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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/2/26

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • and the risk factors for violence even starting and really looking to get to those root causes so that
  • </c> field to look at the protective factors field to look at the protective factors and<00:49:10.800
  • ><c> violence</c><00:49:12.400><c> even</c> and the risk factors for violence even and the risk factors
  • And um so I'm just curious if you're going to factor in the medications that people are on as well that
  • And um so I'm just curious if you're going to factor in the medications that people are on as well that
Bills: HF3668 , HF2779 , HF2771
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • It is not... ...case, what the current safety factors may be, and whether or not a case should be open
  • But if that child cannot be maintained safely in the home, if we cannot mitigate those risk factors,
  • We do struggle with meeting that expectation, and there's a lot of different factors that impact that
  • We do struggle with meeting that expectation, and there's a lot of different factors that impact that
  • of different factors that impact that. that. that.
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from the September 11 meeting by motion and voice vote. It then received a brief update on the statewide emergency responder voice system, but no presenter was present. The chair said he expected a more substantive update in November and warned that if there is not real progress on acquiring needed private properties, the committee may consider further action, including possibly freezing funding. The main discussion centered on the Department for Community Based Services’ child removal and reunification work and its structured decision-making tools. Commissioner Lisa Dennis and General Counsel Wesley Duke explained that the intake, safety, and risk assessment tools are being used at very high rates and that the department is still implementing and evaluating the system. Dennis said the tools are meant to inform, not replace, professional judgment; when staff disagree with a recommendation, the worker and first-line supervisor consult and decide together. Members questioned whether the system favors keeping children in the home, whether the department has studied safety outcomes for in-home cases versus removals, and whether foster home shortages affect removal decisions. Dennis said child safety remains the top priority, that the practice has not changed, and that the department would provide additional data on outcomes later. Members also asked about permanency timelines and delays in termination of parental rights cases; Dennis said federal timelines are difficult to meet because of family progress, substance use recovery, and court delays, and she confirmed foster parent shortages were not the reason for those delays. The committee then heard a presentation from the Department of Revenue on the new My Taxes portal. Staff said the portal, launched in March, replaced DOR’s portion of the old Kentucky One Stop Business Portal and now allows businesses to file and pay multiple taxes, update account information, and receive official notices. They reported the system is available 24/7 except for scheduled maintenance every other Thursday evening, has maintained over 99% availability since launch, and now has a dedicated contact center with 50 agents plus a public help line and email. In response to questions, the department said early downtime was caused by unexpectedly high traffic, but server capacity was increased and in the last three months there had been only one day of unexpected downtime.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • So not every state has the factors that attract data center investment, but you here in Minnesota do.
  • So not every state has the factors that attract data center investment, but you here in Minnesota do.
  • So not every state has the factors that attract data center investment, but you here in Minnesota do.
  • So not every state has the factors that attract data center investment, but you here in Minnesota do.
  • </c><00:16:03.360><c> that</c> study of some economic factors that study of some economic factors that
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 01/16/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's the gross operating revenues times an allocation factor times a rate, which the department would
  • </c><00:18:42.520><c> from</c> remove the discretionary factors from remove the discretionary factors
  • times a rate which the allocation Factor times a rate which the department<00:19:04.760><c> would</c
  • </c><00:19:49.480><c> is</c><00:19:49.640><c> a</c> payments the allocation factor is a payments the
  • </c> and there's very various other factors and there's very various other factors that<00:43:59.839>
Committee: Senate Taxes
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (02/18/2025)

Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:48:13.359><c> is</c> utilization what's the larger factor is utilization what's the larger factor
  • Factor Factor um<00:48:27.520><c> that</c><00:48:27.680><c> influences</c><00:48:28.319><c> duration
  • </c><00:50:47.640><c> so</c> suitable we look at a lot of factors so suitable we look at a lot of factors
  • </c> slightly different utilization factors slightly different utilization factors based<01:21:06.000
  • are many factors that go into that um are many factors that go into that um but<01:41:43.920><c> yeah
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate - 01/22/25

Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's another attractive factor here in Minnesota.
  • That's another attractive factor here in Minnesota.
