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• It requires continuous supervision when seclusion is used.
• Required team meetings and behavioral planning help prevent repeated harm and educator burnout.
• Nothing in here requires a teacher to intervene in a physical altercation between students.
• When you look at the training requirements, training was already required.
• Would commissions be required to send at least two names to the governor?

Bills: HB30 , HB120 , HJR1 , SB210 , SB306

Committee: Senate Senate Education

Keywords: teacher residency, Teacher Residency Act, public schools, teacher preparation, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, student teachers, apprenticeship, co-teaching, mentor teachers, residency stipend, teacher salary, level one teacher, charter schools, school districts, New Mexico education, teacher workforce, principal stipend, cohort model

Transcript Highlights:

• It requires continuous supervision when seclusion is used.
• Nothing in here requires a student parent... ...school policy.
• that isn't required.
• When you look at the training requirements, training was already required.
• Would commissions be required to send at least two names to the governor?

Bills: HB30 , HB120 , HJR1 , SB210 , SB306

Committee: Senate House Education

Keywords: teacher residency, Teacher Residency Act, public schools, teacher preparation, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, student teachers, apprenticeship, co-teaching, mentor teachers, residency stipend, teacher salary, level one teacher, charter schools, school districts, New Mexico education, teacher workforce, principal stipend, cohort model

Summary: The Senate Education Committee began with announcements about likely upcoming meetings and a reminder that public testimony could be limited if bills drew large crowds. Members also introduced student shadows and briefly recognized them. The committee then took up House Bill 30, which would revise the Teacher Residency Act to strengthen teacher recruitment and retention by tying resident stipends more closely to minimum level-one teacher salaries, increasing support for residents who already hold bachelor’s degrees, and giving residents more flexibility to complete their service in any public school rather than only the sponsoring district. The sponsor and supporters from educator preparation programs, unions, and advocacy groups said the bill would make residency programs more sustainable, help rural districts, and improve teacher preparation. The bill received support from the Public Education Department and several education organizations, and the committee voted due pass. The committee next heard House Bill 120, as amended, which would clarify and limit the use of restraint and seclusion in schools. The sponsor explained that the bill came from a task force and is intended to clarify existing law rather than create a new mandate, with clearer definitions, stronger documentation, family notification, and limits on dangerous practices such as prone, mechanical, or chemical restraint. Supporters included PED, the special education ombuds office, disability rights advocates, teachers’ unions, parents, and civil rights groups, who emphasized student safety, trauma prevention, and better training for staff. One opposition witness from the school superintendents’ association argued the bill could add burdens and that more time was needed to implement current law. Committee members raised concerns about protecting teachers and aides during violent incidents; sponsors responded that the bill is meant to give staff clearer guidance and emergency-response tools, not replace disciplinary procedures. The committee voted due pass. House Joint Resolution 1, a constitutional amendment to create nominating commissions for university regents, was then presented. The sponsor said the goal is to reduce purely political appointments by having nonpartisan commissions recommend regent candidates, while also changing how student regents are selected so students have a direct voice rather than the university president choosing the student regent. AFT New Mexico supported the measure, citing concerns about donor or insider appointments and backing student representation. Committee members questioned how many commissions would be created, who would appoint their members, and how many names would be sent to the governor; the sponsor said those details would be set later in enabling legislation. The committee approved the resolution on a due pass vote, sending it onward in the process. The committee also quickly passed Senate Bill 306, which would align state higher education accreditation language with federal terminology by removing the distinction between regionally and non-regionally accredited institutions and changing reporting and fee requirements for smaller private institutions. Finally, Senate Bill 210, an appropriation for athletic and related facilities at New Mexico Highlands University, drew the most debate. Supporters said the university’s athletic facilities are outdated and inadequate, especially for women’s soccer and track, and that the project would help student-athletes and Title IX compliance. Committee members questioned the $80 million request, noting that only $3 million was currently in the budget for the three Division II schools and expressing concern about priorities amid other education funding needs. The sponsor and university president said the project could be phased and that private fundraising is also being pursued. Despite reservations and some no votes, the committee ultimately voted due pass. The chair closed by reminding members to plan on meeting Monday at 9 a.m. and said the committee was adjourned.

