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TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 7th, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- Yet fewer Texans are getting married and having children.
- Almost half of children are raised in non-intact families.
- I stand here today for myself, my two children, and the countless parents and children who are too afraid
- I never kept the children from him.
- those children.
Bills:
HB168, HB 1044, HB1534, HB1914, HB2240, HB2530, HB3284, HB3395, HB3515, HB3783, HB4034, HB4213, HB168
Keywords:
marriage age, minors, family law, void marriage, rights of minors, Texas marriage law, marriage ceremony, authorized officiants, family code, judges, religious leaders, parent-child relationship, Department of Family and Protective Services, legal rights, notice requirements, HB 1914, Texas Family Code, Chapter 156, conservatorship, custody
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- >> Thank you, Miss George. >> Thank you, Miss George.
- He for children all around this country.
- to fight for children in this country. to fight for children in this country.
- And so, all we're doing is adding children to this.
- And we added an adding children to this.
Bills:
HB426, SB24, SB106, SB254, HB505, HB458, HB535, HB509, HB320, HB518, HB261, HB426, SB24, SB106, SB254, HB505, HB458, HB535, HB509, HB320, HB518, HB261, SB316, HB228, SB318, SB260, HB132, HB347, HB405, HB86, HB263, HB302, SB336
Keywords:
Alabama Ad Valorem Advisory Committee, ad valorem taxes, property tax, real property, personal property, tax assessment, tax collection, county tax officials, Department of Revenue, Commissioner of Revenue, taxpayer representation, resident taxpayers, local government, property tax administration, Association of Alabama Tax Administrators, tax policy, advisory committee, public input, governance reform, body-worn camera
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 06/01/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We will miss him. We’ll call him. We’ll bother him.
- WE WILL MISS HIM. WE'LL CALL HIM. WE'LL BOTHER HIM.
- And I'll miss you terribly. I'm not going to let you go, though.
- I -- this place will miss you. And I will speak well of you.
- And you know, this place will miss you, friend and foe alike. I shall miss you as a friend.
Summary:
The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and then processed a series of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate bills, which were so ordered. Several bills were also recalled from the Assembly, had reconsideration votes taken, and were restored to the third reading calendar after receiving 58 ayes. Amendments were received on a number of bills, and those measures retained their place on the calendar.
The main business of the day was Privileged Resolution 2318, sponsored by Leader Stewart-Cousins, honoring Senator Michael Gianaris with the President Pro Tempore and Senate Majority Leader’s Legislative Legacy Award. The resolution and floor remarks reviewed his long career in the Assembly and Senate, his role as Deputy Majority Leader and floor leader, and his work on housing, criminal justice, voting rights, labor, environmental, consumer, transit, animal welfare, and other major legislation. Members from both parties spoke at length, praising his strategic skill, mentorship, humor, and influence, while also noting his support for younger members and his commitment to family.
Several senators described personal experiences showing Gianaris’s mentorship and political guidance, and many referenced his Greek American identity, Queens roots, and interests such as Star Wars and the Mets. Senators also emphasized that he was leaving on his own terms to spend more time with his wife and daughters. The resolution was adopted with broad support, and Gianaris then spoke in response, reflecting on nearly 30 years in state government, the major laws passed during his tenure, and the relationships he built in the chamber.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- My mother has raised four well-adjusted children.
- or not those children are.
- It is not suitable for children.
- I learned she was a mother of two children. and had been shot by the father of those children and was
- I came here today to speak on my own behalf and for all of their children my children have already graduated
Keywords:
parental rights, education, social transitioning, diversity, equity, inclusion, school policy, student clubs, school district, grievance procedure, public education, diversity and inclusion, funding penalties, school libraries, library advisory councils, library materials, educational content, challenging materials, constitutional amendment, school choice
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS House Floor - 6 January, 2026; 12:00 PM
Mississippi House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And I know you miss your mom and grateful for your time.
- And I know you miss your mom and grateful for your time.
- will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered.
- devoted mother to their children. devoted mother to their children.
- I know you miss<00:34:45.879>
her. All<00:34:49.480>right.
Summary:
The House convened to open the 2026 legislative session with a color guard presentation by the Madison County JROTC program from Germantown High School, followed by prayer. The Speaker praised the program’s achievements and urged support for stronger JROTC resources in state education policy. The chamber then swore in new Representative Justin Crosby of House District 22, and the House was declared organized and ready to proceed with business.