  • Factor here in Minnesota<00:51:10.760><c> so</c><00:51:11.400><c> Minnesota</c><00:51:11.920><c> I</
  • These factors will start to pinch depending on how much of these projects actually come to fruition.
  • </c> about greater than 90% capacity factors about greater than 90% capacity factors and<01:13:26.120
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Human Services May 5th, 2026

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • We wanted to understand the safety factors at play.
  • Another issue is enabling multi-factor authentication.
  • Yeah, there are a bunch of different factors that impact that.
  • The factors there are multiple things that feed into that.
  • Also, there are going to be two factors.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

FIN Info Briefing - Thu Jan 9, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Price is only one factor.
  • 54.440><c> third</c><00:50:54.680><c> is</c><00:50:54.799><c> to</c><00:50:54.920><c> use</c> one factor
  • and then the third is to use one factor and then the third is to use Innovative<00:50:55.760><c> things
  • and that's what we better cost factor and that's what we intend<00:55:05.319><c> to</c><00:55:05.559
  • </c><00:56:40.000><c> why</c> you based on a multiple factors why you based on a multiple factors why
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The Committee on Finance held informational briefings first with the Department of Defense on its FY 2026 budget request, then with the Hawaii School Facilities Authority. Major General Steve Logan outlined the Department of Defense request for $40.5 million in state funds, which he said would leverage about $74 million in federal matching funds and support 411 open projects that could attract up to $2.3 billion in additional federal grant money. He said the budget focuses on sustainment, safety, and reorganization in light of lessons from the Maui wildfires. Key requests included $1.3 million to sustain IT systems, $2.7 million for 32 HEMA emergency management positions, three new Hawaii Army National Guard positions plus four upgrades, and $1.9 million for the Youth Challenge Program to cover state-mandated fringe costs and staffing needs. He also reviewed capital improvement projects, including Youth Challenge facility upgrades, siren modernization, ADA improvements, building retrofits for disaster resilience, Army facility upgrades, a third state veterans home on Maui, HEMA EOC improvements, and a maintenance/fuel building at Diamond Head. Members asked about the siren modernization timeline, and HEMA said roughly 26 to 31 sirens would be modernized this year, with 15 on Maui, eight on Oahu, and eight on the Big Island. Questions also focused on Youth Challenge and Job Challenge enrollment and vacancies, with the department saying the Hilo Job Challenge Academy is growing and that combining Youth Challenge recruiting statewide into one Kilauea program has helped enrollment. Logan also answered questions about the New Year’s Eve medical transport mission, explaining the Hawaii Air National Guard’s relationship with active-duty Air Force assets and saying the flight cost is about $20,000 per flight hour, though the final bill had not yet been determined. On the Maui veterans home, staff said the University of Hawaii site was no longer viable after faculty senate opposition, so the department is now focused on a 10-acre Puna District site; the project remains tied to a certified $35 million state match and August 2025 and August 2026 federal suspense dates. Logan said the veterans home remains one of the department’s highest priorities, but it could not be moved higher in the submitted CIP ranking. The department also discussed a Governor’s add-on for a fire marshal/Office of Recovery and Resiliency proposal. Logan said the fire marshal position was reestablished last session but has not yet been filled, and that if the function is transferred to the Department of Defense, the department wants funding ready to move quickly. Staff later said the request would include about $1.1 million for seven positions and about $2.2 million for operating costs, though details were still preliminary. The committee then reconvened for the School Facilities Authority briefing, where Executive Director Ricky Fujitani described the agency as a startup created in 2020 to improve school and workforce housing development through standardized designs, prefabrication, best-value procurement, and public-private partnerships. He said Hawaii’s single school district still functions like 15 different districts because of its 264 schools across 15 complex areas, and that the authority’s goal is to create more efficient, maintainable, and cost-effective facilities.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion

Transcript Highlights:
  • Massachusetts suffers from a severe and persistent racial gap as a result of historical structural factors
  • Today we will seek to determine the state of the racial wealth gap in Massachusetts, the factors shaping
  • Massachusetts suffers from a severe and persistent racial gap as a result of historical structural factors
