , HB937 , HB956 , HB977
Committee: House Commerce
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - Senate Public Safety

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • We operate under strict rules of engagement, high standards, and real consequences.
  • Not by lowering standards, not by cutting corners, not by creating shortcuts, but by recognizing equivalent
  • They will still meet medical, physiological, and fitness standards.
  • This legislation creates a uniform, statewide standard by prohibiting drones.
  • This legislation creates a uniform, statewide standard by prohibiting drones within one mile, with the
Bills: SB1020 , SB1107 , SB1117 , SB1160 , SB1216 , SB1308
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/24/25

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Minnesota Department of Transportation, MDOT, will develop a standardized AED sign for general use.
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  • </c><00:03:59.360><c> AED</c> Mandot will develop a standardized AED Mandot will develop a standardized
Bills: HF1532 , HF1290 , HF2231 , HF2013
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 3/18/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It aligns Rochester with the standard election framework used statewide.
  • It aligns Rochester with the standard election framework used statewide.
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  • </c><00:31:10.159><c> framework</c> with the standard election framework with the standard election framework
  • ,</c><00:42:48.640><c> socially,</c> students to grow academically, socially, students to grow academically
Bills: HF3714 , HF4399 , HF4176 , HF2544 , HF60 , HF4231 , HF4232
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education May 15th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • down, their character improves, risk factors such as drug and alcohol abuse diminish, and their academics
  • Oklahoma just established a new law protecting access to release time programs.
  • It addresses serious issues that can negatively affect the health and academic performance of our public
  • SB2398 instructs the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to create a list of non-medical academic accommodations
  • ITAP describes those accommodations in terms of three categories: academic, social, and behavioral.
Bills: SB226 , SB413 , SB571 , SB1049 , SB2398 , SB2920
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Education Pre-K - 12 Feb 3rd, 2026

Education Pre-K - 12

Transcript Highlights:
  • I requested the invoices from the superintendent and chief academic officer’s P-card expenses, an issue
  • Beyond academic achievements, she has also guided the district toward significant financial improvement
  • Beyond academic achievements, she has also guided the district toward significant financial improvement
  • Do you find nondisclosure agreements to be a useful tool to promote academic performance and financial
  • in its appropriate manner, all of a sudden community members and its...” useful tool to promote academic
Bills: S0824 , S1170 , S1620 , S1738 , S7036
Summary: The Education Pre-K-12 Committee considered several K-12 bills and resolutions. SJR 1104, by Senator Massullo, would place on the ballot a proposed constitutional amendment protecting voluntary religious expression in public schools; supporters said it simply codifies existing law and protects student and employee rights, while opponents warned it could entrench religious pressure and exclusion. The resolution was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 1738, by Senator Yarborough, on educational facilities; an amendment removed crime-prevention-through-environmental-design language and adjusted transparency/safe-space provisions, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. SB 824, by Senator Truenow, was amended into a transparency measure requiring districts to submit annual reports on unimproved land holdings to DOE, and it was reported favorably. Appointments in tabs 7 and 8 were recommended for confirmation. The committee then took up SPB 7036, a comprehensive education package by Chair Simon. The bill would expand educational emergency triggers, adjust Title I withholding uses, align charter school rules with school improvement processes, update safety and early learning provisions, expand literacy and math interventions, and revise educator pipeline policies. Members raised concerns about a provision that could allow the state to develop instructional materials; Simon said that section was still being considered and would need guardrails. The committee adopted a motion to submit the bill as a committee bill, and it was reported favorably. SB 1620, by Senator Leak, proposed a “school board members’ bill of rights” giving board members direct access to district documents and staff, limiting district attorneys’ dual representation, strengthening nepotism rules, and prohibiting nondisclosure agreements. Volusia County school board members and others testified both for and against the bill, with supporters citing transparency and accountability and opponents warning about confidentiality, staff pressure, and undermining the superintendent’s authority. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, SB 1170, by Senator Calatayud, as amended, would allow parents of students in self-contained ESE classrooms to request cameras, with district policies governing review, notice, timelines, and appeals. Parents, advocates, and educators testified strongly in support, while one witness opposed it as an unfunded mandate. The committee reported the bill favorably.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Health Policy Jan 26th, 2026

