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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- not qualify for care at the Indian Health Center where I serve on the board.
- State recognition would not only affirm our history, it would also ensure health care access for our
- When the UPS driver handed me a package and said, 'Careful, this one is awful heavy.
- Let's take care.
- It'll help protect Texans from unnecessary health care cost increases.
Bills:
HB551 , HB 1281 , HB1378 , HB1617 , HB2868 , HB2881 , HB3374 , HB4439 , HB4726 , HB4732 , HB4878 , HB4914 , HB4921 , HB4958 , HB5200 , HB5318 , HB5360 , HB5402 , HB5568 , HB5573 , HB5623 , HJR218
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Governmental Organization Committee Sep 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- It also does a lot to mitigate any loss of federal highway funds, because we also care very deeply, and
- our members care very deeply, about having that funding for our transportation infrastructure.
- Because we also care very deeply, and our members care very deeply about having that funding for our
- the signage allows for the financing of the convention center, and so that—oh yeah, I there's that direct
- the signage allows for the financing of the convention center, and so that—oh yeah, I there's that direct
Summary:
The Governmental Organization Committee met as a subcommittee before quorum was established, then heard three measures. AB 770 by Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez would authorize the City of Los Angeles to create a flexible signage framework at the Los Angeles Convention Center to generate revenue for renovation and modernization tied to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Support came from labor, business, and SEIU representatives, who cited jobs, tourism, and financing benefits; there was no opposition testimony. Members asked about the job estimates and the connection between signage revenue and convention center expansion.
SB 451, presented by Senator Archuleta, would clarify that a 50-50 charitable raffle may be conducted at a championship game held at a designated venue where an affiliated sports team plays home games, addressing a Super Bowl-related ambiguity. Supporters from the NFL and the 49ers said the change would preserve charitable fundraising for Super Bowls 60 and 61 and would not alter other raffle rules. CalNonprofits raised concerns about fairness, gambling expansion, and the special treatment of pro sports raffles, while members discussed how charities receive funds and the program’s audit process.
AB 831 by Assemblymember Valencia would prohibit online sweepstakes using dual-currency models that allow cash payouts, while leaving non-cash social sweepstakes untouched. Supporters, including several tribes, the Sports Betting Alliance, the California Chamber of Commerce, and other stakeholders, argued the bill closes a loophole, protects consumers, and preserves tribal gaming sovereignty; opponents, including the Social Gaming Leadership Alliance and numerous tribal members and representatives, argued it would eliminate a legal industry, harm smaller and less advantaged tribes, and was advanced without sufficient consultation. After extensive debate about consumer protection, tribal equity, and online gaming regulation, all three bills were approved, and the committee adjourned at 9:55 a.m.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Apr 10th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- It clarifies that for virtual school may receive funding for direct support organizations and has contracts
- Despite the same training being required for hospitality workers, health care workers and even K through
- Careful walking. Take Up Tab 9 Cs for SB 1528.
- Let's take care of those take care of us. So Yeni Olivia Grace, I know you're watching.
- documentation from a licensed individual family support plan documentation from a licensed health care
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Good gentlemen, be careful about reading our debate and not telling our debate.
- medical, behavioral, and mental health care providers.
- providers, and our health care providers.
- providers, and our health care providers.
- And these are professions that we can least afford to lose: educators, health care providers, child care
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- You're talking about some things I would be careful with.
- So we need to be careful with that. I would also be careful.
- They take care of you medically. Let's just be careful with that. There are some things here.
- Be careful, because we may have to come back and make some adjustments.
- What's happening right now with athletics, you need to be careful.
Committee:
House Education & Employment Committee
Summary:
The Education and Employment Committee heard and voted on several education-related bills. HB 129 on Florida Virtual School was presented as a cleanup bill responding to audit-related statutory updates; it would remove priority language, allow all Florida students and eligible overseas military dependents access, clarify teacher employment/retirement status, permit local schools to administer required exams, and authorize direct support organizations. The bill drew support from Seminole State College and Florida Virtual School and was reported favorably 15-0.
HB 423 on student elopement, sponsored by Reps. Eskamani and Tramont, would require schools to establish safety teams and procedures to prevent and respond to elopement by students with autism or similar needs. Testimony from the Autism Society of Greater Orlando and a student advocate emphasized safety risks and the need for clear school protocols. Members spoke strongly in support, and the bill passed unanimously 16-0. CS for CS for HB 753 on school counselors removed two certification barriers, kept the master’s degree requirement, and aligned evaluations with Florida school counseling standards; school counselor groups and several members argued it would help address counselor shortages and workload issues. It also passed unanimously 16-0.
