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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jan 6th, 2025
California Assembly Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry, you are recognized for your procedural motion.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty Nine - Wednesday, May 13
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- But the provider was in the middle of a procedure, and this is to clarify to them: they now have two
- patients, of a procedure, and this is to clarify to them.
- clarity for those situations where a baby born alive has just survived an attempted fetal demise procedure
- Just survived an attempted fetal demise procedure, and this law states that that procedure is done.
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the House Journal by roll call vote, 123-0. Members then used points of personal privilege to recognize National Police Week, honor fallen officers, and offer extended tributes to departing colleagues and a departing representative, followed by numerous introductions of special guests, interns, students, and visiting groups from schools and universities.
The chamber then received Senate messages and committee reports before taking up House Bill 1839, 2921, and 3015 together. The sponsor described the measure as a technical correction to online age-verification language related to pornography, and members noted the bill had already passed the House and Senate overwhelmingly. The House concurred in Senate Amendment 1 by a vote of 104-30, then adopted the conference/TAFP motion and finally passed the package 112-25.
Members next considered House Bill 2596 in conference committee. The sponsor explained the bill as a small-business health plan measure that also included a negotiated amendment expanding private insurance coverage for contraception from a six-month to a 12-month supply, while removing Senate-added blood pressure cuff language and adding a severability clause. After debate about the process and policy, the House adopted the conference report 120-26 and then third-read and passed the bill 119-27.
The final major item was Senate Bill 905, creating the Missouri Ranger training program to allow school districts, if they choose, to place specially trained personnel with narrow law-enforcement powers in schools. Debate focused heavily on school safety, local control, funding, training, and whether armed personnel in schools would help or harm students. Supporters argued it would provide an optional, low-cost safety tool, especially for districts without school resource officers; opponents argued it would escalate fear, resemble a prison environment, and fail to address mental health and other root causes. The House moved the previous question, adopted the amendment, and continued debate on the bill.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House panel debates GOP resolution to begin impeachment proceedings against governor, AG Apr 15th, 2026
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The next order of business is the 2026 R13A resolution, which is a resolution that deals with a procedure
- And then on page two, item D allows the committee to adopt other procedures to actually conduct the process
- item D allows the committee to adopt item D allows the committee to adopt other<00:09:39.360><c> procedures
- to</c><00:09:40.040><c> actually</c><00:09:40.320><c> conduct</c><00:09:40.760><c> the</c> other procedures
- to actually conduct the other procedures to actually conduct the process<00:09:41.960><c> in</c><00:
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
TCA-HRE, HRE Public Hearings 03-20-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- and assessing whether the department's actual expenditures are consistent with its policies and procedures
- and assessing whether the department's actual expenditures are consistent with its policies and procedures
- and assessing whether the department's actual expenditures are consistent with its policies and procedures
- and assessing whether the department's actual expenditures are consistent with its policies and procedures
- and assessing whether the department's actual expenditures are consistent with its policies and procedures
Summary:
The meeting covered several Senate resolutions related to the University of Hawaiʻi system, the East-West Center, and related education and workforce issues. On SCR 178 and SR 48, testifiers strongly supported the East-West Center, describing it as an important Hawaii asset that promotes cultural exchange, global citizenship, diplomacy, and ties to the University of Hawaiʻi. Speakers said the Center has helped train leaders and bring international connections and investment to Hawaii, and they urged continued funding despite federal cuts. The chairs then recommended passage with technical amendments, and both resolutions were adopted by the committees.
The committee also heard testimony on resolutions calling for audits of University of Hawaiʻi operations. On SR 32 and SCR 50, the University of Hawaiʻi said it supported the resolution and had already begun work on establishing a Bachelor of Science in nursing at the UH Maui campus, with additional staff available on Zoom to answer questions. On SR 160 and SCR 142, which sought a financial and performance audit of UH Mānoa facilities, UH Athletics said it already undergoes annual financial audits required by NCAA bylaws but not performance audits, and discussed its internal evaluations, contingency planning, and efforts to address concerns raised by student athletes and staff.
The committee then took up SCR 138 and SR 55, requesting a management and performance audit of the UH Office of the Vice President for Academic Strategy. Vice President Deborah Halbert and P20 Director Steve Shotz said they did not oppose the audit and believed it could provide clarity, while explaining that the office is relatively new and works collaboratively across campuses on articulation, transfer, grants, and workforce alignment. They described grant programs including Perkins, GEAR UP, preschool development, and data-sharing efforts, and said they are focusing more resources on teaching, health care, and skilled trades. The discussion also touched on SR 54, a proposed performance audit of the UH Foundation, where foundation representatives said they already undergo annual financial audits, acknowledged some donor communication issues, but emphasized improved stewardship and growth in fundraising over recent years.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 1/16/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- There are various procedures that the agency has and initiatives to reduce provider fraud and improper
- There are various procedures that the agency has and initiatives to reduce provider fraud and improper
- um there administered public programs um there are<01:10:54.920><c> various</c><01:10:55.440><c> procedures
- </c><01:10:55.880><c> that</c><01:10:56.000><c> the</c><01:10:56.120><c> agency</c> are various procedures
- that the agency are various procedures that the agency has<01:10:57.280><c> um</c><01:10:57.480><c>
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It requires an association to adopt procedures for dispute resolution.
