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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Apr 29th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Under current law, the State Board of Education plays no role in the process.
  • A little bit worse because it brings it to the state, to the SBOE.
  • We're giving it to the State Board of Education.
  • I do fear giving away that power to the State Board of Education. Community.
  • Now we have assistant athletic directors for multiple schools.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • to the state of Minnesota in 2024 via the Solar for All grant program.
  • to the state of Minnesota in 2024 via the Solar for All grant program.
  • to the state of Minnesota in 2024 via the Solar for All grant program.
  • to the state of Minnesota in 2024 via the Solar for All grant program.
  • to the state of Minnesota in 2024 via the Solar for All grant program.
Bills: HF2103, HF2793
HI
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  • all state-owned buildings and pursue existing automated external defibrillator programs.
  • <00:08:21.480> and no-bid contracts issued by state and no-bid contracts issued by state and
  • State Building Code Council.
  • State Building Code Council.
  • State Building Code Council.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 25th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Sponse team when working in the hospital as an infection prevention program manager.
  • And I think this is a huge part of the rise of women's sports in our state.
  • And does the state of Oklahoma recognize birth certificates from other states?
  • What I stated isn't going to change.
  • Also, there are two states in the United States that currently require certified mail, and that is we
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The state of Texas has thousands of homeless individuals throughout the state.
  • in the state from which the person moved.
  • So now that you have your VUID number, your state ID number, they track it when you move around the state
  • Second, we oppose SB 1863 because it allows an unelected state appointee, the Secretary of State, to
  • Our state certification process requires federal certification before a vendor can even come to the state
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The Committee on State Affairs will come to order. Will the clerk call the roll?
  • After that hearing, we are going to actually put kratom back in its natural state: raw or dried leaves
  • So kratom, in its natural state, will be legal under the bill.
  • A natural state, bad. Excellent. My no is no, a yes.
  • If there is no other business to come before the Senate Committee on State Affairs, is there any other
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Ways and Means Committee 3/17/25

Ways and Means

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  • <00:02:05.719> can farm bill that does what the state can farm bill that does what the state
  • terms of that testing here in the state terms of that testing here in the state of<00:04:21.800>
  • may come up that would face the state may come up that would face the state here<00:05:05.840>
  • <00:05:18.440> such<00:05:18.600> as funds other programs such as funds other programs
  • where we can make sure that our state where we can make sure that our state stays<00:09:01.040><
Bills: HF1704, HF1722
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee Meeting Jun 24th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill also prevents government entities from obtaining information indirectly by asking another state
  • immigration purposes beyond the point at which that person would have otherwise been released from state
  • We have already passed laws in Delaware that indicate our belief that local and state law enforcement
  • I respectfully urge you to vote favorably for this bill and allow Delaware to become the fifth state
  • I respectfully urge you to vote favorably for this bill and allow Delaware to become the fifth state
Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met and heard presentations on several bills. House Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute 1 for House Bill 145 would restrict government use of reverse keyword searches, generally prohibiting reverse keyword court orders and voluntary requests, with a narrow exception for Class A violent felony investigations and rules on notice, deletion, and inadmissibility of unlawfully obtained evidence. House Substitute 1 for House Bill 368, with House Amendment 1, would limit Delaware law enforcement and the Department of Correction’s participation in federal civil immigration enforcement, especially regarding civil immigration warrants and detainers, while preserving exceptions for serious offenses and valid judicial processes; the Department of Correction said it had no operational or fiscal impact and supported the exclusions, and an ACLU-affiliated witness testified in support. House Substitute 1 for House Bill 427 would allow certain 16- and 17-year-olds to participate in hunting and target practice without direct adult supervision if they have parental permission, hunter education, and a valid Delaware hunting license. House Bill 355, the “Speak Your Truth Act,” would expand anti-SLAPP-style protections for survivors of sexual assault, discrimination, and harassment by raising the burden in defamation suits and allowing attorney’s fees and damages; advocates from the National Women’s Defense League and the Speak Your Truth movement supported it. House Bill 134 would increase penalties for repeat animal cruelty offenders and lengthen animal ownership bans. The committee also heard House Bill 133, as amended, which would create a hardship waiver process allowing courts to waive fines and fees for defendants who cannot afford them, while preserving restitution and exempting certain traffic-related penalties and victim compensation assessments. The administration said the bill is intended to address uncollectable debt and noted millions in outstanding fines and fees, while local government and police representatives raised concerns about lost revenue, administrative burden, and consistency; the Fines and Fees Justice Center supported the measure. Committee members asked about how the waiver funding would affect local governments, volunteer fire companies, and related fees, and the administration said the $5 million budgeted this year would cover the waiver costs and be treated as an annual expense going forward. No committee votes were taken during the excerpted discussion, but the chair indicated that bills ready for action would be circulated for signature or moved to the floor.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 3/24/26