The committee also approved CS for CS for HB 1253, which would let school-employed coaches use up to $15,000 per team per year of personal funds to support student-athletes with items like food, transportation, therapy, and rehabilitation, with an amendment requiring written parental consent. Several members raised concerns about liability, fairness, and guardrails, but the bill passed 17-0. PCS for CS for HB 833 on private school facilities would allow small private schools of 150 students or fewer to locate in commercial or mixed-use zoning without rezoning and to use certain existing buildings if fire and life-safety standards are met; members discussed traffic, school zones, and proximity to dispensaries, and it passed 15-0. PCS for CS for HB 1325 on the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund clarified matching contributions, allowed use of funds for expansion or modernization of existing space, and permitted two-year awards; it passed 16-0. Finally, CS for HB 1437 on conversion charter schools created dispute-resolution options over facility maintenance and, via amendment, allowed capital outlay funding if the charter assumes full maintenance responsibility; despite some opposition, it passed 13-3. The committee then adjourned.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
EDUCATION- HOUSE EARLY CHILDHOOD SUBCOMMITTEE Mar 19th, 2026
EDUCATION- HOUSE EARLY CHILDHOOD SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- What about the child care workers who were getting those vouchers for working in child care?
- you were still getting free child care, even though your eligibility was because you were a child care
- you were still getting free child care, even though your eligibility was because you were a child care
- The idea of providing our child care workers with this ability to have free child care or reduced rate
- So if we're taking away the way that home care and child care centers, whomever, is subsidizing that
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, July 16, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- A veteran's health care prevention.
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- For VA medical when they seek care.
- </c><00:57:10.960><c> or</c> veterans programs by cutting care or veterans programs by cutting care or
- </c><01:07:37.680><c> of</c> support of HR 9237, the Take Care of support of HR 9237, the Take Care of
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (02/04/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><00:52:23.200><c> for</c> who are doing their best to care for who are doing their best to care for
- <c> a</c><01:32:55.719><c> day</c> have to be in their care 24 hours a day have to be in their care 24
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Summary:
The committee held a public hearing on HB 530, a bill to increase funding for New Hampshire’s Affordable Housing Fund. Representative Jessica Lontine, the sponsor, described the state’s housing crisis, citing high rents, low vacancy, and the lack of affordable units. She said the bill would double the annual transfer-tax deposit into the fund from $5 million to $10 million, and she later presented an amendment to hold the Education Trust Fund harmless by directing the housing-fund deposit from remaining revenue after that trust fund is funded. She also explained a prospective appropriation idea tied to a possible future sale of the Laconia State School property, with the goal of supporting community housing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Much of the testimony focused on the shortage of accessible and supportive housing for people with disabilities and aging family caregivers. Lontine, Ben Saul of Visions for Creative Housing Solutions, Lori McIntosh of Our Place NH, and Maddie Mandelbaum all described the difficulty families face in planning for adult children with disabilities as parents age or die. They emphasized that many people need not only affordable housing but accessible, supportive settings, and they argued that state investment would help nonprofit providers build such housing and prevent homelessness or inappropriate institutional placement. Several witnesses also noted that existing projects rely on capital funding and that operating revenues are limited because residents often depend on SSI and Medicaid.
Committee members asked questions about the fiscal impact of the bill and amendment, including whether the proposal would shift money from the general fund or education trust fund and whether the Finance Committee should have final say over spending priorities. Lontine said she understood those concerns but argued that housing should be prioritized. Housing Action New Hampshire’s Tom Duroza also testified in support of the bill, saying the state’s housing shortage is driving record prices and vacancy rates below 1%, and that the Affordable Housing Fund has leveraged more than $500 million in private investment and helped build thousands of rental homes. He said his organization supported the underlying bill but had not yet reviewed the amendment. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Primary and Secondary Education. (2-11-26)
Primary and Secondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Can we focus on, you know, health care credentials in this one area?
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- </c> funding because you have more direction funding because you have more direction over<00:34:49.040
- You know, who's going to help take care of them?
- </c> who's going to help take care of them? who's going to help take care of them?
