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LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 15th, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- And next week, you will see us filing a lawsuit to have that money paid.
- The ones that meet those requirements filed with us are the ones that are used.
- This bill had been filed for a while, but I'll make a— I'll be honest with it.”
- “I’d be more than happy to expound on why I filed this bill at the appropriate time.
- We didn't file the bill.”
Bills:
HB59 , HB74 , HB159 , HB167 , HB175 , HB255 , HB330 , HB364 , HB458 , HB525 , HB568 , HB656 , HB1033 , HB1034 , HB1070
Committee:
House Administration of Criminal Justice
Keywords:
public defender, funding, district court, East Baton Rouge, judicial expenses, Autism Spectrum Disorder, missing children, law enforcement, public safety, Spectrum Alert, inmate documentation, post-release employment, special identification card, Louisiana Department of Public Safety, reentry services, veterans, veterans services, lottery proceeds, special fund, grant board
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Student career pathways framework established 2/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair and members, to have in front of you House File 3650.
- Chair and members, to have in front of you House File 3650.
- </c> of you House File 30 uh 3650. of you House File 30 uh 3650.
- </c> EPC, speaking in support of House File EPC, speaking in support of House File 3650.<00:05:29.360
- >> House File 3650 as amended is on its way to education finance.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- statement in a prior tax year is accurate for the current tax year the person may comply with the filing
- They are responsible. for hearing and determining protests filed by property owners.
- Involving the post-tested value filed. in every year, okay.
- Court, they can file limited binding arbitration. They can file binding arbitration.
- Every time someone files a late homestead exemption or whenever there's a late 2525 protests filed and
Committee:
House S/C on Property Tax Appraisals
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- He's going to kind of present roughly on House File 177, very similar to 178.
- He's going to kind of present roughly on House File 177, very similar to 178.
- So, with that, I'll make a motion that we refer House File 177 to the Committee on Taxes.
- We're going to talk about these a little bit together, so House File 177 and House File 178 is brought
- House File 178, I believe you have an author's amendment for this one as well?
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 11, February 21, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um but I think we the Senate file.
- ,</c> Since this amendment was filed, Since this amendment was filed, I<03:16:42.239><c> have</c><03:
- I mean, the bill is going to be on our general file.
- So, for that question, and then the bill is going to be on our general file.
- I mean, the bill is going to be on our general file. The bill is going to be on our general file.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on S.F. 4760 - Omnibus Public Safety policy provisions - 05/08/26
Transcript Highlights:
- It was also in House File 4578.
- This adds in language from Senate File 3606, House File 3711.
- file 3606, House<01:25:41.240><c> file</c><01:25:41.640><c> 3711.
- </c> House file 3711. House file 3711.
- File 3711 and Senate File 3606 are both<01:27:10.000><c> currently</c><01:27:10.440><c> on</c><01:27
Summary:
The Public Safety Policy Conference Committee met on May 8, 2026, with all conferees present. The chair opened with decorum instructions, explained that the meeting was policy-only, and noted that no public testimony had been signed up. Members then introduced themselves, with several noting they were retiring at the end of the session or year.
The committee adopted a series of provisions, mostly by unanimous voice vote, including House language on identity theft and financial crimes updates, supervision abatement and restitution considerations for corrections, protective-order enhancements for murder penalties, prediction markets, victim-notification requirements for plea and sentencing hearings, research data privacy, ignition interlock and impaired-driving license changes, DOC licensing and sanctions for juvenile/adult community-based residential facilities, criminal-conviction employment and licensing standards, jail medication procedures, domestic abuse law changes, and a grant-use extension for dual-status/crossover youth funding. Several items were described as technical or clarifying changes, while others updated law to address AI-related identity theft, foreign protective orders, victim privacy, and corrections oversight.
The committee also heard discussion on a Senate provision allowing victims of domestic violence to petition for wireless account and phone-number transfers. A witness supported the concept but urged changes to better align the state language with existing federal law; members noted the issue might need another vehicle or further work. For the domestic abuse item, staff explained that an A15 amendment would later adjust the warrantless-arrest window from 28 days to 14 days. On the jail-medication item, a member emphasized the changes were clarifying and not an admission that last year’s law was flawed. All adopted provisions passed by voice vote without opposition.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Jul 14th, 2026
Joint Committee on Public Service
Transcript Highlights:
- Today we'll be taking up late-file bills.