Education Finance

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  • So, Peter, state your name.
  • So, Peter, state your name. the room. So, Peter, state your name.
  • I'm the assistant commissioner for programs, policies, and grants at the Office of Higher Education.
  • The state has recognized this with programs such as Strive for Five and dual training that focus on workforce
  • under state law.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Mar 3rd, 2026

Ways and Means Education

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  • And then the last question I had, do any other states have this type of a program that you're aware of
  • Chairman of the committee, referencing the Alabama National Guard Education Assistance Program and GAP
  • Education Assistance Program and GAP. Uh Education Assistance Program and GAP.
  • We have worked diligently to revise the Alabama National Guard Education Assistance Program in a world
  • I'm the CEO of a company called Make My Move, and we actually help communities and states set up programs
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Public Safety and Homeland Security

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  • We thank you for this state and its leadership. We pray for a nation.
  • One last thing it does, it makes the executive of the state report in a timely manner to the state that
  • One last thing it does, it makes the executive of the state report in a timely manner to the state that
  • One last thing it does, it makes the executive of the state report in a timely manner to the state that
  • <00:22:43.280> of have a a unique chance in the state of have a a unique chance in the state
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/24/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

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  • for energy projects on state land.
  • It's our state.
  • This is about state-run, state-owned infrastructure.
  • This omnibus contains various changes in ADEQ statutes to remove outdated language, align state programs
  • use plan and conceptual land use plan revision for all urban state trust land in Arizona and other state
Summary: The Natural Resources Committee approved the March 17 minutes and then took up a long calendar of bills, holding HCR 2038. HB 2787, which would bar the state and its political subdivisions from using personnel or financial resources to enforce, administer, or cooperate with the Mexican wolf reintroduction program, drew opposition from Sierra Club and Humane World for Animals/Animal Defense League of Arizona, who argued it would hinder wolf recovery and undercut science-based wildlife management. The committee nevertheless gave HB 2787 a do-pass recommendation by a 4-3 vote. The committee then considered HB 2055 on a Brackish Groundwater Recovery Program Fund and HB 2782 on disclosure requirements for regulatory assets in utility rates. Testimony on HB 2055 raised concerns that brackish groundwater is still groundwater and that pumping it could cause localized impacts, but the bill initially received a do-pass recommendation before a later vote failed on reconsideration. HB 2782 prompted discussion about Corporation Commission authority and utility regulation, but it ultimately received a do-pass recommendation. The committee also heard HB 2781, a solar energy decommissioning and financial assurance bill, with testimony from environmental groups, industry representatives, and a local official; an amendment by Senator Sundareshan to strengthen financial assurance and remove the remediation fund failed, and the underlying bill also failed on a tied 4-4 vote. Later, the committee approved HB 2975, which would suspend use of solar scoring maps on state trust lands and require new mining and housing scoring maps, despite opposition from environmental groups and neutral comments from the State Land Department that the solar map is only a guidance tool. HB 2696, as amended, passed after the committee adopted amendments shifting the Arizona Commerce Authority’s fuel-price mandate and creating a fuel resiliency task force; testimony focused on fuel supply, pipeline capacity, refinery access, and whether the ACA was the right agency to lead the effort. The committee also passed HCM 2009 urging Congress to require legislative approval for new national monuments and to streamline mining and land-swap processes, and HB 2889, which funds ADEQ monitoring of uranium contamination and creates a statewide registry and tribal partnership program. Finally, the committee approved HB 2763, which would require legislative approval before the Arizona Game and Fish Commission could close a shooting range. Supporters said it was meant to protect facilities like Ben Avery and preserve safe shooting locations, while opponents argued the bill was unnecessary because existing review steps already exist and there was no imminent closure threat. The committee also heard testimony on the bill from Game and Fish, which said the measure would add another layer to an already extensive closure process and that the department was neutral on the proposal.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 21st, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • supplemental nutrition assistance program integrity.
  • supplemental nutrition assistance program integrity.
  • House Bill 786 by Representative Egan is an act to amend Title 46 relative to the state medical assistance
  • assistance program to provide a utilization management process.
  • Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding coordination of utility assistance programs in
