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WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations Committee, February 19, 2026

Appropriations

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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Postsecondary Education Feb 10th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Postsecondary Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is modeled after similar legislation passed in Louisiana several years ago.
  • I still believe in what I've seen in other states that have passed similar legislation.
  • There are other states that have done this.
  • And so, basically, this is the state of Oklahoma, a state that has long protected and respected homeschooling
  • It's pretty commonly known to be a very friendly state to homeschooling.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Jan 26th, 2026

Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you're wondering what a flagship is, it's very simply designated by a state to represent its maritime
  • Is there a fiscal impact to the state of Florida? Senator Burgess, you're recognized. Go ahead.
  • If this were to be displayed maybe in the rotunda as a state symbol, which I don't believe the current
  • For naming it our state flagship.
  • Senate Bill 1602, to address veteran homelessness here in the state of Florida.
Bills: S1512, S1602, S1604, S1656
Summary: The Committee on Military Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security met with a quorum and considered several memorials and bills. It first passed Senate Memorial 1714, urging Congress to support the “No Tax Dollars for Terrorist Acts” measure to prevent U.S. funds from benefiting the Taliban in Afghanistan. The committee then favorably reported SB 1512, which expands tax exemptions and procurement flexibility for Space Florida, and SB 1656, which designates the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship in place of the Western Union. The committee also favorably reported SM 1186, which urges Congress to increase the Florida National Guard’s force structure, with supporters citing Florida’s large population and disaster response needs. Senator Sharif voiced support for the effort. Next, the committee took up SB 1602, creating a Homes for Veterans Property Management Incentive Pilot Program in selected counties to help landlords house veterans through vacancy relief and risk mitigation funds; two amendments were adopted, and the bill was reported favorably as committee substitute. SB 1604, which creates the associated trust funds within the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, also received one technical amendment and was reported favorably as committee substitute. Throughout the meeting, several measures drew supportive testimony or comments, including representatives from Space Florida and the Florida Chamber on SB 1512 and a supporter on SB 1602. Multiple members offered to co-sponsor or support veterans-related measures. No bills were opposed in debate, all amendments were adopted without objection, and each item was reported favorably before the committee adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education May 13th, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • All public comments submitted through the portal will be posted on the electronic legislative system.
  • If you'll state your name.
  • The Board will then create a comprehensive report with legislative recommendations.
  • If you please state your name, who you represent, and your position on the bill. Yes, ma'am.
  • So, as a legislative body, we've been making some headway.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee Apr 9th, 2025

Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

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  • of state.
  • SEC states.
  • And then, like you said, SEC states. Now, we've got states contacting us who want to join.
  • but virtually all states.
  • It's properly issued by the state or county office. state or county office.
Bills: HB479, HB480
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Mar 19th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Several states provide enhanced driver's license.
  • At least five states provide enhanced driver's license.
  • In the 10th Circuit in United States v.
  • We have a fraudulent ID situation here in our state that's, in fact, every state.
  • just that for all the reasons that you've stated.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education Mar 5th, 2025

S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education

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  • Uh, in his State of the State address on February 2nd, Governor Abbott identified the expansion of career
  • Uh, those are all really smart pieces of the legislation.
  • Across the state.
  • We were an early supporter of the P-TEC legislation.
  • You know, the governor in his state of the state address highlighted a, a case of, of a young woman,
Bills: HB20, HB120
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Bless them and through each member, bless a great state of. Oklahoma, our home in Jesus' name.
  • You know, This has not been a significant issue in any other state that also has constitutional carry
  • Again, constitutional carrying is in effect in many states, and this has not proven to be a significant
  • Lastly, she is the first board-certified forensic nurse in the state of Oklahoma.
  • When the clerks said, 'I move with the clerk's desk is clear of the house,' the state adjourned until
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Revenue Committee, February 25, 2026

Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • I do it on a lot of legislation—where it says under state law and you want to add or federal law, and
  • In its current state, it does not. In its current state, it does not.
  • <00:37:57.760> under<00:37:58.240> state legislation where it says under state legislation
  • We don't have state law against that. about the legislation.
  • state of Wyoming.
Bills: HB0130, HB0147
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Minerals, Business & Economic Development, February 11, 2026

Minerals, Business & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:03:14.879> treasur's that's invested by the state treasur's that's invested by the state
  • with the mayor, he withdrew it, stating with the mayor, he withdrew it, stating it<00:36:50.560>
  • Uh, there's actually a method and a way to meet the state regulations, and eventually the state, the
  • I'm the state director of Americans for Prosperity here in the cowboy state. And Mr.
  • here in the cowboy state. And Mr. here in the cowboy state. And Mr.
Bills: SJ0001, SF0017
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Education Postsecondary Feb 4th, 2026

