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NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Science, Technology and Energy (01/28/2025)

Science, Technology and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • phones with some cell phone access, and I think this is pretty reasonable.
  • phones with some cell phone access, and I think this is pretty reasonable.
  • <01:02:53.279> the<01:02:53.400> rate and protect the rate and protect the rate payers
  • It is an essential strategy to protect our public safety, to protect our public health, and cut down
  • lot like a court in a child protective lot like a court in a child protective case<04:35:33.879>
Keywords: 1189, house, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 14, February 25, 2026-AM

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Keeping public lands protected and decisions local.
  • >> Keeping<00:11:19.440> public<00:11:19.760> lands<00:11:20.160> protected
  • protected and decisions<00:11:21.360> local.
  • Stem Cell Freedom Act, an act Barlo.
  • engrossed Stem Cell Freedom Act. engrossed Stem Cell Freedom Act.
Keywords: 916, all
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Feb 5th, 2026

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ,<00:16:35.279> Shaver,<00:16:35.839> Shaw,<00:16:36.320> Shyrie, Sers, Cells
  • , Shaver, Shaw, Shyrie, Sers, Cells, Shaver, Shaw, Shyrie, Simpson,<00:16:37.440> Smith,<00:16
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  • We are here for the protection of our kids.
  • some level of umbrella of protection some level of umbrella of protection that<01:39:28.159>
Keywords: 1136, house, all
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • they're saying are adequate to protect they're saying are adequate to protect the<00:41:12.599><
  • <03:41:14.399> communities heavy rainfall and protect communities heavy rainfall and protect
  • <03:41:21.160> reefs Network whose effort to protect reefs Network whose effort to protect
  • So these investments are vital to the protection of Hawaii's natural resources. Thank you.
  • <03:45:42.080> the we are willing to go to to protect the we are willing to go to to protect
Keywords: 910, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/25/26

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we just want to make sure that they have the protections that they need.
  • Again, this is just allowing for them to use waivers to protect themselves.
  • Again, this is just allowing for them to use waivers to protect themselves.
  • Members, the A6 amendment has to do with cell-cultured food, a bill that Senator Draheim brought to us
  • Members, any other questions on the A6 amendment around cell-cultured foods?
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Mar 19th, 2025

Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's a very common use in practice of personal cell phone use for work purposes.
  • The hospital will come back and say all of that's confidential and protected, and we can't get to it
  • Chair, Senator, language was added on page 12 and also I think it's on page 14 to protect choices.
  • the privacy and protect the doctors who were performing the abortions.
  • The joint investigation piece is an important part of the subpoena protection.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Economic and Rural Development Jul 7th, 2025

Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • areas for that include conserving existing water resources, developing new water resources, and protecting
  • This is key to protecting watershed function and dry land.
  • They have a dead pool that's more there to protect any wildlife in the reservoir, and then there's also
  • Fund, the Environmental Protection Agency has a memorandum of agreement with FEMA whereby CWSRF funds
  • He called me on my cell; we played phone tag. We got together.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 7th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity construction phase contracts, to authorize the Coastal Protection
  • Senate Bill 414 by Senator Talbot is an act in Title 51 relative to medical debt protection to create
  • the Louisiana Medical Debt Protection Act.
  • House Bill 193 by Representative Phelps is an act to amend Title 40 relative to the Louisiana Sickle Cell
  • Commission and the number of members of the Louisiana Sickle Cell Commission.
Bills: SB525, SR112, SR109, SCR61, SCR62, SCR12, HB175, HB276, HB437, HB456, HB457, HB459, HB488, HB579, HB656, HB804, HB818, HB841, HB981, HB1052, HB1089, HB1101, HB1154, HB1166, HB1193, HB1194, HB1203, HB1209, HB1244, HB1249, HB221, HCR69, HCR58, SB57, SB405, SB414, HB62, HB193, HB203, HB205, HB210, HB220, HB222, HB228, HB246, HB420, HB475, HB486, HB574, HB584, HB750, HB799, HB813, HB815, HB826, HB870, HB949, HB953, HB1045, HB1092, HB1151, HB1162, HB1176, HB1177, HB1196, HB1214, HB1236, HB1241, SB106, SB206, SB248, SB441, SR86, SCR30, SB83, SB135, SB143, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB237, SB276, SB295, SB388, SB450, SB465, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB484, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB501, SB513, HCR31, HB301, HB358, HB359, HB384, HB413, HB428, HB450, HB462, HB547, HB613, HB631, HB657, HB669, HB675, HB680, HB691, HB712, HB716, HB720, HB723, HB727, HB728, HB735, HB747, HB759, HB825, HB845, HB846, HB903, HB904, HB907, HB923, HB929, HB941, HB962, HB965, HB1036, HB287, HB370, HB515, HB521, HB570, HB1200, HB29, HB39, HB58, HB67, HB73, HB76, HB77, HB82, HB112, HB121, HB125, HB132, HB134, HB151, HB154, HB155, HB161, HB166, HB187, HB191, HB207, HB211, HB224, HB238, HB241, HB242, HB250, HB260, HB265, HB275, HB300, HB320, HB338, HB339, HB349, HB379, HB399, HB427, HB463, HB464, HB468, HB545, HB550, HB551, HB565, HB588, HB639, HB725, HB782, HB805, HB808, HB834, HB847, HB853, HB858, HB861, HB883, HB916, HB937, HB977, HB1012, HB1027, HB1044, HB1054, HB1091, HB1117, HB90, HB127, HB138, HB150, HB201, HB268, HB273, HB285, HB315, HB354, HB355, HB360, HB376, HB445, HB506, HB606, HB649, HB665, HB681, HB721, HB746, HB757, HB781, HB835, HB844, HB857, HB872, HB886, HB889, HB892, HB972, HB982, HB987, HB1037, HB1068, HB1072, HB1078, HB1085, HB1132, HB1137, HB1167, HB1174, HB1232, HB1238, HB23, HB136, HB36, HB119, HB126, HB129, HB245, HB271, HB280, HB337, HB351, HB677, HB726, HB789, HB850, HB956, HB966, SB149, SB382
Summary: The Senate convened with 27 members present, heard a guest minister’s prayer for the National Day of Prayer, and adopted the pledge. The chamber then dispensed with the journal and received a legislative bureau report on numerous House bills. It also received House messages on several Senate bills and joint resolutions, including concurrence on multiple Senate measures with amendments, and introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 63, which would request an audit of the fiscal note process. The Senate adopted Senate Resolution 86, which would prohibit eyeglasses with video or audio recording capability on the Senate floor without approval from the President. Several Senate bills were advanced, including measures on human trafficking training in schools (SB 83), bulletproof vests for peace officers (SB 143), dental care for cancer patients (SB 155), parental leave for educators (SB 157), election board compensation days (SB 202), child welfare and the state child ombudsman (SB 237), brain injury treatment coverage (SB 295), foreign-adversary contract review and homeland security (SB 388), school safety reporting (SB 450), and prompt-pay standards for health care claims (SB 465). Most of these bills passed the Senate unanimously or near-unanimously and were moved to reconsider, while SB 513 on public works average-bid contracting was