  • federal policies today we will seek to determine the state of racial wealth gap in Massachusetts the factor
  • The racial wealth gap is impacted by historic factors, health factors, and other factors.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion held a hearing on the impact of federal policy on the racial wealth gap in Massachusetts, the fourth in a series on federal impacts on racial equity. Chair Bud Williams and Chair Miranda opened by emphasizing that no bills were being heard and that the committee would instead take testimony from invited witnesses; public written testimony was also accepted. The chairs and witnesses repeatedly cited long-standing wealth disparities affecting Black and brown communities, including homeownership, wages, business ownership, and access to capital, and linked those disparities to federal policy changes, housing, education, health care, and workforce development. Administration officials testified first. Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Lauren Jones described persistent labor market disparities, including higher unemployment for Black and Latino residents, lower median hourly wages, and underemployment among degree holders, and highlighted state efforts such as ESOL-for-work funding, workforce training grants, MassHire career centers, skills-based hiring, and the state equity dashboards. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kiami Mahania argued that poverty drives poor health, not the reverse, and said wealth gaps contribute to chronic disease, maternal health inequities, medical debt, and shorter life expectancy; she pointed to the Advancing Health Equity Massachusetts initiative, a health care affordability working group, and the governor’s push to bar medical debt from credit reporting. Assistant Secretary Juan Vega of EOED focused on entrepreneurship and procurement, citing technical assistance grants, founder support programs, place-based investment, the Business Front Door, and the need to broaden access to contracts, capital, and business growth opportunities. Committee members pressed the panel on the effects of the federal “big beautiful bill” on households, especially single-parent and Black women-led households, and on whether the state could develop more timely data systems instead of relying on federal numbers. Officials said the impacts were still being monitored, but warned that Medicaid and SNAP changes would likely hit lower-income households and community institutions hard. Members also asked about unions and apprenticeships, microbusiness definitions, supplier diversity, pay equity, and degree inflation; the administration said registered apprenticeships and skills-based hiring are key tools, and noted that wage equity reporting is still in its early stages. Later testimony from BECMA’s Nicole O’Bean stressed that tariffs, DEI rollbacks, immigration enforcement, capital gaps, and federal funding cuts are constraining Black-owned businesses and inclusive procurement, while Gastón Institute researchers described severe Latino homeownership and rent burdens, educational inequities, and the need for housing, labor, and education policy changes to close the wealth gap.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare Apr 29th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • We'll be the deciding factors of that today, right? Rep. Fisher for questions. Thank you.
  • But only half of adults age 65 and older strongly associated lifestyle factors with reducing the risk
  • And this is going to be my non-medical way to explain it. ...able to start their own clotting factor.
  • So even if they were to get clotting factor, it might not be the one particular one that they need.
  • Because the insurers do pay different amounts by hospital, and that should factor into your decision
Bills: HB946 , HB1093 , SB26 , SB29 , SB30 , SB195 , SB219 , SB222 , SB255 , SB314 , SCR2 , SCR22
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways and Means (04/22/2026)

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • 28:46.799><c> the</c><00:28:46.960><c> budget</c><00:28:47.279><c> adjustment</c><00:28:47.760><c> factor
  • </c><00:28:48.080><c> from</c> lower the budget adjustment factor from lower the budget adjustment factor
  • in order to be able to adjust to the ups and downs in enrollment, acuity, rate setting, and other factors
  • in order to be able to adjust to the ups and downs in enrollment, acuity, rate setting, and other factors
  • So these funds would not lapse factors.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee Apr 21st, 2026

Natural Resources and Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • The yearly limits are based on scientific data that incorporates a variety of environmental factors.
  • And the Joshua Tree is threatened with extinction due to a combination of factors.
  • And I appreciate—I mean, there's these sort of overlying factors of RHNA and things like that that also
  • Overlying factors of RHNA and things like that are also driving a lot of strange pressures, where we
  • And there's a couple of factors that went into that.