- 24:09.280><c> adopt</c> It requires an association to adopt It requires an association to adopt procedures
- <00:24:10.400><c> for</c><00:24:10.720><c> dispute</c> procedures for dispute procedures for dispute
- > upon</c> Senator Latz said the original act was based on statutes proposed by the Uniform Law Commission
- Um and so uh it is true that commission.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Higher Education Institutions Committee Jun 18th, 2026
Higher Education Institutions Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- One, two, three, four, five, six, so there's like 11 different audits of documents and procedures and
- like CCF have discussed this initiative and supported the concept provided by the Higher Learning Commission
- In that sense, the state board worked to look at what the Higher Learning Commission requirements are
Summary:
The Higher Education Institutions Committee met at NDSU and heard an extensive presentation from President David Cook/President Stewart and NDSU leadership on the university’s priorities, including enrollment, student success, research growth, and use of New Horizons funding. Leaders emphasized NDSU’s land-grant mission, its role in workforce development, and its goal of becoming more distinctive through strategic planning, recruitment and retention, commercialization, and partnerships. They highlighted that NDSU awarded 2,370 degrees in 2025, produces a large share of the state’s engineering, nursing, and agriculture graduates, and reported strong outcomes for graduates staying and working in North Dakota. They also noted enrollment headwinds, competition from other institutions, and the need to manage tuition waivers more carefully through a scholarship optimization effort.
Provost Sherry Vale outlined academic stewardship efforts, including review or consolidation of low-producing programs, strategic hiring tied to institutional priorities, faculty workload policy changes, and expanded online and regional offerings. She said the university is using New Horizons dollars to strengthen advising, student support, and programs in engineering, agriculture, and health. NDSU leaders also described new or expanded academic offerings such as robotics and automation, artificial intelligence, material science and engineering, nuclear engineering certificates, accelerated nursing, nurse practitioner certificates, a Master of Health Administration, and a clinical research master’s program with Sanford Health. They stressed that these investments are intended to improve student completion, meet workforce needs, and increase return on public investment.
The committee also heard testimony from students and recent graduates who described the value of NDSU’s education, mentorship, internships, research opportunities, and support services. Alyssa Hodges spoke about pharmacy education, public health work, and campus support as a parent and student; Ethan Blessy described engineering coursework, internships with Marvin, and career preparation; and Aiden Freolic discussed neuroscience research, federally funded projects, and plans for graduate study. Their testimony was followed by presentations on partnerships with Gateway to Science for K-12 STEM outreach and with Sanford Research on biomedical research, clinical trials, obesity research, and a joint biostatistics hire. NDSU also highlighted systemwide shared services, Governor’s School programming, and research growth, including a reported 8% increase in research expenditures from $199 million to $215 million. No bill votes were taken; the meeting was informational and featured presentations, testimony, and discussion of future planning and partnerships.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Congressional Redistricting, Select Jul 24th, 2025
Congressional Redistricting, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- Just on a quick procedural question...
- When it is time to redraw, do it through an independent redistricting commission, chosen by the people
- There are no independent commissions, no public accountability, and no community protections to ensure
Committee:
House Congressional Redistricting, Select
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-19 - 11:55AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- the rules be suspended and that we message the action just taken on H. 578, an act relating to procedures
- c> taken on H. 578 and act relating to taken on H. 578 and act relating to and<01:18:38.520><c> procedures
- </c><01:18:39.760><c> for</c><01:18:40.000><c> animal</c><01:18:40.360><c> cruelty</c> and procedures
- for animal cruelty and procedures for animal cruelty offenses,<01:18:41.920><c> H</c><01:18:42.240><
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- lots of cross references in it, but it really has to do with the administration's grant process procedures
- administration's administration's grant<00:26:04.400><c> uh</c><00:26:04.640><c> process</c><00:26:05.279><c> procedures
- </c><00:26:06.159><c> and</c><00:26:06.799><c> it's</c> grant uh process procedures and it's grant uh
- process procedures and it's very<00:26:07.440><c> clean</c><00:26:07.760><c> and</c><00:26:07.919><c
Committee:
House Ways and Means
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/18/26
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- They found out it got deeper that there's a whole marketing procedure to getting healthy goods.