amended and returned to the calendar. The Senate also took up many House bills, passing measures on voluntary portable benefits for independent contractors (HB 301), memorial highway and terminal designations (HB 358, HB 384, HB 428, HB 657, HB 675, HB 716, HB 972), insurance and health-related changes (HB 413, HB 450, HB 631, HB 680), workforce development (HB 680), and a seafood research authorization near Grand Isle (HB 669). Several bills were amended before passage, including HB 359 on election qualifying rules and HB 675 with an added memorial corridor for crossing guard Katie Wells. Other House bills were received but not acted on or were returned to the calendar. The session ended with committee announcements, a brief recognition of mothers in the chamber, and adjournment until Monday, May 11 at 2 p.m.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Matthew Cushman, and I am a community paramedic for the Raytown Fire Protection District.
  • This is not a matter of protecting state revenue.
  • This is not a matter of protecting the marijuana industry.
  • Amphetamine, whatever their brain cells respond to by producing the neurotransmitter dopamine.
  • Maybe we could pass a tax, a cell phone tax, to help support funding for 988.
Summary: The meeting focused on Missouri’s substance use prevention and treatment system, with repeated emphasis on recovery support services, peer support, recovery housing, transportation, and harm reduction. Dan Haniken of Into Action described his own recovery from addiction and incarceration and argued that treatment alone is not enough; he urged greater investment in recovery housing, peer support, employment, and community-based supports that help people stay sober and avoid relapse. Members asked about funding sources, program capacity, referrals, treatment court, transportation, and how Into Action supports people on medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Haniken said the organization is funded through a mix of federal, state, county, city, foundation, and private donations, and that housing and transportation remain major barriers, especially because support is often funded for too short a period compared with the longer time people need to stabilize. Matt Cushman of the Raytown Fire Protection District gave a strong endorsement of harm reduction, including naloxone distribution, syringe service programs, and broader decriminalization of harm reduction tools. He argued that stigma is a major barrier to care and that Missouri should expand access to clean needles, test strips, and other services, while also improving access to MAT in jails and communities. Committee members questioned the evidence base, the role of faith-based providers, and whether safe consumption sites should be pursued; Cushman said syringe exchange decriminalization should be the immediate priority, while safe consumption sites are a longer-term issue. He also described community paramedicine and mobile integrated health as valuable but funding-dependent, and said naloxone distribution is improving but still uneven, especially in rural and minority communities. Representatives from Central Ozarks Medical Center and Four Rivers Community Health Center highlighted the importance of peer support specialists, community health workers, care coordinators, and wraparound services in rural health centers. COMC’s Morgan McClure and Monet Lehman described a jail reentry program in Pulaski County, with Lehman sharing her trauma and recovery story and explaining how she helps incarcerated people prepare for release with housing, employment, benefits, transportation, and treatment connections. Four Rivers’ Devon Polarys and Cassandra Trout said their CEO would change Missouri policy to allow FQHCs to receive reimbursement for peer support and community health worker services similar to CCBHCs, arguing that these roles are essential for addressing barriers like transportation, housing, food insecurity, and insurance. Members discussed confusion over reimbursement rules, the differences between FQHCs and CCBHCs, and the need for better funding and clearer policy for peer and community health worker services. No votes were taken; the discussion ended with a suggestion to bring in a subject matter expert on community health workers for a future session.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