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• It's just something that requires getting under the hood and doing a lot of work, and that hasn't been
• It's the minimum amount required for someone in Missouri to become a member.
• I also understand reserves are required for a safe and sound financial system.
• So, I mean, if I, I'm sympathetic with the bill sponsor in that if I've done everything I'm required
• So, I mean, if I, I'm sympathetic with the bill sponsor in that if I've done everything I'm required

Committee: House Financial Institutions

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• In addition to creating the campaign, the executive order also required WASAC to convene an advisory
• We do require quarterly advising for the first-year students who have fewer than 45 credits.
• That is a required course for all students in that first year.
• Senate Rule 69 requires that your testimony before...
• Senate Rule 69 requires that your testimony before this committee be under oath or affirmation.

Bills: SB6325 , SGA9302 , SGA9286 , SGA9289 , SGA9290 , SGA9292 , SGA9293 , SGA9309 , SGA9310 , SGA9311 , SGA9312

Committee: Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development

Keywords: higher education, student procedures, academic policies, enrollment processes, educational standards, 904, all

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• , statutorily requires, a ratification of the rule for the lower Santa Fe and the Chattahoochee.
• Thank you, Chair Brodeur, members of the committee. legislative process requires, statutory requires,
• And with that rule, one of the requirements with it is that all of our consumptive use permitees will
• And each of those springs has an adopted minimum flow and level as required by statute.
• And that requires land management. And so there's a lot of land management activities we do.

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Please contact committee staff if you require assistance in registering or just give us a wave and we'll
• And just real quickly, I'm trying to look at the committee substitute, but so the bill requires each
• Members, I like to emphasize that each of these professions requires at least a master's degree.
• We were in hopes that by requiring the mental health professionals who participate in this program to
• do not require or attempt to require students to adopt beliefs or ideologies. is so broad that it would

Bills: HB2476 , HB2893 , HB4848 , HB5062 , SB37 , SB60 , HB2860 , HB4930 , SB646 , SB 37

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: living expenses, higher education, student support, homeless students, financial aid, grant program, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, workforce development, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, competency-based education, baccalaureate degree, cost of attendance, dual credit, computer science, course credit, foreign language requirement, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council

Transcript Highlights:

• If you require assistance in registering or testifying, please get in touch with our committee staff.
• Members, the committee unanimously adopted House Bill 2854 by Representative Aa relating to the required
• I'm similar to Emily, I worked jobs and took classes that required these group strip searches.
• Um, mandatory depression screenings require that each inmate who is pregnant or has given birth in the
• Another missing requirement is the continuity of care during and after transfer from a county jail to

Committee: House Corrections

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• Please contact committee staff if you require assistance in registering.
• Number two, requiring institutions of higher education to verify employee status within 60 days.
• Since then, enrollment has gone up significantly, and of course, this requires facilities.
• Council on Osteopathic Accreditation, only two years ago, made it a hard, fast requirement.
• CMS is not required to be the only funder, so we have self-funded and privately funded...

Bills: HB42 , HB 125 , HB 1233 , HB2853 , HB3148 , HB3326 , HB3701 , HB4066 , HB4361 , HB4762 , HB4909 , HB4912 , HB42 , HB125

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: higher education, funding, financial allocation, state budget, Texas A&M University, University of Houston, education funding, medical education, osteopathic medicine, healthcare workforce, Tarleton State University, industry-recognized credentials, workforce development, career opportunities, feasibility study, student fees, university funding, student union, education, UT El Paso

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• It ensures that treatment is required in all cases, starting at the second offense.
• Though the payment is still required, it is removed as a barrier.
• K-12 schools remain among the safest places children can be; this requires a collective effort.
• Those have evolved and require a fair amount of security.
• Sections 13 through 16 are Representative Rarick's victim notification bill requirements.