- it got deeper that there's a whole it got deeper that there's a whole marketing<00:13:54.320><c> procedure
- </c><00:13:55.160><c> to</c><00:13:55.280><c> getting</c><00:13:55.520><c> healthy</c> marketing procedure
- to getting healthy marketing procedure to getting healthy goods.<00:13:56.520><c> So,</c><00:13:56.640
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Just a question about procedure: Are points of order used to respond to had. had.
- :43:18.560><c> a</c><00:43:18.720><c> question</c><00:43:18.960><c> about</c><00:43:19.200><c> procedurally
- </c> Just just a question about procedurally. Just just a question about procedurally.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services Mar 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We are working so hard to make sure that there's procedural justice and people have an opportunity to
- We are working so hard to make sure that there's procedural justice and people have an opportunity to
- We are working so hard to make sure that there's procedural justice and people have an opportunity to
- We are working so hard to make sure that there's procedural justice and people have an opportunity to
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services heard an informational hearing on child welfare, foster care, community care licensing, child support, and related budget issues. CDSS described the Governor’s proposed child and family services budget, emphasized a family-centered and kin-first approach, and reported that foster care entries and congregate care placements have declined over the past decade. Witnesses also highlighted the importance of extended foster care to age 21, while noting persistent racial disparities for Native American and Black children and the need for stronger prevention, family finding, and community-based supports.
A major focus was the proposed tiered rate structure (TRS), which CDSS said would shift funding from placement-based rates to child-centered supports, including care and supervision, strength-building dollars, and immediate needs funding paired with high-fidelity wraparound services. CDSS and county representatives said implementation is on track, with foundational policy guidance expected by the end of the year, CANS/CFT timeliness targeted by year-end, and the CWS CARES system nearing go-live in October 2026. Counties and providers raised concerns about whether the rate model and wraparound capacity will be sufficient, especially for higher-acuity youth, and asked for more data, clearer guidance, and continued collaboration.
County Welfare Directors Association representatives also requested continued emergency response funding and an extension of flexible family supports, arguing both are needed to stabilize front-end child welfare work and bridge to TRS. Providers from FFAs and STRTPs warned that insurance costs, provider closures, and the transition to TRS could threaten service capacity unless the state addresses long-term insurance and reimbursement issues. LAO noted the Governor’s budget contains no new child welfare augmentations and said the main General Fund change reflects the expiration of one-time funding. No votes were taken; members instead asked for follow-up data, technical assistance, and possible future legislative or trailer bill solutions, including on insurance and implementation timelines.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/11/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- telemedicine and requiring a veterinarian-client-patient relationship, and also updates reproductive procedures
- uh and also updates<00:25:13.120><c> uh</c><00:25:13.520><c> reproductive</c><00:25:14.159><c> procedures
- </c><00:25:14.559><c> and</c> updates uh reproductive procedures and updates uh reproductive procedures
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- foremost, has the Supreme Court of the United States recently held that the 14th Amendment, both procedural
- recently held that the 14th Amendment, recently held that the 14th Amendment, both<00:17:16.439><c> procedural
- </c><00:17:17.079><c> and</c><00:17:17.280><c> substantive</c><00:17:17.760><c> due</c> both procedural
- and substantive due both procedural and substantive due process<00:17:18.520><c> provisions,</c> process
Committee:
House Judiciary
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- incredible bureaucracy where it's got to go to APS and there's a forth examination, then there's a court procedure
- 52.800><c> court</c> forth examination, then there's a court forth examination, then there's a court procedure
- 54.480><c> think</c><00:43:54.640><c> it's</c><00:43:54.880><c> creating</c><00:43:55.200><c> a</c> procedure
- I just think it's creating a procedure.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
Summary:
The Committee on Health and Human Services opened its first hearing of the 2026 session and heard testimony on several bills, with the chair emphasizing one-minute testimony, written submissions, and live streaming. For SB 768, relating to an alternative water source income tax credit, the Department of Taxation said a drafting issue needed clarification on the $500 cap and estimated a revenue loss of $6.8 million per year beginning in fiscal year 2028. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii and the Libertarian Party opposed the bill as an unnecessary subsidy and tax-code complication, while one supporter was noted. A member questioned the size of the projected loss and suggested future analysis of net fiscal impacts and methodology.
The committee then heard SB 389, which expands a general excise tax exemption to additional health-related providers and purchases. The Department of Taxation said the change would be a minimal code adjustment but would require public education; the Tax Foundation said the bill should be framed in light of the original physician-shortage rationale for the exemption. The Hawaii National Guard and Aloha Care supported the measure, along with several other organizations and individuals, while the Libertarian Party opposed it as favoritism and tax-code complexity. A member asked about administrative burden and potential tax impact, and the department said it did not yet have a calculation but was working on one.