Summary: The committee heard SB 1393, an omnibus update to the Fish and Game Code covering steelhead trout and Dungeness crab management. The author and supporters said the bill would strengthen the steelhead trout report card program, extend and refine Dungeness crab management, and clarify vessel transit rules in closed crab fishing areas. The Nature Conservancy, Trout Unlimited, and other supporters said the measure implements long-standing task force recommendations and supports both conservation and coastal fishing communities. There was no opposition, and the bill was moved forward on a 4-0 vote to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 1250, which would require Caltrans to incorporate wildlife connectivity into transportation planning and asset management, set performance targets, and coordinate with wildlife agencies. Supporters from conservation, animal welfare, land trust, and local government groups said the bill would reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions, improve public safety, and better integrate crossings, culverts, and fencing into routine highway projects. The California Building Industry Association moved to a neutral position after amendments clarified the bill would apply to transportation right-of-way planning and not create exactions on private property. Members discussed the bill’s relationship to Caltrans planning authority and existing funding, and it was passed to Appropriations on a 4-0 vote. Senator Gonzalez’s SB 1268, which would codify the state’s Outdoors for All initiative, also received broad support from environmental justice, conservation, parks, and recreation groups. Testimony emphasized inequitable access to parks and nature, especially for low-income communities and communities of color, and said the bill would make the initiative more durable by placing it in statute. The chair and members spoke in favor of expanding outdoor access, and the bill was approved on a 3-0 vote with some members not yet voting. The committee then heard three Western Joshua tree bills from Senator Ochoa Bogh. SB 1061 would streamline relocation of limited numbers of trees without fees in certain cases; SB 1062 would require proportionate or tiered mitigation fees for public utilities and agencies; and SB 1063 would create an expedited, fee-free permitting path for basic residential utility and wildfire-hardening projects. Supporters, including local water agencies, counties, and farm and business groups, said the current law imposes heavy costs on desert residents and ratepayers. Opponents, including wildlife and conservation organizations, argued the bills would weaken protections for a species they said is threatened by climate change and habitat loss, and noted that existing administrative processes are already addressing fees and permitting. After amendments, opposition was withdrawn on SB 1061 and SB 1062, and both bills advanced on 3-0 votes to Appropriations; SB 1063 remained under discussion in the portion provided.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 28th, 2026 at 02:54 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • It really takes a hard look at your school staffing, your student achievement, and all of the factors
  • When the legislature passed that bill, one of the increases that were made was the secondary factor.
  • That was the intent of it, and... ...the secondary factor in CTE. That was the intent of it.
  • And then there's something called a growth factor.
  • How would this factor into what you're doing right now? Mr. Chair, Representative, if I could...
Keywords: 996, all
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • Secondly, in access, you have two very different factors occurring.
  • To that point, concerning the supplemental increase, is that the only factor?
  • Is that the only factor?
  • No, because a lot of factors may come... And then can you explain also, Mr.
  • And you have to decide how to weigh each of those factors.
Summary: The committee first received a lengthy presentation from JLBC staff comparing the JLBC baseline budget with the executive proposal. Staff said the baseline shows about $577 million in available cash above statutory formulas, but that major items not included—especially tax conformity, ongoing health and school repair costs, and new federal Medicaid/SNAP administrative requirements—would significantly change the picture. The executive budget was described as about $1.1 billion larger than the JLBC baseline, driven by revenue and spending proposals including border security funding, tax conformity, higher sports betting taxes, elimination of a data center equipment exemption, short-term rental and water surcharges, SNAP administrative and error-rate costs, and several one-time items that staff argued appear ongoing. Members also discussed rising caseloads and supplementals in developmental disabilities, Medicaid/Access, and education, including concerns about declining enrollment, possible fraud in Access, and the SNAP error rate. The committee then heard and passed SB 1032, which appropriates $1.5 million from the General Fund in FY 2027 to fund the Independent Correctional Oversight Office. Testimony from the sponsor and advocates emphasized the need for independent oversight of the Department of Corrections, transparency, whistleblower reporting, and avoiding federal receivership. The bill was given a due pass recommendation on a 10-0 vote. Next, the committee considered several transportation appropriations. SB 1064, as amended, would appropriate $3 million to ADOT for improvements along West Route 66 in Flagstaff; the mayor and local planning officials testified that the corridor is congested and dangerous, with significant growth and crash history. The bill passed 7-3. SB 1059 would appropriate $9.2 million for an additional right-turn lane at SR 87 and SR 260 in Payson; supporters cited severe backups and safety concerns, and it passed 7-3. SB 1062 would appropriate $1 million for an additional left-turn lane at US 60 and Superstition Mountain Drive in Gold Canyon; supporters said the intersection is a major bottleneck and safety issue, and it passed 6-4. Finally, the committee began hearing SCR 1004, which would place on the ballot a prohibition on photo enforcement systems used by local authorities or state agencies for speeding and red-light violations. The sponsor and public testimony argued that automated enforcement is unpopular, unconstitutional, and prone to abuse, citing allegations of campaign money tied to ticket revenue and forged judicial signatures on citations. The transcript cuts off during public testimony, before any committee vote on SCR 1004 or the remaining bills.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Intergovernmental Affairs Mar 11th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, and any other factors that come into it when we are doing the work of the federal government.