Health Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • up payment decisions, lowers administrative cost for providers, and uses a proven fair national standard
  • Their statutes further direct the respective state boards of pharmacy to adopt rules establishing standard
  • their statutes further direct the respective state boards of pharmacy to adopt rules establishing standard
  • And the standard protocol recommends that unvaccinated children stay home for 21 days.
  • Yes, I still want to go back to the standard operating procedure that had been in effect for so long,
Bills: S1082 , S1168 , S1756 , S1156 , S1480
Summary: The committee took up several health-related bills. SB 1082, on a statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program, was presented as a way to let providers and insurers use the federal independent dispute resolution process for emergency out-of-network claims under state-regulated commercial plans. A late-filed amendment clarified when providers and health plans could access the state program, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1168, which would centralize background screening clearinghouse functions at the Agency for Health Care Administration, also passed as amended after an amendment requiring sealed and expunged records to be included in screenings for qualified entities. Supporters said centralization would improve turnaround times, reduce duplication, and save costs; the sponsor said the bill also addresses coaches’ background screening language from last session. The committee then approved SB 1156, which moves ambulatory surgery center regulation out of the hospital-focused chapter of law into a standalone section, and SB 1480, as amended by a strike-all, which would grandfather certain temporary certificate holders practicing in areas of critical need if federal designation changes affect those areas. Testimony on SB 1480 emphasized continuity of care for patients in underserved communities, and the bill was reported favorably. The final and most heavily debated measure was SB 1756 on medical freedom, which would require state-approved educational materials on childhood vaccines, require practitioners to provide those materials and alternative schedules before vaccination, expand school immunization exemptions to include conscience-based objections, clarify that the Surgeon General cannot order vaccination during a public health emergency, and authorize pharmacists to provide ivermectin behind the counter without a prescription with written information and safeguards. The sponsor argued the bill strengthens parental choice and informed consent. Committee members raised concerns about vaccine-preventable disease risks, immunocompromised children, school outbreaks, and the impact of adding a new exemption. A Department of Health representative said the department would need to provide details on the history of exemption consultations and noted that removing the earlier consultation requirement had not been shown to increase outbreaks. The committee adopted a friendly amendment to give physicians the same liability protection as pharmacists for ivermectin dispensing, but rejected a substitute amendment that would have required a consultation for exemption requests. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed to the bill, with physicians, pediatric specialists, cancer advocates, parents of immunocompromised children, and public health groups warning that it would lower vaccination rates and endanger vulnerable Floridians. The bill remained pending after testimony, with the committee continuing to hear public comment.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Economic Development Oversight REVISION 2: HB3127 - Added Mar 5th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Commerce & Economic Development Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 2955 updates and modernizes the Oklahoma captive insurance company act.
  • The bill reflects a collaborative effort between the Oklahoma Insurance Department and the Oklahoma Captive
  • The changes are intended to make Oklahoma more competitive with other states that actively attract captive
  • As we all know, in the headlines, we are looking at the highest insurance rates in Oklahoma for homeowner's
  • That you've led with dignity and respect, and your service to the people of the state of Oklahoma and
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education May 12th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, of course, we want to pour into academic excellence. We do. And we are doing that. Dr.
  • decreases in both in-school and out-of-school suspensions, as well as double-digit increases in academic
  • improvements across attendance, behavior, and academic achievement.
  • But it also gives, like Lafayette Parish school system may have a different standard or St.
  • And we're just setting the standard and letting the experts fill in the framework. Thank you, Rep.
Bills: HCR97 , HR168 , SCR33 , SB112 , SB346 , SB347 , SB353 , SB488 , SB504 , SB507 , SB518
Committee: House Education
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Governmental Oversight and Accountability Feb 2nd, 2026

Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Transcript Highlights:
  • It also directs the Florida Building Commission to create uniform standards.
  • To bonding requirements were so great that a new standard was adopted in 2023 by the NEC via amendment
  • set by the Florida Customer Service Standards Act.
  • Observation of a reasonable person is the standard that you use if you fill out an application.
  • Florida is a standard bearer. Set the standard for the world. Pass Senate Bill 1642.
Bills: S0330 , S0526 , S0862 , S1072 , S1078 , S1192 , S1250 , S1296 , S1298 , S1642 , S1698 , S7022
Summary: The committee heard several bills and confirmations, with most measures reported favorably. Senate Bill 330 clarified the heart disease presumption for firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers, codifying the medical definition of heart disease and allowing transferring law enforcement officers to rely on a prior physical if a new agency does not provide one. Support was waived in by the Florida Smart Justice Alliance and the Fraternal Order of Police, and the bill passed unanimously. Senate Bill 526, as amended by a delete-all amendment, addressed commercial construction contracts, permit standards, fee reductions when private providers are used, floodproofing, product approval categories, and adoption of certain electrical code standards; it drew support from several construction and business groups and one opposing appearance, then was reported favorably. Senate Bill 1192 created a pilot program for callback queues at the Department of Commerce and Department of Children and Families to reduce hold times for callers seeking re-employment assistance and public benefits, and it also passed favorably. Senate Bill 1078 established transition procedures for a governor-elect, including agency liaisons, briefing materials, office space, and access to records; an amendment shifted IT support to the Department of Management Services, narrowed access to confidential records, and increased penalties for unauthorized disclosure, after which the bill was approved. Senate Bill 7022 extended a public records exemption for classroom examinations and assessment instruments through 2031 and expanded coverage to school district boards and public schools; it was also reported favorably. Senate Bill 862, as amended, set a $60,000 salary goal by 2030 for state correctional officers, probation officers, and institutional security specialists, with annual raises subject to appropriations; members and witnesses emphasized recruitment, retention, and safety, and the bill passed. Senate Bill 1250 removed the requirement that the Commission on Human Relations use registered mail for certain notices under the Florida Civil Rights Act, allowing less expensive notice methods, and it was reported favorably. Senate Bill 1698 allowed certain employers to post required workplace notices electronically instead of physically, and it passed without opposition. The committee also recommended confirmation of 10 appointees to the Florida Commission on Human Relations and the State Retirement Commission. The most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 1072, which created an anti-Semitism task force within the Department of Legal Affairs to review anti-Semitism in Florida, improve community relations, advise on law enforcement training, assess digital media literacy efforts, evaluate hate crime statutes, and recommend policy changes. The sponsor said the bill was intended to address a growing problem and noted that Florida already uses the Holocaust Remembrance definition of anti-Semitism in statute. Numerous speakers opposed the bill, arguing it could chill protected speech, especially criticism of Israel, and could be used selectively against students, activists, Muslims, Arabs, and Jewish anti-Zionists; several also said existing hate-crime and civil-rights laws were sufficient and that the task force should include protections against Islamophobia and anti-Arab hate. One member raised concerns about the constitutionality of creating such task forces in light of prior actions by the Attorney General. Despite the opposition, the bill was reported favorably on a party-line style vote with Senator Bracey Davis voting yes along with the majority. Senate Bill 1642, the Freedom in the Workplace Act, was also heard and drew significant questioning. The bill would bar public employers and contractors from requiring pronoun use, certain gender-identity-related training, or non-binary sex options on forms, and would protect employees and contractors from adverse action based on religious, moral, conscience-based, or biology-based beliefs. Senator Polsky questioned whether the bill could interfere with anti-harassment training and workplace discipline, while the sponsor said the measure was meant to prevent government coercion and extend protections similar to those in school settings. The transcript cuts off before the final disposition of this bill.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Local Government Feb 2nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • The next bill on the list is Senate Bill 6274 concerning street standards and frontage improvements.
  • The next bill on the list is Senate Bill 6274 concerning street standards and frontage improvements.
  • The bill requires the county or city to evaluate whether local street, frontage, and right-of-way standards
  • finally, the bill requires counties and cities to periodically review and, if necessary, revise street standards
  • , frontage improvement requirements, and related public works design standards to ensure consistency
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 3/17/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c><00:14:01.920><c> and</c><00:14:02.240><c> non-academic</c> specific academic and non-academic specific
  • </c><00:24:20.559><c> standards</c><00:24:21.279><c> uh</c> MTSS framework uh academic standards uh MTSS
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Bills: HF3487 , HF3421
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Feb 5th, 2026

Agriculture and Forestry

Transcript Highlights:
  • It would prohibit state agencies from adopting a rule to establish environmental protection standards
  • And the standard in what this bill does.
  • This is also not, no offense to the man who spoke before me, the gold standard that Trump laid out.
  • This is also not, no offense to the man who spoke before me, the gold standard that Trump laid out.
  • :21:39.200><c> industry</c> uniform standards across the industry uniform standards across the industry
Bills: SB71 , SB71