Bills: HF1354 , HF1901 , HF2124 , HF2130 , HF2260 , HF2099 , HF104 , HF134 , HF1769

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: public safety, school safety, active shooter, active shooter drill, violence prevention, threat reporting, anonymous tip line, See It, Say It, Send It, Minnesota Fusion Center, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, officer-involved death, missing person, endangered missing person, criminal background check, national background check, FBI fingerprint check, adult entertainment license, massage license, correctional facilities

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• What matter comes before the Senate for its final passage, requiring the adoption of an emergency preamble
• What matter comes before the Senate for its final passage, requiring the adoption of an emergency preamble
• , and under the Constitution there is required a standing vote?
• They're bringing a bill: an act authorizing the town of Stoneham to waive the maximum age requirement
• An act authorizing the town of Stoneham to waive the maximum age requirement for original appointment

Keywords: 1212, all

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• </c><00:42:35.040><c> a</c> required.
• Extensions do not require a required.
• ><c> referendum</c> Which extensions require a referendum Which extensions require a referendum and<00
• Um Voter approval would be required.
• But if all the referendum is required.

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ,</c><00:25:57.039><c> and</c> on, that's a federal requirement, and on, that's a federal requirement
• </c> the required security. the required security.
• Um and on the meet your requirements."
• </c><01:04:27.680><c> supplementary</c> opinion on the required supplementary opinion on the required
• </c> schedules include the MDNA and required schedules include the MDNA and required pension<01:04:34.480

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The Fiscal Committee met on January 23, 2026, approved the December 19, 2025 minutes, and adopted the remaining items on the consent calendar after noting several withdrawals. The committee then took up Department of Safety item FIS 26007, which involved Homeland Security/FEMA grant funding for equipment and UAS-related activities. Senators asked whether any of the funding would support federal civil immigration enforcement or shared operations with federal agencies, and about privacy protections for drone data. The department said the grant is governed by federal parameters, that the state uses the remaining 20 percent after federally directed uses, and that privacy law in this area is evolving. The item was adopted on an 8-2 vote. The committee next considered Department of Environmental Services item 26003, which had been withdrawn by the Senate. A senator said concerns about using the funds for a different project had been resolved after speaking with the commissioner, and the item was adopted without further debate. The committee then moved to Department of Health and Human Services item 260005, a request for about $700,000 in remaining ARPA-related funds for the Hampstead children’s facility project. Commissioners explained that the project had been funded in stages because the original appropriation was based on estimates and bid assumptions, and that the remaining money would cover alternates and finish the project without using general funds. Senators raised concerns about repeated requests for additional money, the adequacy of security, site-selection costs, and why the project had not been fully funded at the outset. The department said the project had been intentionally structured to proceed in phases and that required security would be provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Today, the House is in a rare Tuesday session, which may require us to get up and go vote.
• Do you have another app running that might require a microphone or camera?
• Abortion or sterilization only requires high blood pressure.
• Shall be required to wait? Could I stop? Yes, John, you should stop.
• There's no minimum age, no capacity requirement, and no requirement to consult parents.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a lengthy hearing on several juvenile justice and parole-related bills, with much of the testimony focused on H. 2051/S. 1087 to end lifetime parole for juveniles and emerging adults, and H. 1923 to raise the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to include 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds. Chairs Brandy Fluker-Reid and Lydia Edwards opened the hearing by noting the large number of bills and witnesses, the need to keep testimony moving, and special procedures for incarcerated witnesses and sensitive testimony. They also acknowledged the historic nature of the hearing being chaired by two Black women attorneys. No votes were taken during the hearing itself. Many incarcerated speakers and advocates supported ending lifetime parole, arguing that young people can change, that lifetime supervision creates constant fear of technical violations, and that it undermines rehabilitation, family stability, employment, and reintegration. Several testified about their own trauma, youth, and growth in prison programs, while others emphasized the costs of decades of supervision and the racial disparities in the system. Support also came from elected officials, UTEC, the Transformational Prison Project, United Way, CPCS’s Youth Advocacy Division, the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, and others, who said juvenile systems are better suited to developmentally appropriate treatment and that the bills would improve public safety and reduce recidivism. There was also opposition, including testimony from family members of a murder victim who argued that lifetime parole should remain for serious violent crimes and that some offenders are not sufficiently rehabilitated. One virtual witness described a family tragedy involving the kidnapping and murder of her infant nephew and warned that ending lifetime parole could remove needed long-term supervision for dangerous offenders. In addition to the juvenile justice bills, the committee heard testimony on H. 1867, a bill related to continuing care for severe mental illness, and H. 2063, which would increase penalties for assaults on correction officers and other prison staff; the correction officers’ union supported H. 2063 and related safety bills. The hearing continued with many more witnesses and bill topics, but no final committee action was announced in the portion provided.