  • You have a staff turnover factor that's also taken into account, and each one of those factors is weighted
  • Um, and I saw on your priority assessment you have priority factor grievance.
  • I'm sorry, priority factor grievance. Yes, ma'am.
  • Uh, another factor, uh, uh, the cost for providing indigent defense in Bell County.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • Beyond FY 2023, three primary factors are driving the individual income tax forecast: a higher forecast
  • <00:20:54.440><c> primary</c> forecast Beyond fy2 three primary forecast Beyond fy2 three primary factors
  • are driving the individual factors are driving the individual income<00:20:56.960><c> tax</c><00:20:
  • in tariffs or any of the other fully factored-in tariff assumptions.
  • It actually factors in more. I would have to go back and double-check all the things.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: Minnesota Management and Budget presented the February 2025 budget and economic forecast, with Commissioner Aon Campbell, State Economist Anthony Becker, and Budget Director Anam Mingi outlining updated revenue, spending, and long-term balance projections. The state’s FY 2026-27 general fund outlook remains positive but weaker than in November, with an ending balance of $456 million, down $160 million from the prior forecast. Looking ahead, the planning years FY 2028-29 show a projected deficit of just under $6 billion, driven largely by spending growth outpacing revenues. Officials emphasized that discretionary inflation is a major factor in the forecast, but also noted that those amounts are not automatically appropriated and would require legislative action. Becker said the national outlook has changed since November, with higher expected inflation, higher interest rates for longer, and slower growth in later years. He highlighted uncertainty around tariffs, trade policy, immigration policy, federal spending, and possible changes to tax and debt-ceiling policy, all of which could affect Minnesota’s economy and revenues. Minnesota’s labor market remains tight, with low unemployment and rising wages, and the revenue forecast was revised upward overall for FY 2026-27, including higher income and sales tax receipts, though corporate tax revenue was slightly lower than previously projected. Mingi said projected general fund spending is up $79 million in FY 2026-27 and $960 million in FY 2028-29 compared with November. The largest increases are in education and health and human services, especially due to inflation, higher pupil counts, special education costs, long-term care, and higher Medical Assistance spending. She noted that higher utilization of weight-loss drugs also raises Medicaid costs, and that a smaller assumed bonding bill helps offset some debt service costs. The commissioner and staff repeatedly warned that federal policy changes, especially possible Medicaid reductions, pose a major risk; they said Minnesota could face billions in lost federal funding, including a potential $2.4 billion hit if the enhanced Medicaid match for adults without children were eliminated. No votes or legislative actions were taken in the presentation.
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • We also implement policy procedures, for instance, compliance credits and individuals for service factor
  • There are some statutorily required factors that kind of direct the parole, or that if someone has an
  • I think there’s a couple of factors. Our parole rates are up.
  • And that has to do with various factors: mandatory release, medical releases, parole rates.