- Thanks for letting me speak on H. 5520, which is a bill that is filed for George Petrinos of Dudley by
- He turns 65 on October 20th, so time is of the essence, which is why we want to get this one filed for
- Department, I offer a sincere thanks to our elected representatives in the General Court for the recent filing
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Public Service
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 62 Jun 29th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on Rules reports the resolutions filed by Representatives McKenna of Sutton, Frost of Auburn
- The Committee on Rules reports the resolutions filed by Representatives McKenna of Sutton, Frost of Auburn
- The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives Madero of Boston and
- The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives Madero of Boston and
Summary:
The House opened with a salute to the flag and welcomed Troop 56 Boy Scouts from Cambridge, including guests earning a citizenship merit badge. The chamber then took up several procedural matters, including adopting Rules Committee resolutions and extending the Committee on Revenue’s reporting deadline to January 24, 2027. The House also concurred in a Senate petition allowing the South Deerfield Fire District to continue employing fire department member Stephen Kulowski.
On legislation, the House advanced Senate Bill 3142, which removes the term “hearing impaired” from the general laws, ordering it to a third reading. The House also passed to enactment a group of bills covering local and personnel matters, including Bridgewater charter language changes to make it gender-neutral, Boston police age waivers for two officers, a Berkeley selectmen membership increase, and sick leave banks for Sharon Manning and Stephanie Vieira. The chamber later concurred in Senate amendments to House Bill 4805 on Plainville’s charter and House Bill 5053 on Orange’s charter, and passed House Bill 5035 on Grafton’s senior tax exemption to be engrossed.
The Committee on Ways and Means reported House Bill 5534, a fiscal year 2027 interim appropriations bill totaling $7.703 billion, and the House fast-tracked it through second and third reading. After recesses and renewed motions, the bill was passed to be engrossed and then enacted. The House also adopted an order to adjourn to meet again Wednesday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Teacher Preparation and Student Literacy Jun 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- As we all know, we filed this bill because we saw a glaring gap in our literacy curriculum, and we saw
- As we all know, we filed this bill because we saw a glaring gap in our literacy curriculum, and we saw
- So we filed the bill.
- So we know that we have filed the bill, we passed the bill, we have a compromise bill, and we look forward
Summary:
House and Senate leaders announced a conference committee agreement on a literacy bill that both chambers had previously passed, with plans to bring the compromise version to the floor that week. They said the bill responds to weak reading outcomes, especially by third grade, and is intended to strengthen literacy instruction for future students. The speakers thanked legislative leadership and staff, and noted that conferees from both chambers supported the final package.
The bill would require school districts to adopt K-3 reading curricula approved by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and grounded in evidence-based literacy practices. It would provide free approved curriculum options for districts that need them, set implementation for the 2027-2028 school year, and allow waivers for districts already using evidence-based curricula. The compromise also removes unproven teaching methods, adds student progress monitoring, supports dyslexia screening and public reporting of data, and includes professional development and apprenticeship opportunities for teachers.
Supporters said the measure is meant to address persistent reading gaps, including lower performance among children of color and low-income students, and to move away from teaching students to guess at words rather than focus on letters and phonics. They described the final product as a stronger combination of the best parts of the House and Senate versions and said they expected continued broad support, noting prior unanimous roll call votes on the earlier versions.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Referrals and re-referrals were made in accordance with the supplemental orders of the day that may be filed
- day</c><00:03:49.040><c> that</c><00:03:49.360><c> may</c><00:03:49.519><c> be</c><00:03:49.680><c> filed
- </c><00:03:50.080><c> later</c> of the day that may be filed later of the day that may be filed later
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations Committee Jan 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- a reminder to everyone out there, today's hearing consists only of items that are on the suspense file
- As noted in the daily file, the suspense file hearing is a vote-only hearing with no testimony.
- If you don't hear me take up a particular measure that is on the daily file, that bill is held under
Summary:
The Senate Appropriations Committee held a vote-only suspense file hearing with no public testimony, taking up a long list of Senate bills and amendments. Measures discussed included battery recycling, property tax exemptions, railroad wayside detector systems, military protective orders, an affordable housing bond, fireworks permits, workers’ compensation earnings, metal shredding facilities, election system inspection, family research centers, electrical rates and political influence, AI standards and safety, youth housing bonds, student health, air quality standards for hydrogen sulfide, electrical infrastructure, disaster preparedness, property taxation for family homes and farms, state agency contract bid preferences, presidential election qualifications, unlicensed contractor work, alcohol and drug programs, generative AI in legal settings, kratom and nitrous oxide, unmanned aircraft, adoptees’ birth certificates, body-worn cameras, physician certificate revocation, and deprivation of constitutional rights. Several bills were amended before passage, including changes to bond measures, technical fixes, narrowed remedies, and other author-requested revisions.