State Committee Meeting - 2026-03-26

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • asset protection lens. asset protection lens.
  • > the<00:36:48.280> integrity we need to protect the integrity we need to protect the integrity
  • That's all. >> Cell phone? Oh, yeah, that's no—oh, I'm sorry.
  • It's about protection of resources.
  • strengthens whistleblower protections. strengthens whistleblower protections.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

February 4, 2025 - 03:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, I want to remind everyone to please silence your cell phones and any other electronic devices
  • Members, I want to remind everyone to please silence your cell phones and any other electronic devices
  • Health insurance is really important to parents because it protects their most important asset, their
  • The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has been implemented in 2010.
Summary: The committee received a briefing from AHCA Deputy Secretary Brian Meyer and Florida Healthy Kids CMO Ashley Carr on implementation of HB 121, which was enacted in 2023 to expand Florida’s KidCare/CHIP eligibility from 200% to 300% of the federal poverty level and replace the sharp premium “benefits cliff” with a tiered premium glide path. Sponsor Rep. Bartleman described the bill as a bipartisan effort to help working families keep children insured while moving toward economic self-sufficiency. The presenters explained that the program remains a joint federal-state structure, with Medicaid unchanged and the bill affecting only the CHIP-related portions of KidCare. AHCA said implementation has been delayed by federal CMS actions. The agency reported that CMS first rejected a state plan amendment approach, then required revisions to the premium tiers under a new maintenance-of-effort interpretation, and later issued a new interpretation of continuous 12-month eligibility that would prevent disenrollment for nonpayment of premiums. AHCA said it submitted an 1115 waiver, but negotiations over special terms and conditions reached an impasse, and the state has filed litigation challenging CMS’s interpretation. Members asked about the cost of litigation, the effect on future bills, the review process for CMS documents, disenrollment and reenrollment rules, and whether any additional legislative action is needed; AHCA said no further state action is needed at this time and that the key issue is the pending federal litigation. Several members and the sponsor emphasized the need for immediate implementation and asked about possible interim relief. AHCA said current coverage remains in place under the preexisting program, that there is a 30-day grace period for premium payment, and that reenrollment does not require a penalty or back payment, though coverage is not active during lapsed periods. The committee also heard public comment from Nicholas Hessing of the Children’s Services Council of Broward County and the Florida Alliance of Children’s Councils and Trusts, who supported HB 121 and said the expansion could make about 17,600 additional children eligible in Broward County alone. The meeting ended with Rep. Bartleman thanking staff and expressing hope that the new federal administration would allow the program to move forward, and the chair adjourned the meeting.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • This approach brings together Child Protection, Behavioral Health Services, and Corrections and provides
  • brings together Child Protection brings together Child Protection Behavioral<00:05:15.720> Health
  • My additional training was in hematology oncology, blood marrow, uh, stem cell transplantation.
  • Oncology blood marrow uh stem cell Oncology blood marrow uh stem cell transplantation<00:52:18.760
  • therapy where their blood stem cells therapy where their blood stem cells were<00:53:18.799>
Keywords: 1183, house
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • also will accept recorded video testimony, so if you're more comfortable talking, you can take your cell
  • Cell phone, record that, and we'll watch that.
  • By granting this exemption, you are protecting a valuable option within our district and surrounding
  • H. 4927, an act relative to protecting access to applied behavior analysis.
  • It makes you feel like your child isn't visible to the system that is supposed to protect him.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held a hearing on two late-file bills: H. 4867, concerning school choice, and H. 4927, concerning access to applied behavior analysis (ABA). For H. 4867, testimony focused on a DESE interpretation of M.G.L. c. 76, §12B(k) that would require small elementary-only districts with school choice students to pay secondary tuition when those students continue into high school. Superintendents, school committee members, parents, teachers, and a representative argued this creates large fiscal shortfalls for rural districts such as Hancock, Warwick, Richmond, and Worthington, which do not operate high schools and already rely on tuition agreements for their own resident students. Witnesses said the current interpretation has led some districts to stop accepting school choice students, reducing class sizes and limiting educational opportunities; they urged an exemption or amendment so these districts could continue school choice without assuming high school