The House received several gubernatorial veto messages. Governor Reeves vetoed House Bills 50, 569, 1126, and 924, citing constitutional concerns, separation-of-powers issues, and the need for further study or reconsideration. Members responded by moving to return HB 19, HB 50, and HB 1126 to the Appropriations A Committee, HB 569 to the Public Health Committee, and HB 924 to the appropriate committee; those motions were adopted.
The House also announced committee assignments to notify the Governor and Senate that the chamber was organized, introduced the session’s head pages, and recognized numerous guests and visitors. Members made several adjournment-in-memory requests for deceased relatives and community figures, and the body observed a moment of remembrance for the wife of Representative Casey Year. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 2:00 p.m. the next day.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on HF2432 5/13/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Any members of the conference committee have any questions for Miss Bremth at this time?
- Miss BSTH, you are welcome to stay on the line.
- So, Miss Bremth, we're going to conclude this portion of the conference committee.
- So, Miss Bremth, we're this right now.
- So that will read to facilitate the active search for a missing person.
Summary:
The Public Safety and Judiciary Conference Committee met on May 13, 2025, with a quorum present and heard emotional testimony on Senate File 281, the coercion crime bill. Jamie Bumth testified about her son Carter’s death by suicide after being targeted in an online sextortion scheme, describing how the perpetrator groomed, shamed, and extorted him and urging lawmakers to hold offenders accountable and better protect children online. Members thanked her for sharing her story, and the committee then moved on without further discussion of that item.
The committee next adopted several agreed-upon policy items. It approved Article 4, R17 House language, which extends consecutive sentencing to local jail inmates who assault a sheriff’s correctional officer, mirroring existing law for state correctional inmates and limiting the scope to first- through fourth-degree assault. The motion passed unanimously.
Members also adopted Article 5, R1 Senate language with changes: replacing “preserve and protect” with “document,” removing a disputed provision related to fleeing individuals for future work, and inserting “active” so the language refers to facilitating the active search for a missing person. The committee then adopted the A3 amendment concerning felony murder resentencing, clarifying that when eligible individuals are resentenced, the predicate felony or lesser-included offense is redesignated for the felony murder charge while preserving the original conviction date, and applying the clarification to resentencings from August 1, 2023. All motions passed, and the committee adjourned after concluding its formal agenda.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Wed Mar 12, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 30
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Miss Amato. Miss L... Mr. Chun. Miss Cochran excused. Mr. Evslin. Mr. Garcia. Miss Garrett. Mr.
- Miss Ichiyama. Mr. Ilagan. Miss Kahaloa. Miss Kapela. Miss Keohokapu-Lee Loy. Mr. Kila. Mr. Kagawa.
- Miss Kusch. Miss Lamosao. Mr. Lee. Miss Lowen. Miss Marten. Mr. Matayoshi. Miss Matsumoto. Mr.
- Miss Perruso. Mr. Quinlan. Miss Reyes Oda. Mr. Sayama. Miss Shimizu. Miss Souza. Mr. Takayama.
- Miss Shimizu. Miss Souza. Mr. Takayama. Miss Takuya? Mr. Tam. Miss Tarnas. Mr. Templo. Mr. Todd.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- That baby girl, Seal Steward, is still missing.
- The children that were lost.
- You'll never be able to bring back your children.
- We all cried for your children.
- And she's still the girl missing that we can't stop searching for.
Keywords:
school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments, through-year assessment, diagnostic reports, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plans
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/13/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Families have been told their other children could be taken away if they work with children in another
- they are not neglecting their children they are not neglecting their children the<00:03:17.920><
- they have not abandoned their children they have not abandoned their children<00:03:24.400>
they< - have been told their other children have been told their other children could<00:04:19.680>
be - c> with these children these are children with these children these are children with complex<00:
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Juvenile Justice Oversight Council (10-8-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Miss Gardner, here. >> Mr. Gold. >> Mr. Ramsey. >> Miss Walker, here. >> Mr.
- Um, in missing 10% of the school year.
- Um I other children that were there.
- missed. Uh, 31 to 40, 298 in particular. missed. Uh, 31 to 40, 298 in particular.
- Miss<01:23:24.480>
Weider, Miss Weider, Miss Weider, >> thank<01:23:27.520>you.