Committee:
House Primary and Secondary Education
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Early Learning & Human Services Feb 18th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Early Learning & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- The secretary of DCYF is the custodian of funds for persons in its care.
- as reimbursement for the person's cost of care.
- We've taken them and used them to pay for the cost of care.
- aged out of foster care.
- first step by focusing on youth in extended Children in care.
Committee:
House Early Learning & Human Services
Keywords:
homeless youth, youth homelessness, runaway youth, young adult homelessness, housing instability, family reunification, family stability, youth services, homelessness prevention, protective services, Department of Commerce, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, DCYF, advisory committee, lived experience, data sharing, outcome measures, interagency coordination, service providers, at-risk youth
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Committee Jun 17th, 2026
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- care plan into the next adoption of their general plan to address the child care needs of that jurisdiction
- And child care stakeholders like parents and child care providers need to be a part of that conversation
- and I look... ...for more child care.
- With the rising cost of child care, parents are struggling, and many times child care costs are even
- With the rising cost of child care, parents are struggling, and many times child care costs are even
Committee:
Senate Local Government
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- They take care of their employees.
- And so that's a heightened degree of care, the highest degree of care to their passengers.
- So I don't see—I don't care where they're from or those other issues.
- It is indeed health care. It is my job and, frankly, personally, it is my livelihood.
- Physicians want to take care of patients, and that's the bottom line.
Committee:
House Insurance
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
EDUCATION- HOUSE EARLY CHILDHOOD SUBCOMMITTEE Mar 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Do we ever do that with the cost of child care?
- What about the child care workers who were getting those vouchers for working in child care?
- you were still getting free child care, even though your eligibility was because you were a child care
- The idea of providing our child care workers with this ability to have free child care or reduced rate
- So if we're taking away the way that home care and child care centers, whomever, is subsidizing that
Summary:
The Early Childhood Committee met for an update from the Office of Early Childhood within the Department of Education. Members heard that the office’s goals under the LEARNS Act are to improve kindergarten readiness, support families, ensure quality providers, and expand affordable, accessible child care. Staff reviewed the local lead system, licensing, quality efforts such as CLASS and QRIS, and the two main funding streams: School Readiness Assistance (SRA), a federal CCDF-funded voucher program serving about 14,600 children with a wait list of a little over 3,000, and Arkansas Better Chance (ABC), a state-funded program serving about 21,000 children with authority recently increased to 24,000 slots.
A major topic was the difference between market rate surveys and cost analysis studies. Officials said the department is procuring both through an RFP, hoping to begin by August and have results by late in the year. Members pressed for current reimbursement levels, the gap between ABC and SRA funding, and whether ABC funding should be increased to better match costs. Staff explained that SRA rates are set at 75% of the market rate, while ABC per-child funding is much lower, and that ABC slots are limited by the overall allocation. They also explained that some ABC slots were increased by moving children from a discontinued federal pre-K arrangement into ABC to preserve continuity of care.
Committee members raised concerns about rural access, infant and toddler shortages, provider stability, workforce pay, and communication with families and providers. Officials said local leads are now helping identify underserved areas, that no county with absolutely no care is known, and that the department is trying to get a truer statewide count of children and providers. They also described efforts to improve communication through monthly provider calls, website postings, and direct case contacts with families. Members discussed possible funding increases, including ideas to reduce the SRA wait list and raise ABC funding, but no formal vote or action was taken beyond approving prior meeting minutes and receiving the update.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 03/16/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- of her own and something that really defines her work and her commitment to making sure that we're caring
- Secretary will read. >> Calendar 446, Senate Print 1052, Senator May, an act to direct the Department
- That was an increase of 3,000 visitors over 2023, so headed in the right direction, but falling pretty
- That was an increase of 3,000 visitors over 2023, so headed in the right direction, but falling pretty
- That was an increase of 3,000 visitors over 2023, so headed in the right direction, but falling pretty
Summary:
The Senate met on March 13, 2026, approved the prior day’s journal, received a message discharging Assembly Bill 2330 from committee and substituting identical Senate Bill 5843, and welcomed visiting delegations from Connecticut. The chamber also adopted privileged resolution J.1753, honoring Saint Patrick and Irish Americans and memorializing the Governor to proclaim March 2026 as Irish American Heritage Month. Senators Kavanagh and Fahy spoke in support, emphasizing Irish heritage, immigration, public service, and the St. Patrick’s Day tradition; the resolution was adopted and opened for co-sponsorship.