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• It requires um kind of situation.
• </c><00:26:29.039><c> or</c> for components that are required or for components that are required or
• So, the reporting requirements<00:37:16.640><c> on</c> requirements on requirements on POS<00:37:19.440
• </c><00:41:26.720><c> So</c> require AF foam to put those out. So require AF foam to put those out.

Committee: Joint Natural Resources & Energy

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:01:40 Chair Comments 00:02:51 Rep. Nima Kulkarni PFAS Presentation 00:04:35 EEC PFAS Presentation 00:39:36 Rusty Cress PFAS Presentation 01:01:10 Chair Comments on Admin Regs and Reports Received 01:14:41, 958, all

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• It requires the... revisions to chapter 142 that are revisions to chapter 142 that are specific<00:18
• </c><01:02:57.119><c> how</c> placed in in the requirements how placed in in the requirements how they're
• </c> you I know that the labeling requirement you I know that the labeling requirement positions<01:16
• Members, moving on to our final measure, HB 534, relating to labeling requirements.
• Last measure, HB 534 relating to labeling requirements.

Committee: House Agriculture & Food Systems

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Proposals for amendments to the Constitution are required to be reported on by April 30th, 2025.
• Once the 25% threshold is reached, further signatures are no longer required.
• Due to the hybrid nature of this hearing, those wishing to provide remote testimony were required to
• So these bills eliminate the acre requirement, the five-acre requirement in Article 99 of the Constitution
• So these bills eliminate the acre requirement, so the five acre requirement in Article 99 in the Constitution

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Revenue

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held its first hearing of the session, led by House Chair Adrian Madaro and Senate Chair James Eldridge. The committee explained the constitutional amendment process and the hearing procedures, then took testimony on four bills concerning proposed amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution, with the main focus on S. 11 and H. 71, which would amend Article 99 relating to agricultural and horticultural land taxation. Senator Jo Comerford, Rebecca Miller of the Massachusetts Food System Collaborative, and Representative Natalie Blay all testified in support of the bills. They argued that the current five-acre minimum for farmland tax treatment is outdated and harms farmers, especially new, urban, and smaller-scale farmers, by forcing some land to be taxed at higher commercial rates. Supporters said the change would help preserve farmland, strengthen the local food system, and address economic pressures on farms, including high land values, climate impacts, and an aging farm workforce. In response to a question about abuse or false claims, Comerford and Miller said existing certification processes under Chapter 61A and municipal review help verify active farming, and Miller noted the bill requires land to be in production for two years before receiving the rate. Committee members asked about the status of the 21st Century Farm Commission, and Comerford said a report was expected in the spring. After testimony concluded, the chairs asked whether anyone else wished to testify and then entertained a motion to adjourn, which was made and accepted.