Keywords:
Meeting Start: 00:00:00
Roll Call: 00:00:08
Agency Updates: 00:01:27
Truancy: 00:01:43, 958, all
Summary:
The Juvenile Justice Oversight Council met on October 8, 2025, approved the minutes from the August 29 meeting, and then focused its agenda on truancy and chronic absenteeism. Chad Butler, director of pupil personnel for Meade County and president of the Kentucky Department of Pupil Personnel directors, said chronic absenteeism remains a major problem statewide, citing recent Kentucky rates around 28% to 30% and noting that schools are trying to identify best practices to get students back in class. He said causes appear to include post-COVID social-emotional distress and confusion about when students should stay home, and he described a local effort to use a Healthy Kids Clinic model to keep some students in school when possible. In response to questions, he said chronic absenteeism has only been tracked seriously in the last two to three years and that House Bill 611 appears to have increased the number of youth entering the court system for habitual truancy; AOC said it would provide county-by-county data and outcomes later in the meeting.
The council then heard from John Tyson of Alabama, a former Mobile district attorney, who described the Helping Families Initiative as a school-community partnership designed to address truancy and related behavior issues without arrest. Tyson said Alabama defines chronic absence as missing 10% of the school year and emphasized that the program is preventive rather than punitive, using warning letters, family engagement, assessments, individualized intervention plans, and referrals to community services. He said the program has operated since 2003, now includes 20 district attorneys and 44 school systems, and served more than 95,000 students, 73,000 families, and 162,000 parents in the most recent year. Tyson reported that in Mobile County the program was associated with a 3.15% attendance improvement in 2023-24 and a 4% reduction in the issue in 2024-25, along with a 50% reduction in truancy and 58% reduction in chronic absenteeism, and he said the program produced a large return on investment.
Tyson also stressed that student absenteeism wastes tax dollars and that better attendance improves educational outcomes and community safety. He described the program’s use of a case-management database, real-time data tracking, and more than 1,000 referral agencies, and said the model is intended to be replicated statewide. He closed with examples of students whose attendance and family circumstances required coordinated support rather than punishment, including a teen mother and a disruptive child, to illustrate his view that schools, courts, and social services should work together to address underlying needs and keep children in school.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 2, 2025 - 08:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- To me, these are children. They're not adults yet.
- are still children.
- But children who are actually born, who we can actually be accountable to, we miss the mark.
- This approach does not serve to protect children.
- are children and they have intrinsic value.
Summary:
The committee first heard HB 133, which would lower the minimum age to purchase a long gun from 21 to 18. The sponsor said the bill restores the rights of law-abiding 18-year-olds. Public testimony was sharply divided, with supporters from Gun Owners of America and Florida Carry arguing that adults 18 and older should have equal Second Amendment rights and that current law is inconsistent with other adult responsibilities, while opponents, including gun violence prevention advocates, students, parents, and Parkland-related speakers, said the bill would reverse a post-Parkland safety measure and increase risks of suicide, accidental shootings, and school violence. Several members debated the bill, with opponents emphasizing Parkland, the Florida State shooting, and public polling showing broad opposition; supporters stressed parental responsibility, mental health, and constitutional rights. HB 133 was then reported favorably on a roll call vote of 13 yeas, with several members voting no.
The committee then took up CS/HB 289, which would revise Florida’s wrongful death law to allow parents to recover damages for the death of an unborn child. The sponsor said the bill is intended to let grieving parents seek civil remedies, and members questioned how it would apply in situations involving surrogacy, rape, ectopic pregnancy, medical care, and damages calculations. The sponsor said the bill would not allow suits against the mother, would not apply to lawful non-negligent medical care, and would be handled through ordinary wrongful death damage proof before a jury. Public testimony was again split: supporters from pro-life and faith groups said the bill recognizes unborn children and aligns Florida with many other states, while opponents from civil liberties, reproductive rights, and advocacy groups warned it could be used to target abortion providers, helpers, and even families or businesses in miscarriage-related cases, and could be weaponized by abusive partners. The transcript ends during testimony on HB 289, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, March 3, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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who Christians including three children who Christians including three children - 9,000 plus children 9,000 plus children children<00:29:00.039>
who <00:29:00.240>are - Miss Batty vote. Yeas is Kelly of Illinois. Miss Kelly of Illinois votes. I miss Presley votes. Mr.
- Miss Moore of Wisconsin votes.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (04/09/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, next we have Miss Bertis and Miss Stoddard. I believe you wanted to come up together.