The Senate then acted on a series of bills on the calendar. Measures passed included bills by Senators Hinchey, Comrie, Skoufis, Stavisky, Sanders, Kavanagh, Gianaris, Cleare, and others, with several receiving unanimous support and a few drawing recorded negative votes. Senator Fernandez’s education bill related to placing opioid antagonists with AEDs and first aid kits in schools passed 60-1 after supportive remarks from Senators Oberacker and Fernandez. A bill authorizing a study on lithium-ion battery fires also passed unanimously, with Senators Borrello and Weik explaining affirmative votes while urging caution about electric bus mandates.
The most debated item was Calendar 446, Senator May’s bill directing the Department of Economic Development to move the Central New York Welcome Center from Destiny USA to the Equal Rights Heritage Center in Auburn. Senator Walczyk questioned the move’s cost, location, visitor traffic, and local support, arguing Destiny USA was the better site; Senator May responded that the state had built the Auburn facility and should provide sustainable operating support. The bill passed 47-15. The Senate then completed the controversial calendar and adjourned until Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- That takes care of 39-50. of the code.
- That takes care of 39-50, 39-03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, and 39-58-10.
- This takes some of that approach, some of that definition we worked on, in a different direction.
- Representative Schertz, just directing your attention to the end of page one, your section two there,
- Representative Schurz, just directing your attention to the end of page one, your section two there,
Summary:
The House Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee approved the minutes from February 10 and February 16, then heard a rule docket from the Drinking Water and Wastewater Professionals Board. The agency said the rule changes clarified licensure categories, exam score validity, experience and continuing education requirements, and auditing of exam providers, while also increasing fees to rebuild the board’s cash balance. After questions about the board’s finances and the Senate’s objection to the fee increase, the committee approved the docket with Section 400, the fee section, struck.
The committee then took up House Bill 593, a code cleanup bill from Representative Scott that would repeal obsolete hazardous waste planning committee provisions and the Big Payette Lake Water Quality chapter. Members raised concerns about overlap with another bill and whether the repeal would conflict with other hazardous waste provisions. After discussion and a brief recess, the motion to advance the bill was withdrawn and the committee voted to hold House Bill 593 in committee to the call of the chair. House Bill 714 was also held in committee without hearing.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 687 from Representative Schurz, which would restrict state agencies from procuring, deploying, or using large language models unless they are developed and implemented without DEI principles and with truth-seeking, ideologically neutral standards. Schurz cited concerns about the Recidiviz vendor used by IDOC and said the bill would require contract language, agency procedures, and vendor accountability. Members questioned how agencies could verify compliance and whether the bill would affect other uses of AI, but the bill was advanced on a due pass motion and sent to the House.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget REVISED: Start time changed to 12:00 PM for Oklahoma State Department of Education
Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- Many of you I'm sure have heard our mantra: if you're not taking care of the students, take care of someone
- We will just direct you to these two microphone stands kind of behind us.
- But what you can see here is The trend, from my perspective, is going in the wrong direction.
- I think we're concerned that it seems like we're trending in the wrong direction between those on that
- But I would direct your staff to we did pass legislation last year that is to be included in that.
Committee:
House Appropriations and Budget
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill defines the term careful and prudent manner as it relates to right turns on red, authorizes
- You can't just throw up a stop sign on a road that has three lanes going in one direction, because people
- And here you are now getting new ideas on how we can actually direct school boards and where to put bus
- And here you are now getting new ideas on how we can actually direct school boards and where to put bus
- Not that you all care, but I just had to bring that up. All right, we are in debate.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
traffic enforcement, speed detection systems, school safety, traffic violations, reporting requirements, local authority, electronic signatures, vehicle titles, insurance regulations, auditing, total loss vehicles, specialty license plate, specialty plates, Florida DMV, DHSMV, Miami Northwestern Alumni Association, Miami Northwestern Senior High School, alumni association, commemorative plate, license plate fees
Summary:
The Transportation Committee met with a quorum and first took up SB 654 on traffic infraction enforcement, which would standardize procedures for red-light, school-zone speed, and school bus camera enforcement. The bill would allow clerks to retain 10% of penalty revenue, permit virtual hearings, require records retention, limit surveillance/data use, tighten school-zone flashing-light requirements, and add school board approval and reporting requirements for school bus camera programs. An amendment clarified reporting periods and which entity receives liability-transfer affidavits. Members raised questions about information-sharing, facial recognition, school-zone warnings, and school bus stop safety, but the committee accepted the amendment and reported the bill favorably.