Bills: SR134, SR135, SR136, SR137, SR140, SR141, SR142, SCR75, SCR77, SCR12, HB75, HB1199, HB221, HCR89, HCR96, HCR103, HCR108, HCR58, HB9, HB177, HB181, HB198, HB202, HB223, HB225, HB387, HB398, HB457, HB459, HB540, HB591, HB616, HB766, HB775, HB783, HB797, HB895, HB906, HB950, HB975, HB1028, HB1052, HB1057, HB1076, HB1100, HB1139, HB1155, HB1160, HB1182, HB1186, HB1220, HB1222, HB1223, HB1224, HB1228, HB1231, HB1245, HB1256, SCR3, SB393, SB401, SB415, SB426, SB435, SB487, SB488, SB523, SB56, SB163, SB341, SB504, SB322, SCR9, SCR58, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB514, HCR27, HCR28, HCR66, HCR67, HCR72, HCR31, HCR47, HCR41, HB363, HB368, HB377, HB380, HB386, HB392, HB431, HB441, HB559, HB664, HB685, HB715, HB741, HB822, HB856, HB908, HB980, HB990, HB999, HB1010, HB1243, HB54, HB137, HB180, HB192, HB310, HB321, HB396, HB512, HB552, HB578, HB638, HB663, HB708, HB717, HB718, HB1009, HB1082, HB1104, HB1107, HB1198, HB1246, HB27, HB143, HB205, HB259, HB267, HB288, HB308, HB403, HB405, HB414, HB417, HB478, HB546, HB548, HB555, HB557, HB609, HB670, HB672, HB740, HB779, HB786, HB796, HB812, HB848, HB915, HB917, HB921, HB930, HB933, HB1095, HB1096, HB1103, HB1129, HB1154, HB1166, HB1187, HB1195, HB1230, HB316, HB511, HB799, HB1039, HB12, HB66, HB145, HB167, HB196, HB213, HB218, HB222, HB256, HB291, HB326, HB352, HB401, HB430, HB433, HB434, HB448, HB456, HB476, HB481, HB487, HB492, HB549, HB579, HB608, HB621, HB624, HB626, HB632, HB637, HB656, HB722, HB745, HB804, HB818, HB821, HB833, HB864, HB867, HB874, HB893, HB909, HB951, HB968, HB969, HB978, HB979, HB988, HB989, HB1001, HB1005, HB1007, HB1024, HB1032, HB1038, HB1050, HB1051, HB1056, HB1059, HB1077, HB1080, HB1081, HB1086, HB1108, HB1112, HB1153, HB1172, HB1173, HB1175, HB1192, HB1193, HB1204, HB1218, HB1242, HB1244, HB1249, HB1252, HB1254, HB17, HB36, HB41, HB47, HB73, HB126, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB166, HB211, HB226, HB271, HB324, HB337, HB351, HB399, HB571, HB712, HB723, HB726, HB750, HB759, HB844, HB966, HB1006, HB1018, HB1036, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB78, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB441, SB449, HB74, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB956, HB1117, SB149
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 21st, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program integrity.
  • and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program integrity.
  • assistance program, to provide a utilization management process.
  • assistance program, to provide a utilization management process.
  • Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding coordination of utility assistance programs in
Bills: SR134, SR135, SR136, SR137, SR140, SR141, SR142, SCR75, SCR77, SCR12, HB75, HB1199, HB221, HCR89, HCR96, HCR103, HCR108, HCR58, HB9, HB177, HB181, HB198, HB202, HB223, HB225, HB387, HB398, HB457, HB459, HB540, HB591, HB616, HB766, HB775, HB783, HB797, HB895, HB906, HB950, HB975, HB1028, HB1052, HB1057, HB1076, HB1100, HB1139, HB1155, HB1160, HB1182, HB1186, HB1220, HB1222, HB1223, HB1224, HB1228, HB1231, HB1245, HB1256, SCR3, SB393, SB401, SB415, SB426, SB435, SB487, SB488, SB523, SB56, SB163, SB341, SB504, SB322, SCR9, SCR58, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB514, HCR27, HCR28, HCR66, HCR67, HCR72, HCR31, HCR47, HCR41, HB363, HB368, HB377, HB380, HB386, HB392, HB431, HB441, HB559, HB664, HB685, HB715, HB741, HB822, HB856, HB908, HB980, HB990, HB999, HB1010, HB1243, HB54, HB137, HB180, HB192, HB310, HB321, HB396, HB512, HB552, HB578, HB638, HB663, HB708, HB717, HB718, HB1009, HB1082, HB1104, HB1107, HB1198, HB1246, HB27, HB143, HB205, HB259, HB267, HB288, HB308, HB403, HB405, HB414, HB417, HB478, HB546, HB548, HB555, HB557, HB609, HB670, HB672, HB740, HB779, HB786, HB796, HB812, HB848, HB915, HB917, HB921, HB930, HB933, HB1095, HB1096, HB1103, HB1129, HB1154, HB1166, HB1187, HB1195, HB1230, HB316, HB511, HB799, HB1039, HB12, HB66, HB145, HB167, HB196, HB213, HB218, HB222, HB256, HB291, HB326, HB352, HB401, HB430, HB433, HB434, HB448, HB456, HB476, HB481, HB487, HB492, HB549, HB579, HB608, HB621, HB624, HB626, HB632, HB637, HB656, HB722, HB745, HB804, HB818, HB821, HB833, HB864, HB867, HB874, HB893, HB909, HB951, HB968, HB969, HB978, HB979, HB988, HB989, HB1001, HB1005, HB1007, HB1024, HB1032, HB1038, HB1050, HB1051, HB1056, HB1059, HB1077, HB1080, HB1081, HB1086, HB1108, HB1112, HB1153, HB1172, HB1173, HB1175, HB1192, HB1193, HB1204, HB1218, HB1242, HB1244, HB1249, HB1252, HB1254, HB17, HB36, HB41, HB47, HB73, HB126, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB166, HB211, HB226, HB271, HB324, HB337, HB351, HB399, HB571, HB712, HB723, HB726, HB750, HB759, HB844, HB966, HB1006, HB1018, HB1036, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB78, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB441, SB449, HB74, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB956, HB1117, SB149
Summary: The Senate met with 23 members present, opened with prayer and the pledge, and then took up a long calendar of resolutions and House bills. Early action included adopting numerous Senate resolutions, such as studies on the Upper Pontchartrain Basin, economic development boards, remote notarization, retirement system investments in China, and several commendations. The chamber also concurred in House Concurrent Resolutions on the Louisiana Maneuvers museum/trail study, roundabout education, plumbing code review, and economic ties with Taiwan, with most of these adopted unanimously or near-unanimously. A special recognition was also held for 2025-26 Teachers of the Year from Senate District 15. On the bill calendar, the Senate advanced a wide range of measures. Several bills dealt with education, public safety, and local government, including allowing virtual school students to participate in school activities, requiring mayoral training, updating rules for justice of the peace jurisdiction, and increasing penalties or fees in certain local matters. Other measures addressed health and human services, such as suicide prevention signage and 988 hotline placement on school IDs, Medicaid and provider payment rules, medical records fees for veterans, mental health protective custody procedures, and housing support for trafficking survivors. The chamber also passed bills on insurance, insurance-related venue rules, prompt payment to contractors, hazardous waste cleanup funding, and motor vehicle insurance requirements for out-of-state vehicles. The Senate also approved several criminal justice and public safety measures, including school threat penalties, autopsy photographs as evidence, impaired driving-related provisions, and restrictions on cell-cultured food products and labeling. Additional bills covered economic development and business regulation, such as wood pellet and brick manufacturing incentives, digital asset custody, CPA licensure pathways, and licensing for motor vehicle/recreational product dealers. Most bills were passed by wide margins, though a few drew notable opposition, including the constitutional and policy measures on gender/sex terminology, child custody arbitration, and the out-of-state vehicle insurance bill. Many bills were amended on the floor before final passage, and motions to reconsider were routinely laid on the table.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 3/10/26

