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ID
Transcript Highlights:
- So that's what this memorial is doing also, is just making a request, making a statement to the federal
Committee:
Senate Education
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Are there any additional questions on the motion or statements?
Summary:
The America 250 Council met to approve the March 13, 2026 minutes and receive updates on the commemorative and celebration funds. Staff reported returned or pending reimbursements, a donation for Liberty Bell restoration, and that the celebration fund would likely have about 7% remaining after pending grants are approved. Members asked for clarification on the current ending balance and the amount likely left unspent.
The council then approved $12,992 to fund commemorative “I Voted” stickers for the primary and general elections, with Secretary McGrane explaining the stickers would be a broad way to highlight America 250 and reach an estimated 650,000 Idaho voters. The motion passed unanimously. The group also discussed a proposed contract for America 250 event vendors and the need for guidance from the Attorney General’s office on who has authority to sign; members agreed to invite AG office attorney Yvonne to a future meeting for clarification.
Updates were also given on planning for the America 250 Capitol Celebration, ambassador activities, the service challenge, the Declaration of Independence rotunda display, the Liberty Bell carriage, and school outreach for the Liberty Bell project. Director Gallimore reported on the upcoming Initial Point event in Kuna and Meridian, and on aligning the council’s event calendar with the federal America 250 calendar. The council then approved dispersal of grant award amounts to multiple cities and counties, and tentatively scheduled the next meeting for April 6 at 10 a.m. before adjourning.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Crime and Public Safety Feb 26th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Crime and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Are we protecting gun owners in that statement?
Committee:
House Crime and Public Safety
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Local and County Government Feb 24th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Local and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Is this a true statement?
Committee:
Senate Local and County Government
Keywords:
zoning, municipal compensation, property rights, financial impact, reversion ordinance, solid waste management, municipal authority, regulatory fees, waste reduction, environmental impact, restrictive covenants, discriminatory covenants, racially restrictive covenants, housing discrimination, Fair Housing Act, plats, subdivision plats, residential additions, county clerk, municipal ordinance
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Feb 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So my concern about your statement, Madam Chair and Director, and Director, regarding there could be.
Summary:
The House Health and Human Services Committee heard SB 266, as amended, a bill concerning licensing and inspection of massage therapy establishments. The sponsor said the measure was intended to give the state more oversight over massage therapy facilities, both to protect public health and to help identify possible human trafficking. Melissa Salazar of the Regulation and Licensing Department testified that the bill would create establishment oversight under RLD, with inspectors hired by RLD and future details left to board rulemaking. A representative of the New Mexico chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association said the group was neutral but urged careful rulemaking on inspections and licensure.
Most of the discussion focused on privacy and enforcement concerns. Several members questioned whether inspectors could enter during active sessions or into treatment rooms, whether the bill effectively made RLD a law-enforcement tool, and whether the statute was too broad because it left key standards to future rules. Salazar said other boards already use rules to limit inspections to posted business hours or to reschedule when a client is being treated, and that similar rules could be adopted here. The sponsor acknowledged the bill was intentionally broad so the board could set specifics, and said no amendment had been offered to narrow the inspection language.
Members also asked about the bill’s history, whether acupuncture was included, how inspectors would be trained, and whether establishment fees could cover the new costs. The sponsor and witness said acupuncture was not included, inspectors would be trained by RLD, and fees would likely be set by the board. After debate, the committee moved a due pass motion and approved the bill 5-4. Several members said they supported the bill’s intent but wanted amendments or clearer privacy protections before floor consideration.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- She said that in his statement he had said he was not concerned or worried about demand or supply of
Committee:
Senate Rules
Summary:
The Senate Rules Committee met to consider several governor’s appointments and procedural items. The committee approved, largely on unanimous or near-unanimous votes, the appointments of Gina Castro Rodriguez to the Board of State and Community Corrections, Richard Stein to the California Arts Council, and Nicholas Hardiman to the California Housing Finance Agency Board of Directors. It also approved references to bills, committee appointments, subcommittee ratifications, joint committee appointments, and floor acknowledgments. A motion to grant rule waivers for Senators Perez and Padilla to introduce additional measures under SR 22.5 drew opposition from Senator Grove and ultimately passed on a 3-2 vote in the final tally.
