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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (12/03/2025)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- state without demonstrating that they meet basic health and safety standards, that they follow best practice
- 00:16:38.079><c> they</c><00:16:38.240><c> follow</c><00:16:38.560><c> best</c><00:16:38.800><c> practice
- </c><00:16:39.120><c> and</c><00:16:39.360><c> that</c> that they follow best practice and that that
- they follow best practice and that they<00:16:39.759><c> support</c><00:16:40.480><c> uh</c><00:16:41.120
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 2, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- AND LINES 206, 205 AND 206 OF THE BILL IT MENTIONS DECEPTIVE OR PREDATORY PRACTICES BUT DOESN'T NECESSARILY
- THERE IS A STATUTORY PREDATORY PRACTICE. I WOULD ASSUME, WILL LOOK INTO THIS.
- RESIDENTS HAD SATISFACTION SURVEYS AND RIVER GARDEN UTILIZES BEST PRACTICES AND CONDUCTS SATISFACTION
- BEST PRACTICE IS I'M EXCITED.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Nov 4th, 2025
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So the best practices when you have an accredited CAC in your community is that all of the investigative
- So the best practices when you have an accredited CAC in your, to be present during the forensic interview
- So the best practices when you have an accredited CAC in your community is that all of the investigative
- model would call for a forensic interview to be all part of the investigation, but what we do see in practice
Committee:
Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs held a panel discussion on Florida’s child protection teams (CPTs), child advocacy centers (CACs), and the related roles of DCF, DOH, and law enforcement. Testimony from DCF, the Department of Health, a local CAC director, the Florida Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers, a Pinellas County CPT nurse practitioner, and a Jacksonville sheriff’s sergeant described how the system is intended to work: hotline reports are screened by DCF, mandatory referrals are sent to CPT, forensic interviews and medical exams are coordinated through CPT/CACs, and multidisciplinary teams share findings with law enforcement and prosecutors. Speakers emphasized the value of co-location, telemedicine, multidisciplinary staffings, and trauma-informed practices to reduce repeated interviews and improve child safety and case outcomes.
Committee members focused heavily on communication breakdowns, staffing shortages, and delays in response times. Senators raised Jordan’s Law and asked what had been done to improve coordination among DCF, CPT, and law enforcement. Several members questioned whether the promised 24-hour response standard is being met in practice, citing reports of delayed referrals, delayed forensic interviews, and bottlenecks that can affect medical evaluations and criminal investigations. Law enforcement testimony from Jacksonville described cases where CPT interviews were scheduled one to two weeks out and reports were not received for weeks, while DCF acknowledged average CPI caseloads of about 12 investigations and turnover commonly occurring within 12 to 18 months.
The panel also discussed access gaps and funding concerns. The Florida Network of CACs said Florida has 26 member centers, with some counties lacking CAC coverage and some centers having closed due to funding challenges. Speakers said CACs are voluntary but critical for integrated services, and that workforce shortages in medical and mental health providers limit expansion. DCF and DOH representatives said they would provide follow-up information on the number of CPT medical staff and other requested data. No bills were voted on; the meeting ended with committee members requesting additional information and recommendations for statutory and budgetary changes, and the committee adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Is that a normal practice?
- In general terms, the past practice has been to have a portal.
- Thank you, and again, as is practice in all our committees, any senator is welcome to sit in on. any
- And so, from my vantage point, and you're also, how many years have you been practicing law? Oh.
Bills:
SR5 , SB5 , SB11 , SB12 , SB25 , SB26 , SB28 , SB35 , SB5 , SB11 , SB12 , SB25 , SB26 , SB28 , SB35 , SB5 , SB11 , SB12 , SB25 , SB26 , SB28 , SB35 , SR5
Keywords:
redistricting, Senate procedures, public input, Texas Legislature, amendments, Texas Senate, congressional districts, legislative procedures, legislative transparency, Senate rules, public hearings, committee procedures, hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Majority Leader Murphy Speaks to Progress of Work Groups - 05/22/25
Transcript Highlights:
- It is the practice that once we have agreed on the legislation, we also then set the terms of the special
- Um and it is the practice<00:15:07.199><c> that</c><00:15:07.519><c> once</c><00:15:07.760><c> we</c>
- 08.160><c> have</c><00:15:08.320><c> agreed</c><00:15:08.639><c> on</c><00:15:08.800><c> the</c> practice
- that once we have agreed on the practice that once we have agreed on the legislation<00:15:10.000><c
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- There are different local practices, and you know it's in our DNA now because we have been appearing
- We are working towards reunification through our model and practice, which is our primary focus.
- For us, I mean, I'm sure everybody's probably the same: we look at evidence-based practices.