- Maybe I missed made a Okay, thank you. Maybe I missed made a mistake. mistake. mistake.
- >
of children, but all children, the risk of children, but all children, the risk of suicide<02 - It's not the teachers children.
- take away safe spaces for our children. take away safe spaces for our children.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 34, which would require parental consent for each new service provided to a student through the Medicaid to Schools program and require reports to legislative policy committees. Senator Ruth Ward said the bill was intended to increase transparency, protect parental involvement, and ensure continuity of care, especially for students with disabilities. She also noted a proposed amendment she received shortly before the hearing that would change the bill’s focus from a “new service” to a “new care plan.”
Representatives from the New Hampshire Primary Care Association and Amoscake Health testified that they opposed the bill as written but would support it with the amendment. They explained that tying consent to individual diagnosis codes or services could be burdensome, could delay care, and could create compliance problems if a diagnosis changes during a visit. They said the amendment would better align consent with the overall care plan and avoid interrupting treatment mid-appointment. Committee members raised questions about how the bill would interact with IEPs, individualized health plans, homebound services, telehealth, billing, and whether the amendment would still require parental involvement after a care plan changes.
The deputy Medicaid director from the Department of Health and Human Services testified that the amendment was more operationally feasible because Medicaid billing involves many ICD-10 codes that can change or overlap, and consent should be tied to the care plan rather than to each code. He said the current law already requires parental consent for participation in the Medicaid to Schools program and annual consent for billing, but the bill would make explicit consent for care-plan changes. No vote was taken during the portion of the hearing provided, and the committee appeared to continue discussion with DHHS after the testimony.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Rules and Administration followed by Rules Subcommittee on Committees - 03/19/26
Transcript Highlights:
- I am done having children.
- Yes<01:08:37.000>
Miss <01:08:37.200>Stangle. Yes Miss Stangle. Yes Miss Stangle. - and young children.
- properly um infants and young children. properly um infants and young children.
- members' children at the page bench. members' children at the page bench.
Summary:
The Rules and Administration Committee met on March 19, 2026, to consider the referral path for Senate File 4139, the sports betting bill, rather than the substance of the proposal. Senator Franzen, the bill’s chief author, asked that the bill be referred first to the Commerce Committee, saying he had discussed the matter with the relevant committee chairs and that Commerce was the best place to address the bill’s consumer protection provisions. He emphasized that any final path to passage would still require the bill to go through State and Local Government as well.
Senator Rasmusson objected and argued the bill should go first to State and Local Government, citing Senate jurisdiction rules, which he said assign gambling bills to that committee. He noted that prior sports betting bills had been referred there first and said a predictable referral process is important. Senator Maye Quade, Senator Dibble, Senator Bar, and Senator Jasinski also supported sending the bill to State and Local Government first, arguing that the committee has primary jurisdiction over gambling and that the bill’s consumer protection language does not change that basic referral. Senator Champion and Senator Miller supported the Commerce referral, saying authors may request an initial committee and that the bill’s consumer protection sections fit Commerce jurisdiction.
Senator Marty moved to re-refer Senate File 4139 to the Committee on State and Local Government. Before the vote, members continued debating whether the bill’s structure and prior referral history justified Commerce or whether committee jurisdiction rules required State and Local Government first. The transcript ends with the motion pending and no final vote or disposition shown.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:11:48.720>
were these are both these children were these are both these children were - I'm sorry, Miss McClammy. Go ahead.
- I'm missing something. I'm missing something.
- I'm sorry, Miss McClammy. Go Okay. I'm sorry, Miss McClammy.
- Mr. evidence, and protects children from evidence, and protects children from repeated<00:47:52.400><
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Apr 30th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The back row baldies are going to miss you.
- I'm gonna miss you a considerable amount because I'm gonna miss that constant back and forth, that tug
- Gosh, I'm gonna miss you. I'm gonna miss making cranky ginger jokes at you.
- I'm gonna miss you horribly. Thank you for your Work.
- We lost two of our children to miscarriage.
Bills:
HB1168
Keywords:
abortion, abortion-inducing drugs, medication abortion, mifepristone, misoprostol, methotrexate, pro-life, pro-choice, reproductive health, unborn child, trafficking, felony, contraception, pharmacist, pharmacy, Title 63, Oklahoma statutes, abortion pill, drug distribution, criminal penalty
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice May 27th, 2025
Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- , both Native American children and children across the state.
- And that's the piece that I see that's missing here, Mr.