The committee then heard testimony on the appointment of Andy Nakahata as executive director of the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBank). Nakahata described his background in finance and infrastructure lending and said he would focus on expanding access to IBank programs statewide, especially in underserved and rural areas. Members questioned him about outreach equity, county-by-county loan activity, creditworthiness standards, the California Transmission Accelerator, and financing for public hospitals and other infrastructure projects. He said IBank works through financial development corporations, municipal advisors, and other partners, monitors geographic reach, and can work with applicants to adjust loan size or identify additional funding sources when projects are not fully creditworthy.
Public witnesses spoke in support of Nakahata, including representatives from Siebert William Shank and O’Melveny/other public finance firms, who praised his expertise and leadership. No opposition testimony was offered. The committee voted 5-0 to move Nakahata’s appointment to the full Senate for confirmation. After completing a final roll call on the earlier agenda items, the committee adjourned its public session and announced it would move into executive session.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- You said in your statement, and maybe I miswrote it down or didn't write it down correctly, you're not
Committee:
Senate Rules
Summary:
The Senate Rules Committee met to consider several routine items and a gubernatorial appointment. The committee approved appointments not required to appear for Gina Castro Rodriguez to the Board of State and Community Corrections, Richard Stein to the California Arts Council, and Nicholas Hardiman to the California Housing Finance Agency Board of Directors. It also approved references to bills, committee and joint committee appointments, subcommittee ratifications, and floor acknowledgments. A rule waiver request from Senators Perez and Padilla to suspend the SR 22.5 bill-introduction limit was approved on a divided vote.
The committee then heard testimony from Andy Nakahata, nominee for executive director of the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (iBank). Nakahata described his background in infrastructure finance and said he would focus on stewardship, expanding awareness of iBank programs, and working with lenders, financial development corporations, and municipal advisors to reach more counties and communities. Members asked about equitable geographic access, creditworthiness standards, outreach to underserved areas, support for financially distressed hospitals, and the new California Transmission Accelerator program. Nakahata said iBank can work with public and nonprofit health care entities, that transmission financing would be a portion of larger project capital stacks, and that the bank’s role is financing rather than regulating utility tariffs or transmission costs.
Public witnesses from the finance and legal sectors testified in support of Nakahata, praising his expertise and leadership. No opposition testimony was offered. The committee then voted unanimously to advance Nakahata’s nomination to the full Senate for confirmation.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- You said in your statement, and maybe I miswrote it down or didn't write it down correctly, you're not
Committee:
Senate Rules
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- And so each of the five paragraphs starts with a different ‘I believe’ statement to represent kind of
Committee:
Senate Education
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee heard Senate Bill 1291 from Senator Carrie Semmelroth, a code-cleanup measure tied to the prior session’s Code Cleanup Act and reviewed by agencies, the LSO program impact team, and the DOGE Task Force. Semmelroth walked the committee through multiple sections of Idaho Code Title 33 that she described as obsolete, outdated, or orphaned, including provisions on public school appropriations, third-party contracts to improve student achievement, teacher recognition reporting, county school funding mechanisms, industry partner funds, asbestos abatement at Albion Normal School, and advanced opportunities. She also explained that two sections in the bill simply removed references to provisions being repealed. The committee asked no substantive questions and voted unanimously to send SB 1291 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
After the bill hearing, the committee received a presentation from Idaho FFA state officers, who described FFA’s role in agricultural education, leadership development, and supervised agricultural experience. The students outlined the three-circle model of classroom instruction, FFA activities such as career and leadership development events, and SAE projects ranging from beekeeping and welding to dairy work, greenhouse management, and livestock production. They highlighted statewide participation, leadership conferences, community service hours, and the upcoming state convention in Twin Falls, and invited legislators to attend.
Committee members responded with supportive comments and a few questions about the students’ projects, including welding techniques, aluminum prep, and beekeeping. The students answered with details about MIG welding, cleaning aluminum before welding, hive management, honey production, and recordkeeping. The chair thanked the students for their work and emphasized values such as respect, responsibility, and resilience before adjourning the committee until the next day.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- And so each of the five paragraphs starts with a different 'I believe' statement to represent kind of
Committee:
Senate Education
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 12th, 2026 at 09:04 am
House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- and Villal-Gonzalez from the New Mexico Acequia Association, and I'll turn it over to them for a statement
Bills:
SB193
Keywords:
SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects, 996, all
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- I would agree with that statement. I'm getting ahead of the game. No, my question's still coming.