  • And that has to do with various factors: mandatory release, medical releases, parole rates.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Special Commission on Criminal Justice Reform 3.0 heard a presentation from the Massachusetts Parole Board focused on consolidation, cooperation, and evidence-based supervision across the correctional system. Parole Board Chair Angela Gomez-June described the board’s mission, its coordination with the Department of Correction, houses of correction, courts, probation, law enforcement, victim services, and UMass partners, and outlined 2024 activity including 2,810 institutional release hearings, 18,238 victim notifications, 53 pardon petitions, 70 commutation petitions, 41 early termination applications, and supervision of 2,993 parolees. She emphasized the board’s shift toward individualized, data-driven decision-making, including revised GPS use, graduated sanctions, and more service-oriented community supervision. Members and sheriffs pressed for clearer breakdowns of the board’s data, including the difference between releases, hearings, and active supervision; average length of supervision; the share of lifers in the caseload; and how many people are placed in housing, employment, and treatment. The board said its active supervised population fluctuates around 1,600 to 1,800, with more than 400 lifers, and that about 30 to 36 percent of its population is housed through programs such as MASH, community justice resource centers, and sheriff-run residential programs like Rocky Hill and HOPE. Members also discussed parole refusals, noting that some individuals decline parole to avoid supervision or to serve time inside instead, and asked for a more detailed breakdown of those cases. The board and commission also discussed collaboration with DOC and UMass on risk assessment, reentry planning, and community pathways, including a tablet video explaining the parole process and pharmacist support for medication-related drug test issues. The board reported that after the SJC’s Matus decision, 210 individuals were identified as affected, 144 were immediately eligible for hearings, 100 hearings had been completed, and 10 more were scheduled; it also said clemency and commutation work had been slowed by staffing and Matus-related demands. The meeting ended with a request for follow-up data on outcomes, supervision lengths, housing and employment placements, and other consolidated statistics, and the commission announced its next public hearing for March 9 at 10 a.m. before adjourning.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • She said there are a lot of unknown factors before they make what she considers a monumental decision
  • She said there are a lot of unknown factors before they make what she considers a monumental decision
  • She said there are a lot of unknown factors before they make what she considers a monumental decision
  • Um, so I think there's just a lot<00:29:53.360><c> of</c><00:29:53.520><c> factors</c><00:29:53.840><
  • that</c><00:29:54.080><c> are</c><00:29:54.320><c> unknown</c><00:29:54.960><c> before</c> lot of factors
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
Summary: The Committee of Conference on Senate Bill 578 met to reconcile differences in a bill concerning recess times for children and related early learning provisions. The Senate sponsor described two compromise amendments, both based on the Senate version, that would restore play-based learning through third grade and replace guided reading with interactive shared reading; the only difference between the two was whether recess would extend through fifth grade or eighth grade. The sponsor argued the changes were supported by studies, existing state investment in play-based learning, and examples from schools using recess to improve attendance and behavior. House members opposed the amendments, saying they were concerned about creating an expensive or unfunded mandate and about limiting local control over curriculum decisions. One House member said the state lacked enough fiscal support and implementation time for districts, and another said the proposal should perhaps be studied further before expanding it beyond kindergarten. Supporters countered that the state had already invested in training, that the proposal was a teaching method rather than a new curriculum, and that play-based learning and recess improve mental health, classroom behavior, and student engagement. The committee voted on the 2084S amendment, and it failed on a divided vote. After further discussion, the House reiterated that it would stick with its position and oppose the Senate amendments. The chair then stated that the committee was at an impasse and that the bill was effectively dead, with no further action taken.
VA
Transcript Highlights:
  • 674 from Delegate Maldonado directs VDH, as part of its participation in the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor
  • For those of you that are curious about the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, it's a
  • So VDH calls people up, and they ask them a myriad of questions about behavioral health factors, including
  • financial viability that they can make work in their locality when they consider all of the different factors
  • Virginia needs to take really a holistic look at the various financial factors that are impacting school
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 29th, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Also factoring in the cumulative maximum sentences of the crimes for which the person was convicted,
  • Article 316, just putting in additional bail factors to be considered. ...defining some terms, crime
  • Article 316, just putting in additional bail factors to be considered.
  • The anecdote I'll give you... of factors that we looked at in terms of coming to an opposition on this
  • There are a lot of real-life factors that go into notifications and investigations and the situations
Bills: HB146 , HB333 , HB517 , HB828 , SB87 , SB93 , SB98 , SB118 , SB125 , SB199 , SB277 , SB294 , SB306