tuition obligations for nonresident students. Committee members asked about the number of affected districts, how the arrangement worked before 2023, and whether alternative statutory language might solve the issue more broadly. Representative Barrett described the bill as a simple fix to an unenforced provision that had only recently been raised by DESE, and the hearing later included testimony from both district officials and families supporting the bill. The committee closed testimony on H. 4867 and H. 4927 and then adjourned. H. 4927 drew testimony from educators, an ABA provider, and a parent of a child with autism in support of protecting in-school ABA access. Witnesses said the bill would clarify that qualified ABA providers, including BCBAs and RBTs under supervision, may deliver services in schools while allowing districts to maintain neutral safety and operational rules. They argued that inconsistent access to ABA can undermine districts’ obligations under IDEA, including free appropriate public education and placement in the least restrictive environment, and that school-based ABA can reduce removals from class, improve student progress, and support families. A parent testified that her young son needs ABA to function in school and that promised supports had been delayed or not delivered, while another witness said the bill would help ensure accountability and consistent services for students with autism.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 19th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill does not change the requirement of sending a notice of the impending cell by verified mail to
  • It does not remove the values of a public cell, which include being transparent.
  • Which protects homeowners from being fined by homeowners associations during times of drought.
  • I think it's I think we have a duty to protect our children and responsibility to do that.
  • speech, important protected speech that that children have the right to engage in.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • face adversities, they also show a lot of resilience, which is so important because it's those protective
  • They were described as protective factors. But to second Dr. Kane's comments and Dr.
  • But there are schools who are banning cell phones now, and I just so respect that, that they're willing
  • What do you think is the best approach for cell phone use on campus? I know there's a law now.
  • What do you think is the best approach for cell phone use on campus? I know there's a law now.
Summary: The hearing focused on youth mental health and treatment access in California, with opening remarks emphasizing that youth distress, self-harm-related emergency visits, and difficulty obtaining care remain elevated, while workforce shortages and reliance on one-time funding continue to limit access. Assemblymember Lori Davies echoed concerns about unstable funding and said lawmakers need to hear directly from providers and families as they prepare for the budget and legislation. The chair framed the hearing as a chance to hear from county, school, provider, and student perspectives, especially in San Diego County, where needs are high and investments have not always matched demand. County and school officials described the current system and recent state initiatives, including the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, school-linked fee schedules, payment reform, and the Behavioral Health Services Act transition. San Diego County Behavioral Health said it serves Medi-Cal youth with specialty mental health needs through a broad continuum of care, including outpatient clinics, school-based services, crisis response, residential treatment, and new crisis and residential facilities. San Diego County Office of Education and San Marcos Unified School District described efforts to expand school-based services and reimbursement through CYBHI, but said implementation is slowed by complex billing rules, insurance-data collection concerns from families, administrative burden, and uncertainty about sustaining staff positions funded by grants or soft money. School counselor testimony highlighted reduced stigma through campus outreach and clubs, but also noted that counselor-to-student ratios remain well above national standards and that budget cuts threaten supports. Provider testimony stressed that the system remains fragmented and that youth often move between emergency rooms, inpatient care, outpatient therapy, schools, and county programs without smooth handoffs. A child psychiatrist described crisis cases in which the main choices are brief hospitalization or discharge with limited follow-up, and argued for stronger warm handoffs, more outpatient and intensive outpatient options, better school-clinic coordination, and broader use of mobile crisis and 988. Rady Children’s Hospital and Aurora Behavioral Health described large increases in behavioral health demand, expansion of integrated care, and major barriers tied to low reimbursement rates, delayed payments, and administrative complexity. Across the panel, witnesses called for more stable funding, clearer reimbursement rules, better parent education on warning signs, and stronger collaboration among schools, counties, hospitals, and community providers to reduce stigma and improve timely care for youth.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Feb 26th, 2025