- And I think there are some solutions that we can offer through some of the evidence-based practice models
Committee:
House Human Services
Keywords:
DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, foster care, child welfare, Family Code, conservatorship, managing conservator, parental child safety placement, authorization agreement, temporary authorization order, child abuse, child neglect, placement reporting, court-ordered removal, investigation, family preservation, transparency, public reporting, data reporting
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Wed Apr 16, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- pursuing subrogation claims against polluters who knowingly engaged in misleading and deceptive practices
- 24.399><c> misleading</c><00:13:24.800><c> and</c><00:13:24.959><c> deceptive</c><00:13:25.360><c> practices
- </c> in misleading and deceptive practices in misleading and deceptive practices regarding<00:13:26.079
Committee:
House Consumer Protection & Commerce
Summary:
The Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection met on April 16, 2025, and heard three resolutions. STR 57 SD1 urged Congress to create a national reinsurance program to address insurance impacts from catastrophic natural disasters; there was no public testimony, and the committee later recommended passage without amendment. STR 198 SD1 encouraged Hawaii insurers and the Hawaii Property Insurance Association to pursue subrogation claims against polluters to reduce insurance costs for residents; again, there was no public testimony, and the committee recommended passage without amendment.
The committee spent most of its hearing on STR 136 SD1/HD1, which would create a Hawaii State Energy Office nuclear energy working group to study advanced nuclear power technologies. The Public Utilities Commission and State Energy Office provided written testimony and answered questions. Testimony from 350 Hawaii, Energy Justice Network, and an individual witness opposed the measure, arguing nuclear power and small modular reactors are too expensive, unproven, slow to deploy, create unresolved safety and waste issues, and do not align with Hawaii’s renewable energy goals. Opponents also criticized the measure’s amendment process, saying it replaced the original contents without adequate public notice.
During decision-making, the committee adopted the recommendation to pass STR 57 SD1 unamended and STR 198 SD1 unamended. For STR 136 SD1/HD1, the committee adopted a recommendation to pass the measure with amendments, including changing it to a one-year working group with an interim report in 2026 and a final report before the 2027 Legislature. The motion passed with one recorded no vote and some excused members, and the meeting adjourned afterward.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- What would consistently refuses or declines to prosecute mean practically?
- Nor is it clear what an adopted policy or practice means.
- We urge the legislature to continue addressing social media companies' data collection practices. practices
Bills:
SB1065 , SB2117 , SB2217 , SB2363 , SB2533 , SB2742 , SB2743 , SB2881 , SB2964 , SB3013 , SB3014
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
SB 1065, handgun carry, license holder, concealed carry, open carry, government contracts, governmental entity, property lease, state agencies, local government, higher education, university, Texas Government Code, Penal Code 30.06, Penal Code 30.07, Penal Code 46.03, Second Amendment, gun rights, firearms, civil penalty
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Apr 10th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- IN FLORIDA, THE PRACTICE OF THE DEATH PENALTY HAS INVOLVE THE STATE IN ERRONEOUS CONVICTIONS, BOTCHED
- REVISION TO CLARIFY PROCESS, CASE STAFFING, PETITION FILING, COURT PROCESSES, ALIGNING WITH CURRENT PRACTICES
- >> I MIGHT WANT TO DEFER TO THE REAL PRACTICING LAWYER IN THIS SPACE. YOU STUMPED ME.
- THE THREAT OF HAVING TO DEFEND AGAINST LAWSUITS LIKE THIS WILL RESULT IN FEWER OB/GYN'S WILLING TO PRACTICE
ND
Transcript Highlights:
- , citizens have raised reasonable concerns that a mask ban would infringe on protected religious practices
- I don't see the practicality of a law enforcement asking when they're pushing back on a large crowd asking
- I think in practical terms, it's limiting to the law and could potentially undermine it.
- I think it's I just don't see it practical.
Bills:
HCR3028
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
human trafficking, victim services, re-entry programs, legislative study, public safety, mental health, law enforcement, 908, all
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee heard and acted on several measures related to human trafficking, criminal procedure, and child protection. It first took up House Concurrent Resolution 3028, which would direct a legislative study of human trafficking victim services and re-entry programs. The sponsor and supporters emphasized helping victims rebuild basic life and workforce skills and better understanding existing services; YouthWorks and the North Dakota Catholic Conference described current programs and the trauma victims face. The committee discussed overlap with other interim studies, then voted unanimously to give the resolution a due pass, with Senator Braunberger designated to carry it.