Most measures advanced on unanimous 7-0 votes, while a number of higher-profile or more controversial bills passed on 5-2 votes with Republicans voting no. SB 667 on railroads passed 4-2 after amendments; SB 691 on body-worn cameras passed 6-0; and SB 742 on permanently abandoned electrical infrastructure passed after a roll call that was corrected on the floor. The committee repeatedly substituted roll calls from earlier bills to record votes on many items, reflecting the suspense-file process.
No testimony was taken, and the chair emphasized that all items had already been heard previously. At the end of the hearing, the chair announced it was their last meeting presiding over Appropriations, thanked the committee staff and members, and the committee adjourned after noting that results and addendum analyses would be posted online for amended bills.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- a reminder to everyone out there, today's hearing consists only of items that are on the suspense file
- As noted in the daily file, the suspense-file hearing is a vote-only hearing with no testimony.
- If you don't hear me take up a particular measure that is on the daily file, that bill is held under
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 5 Jan 20th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Report of Committee: The Committee on Rules reports recommending the resolutions filed by Representative
- Report of Committee: The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives
- Report of Committee: The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives
- Report of Committee: The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- We filed for the first reading calendar.
- House Bill 833, we filed for the second reading calendar.
- House Bill 833 was filed for the second reading calendar.
- House Bill 761 will be filed for the second reading calendar.
- House Bill 761 was filed for the second reading calendar. March 6, 2020, Mr.
Summary:
The House opened with roll call, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the journal and received messages from the governor and Senate. Several committee reports were read, including referrals of newly printed bills and memorials, and the House moved a number of measures to second reading, general orders, or committee calendars. The chamber also advanced multiple bills through first reading and referral, including measures on health insurance prior authorization, budget limits, homestead exemption, Medicaid presumptive eligibility, student enrollment counseling, water districts, and rat control.
In Committee of the Whole, members considered House Bill 717 on motor vehicles, Senate Bill 1227 on artificial intelligence in K-12 education, House Bill 668 on child custody interference, House Bill 750 on programmable money, and House Bill 747 on abatement districts. Amendments were adopted to HB 717, HB 1227, HB 668, and HB 750, and the committee reported those bills back without recommendation as amended; HB 530, HB 627, HB 598, and HB 747 were reported as progress. The House adopted the committee report, sending HB 717, HB 668, and HB 750 to engrossing and placing SB 1227 on the first reading calendar.
On third reading, House Bill 659 passed 41-27 after extensive debate over requiring local law enforcement agencies to seek ICE 287(g) agreements and whether the bill imposed an unfunded mandate or would improve immigration enforcement and public safety. House Bill 674, dealing with telephone service discontinuance after FCC approval, passed 65-1 with four abstentions. The House also passed HB 566, HB 568, HB 774, SB 1244, and SB 1265, largely as code-cleanup or repeal measures, and held several bills on the calendar until the following Monday.
The chamber then began debate on Senate Bill 1331, a 2026 budget rescission bill that would impose across-the-board holdbacks except for certain areas such as K-12, corrections, state police, and Medicaid. Supporters argued it was needed to maintain a structurally balanced budget, preserve fiscal discipline, and set a baseline for later add-backs; opponents said it was an unfunded, blunt cut that would harm vulnerable populations, reduce services, and rely on a process they viewed as constitutionally and practically flawed. Debate continued at length, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
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Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety, mental health, detention, competency evaluation, treatment, contractual agreements, Wyoming, budget, funding, education, wildfire prevention, healthcare, community colleges, grants, economic development
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce (Part I) Apr 8th, 2025
Business & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Hancock, you are recognized to explain the difference between the substitute and the bill filed
- It previously filed rate by 10%. So it adds in commercial property. Any questions?
- And so I filed Senate Bill 2967, which is more of a shell bill and one that will be filled in by the
- I filed Senate Bill 2967, the Texas Advanced Nuclear and Innovative Energy Technologies Act, to initiate
- So just because you file an application with the...
Committee:
Senate Business & Commerce
Keywords:
utility systems, Texas A&M, regents authority, construction, improvement, construction contracts, trust funds, property rights, mechanics lien, contractors, trustee liability, mechanic's lien, liability, attorney's fees, windstorm insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, insurance regulation, administrative penalties, coastal counties, catastrophe year
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House children and families panel OKs HF633 2/18/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Now we will begin with House File 633. Would you like to move your bill, Representative N. D.?