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • pouch goes home with them and comes back the next day, so they are never out of possession of their cell
  • We only put it up at a couple of places because the students leave their cell phone pouches unlocked.
  • Parent if they want their child to have a cell phone in school—uh, just a thought.
  • To me, if you bring your cell phone to school, you lose...
  • Lose it, and you do that a time or two, and people quit bringing their cell phones to school.
Bills: SB92, HB9, HB9
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/34

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I come to you here as somebody who has experienced what a cell feels like, right?
  • I went through the pandemic inside of a cell and watched how something is vital to re-entry success as
  • I come to you here as somebody who has experienced what a cell feels like, right?
  • I went through the pandemic inside of a cell and watched how something is vital to re-entry success as
  • I had my own 90-year-old grandmother turned away because they... has experienced uh what a cell feels
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The committee approved the March 22, 2024 minutes and then took up House File 3761, the Safety Through Support Act, with a motion to lay the bill over. Representative Lee Finke said the bill is intended to improve re-entry outcomes and public safety by expanding prison visitation, including mentoring and access for mental health and medical professionals, and by creating a task force to support rehabilitation and re-entry. Testifiers in support included Holly Bot, who described how family visits helped her through incarceration and later into successful re-entry and business ownership, and Zeke Caliguri, who argued that consistent visitation and community connection are essential to humanity, rehabilitation, and reducing recidivism. Elliot Bhai of NAMI Minnesota also supported the bill, framing visitation as a form of needed mental health support in prisons. Members raised several concerns and suggestions. Representative Hudson questioned the bill’s strip-search limitation language, asking what would count as a credible, documented security concern, and also worried the task force could create discriminatory access or favor certain viewpoints. Representative Finke said she did not view a conviction as making someone permanently a security risk and said the task force was meant to ensure meaningful visitation for everyone, not to enable discrimination. Representative Hollins and Representative N. supported the bill’s overall goals while suggesting language could be tightened and noting that maintaining outside ties helps people return as productive members of society. Representative Witte asked about the Department of Corrections commissioner’s presence, and the chair said questions for him could wait for a later bill. Representative Mu asked about the fiscal note and the research behind the bill. Staff said a fiscal note had been requested but not yet signed off by the LBO, which was one reason the bill was being laid over. Finke said she could share the visitation study and noted that the bill responds to research linking visitation to lower recidivism; she also said remote visitation data shows value but can be costly. After closing remarks emphasizing that visitation is “medicine” and that most incarcerated people will return to the community, the chair renewed the motion and laid over House File 3761. The committee then moved on to House File 4959, with a motion to re-refer it to the Committee on State and Local Government Finance and Policy.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It's not about protecting women, because it sure as hell isn't protecting trans women.
  • This bill has a stated goal of protecting women, but it does not protect women from any real threat.
  • How does this protect anyone?
  • protection and privacy.
  • That's not hate; it's protection.
Bills: SB7, SB14, SB 7, SB 14
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PBS Public Hearing - Wed Feb 11, 2026 @ 8:30 AM HST

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • You also have to have towers, you have to have security measures and cells.
  • Minimum-security inmates require cells, not dorms. approved the contract late last year.
  • Neither one of those measures and cells.
  • cells, not dorms. cells, not dorms.
  • , giving them the same confidentiality protections provided to law enforcement officers and emergency
Bills: HB1769
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1769, which would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to incrementally reduce the number of people incarcerated in private out-of-state correctional institutions. The DCR director opposed the bill, saying the department does not control overall prison population levels because courts determine admissions, and arguing that Hawaiʻi’s in-state facilities are already over capacity, especially Halawa, which he said is 165% over design capacity. He said only a small portion of the population is under departmental control through furlough programs and argued that bringing people home would require building a new medium-security prison. Supporters, including the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, the Public Defender’s office, and several individuals, argued the bill creates a phased, accountable path to reduce reliance on mainland prisons and bring people home. Supporters emphasized the harms of separating incarcerated people from ʻohana and culture, the disproportionate impact on Native Hawaiians, and the need for diversion, treatment, re-entry support, and fair sentencing. Several testifiers also said the department has more control than it claimed, pointing to underused furlough options, reclassification, and empty beds at some in-state facilities, while others urged clearer statutory language and guardrails. Members questioned the director about whether people could be reclassified or moved to available beds at facilities such as Kulani and Waiawa, and about whether the department could do more through staffing and contract changes. The director said some proposals had been sent to the Department of Human Resource Development, but that major facility changes would be costly and that minimum-security facilities would need substantial upgrades to house medium-security inmates. After discussion, the chair said the committee would defer HB 1769 to Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. for decision-making and adjourned the meeting.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee Jan 21st, 2026 at 09:00 am

A&B Education Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our system ensures that communities stay informed and protected even if the cell tower power goes out
  • It does, and it's a we're the let's just say that your phone goes off, the cell tower has a problem or
Keywords: 914, all