The committee then considered House Bill 1263, concerning sealing criminal records, and moved it forward without changing the House version after members noted the House had removed presumption language and reduced the waiting period. That bill also received a due pass recommendation. Next, House Bill 1226, which revises the state’s mask law for public places, drew testimony from the sponsor and an expert witness who argued that masking to conceal identity during group criminal conduct undermines public safety and law enforcement. Members debated the House-added requirement that law enforcement request unmasking; the committee adopted an amendment to remove that language, then passed the bill as amended, with Senator Luick to carry it.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1410, a study resolution on criminal conduct against children, including child sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, and the use of artificial intelligence in exploitation crimes. Supporters from the Child Sexual Assault Prevention Task Force, YouthWorks, and the Children’s Advocacy Centers of North Dakota said the study would help update outdated terminology, review AI-related issues, and improve investigation and prosecution tools. The committee approved the resolution with a due pass recommendation, and Senator Cory was assigned to carry it. The committee also received a brief report that, in a quick review, there were 82 active studies introduced, including 10 shall studies and 35 shall-consider studies, with limited overlap identified beyond the trafficking-related measures.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine S.222, to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program to serve whole milk. Apr 1st, 2025 at 09:00 am
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So, Senator Marshall, I just want to thank you for your leadership on this very practical and I think
- to those dairy families and saying, don't worry, these snap cuts aren't going to devastate your practice
- milk consumption and waste that we started seeing in about 2012 when the Act actually was put into practice
- on the importance of the National School Meal programs and share some current challenges and best practices
Bills:
SB222
Keywords:
whole milk, school lunch, school meals, National School Lunch Program, Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, Child Nutrition Act, USDA, nutrition standards, dairy, nonfat milk, low-fat milk, reduced-fat milk, lactose-free milk, nondairy beverages, plant-based milk, milk substitution, parental consent, legal guardian, food allergies, allergic reaction
Summary:
This meeting of the committee focused primarily on the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, S222, which aims to permit schools to offer a fuller range of milk options, including whole, reduced, and low-fat varieties, that have garnered bipartisan support. Chairman Bozeman opened the session by highlighting concerns over children's nutrition and the obesity epidemic, emphasizing the significance of nutritious school meals in addressing these issues. Experts from various organizations were invited to discuss the implications of this bill as well as the current challenges facing school meal programs, including budget constraints and food supply issues. The meeting included passionate testimonies about the direct impacts of current dietary guidelines and federal funding reductions affecting schools' abilities to provide healthy meal options.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration Apr 1st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- it's on the lower side because we have better information on the licensed market for production practices
- and yields and we're applying some of that to estimate illicit production in practice it's probably
- Not just in policy, but practice.
- We've also been able to backfill some key positions. specifically to advance equity through practices
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I spent over five years of my 15 years of professional social work practice working directly with youth
- social professor and have devoted my research and teaching to better understand what I witnessed in practice
- We offer non-clinical cognitive behavioral theory where we're able to use restorative practices to engage
- These practices should even be used for 17-year-olds because, rightfully, brain science tells us that
Committee:
House S/C on Juvenile Justice
Keywords:
housing, affordable housing, state regulations, zoning, local government authority, drug court, juvenile justice, diversion programs, rehabilitation, criminal justice reform, remote proceedings, depositions, virtual hearings, court technology, criminal responsibility, age of maturity, expungement, mental health services, juvenile record sealing, 1184
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- As a practicing lawyer who wishes I could practice while I'm here in my free time, I absolutely believe
- Every now and then I travel up some road to go to some small town to practice law.
- It is simple, but it is a meaningful step toward bringing our juvenile courts in line with the practical
Committee:
House S/C on Juvenile Justice
Keywords:
housing, affordable housing, state regulations, zoning, local government authority, drug court, juvenile justice, diversion programs, rehabilitation, criminal justice reform, remote proceedings, depositions, virtual hearings, court technology, criminal responsibility, age of maturity, expungement, mental health services, juvenile record sealing, 1184
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- a school in their district while remaining enrolled at our academy, they would commute for daily practices
- athletic policies to regulate when students leave and how much class time students may miss for practices
- By addressing this gap, particularly in the matter of attending practices away from the school of record
- It's a practice. I'm not sure it's in statute.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee considered a long agenda of claims bills, housing and business measures, and court-administration legislation. It reported favorably several claims bills, including SB 20 for J.N., a minor, SB 14 for the estate of Pennial Janvier, SB 10 for Sidney Holmes, SB 8 for Marcus Button, SB 22 for Eric and Jennifer Miles, and SB 26 for Kristen and Leah McIntosh. Members also approved SB 520 on curators of estates, SB 386 on self-storage lien-sale notices, SB 362 on reusable tenant screening reports, SB 316 creating series LLCs in Florida, and SB 1650 and SB 1652 on vexatious litigants and related public-records issues. SB 248, expanding eligibility for private school and homeschool students to participate in FHSAA sports at public schools, also passed after amendment.