- Is there any member of the public here who would like to testify either for or against House File 633
- Um, but I think that this simple House File 633 is hopefully the first of many that are going to come
- So Representative Nudo's motion to re-refer House File 633 as amended to the Committee on Taxes.
- </c> think that this this simple house file think that this this simple house file 633<00:28:50.559><
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill we have before us is Senate File 3152. Would like to welcome Senator France.
- Thank you, Madam Chair and members, for hearing Senate File 3152.
- </c> support for Senate File support for Senate File 3152.<00:49:07.920><c> Uh</c><00:49:08.160><c> I
- Thank you, Madam Senate File 3152.
- </c> on this bill before us, Senate File on this bill before us, Senate File 3152,<01:20:29.440><c> as
Committee:
Senate Taxes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> fiscal impact on the state host file fiscal impact on the state host file 1247<00:04:29.360><c>
- Next on the agenda, House File 628.
- I will move House File 628 to be laid over for possible inclusion in a later bill.
- Anyway, House File 628, as you mentioned, is being held over, and for good reason.
- </c> motion to layover house file motion to layover house file 638<01:08:33.120><c> for</c><01:08:33.759
Keywords:
child care, aides, supervision, child care centers, staffing regulations, childcare, day care, licensed child care center, early childhood education, child care licensing, director qualifications, staff ratios, group size, staff-to-child ratio, substitutes, volunteers, assistant teacher, teacher qualifications, infant care, toddler age
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EDN Public Hearing - Thu Feb 6, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- We did recently publish our wildfire safety strategy, which is available on our website and it's filed
- </c> available on our website and it's filed available on our website and it's filed with<00:23:04.200
- I am one of four plaintiffs in the class action Title IX lawsuit filed against the DOE, as well as my
- Title 9 lawsuit filed against the h<00:38:41.040><c> e</c><00:38:41.160><c> dooe</c><00:38:41.720><c
- </c><00:38:47.280><c> for</c><00:38:47.440><c> no</c> why we filed this we also filed for no why we filed
Summary:
The House Committee on Education met on February 6 at 2:00 p.m. and heard testimony on a series of education-related bills. HB 1200, which would codify teacher ratios in statute, drew support from the Department of Education, the Democratic Party of the Education Caucus, and 11 individuals; no opposition was noted and the committee moved on without questions. HB 1344, concerning mandatory FAFSA completion, received testimony from the Department of Education, Hawaii P20, and a University of Hawaiʻi student who cited unclaimed Pell Grant funds and low FAFSA completion rates as reasons to support the bill. Committee members asked about current outreach efforts, and DOE and P20 described FAFSA tracking data, hotlines, email support, school-based FAFSA nights, and coordination with counselors; members also raised concerns about federal education funding and Pell Grants.
The committee then heard HB 1499, which would authorize staff and volunteers to administer certain medications. The Department of Education, Department of Health, University of Hawaiʻi nursing leadership, and the Hawaii State Center for Nursing all testified in support, along with several individuals and the Democratic Party Environmental Caucus. The next measure, HB 902 on the Public Safety Power Shutoff program, was supported by DOE, the Public Utilities Commission, and Hawaiian Electric, but it prompted extensive questioning from the Vice Chair about whether taxpayers should fund a study to help schools remain open during shutoffs. Hawaiian Electric said the bill would help DOE assess impacts in wildfire-risk areas and noted its wildfire safety strategy, outreach efforts, and potential community resource centers, while the Vice Chair argued the utility should bear more of the cost.
The committee also heard HB 961, a bill on school libraries and a CASS pilot program, with DOE offering comments and HSTA and the Hawaii Library Association strongly supporting it. HSTA argued certified librarians are important for literacy, research, and digital literacy, and said many schools lack them because of cost; the association and 14 individuals testified in support. HB 962, a related bill on DOE libraries and the system, also drew support from DOE, HSTA, and the Hawaii Library Association, with 15 individuals in support. Finally, HB 730, concerning the Civil Rights Compliance Branch, received support from DOE, White Children’s Action Network, AAW of Hawaiʻi, and many individuals. Testifiers said the branch needs more resources and training and handles more than Title IX, including Title VI, Title VII, and ADA matters. A student plaintiff in a Title IX lawsuit described unequal treatment in athletics and facilities, and another supporter said the bill would help ensure compliance with federal civil rights laws. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.