The committee then considered SB 1080, which was amended by a delete-all to address FDOT direct payments to first-tier subcontractors and takeover agreements involving sureties and replacement contractors. The amended bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved a slate of appointments in tabs 1 through 6 by one vote.
Next, the committee heard SB 382 on electric bicycles and scooters. A strike-all amendment shifted the bill away from immediate enforcement changes and instead created an e-bike task force, required crash data collection and reporting, and retained rules requiring riders to yield to pedestrians, provide audible signals, and limit speed near pedestrians. Members discussed enforcement practicality, access concerns for riders who rely on e-bikes, and the need for public education and transparency. The amended bill was reported favorably. The committee then reported favorably SB 684, which removes certain signature requirements for electronic odometer disclosures in total-loss vehicle and vessel insurance transactions, and SB 880, which creates a new license plate for the Miami Northwestern Alumni Association. The meeting ended after all items were approved and the committee adjourned.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- for generations is a very tall order, and something we have to take very seriously and handle with care
- Our staff has done an incredible amount of legwork over the summer at the direction of President Albritton
- Some months are down, some months are in the positive direction more over the estimate.
- So I think that that's the direction we're going to be heading in. It's going to be.
- So I think that that's the direction we're going to be heading in.
Committee:
Senate Finance and Tax
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Finance and Tax met for its first meeting of the session, with a quorum present and several members excused. Chair Avila opened by framing the committee’s main focus as property tax relief and housing affordability, noting the complexity of any changes to Florida’s long-standing property tax structure and emphasizing the need to preserve funding for schools and local public safety. He also introduced new committee staff member Tamisha Black and thanked staff for summer work supporting analysis of potential proposals, including constitutional amendment concepts and other property tax relief ideas.
Staff director Azar Khan then presented an update on the General Revenue forecast, explaining that collections remained above estimate but at a slower pace than the prior year, with recent economic indicators slightly weaker than earlier forecasts. He said the new forecast mostly reflected modest adjustments, with a notable share of the increase coming from earnings on investment rather than the usual drivers such as sales tax or corporate income tax. Khan also gave a detailed presentation on ad valorem millages, explaining the different millage types used by school districts, counties, municipalities, special districts, and water management districts; the rollback rate; TRIM notice and hearing timelines; voting thresholds for adopting higher millages; and long-term trends showing millage rates declining over time even as total taxes levied have increased.
Members used the presentations to discuss property tax relief options and the relationship between local property taxes and state revenue. President Passidomo praised staff and Senator Bernard’s summer work on proposals. President Gaetz asked about converting homestead property tax revenue to sales tax and was told the rough equivalent could be around a 2.8-cent sales tax increase, though with important behavioral and distributional caveats. Senator Rouson asked about the decline in corporate income tax estimates, and Khan said it likely reflected changes in national corporate profit expectations and collection patterns, promising a follow-up. The Department of Revenue’s Lizette Kelly confirmed that TRIM data, including adopted millages, rollback rates, and maximum millage calculations, are collected by jurisdiction and can be provided to the committee. No bills were taken up and no votes occurred beyond adjournment, which was adopted by motion.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Education Postsecondary Feb 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- THIS IS DESIGNED TO BUILD INJURY TO HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS AT MULTIPLE POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS, CAREER
- DURING THE CONVENING WE WILL DISCUSS STRATEGIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXTENDING EXPOSURE TO HEALTH CARE
- I HAVE TWO YOUNG ONES AND SOMETIMES THEY JUST DON'T KNOW THE DIRECTION.
- WE HAVE TO HELP AND GUIDE THEM INTO THAT DIRECTION.
- I'M VERY INTERESTED IN THE PIPELINE FOR THE MD DIRECT.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Other - PSCOC Apr 22nd, 2026
Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force
Transcript Highlights:
- We take care of the site access, and that's the end of it. We've completed it.
- But like Kazeeto said We take care of the site access, and that's the end of it.
- and careful looking at the contracts both by us and PSFA as we go through this.
- We will do what it takes to right size our funding options at the direction of PSCLC.
- Based upon the direction given to myself in PSFA by Ms.