Committee:
House Common Education
Keywords:
HB4274, Oklahoma schools, interdistrict transfer, open transfer, school enrollment, military families, active duty, National Guard, Reserve orders, military installation, residency requirements, district of choice, public school transfer, student transfer, special education, IEP, Section 504, military housing, base housing, electronic enrollment
Summary:
The committee first took up HB 4274, with a PCS accepted without objection. The bill concerns military students and military school choice, restoring language from the Open Enrollment Act, removing a six-month residency requirement for military families, and addressing early enrollment administration. After brief discussion, the committee voted 10-0 to report the bill out as due pass.
HB 3076, authored by Rep. Lepak, would create a new alternative certification pathway for teachers to help address the teacher shortage by allowing third-party certifiers outside the traditional higher-education route. Members asked about accreditation, existing pilot language, and how this differs from emergency or adjunct certification. The author said the bill is intended as an additional route for career changers, with examples from other states and a model that includes follow-up support after hiring. The committee also discussed adding mentor-teacher language, and the bill passed 10-2 as due pass.
The committee then considered HB 4358, which would limit screen time for K-5 students to one hour per day, with the author noting possible changes for class-based use, testing, and virtual schools. HB 3312, with a PCS, would require schools to offer firearm safety education in grades K-12, while allowing parents to opt their students out; it passed 9-2. HB 3288, also with a PCS, would increase physical activity for school-age children and prohibit withholding recess or physical education from pre-K through 5th grade as punishment; it passed 11-0.
Finally, HB 3885, with a PCS, would impose mandatory disciplinary actions for third- through fifth-grade students who assault or attempt to assault teachers or school employees. The author said the bill is aimed at improving teacher safety and retention, while still allowing in-school suspension and case-by-case superintendent discretion. Members discussed whether schools already have such authority and whether suspension is always the best response. The bill passed 8-3 as due pass. HB 4277 and HB 4173 were laid over.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- You don't need to come forward, but I just want to make a statement, and if you'd share it with your
Committee:
House Agricultural Affairs
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Capitol Commission Feb 2nd, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- You design the RFP, the statement of work, because you have to show what you want them to respond to.
Summary:
The Missouri State Capitol Commission met with a quorum present and approved the minutes from its November 3, 2025 meeting. Members also discussed tentative meeting dates for 2026, including May 4, August 3, and November 2, all at noon. A representative from the Missouri Department of Conservation then provided an update on the America 250 “Liberty Tree” effort, explaining plans to plant a heritage white oak-family tree at the Capitol Complex in late March and to identify and map surviving historic Liberty Trees across the state.
The main substantive discussion focused on the Capitol restoration project and the need to hire an owner’s representative. Members reviewed the construction subcommittee’s work, Parsons Engineering’s review, and the goal of keeping the project within the $595 million budget while addressing restoration, ADA, HVAC, mezzanines, fiber optics, and parking needs. After clarifying the procurement process, the commission voted to authorize the Office of Administration and FMDC to prepare an RFQ/RFP for an owner’s representative, subject to appropriations, with the understanding that the commission will later review and approve the selection process and candidate recommendations.
Commission staff also explained that the owner’s representative selection would use the state’s qualification-based process, including an open solicitation, scoring, a shortlist of three, interviews, and a final recommendation, with the process expected to take about 19 weeks. Near the end of the meeting, a member moved to approve planting the Show-Me 250 Liberty Tree on the Capitol grounds, and the commission unanimously approved that motion before adjourning.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Jan 29th, 2026 at 10:04 am
Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- If I may defer to the experts to give a brief statement in terms of what that money would be used for
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Again then, committee, barring any further questions or statements, all those in favor of introducing
Committee:
House Local Government
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from January 20, 2026. It then heard and introduced RS 32949, a proposal from Rep. Bruce Skaug to add rats—specifically Norway rats and roof rats—to the statutory list of pests. Skaug said the change would not alter authority or substance, but would help address rat infestations in parts of Boise and Ada County. The motion to introduce passed without opposition.
Next, the committee considered RS 32963C1 from Rep. Bruce, which would expand public comment opportunities at public meetings for governing bodies, excluding the legislature. Members raised questions about whether the language was broad enough and whether it could affect party central committees or private ballot processes; legislative counsel and another member noted that precinct committeemen are not governing bodies under Idaho law and would not be affected. Bruce said the bill was prompted by a constituent concern from eastern Idaho about being unable to speak openly at a governing body meeting. The committee voted to introduce the RS, with some members noting they would want clearer language and more information at a future hearing.