Education Finance

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  • Already 27 states have opted into this program, and we hope that Minnesota will next.
  • Already 27 states have opted into this program, and we hope that Minnesota will next.
  • Already 27 states have opted into this program, and we hope that Minnesota will next.
  • of whether the state can participate in the program, enabling the children in that state to benefit.
  • <00:29:30.799> and<00:29:31.039> I state by opting into this program and I state by
Bills: HF3490, HF4040
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our providers around the state tell us time and again how the low Medical Assistance reimbursement rates
  • Our providers around the state tell us time and again how the low Medical Assistance reimbursement rates
  • Our providers around the state tell us time and again how the low Medical Assistance reimbursement rates
  • Our providers around the state tell us time and again how the low Medical Assistance reimbursement rates
  • Our providers around the state tell us time and again how the low Medical Assistance reimbursement rates
Bills: HF729, HF728
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Human Services Apr 15th, 2025

Human Services

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  • Account Program.
  • So HB 5302 creates a designated account program that will continue providing financial assistance for
  • This adoption assistance program passed to help those parents in the long haul.
  • So if the state standard is stricter, you meet the state standard.
  • It also requires the department to provide information on how to secure assistance programs for which
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Apr 15th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • And it has to do with unlicensed assisted living facilities.
  • Anything in the state, actually.
  • House Bill 5243 addresses the use of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, and
  • The USDA stated purpose for the SNAP program is to provide food benefits to low-income families to supplement
  • Well, when you're talking about some taxpayer-funded assistance programs, I think we ought to have a