- For the children who are off the reservation, for the children who live in Farmington, you know, Bloomfield
- , um, Um, those children are then taken into state custody.
- challenges facing all children.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- years working in two different district attorney's offices supporting victims of crime, primarily children
- We serve more than 200 survivors each year, most of them parents, raising children, and while rebuilding
- When they respond to a death without a standardized protocol, they may miss subtle details.
- Respond to a death without a standardized protocol, they may miss subtle details or not interview the
- I missed something.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security held a public hearing with opening remarks from Senate Chair John Cronin and House Chair Dan Cahill, followed by member introductions and instructions limiting testimony to three minutes. The committee first heard testimony on S. 2743, an act addressing staged suicides. Elizabeth Sherin Feiner of Jewish Family and Children’s Service and later Susan Altman, a domestic violence advocate, described cases in which deaths initially treated as accidents or suicides were later found to be homicides, arguing the bill would improve training, investigation protocols, and accountability in deaths involving domestic abuse. Committee members asked about current police and medical examiner practices, and one member noted that sudden-death determinations are handled by the chief medical examiner in Massachusetts.
The committee then heard testimony on S. 2861, a special commission to examine school bus safety, led by Representative Sabadosa and Amanda Taylor, whose daughter Summer Steel was killed in a school bus door incident. Taylor urged adoption of anti-pinch sensor technology on new buses, saying it could have prevented her daughter’s death. Representative Sabadosa and later a Mazur USA representative supported the bill, explaining that anti-pinch and anti-drag technologies are already used in other transportation sectors and could prevent similar tragedies. The hearing also included discussion of costs and the fact that the proposal would apply prospectively to buses manufactured going forward.
Finally, the committee heard testimony on S. 3021, updating Massachusetts student transportation. Ever-Driven Technologies and Chamber of Progress supported the bill, saying it would modernize Section 7D requirements for smaller passenger vehicles used for alternative student transportation while keeping core safety standards in place. They argued the change would help districts serve students experiencing homelessness, in foster care, or with disabilities, reduce costs, and expand transportation options amid a statewide transportation crisis. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the committee adjourned after public testimony concluded.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Press Conference: Gun Violence Apr 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- A station wagon With um children. That we're really struggling.
- I moved back there to raise my children there.
- This is a missed opportunity and a disservice to both educators and students.
- We're missing a whole bunch of kids.
- Let me say what's missed in that 20% of the population? What's missed when they don't get.
CT
Connecticut 2026 Regular Session
Medical Assistance Program Oversight Council Women and Children’s Health Committee June 8th Meeting Jun 8th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- One is that it is required for children under the CHIP plan under federal law.
- One is oral evaluation for children.
- How many children received fluoride varnish treatment? How many children have...
- How many children received fluoride varnish treatment?
- This is for children.
Summary:
The MAPOC Women and Children’s Health Subcommittee heard a presentation from Kate Parker Riley, executive director of the Connecticut Dental Health Partnership, on the Husky Dental Program and efforts to improve oral health during pregnancy. She reviewed the structure of Connecticut’s Medicaid dental benefit, the ASO model, provider network, utilization trends, and member barriers to care. She noted that children’s dental measures remain above the national median, but adult utilization is lower and the dental provider network has been shrinking, with longer wait times in rural areas.
A major focus was the state’s goal to raise the rate of oral evaluation during pregnancy from about 17.5% to 25% by 2030. Riley described planned outreach to OB/GYN practices using a draft “snapshot” report showing each practice’s pregnancy oral-health rate compared with the state average, along with education materials based on ACOG and AAP guidance. Committee members and guests discussed barriers such as lack of provider training, workflow burden, access to dentists who will see pregnant patients, and the need for stronger referral bridges. Suggestions included adding simple oral-health screening questions in OB settings, using human support to make appointments, and exploring co-located dental hygienists or other embedded models.
Riley also highlighted partnerships with DSS, DCF, Head Start, WIC, Read to Grow, YMCA programs, refugee resettlement agencies, and school-based and hospital partners, as well as data-sharing and navigation efforts. She said pregnant members newly identified through HUSKY will now receive outreach and navigation support. DSS dental director Carolyn MacArthur introduced herself and said she supports the initiative, noting the literature linking untreated maternal dental disease to poor child oral-health outcomes. No votes were taken; the meeting ended with thanks and a preview of upcoming July presentations on integrated behavioral health and home visitation programs.