Most of the claims bills were described as settled cases with amounts above sovereign-immunity limits, and several senators spoke in support of compensating victims of catastrophic injury or wrongful conviction. SB 10 drew comments about the 34 years Sidney Holmes spent incarcerated after a wrongful conviction, and SB 8 prompted discussion about the long delay in resolving Marcus Button’s injuries from a 2006 school-bus crash. SB 26 was presented as an uncontested claim arising from a DACS employee’s fatal crash that severely injured two teenage girls, and the committee adopted an amendment placing funds for the minor claimant into trust.
The policy bills drew more substantive debate. SB 386 would let self-storage operators use websites instead of newspaper ads for lien-sale notices, with newspaper representatives opposing the change and storage-industry witnesses supporting modernization and lower costs. SB 362 would let renters reuse tenant screening reports for 30 days, with the sponsor saying it would reduce repeated application fees. SB 316 would authorize series LLCs while adding record-keeping protections, and SB 1650/1652 would broaden Florida’s vexatious-litigant rules and create a public-records exemption for certain stricken filings. SB 248 passed over concerns from private-school and public-education witnesses about instructional time, funding, and fairness in athletic participation. All measures were reported favorably, with recorded votes ranging from 7-2 on SB 248 to unanimous or near-unanimous support on the other bills.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House panel hears proposed expansion of state broadband office 3/19/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- parents, who are dairy farmers, face significant obstacles in keeping up with modern agricultural practices
- 41.759><c> agricultural</c> keeping up with modern agricultural keeping up with modern agricultural practices
- 43.680><c> the</c><00:04:43.840><c> lack</c><00:04:44.000><c> of</c><00:04:44.080><c> high-speed</c> practices
- due to the lack of high-speed practices due to the lack of high-speed internet.<00:04:45.360><c> As<
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 2/6/25
Rules and Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- allows the House to cover legal fees in the incident of a recount of an election or unfair campaign practices
- recount of an election um or unfair recount of an election um or unfair campaign<00:14:54.920><c> practices
- um</c><00:14:56.079><c> and</c><00:14:56.240><c> there's</c><00:14:56.519><c> some</c> campaign practices
- um and there's some campaign practices um and there's some Provisions<00:14:57.440><c> uh</c><00:14:
Committee:
House Rules and Legislative Administration
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, I should have practiced Zoom. So shame.
- c><00:15:13.079><c> I</c><00:15:13.160><c> should</c><00:15:13.320><c> have</c><00:15:13.480><c> practiced
- </c> Zoom okay I should have practiced Zoom okay I should have practiced that<00:15:16.880><c> so</c>
Committee:
House Culture & Arts
Summary:
The House Committee on Culture and the Arts met on January 29 at 10:30 a.m. and heard four bills. HB 133, relating to surfing, drew testimony from the Department of Education and one individual in support. Committee discussion focused on the department’s estimated cost of about $44,000 per event, including judges, lifeguards, security, and administrative expenses. Members also asked about why surfing has been difficult to implement statewide and were told safety concerns, open-water conditions, and league-level decisions were among the barriers. The committee moved the bill forward with amendments, including blanking out the appropriation, and noted it wanted the Education Committee to review the cost breakdown further.
HB 307, relating to special license plates for the island of Kahoʻolawe, received strong support from Protect K Ohana, the Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission, and other supporters in person and via Zoom. Testimony clarified the name of the receiving entity and noted a recent petition showing significant public interest. The bill was advanced with technical amendments, and the chair said the fund name was already correct and that the measure would not reflect DCCA but the bank account designation.
HB 450 would transfer the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission from DAGS to DBEDT and move authority over the Works of Art Special Fund to DBEDT’s director. The State Foundation and DBEDT’s Creative Industries Division supported the measure. In response to questions, the State Foundation said it had researched the transfer, believed funding would not be lost, and requested about a year for the transition to avoid payroll and payment disruptions, along with consideration of an additional DBEDT staff position. The committee adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass the bill with amendments, including adding the requested FTE and noting a two-year transition period in the report.
HB 663, authorizing a special license plate commemorating the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, had little testimony and no one signed up to speak. The chair said OHA advocacy testimony was on file but that support for the measure appeared limited, and the bill was deferred. The committee then adjourned.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the VA's Community Care Program. Jan 28th, 2025 at 09:30 am
Senate Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Across the system resulted in delays, highlighting the need for clear standardized practices to ensure
- contemplated by the VA Mission Act and memorialized in the Code of Federal Regulations do not, in practice
- I think that standardized practice across the VISNs and across the VAMCs really is an important piece
- Therefore, looking at ways... to incentivize providers and create environments where practicing medicine
Committee:
Senate Senate Veterans' Affairs
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- assist us at a statewide level for technical assistance and training and really helping develop best practices
- So, we've really been working at a national level to make sure that we're doing best practices, but also
- category is a physician, psychologist, or qualified mental health professional licensed for independent practice
- Licensed for, and here we get that long definition again, independent practice who is affiliated with
Committee:
House House Judiciary