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• Amendment number two requires the Department of Revenue to provide to DOTD an annual report of sales
• data when developing rules and procedures for calculating estimated aviation fuel tax revenue as required
• Amendment number four requires private auditing firms which contract with the taxing authority to be
• Amendment number seven removes the requirement.
• Amendment number seven removes the requirement that interest and delinquency penalties stop occurring

Bills: HB1039 , SB423 , SB436

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: local sales tax, local use tax, sales and use tax, tax audit, local collector, tax collector, prescriptive period, prescription waiver, interest suspension, delinquency penalties, estimated assessment, arbitrary assessment, certified mail notice, audit notice, taxpayer rights, installment agreement, Louisiana tax law, Title 47, revenue collection, tax administration

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• This makes Missouri one of only four states that require three or more years of practice.
• It does not change any licensure or educational requirements. It's not a scope of practice change.
• It is still required to be a supervisor. You're still required to take a 12-hour course.
• the middle with the 28 other states that have a similar requirement.
• There are only four states that require more than three years.

Committee: House Emerging Issues and Professional Registration

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 1747, an artificial intelligence-related measure. Members adopted a House committee amendment and then a substitute. The sponsor explained the amendment standardized the definition of AI, changed mandatory language to permissive language to address First Amendment and business concerns, clarified language about using marks to avoid damages, and limited the bill’s reach to future conduct rather than retroactive requirements. The committee then voted the House committee substitute do pass by a roll call of 5 ayes, 3 noes, and 2 present. The committee next heard Senate Bill 1092, which would allow social worker supervisors to qualify after three years of practice instead of five. Senator Patty Lewis said the bill is intended to address Missouri’s mental health workforce shortages and would not change licensure, education, supervised hours, or scope of practice requirements. Supporters from the National Association of Social Workers, Missouri Chapter, and Burrell Behavioral Health said the current five-year requirement creates a bottleneck, especially in rural areas, and that the bill would help more clinicians enter supervision roles sooner. No opposition was presented. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 1421, a drone/public safety bill. Senator Schroer said the bill strengthens law enforcement tools against dangerous unmanned aircraft near critical infrastructure and other sensitive sites, while adding a carve-out for lawful commercial drone operations authorized by the FAA. Committee members asked about the definition of critical infrastructure and whether the bill could affect commercial drone delivery operations; the sponsor said the commercial exemption was added to avoid harming lawful business uses. Testimony in support came from the Department of Public Safety and the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and no opposition was heard.

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• core, what House Bill 236 is going to do is remove dual licensure and relicensure and oversight requirements
• held to very stringent national standards as well, and we simply do not need the dual licensure requirement
• and relicensure and oversight and relicensure and oversight requirements<00:02:38.840><c> from</c><00
• :02:39.360><c> those</c><00:02:39.720><c> for-profit</c> requirements from those for-profit requirements
• </c> need the the dual licensure requirement need the the dual licensure requirement here<00:03:03.760

Committee: Senate Licensing & Occupations

Keywords: 00:00 Call to Order 0:18 Roll Call 0:53 HB 236 Discussion 4:02 HB 236 Vote Adjournment 5:59, 958, all

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• Yeah, so just as a brief reminder, House Bill 2200 is the bill that requires JLARC to conduct a review
• This delays the JLARC data collection and reporting dates by one year and requires JLARC to include in
• The proposed substitute also replaces the DSHS data dashboard with an annual reporting requirement.
• The proposed substitute also replaces the DSHS data dashboard with an annual reporting requirement, due
• September 1st of each year beginning in 2028, and requires DSHS to collect and organize the data for

Bills: HB2200 , HB2468 , HB2660

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: developmental disabilities, residential settings, data access, safety, stability, terminology correction, social services, healthcare, regulatory compliance, department reorganization, child welfare, court authority, shelter care, family law, court conditions, 904, all