Education Postsecondary

Transcript Highlights:
  • on this committee throughout the years working on education, and that's one of the reasons why the state
  • And that's one of the reasons why the state of Florida is number one in higher education.
  • just have to observe the process of how many are used and then we'll have more information next legislative
  • We just did a restorative function dental auxiliary with Tallahassee State College and got an impact
Bills: S7038, S1694
Summary: The Committee on Education Postsecondary heard and approved CS/SB 1694, which would revise general education core standards at public postsecondary institutions to incorporate technology-related instruction. The adopted amendment shifted the bill away from creating a sixth core course and instead required technology integration within existing core courses to include digital literacy, AI tool application, and related instruction in areas such as software engineering, networks, databases, and cybersecurity as applicable. For high school computer science courses, the amendment added guidance on critical evaluation of AI results, AI limitations, and ethical use of AI. The committee adopted the amendment and then voted the bill favorably. The committee also took up confirmation appointments on tabs 1 through 2 and, on one motion, recommended confirmation of all appointees favorably. In addition, it considered SPB 7038 on postsecondary education and workforce development, which addresses tuition and fee policies, consumer protections, career and technical education, student acceleration, and institutional operations. Members asked about dual enrollment expansion, CIE licensure exemptions, and the removal of the Classic Learning Test as a fee-waiver qualifier; staff said the dual enrollment change was intended to expand student options without necessarily increasing enrollment, the CLT removal was an error to be corrected, and a Florida Dental Association representative raised concern about preserving the long-standing exemption for dental assisting programs. The committee moved SPB 7038 as a committee bill and reported it favorably.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 30th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • that prohibits that, but I think there's some municipalities that have said without this piece of legislation
  • that... ...without this piece of legislation that they can't do this.
Bills: HB247, SB117
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 30th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 247 essentially renames the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for the state of Alabama's
Bills: HB247, SB117
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/29/25

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • disagreement is uh when does the state disagreement is uh when does the state get<00:03:30.400><
  • dollars being used and wanted to state dollars being used and wanted to rethink<00:42:22.240> legislatively
  • rethink legislatively appointed grants. rethink legislatively appointed grants.
  • <00:42:31.440> appointed and that were legislatively appointed and that were legislatively
  • um of from students across the state um of from students across the state that<00:44:04.079>
Bills: HF2433, HF2434
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 9th, 2025 at 10:30 am

Appropriations - Education and Environment Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • So if we look at salaries and wages, that increases the three and three state.
  • So if we look at salaries and wages, that increases the three and three state.
  • As I mentioned before, as Legislative Council is expanding, they've looked for space and they've decided
  • Section 4 crosses out language that was put in last legislative session.
Bills: SB2019, HB1369
Summary: The committee met to finalize and advance the Career and Technical Education budget in Engrossed Senate Bill 2019. Representative Richter walked through Amendment 2004, which included increases for salaries and wages, inflationary operating expenses, a $2.5 million federal grant increase, $12.7 million for secondary grant programs and related work-based learning support, a $100,000 increase for Marketplace for Kids, and removal of the STEM initiative and adult farm management from the CTE budget because that program funding was moved to the Department of Agriculture. The amendment also included $750,000 for workforce training branch office positions and set the total general fund appropriation at $64 million. Members also discussed a $1 million virtual reality career exploration item, which remained in the bill but was shifted to SIF one-time funding. A new $150,000 one-time general fund appropriation was added for CTE moving expenses because the agency must relocate after Legislative Council expands into its current space. Committee members noted that amount may need to be revisited in conference committee once more accurate relocation and rent costs are known. Levi from legislative staff explained that the exemption language in the bill applies to remaining coronavirus capital projects fund dollars for CTE center construction, allowing those federal funds to be spent before they expire. The committee adopted Amendment 2004 on a 5-0 roll call and then passed Engrossed Senate Bill 2019 as amended on a 5-0 roll call. Representative Richter was named the carrier, and the committee adjourned after noting that higher education and congressional budgets were the remaining items to resolve.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 3/27/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I want our state to catch up to that. I want our state to catch up to that.
  • Um the original legislation.
  • layoffs here in the state of Minnesota. layoffs here in the state of Minnesota.
  • And MDE's role is to implement state and federal legislation that provides oversight and support school
  • > legislation<01:33:11.840> that state and federal legislation that state and federal legislation
Bills: HF2430, HF2433
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 14th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those 38 states, both blue states and red states, have a statute where they could do that.
  • Everybody knows I've been opposed to that state question. I voted against the state question.
  • the legislator work on it.
  • This is what 38 other states do. Blue states, red states. This is not something new.
  • The state question, the part you just read, would be repealed with this state question.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 14th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • many blessings that you give us and the opportunity that you've given each of us to serve this great state
  • And as we thank as we do the business of this state, we pray that we will also be diligent in our service
  • maybe we'd be mindful of the many things that we have to consider that affect so many lives in this state
  • It is the state championship of journalism.
  • President, by order of the House of Representatives of the state of Oklahoma, this message is sent advising