The committee also heard SB 877, which would appropriate funds to increase Medicaid in-home services if federal matching funds are maximized, and SB 1139, which would direct DHS to expand Medicaid eligibility for children from birth to age five regardless of household income. DHS stood on written testimony for both bills, and Aloha Care, the Hawaii Medical Association, disability advocates, children’s advocates, and CARES testified in support, arguing the measures would improve access and family stability. The Libertarian Party opposed both bills, warning of higher long-term costs, entitlement growth, and reduced private-sector options. Members questioned the fiscal and programmatic differences between crisis and warm-line services during discussion of SB 787, a bill to fund a Department of Health warm line; the department said the warm line would serve noncrisis callers more cheaply than crisis staffing, and that about 34.7% of 2024 Hawaii CARES contacts were mild issues that could have been routed to a warm line. Supporters cited mental health needs after the Lahaina wildfire and the affordability crisis, while opponents argued the service duplicated existing resources and expanded government involvement.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (05/20/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- It says that a school district may adopt procedures that permit school personnel to withhold such information
- 21.280><c> adopt</c> says that a school district may adopt says that a school district may adopt procedures
- that</c><01:10:22.560><c> permit</c><01:10:23.040><c> school</c><01:10:23.440><c> personnel</c> procedures
- that permit school personnel procedures that permit school personnel to<01:10:24.239><c> withhold</c
Summary:
The committee took up Senate Bill 206, which requires public schools to adopt policies limiting student cell phone use. Supporters argued that cell phones and personal devices contribute to student mental health problems, bullying, distraction, and disruptive behavior, and said teachers and administrators want a clear statewide rule rather than having to enforce policies themselves. Opponents raised concerns about local control, the breadth of the term “personal communication device,” and whether the bill would interfere with instructional uses of devices, especially in schools that rely on bring-your-own-device or have limited access to school-issued laptops.
Members debated Amendment 2249H, which added an exception for teacher-led instruction and clarified that superintendent-approved exceptions could still apply for medical, disability, or language-proficiency needs. After discussion about whether the amendment was too restrictive or too broad, the committee adopted the amendment on a 9-8 vote, with one member not voting. The committee then voted 9-8, with one not voting, to recommend Senate Bill 206 ought to pass as amended.
The committee then moved to Senate Bill 96, concerning mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents. The sponsor offered Amendment 2199H to replace language that would have required referral to DCYF whenever an educator withheld information due to concern about possible abuse at home. The amendment instead allows a district to withhold information if a reasonably prudent person would believe disclosure would result in abuse, abandonment, or neglect, and requires the decision to be documented in the student record. The amendment was discussed as a narrower, more workable safeguard, and the committee was still in discussion on the bill at the end of the transcript.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Ethics Board Jun 9th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- As a former nonprofit director, I know that with a... ...procedures in place to know which grants you're
- We had served on the Sentencing Guidelines Commission before, and I had run into her a couple of times
Summary:
The hearing resumed on day two of the Legislative Ethics Board fact-finding matter involving Representative Tara Simmons. After opening remarks and confirmation that board members had not engaged in outside research or ex parte communications, Simmons’s counsel moved to dismiss two allegations at the close of the board staff’s case: that Simmons pressured the Administrative Office of the Courts to alter a contract in favor of her employer, and that she improperly combined a legislative proviso for AEJG with a personal donation to the organization. Board staff opposed the motion, arguing the evidence showed Simmons’s legislative and private conduct were intertwined and that the board had enough evidence to require a defense. After deliberation, the board denied the motion to dismiss and proceeded to hear defense testimony.
The first defense witness, Sharon Navas, testified that she met Simmons through advocacy work, later hired her at the Equity and Education Coalition (EEC), and maintained written employment policies intended to separate Simmons’s legislative role from her work for EEC. Navas said Simmons was never compensated for lobbying or legislative acts, that EEC paid her from unrestricted funds, and that Simmons did not work on the AEJG dashboard project or participate in the contract dispute with Anthony Powers and Chris Stanley. Navas described the proviso request and later contract issues as separate from Simmons’s legislative duties, and said she continued to pay invoices while the project was being completed.
Simmons then testified about her background, legislative career, disability accommodations, and extensive efforts to seek ethics advice before taking outside employment or pursuing provisos. She said she repeatedly consulted House ethics counsel and reviewed prior board decisions to ensure her outside work and legislative actions were separated. Simmons described her relationship with Anthony Powers, the dashboard project, the proviso process, and her understanding that the work was distinct from her legislative role. The hearing paused for lunch after part of Simmons’s direct examination, with testimony set to continue after the break.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- They earn commission on product.
- monitor and to make sure that it's more accountable to consumers, that there's basic customer service procedures
Committee:
Senate Insurance
CA