The committee then received an informational presentation from JFAC Co-Chair Rep. Josh Tanner on budget and fiscal-note issues. Tanner emphasized that fiscal notes should be as accurate as possible, warned that cost increases in legislation can create future budget pressure, and urged members to consider offsetting savings measures. He discussed the state’s tight budget environment, revenue volatility, statutory spending drivers, and major cost areas such as education, corrections, and health and welfare. In response to questions, he explained that legislation affecting criminal penalties can increase corrections costs, described recidivism and reentry programs, and noted that local governments receive some state funds through sales tax distributions and inmate-related payments. No further action was taken on the budget presentation, and the chair said the committee would likely have a short meeting the following Wednesday.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Again then, committee, barring any further questions or statements, all those in favor of introducing
Committee:
House Local Government
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- the question to be submitted to the electorate, directing the Legislative Council to prepare the statements
Summary:
The House convened with roll call, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, and members noted the recent death of Representative Lyndon Bateman, offering condolences for his family. The journal for the prior legislative day was approved without objection. The chamber then moved to House Concurrent Resolution 22, which honors the nation’s 250th anniversary by declaring 2026 the Year of Volunteerism and the America 250 in Idaho Service Challenge, recognizing the song “Forever Idaho,” and encouraging Idahoans to sign the state’s replica Declaration of Independence.
Before considering HCR 22, the House suspended the rules by a two-thirds vote, 68 ayes and two abstentions. Representative Mitchell explained the resolution as part of a broader effort to promote service, community engagement, and celebration of American founding principles, including a goal of 250,000 acts of service tracked through IdahoKindness.com. The House then adopted HCR 22 by voice vote and transmitted it to the Senate. A performance of the “Forever Idaho” song followed, along with remarks thanking organizers, ambassadors, service groups, and the Sons of the American Revolution for the Declaration signing display.
The House also received committee reports and introduced several bills and one joint resolution for first reading, including measures on private forest land, surveyor licensing, cosmetology licensure and exams, bullying prevention training, parental rights in education, repeal of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region statute, and a constitutional amendment on sectarian appropriations. During announcements, members highlighted a housing and affordability lunch-and-learn, an informational meeting on rats in the Treasure Valley, visits from a Pacific Northwest Economic Region delegation, and Sugar Day at the Capitol. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 8 a.m. Friday, January 23, 2026.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Social Services - 01/20/2026
Social Services
Transcript Highlights:
- If I could just make a statement about time, I'm glad the governor recognized it and is saying she's
Committee:
Senate Social Services
Summary:
The Social Services Committee met for its first meeting of the session, with Chair Senator Roxanne Persaud noting a quorum and reviewing the committee’s prior-year activity. She said the committee handled 87 referred bills in 2025, reported 31, passed 25 committee bills in the Senate, and saw five bills pass both houses, with two signed and three vetoed. She also highlighted stakeholder workshops and hearings on rental assistance, youth employment, and human trafficking in the transportation sector, and said the annual report would be posted soon.
The committee then heard from Paul Brady of the New York Public Welfare Association and Dave Lucas of the New York State Association of Counties. They focused on federal and state budget pressures, including the HHS withholding letter, TANF, child care, Social Services Block Grant funding, and the implications of HR1 for SNAP and Medicaid work requirements. They warned about staffing shortages, county budget strain, and the need for more time, training, and technology to implement new requirements. Both also emphasized housing instability, supporting rental assistance and shelter-related programs, and Brady urged attention to shelter allowances and safety-net cost sharing.
The committee reported several bills to Finance: S.180B to increase enhanced residential care eligibility amounts; S.182 to raise the federal poverty level threshold for a one-time income disregard after job entry; S.184 to establish a full-year youth and young adult employment immersion program, with members questioning how it would be funded; S.1465 to implement an electronic benefit transfer system, which members strongly supported as a fraud-prevention measure; S.3787 to eliminate rent for homeless shelters; and S.7730 to authorize reimbursement for shelters housing a single individual in a double-occupancy room. The committee also advanced S.8570, creating a Fiscal Cliff Task Force to study public assistance program funding shortfalls, despite discussion of prior gubernatorial vetoes of similar measures. All bills were reported, and the meeting adjourned.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Sep 23rd, 2025
Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Most of us don't realize what mission statements do, but they really resonate for me and for the rest