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CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 037 Feb 20th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Higher Education - 04/21/2026
Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Department to transfer funds from the tuition reimbursement account to the proprietary vocational school
- So it's being transferred to the Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision, which is the entity of SED
- that oversees proprietary schools.
- And the intent is to address the fact that there is a growing number of these schools.
- And SED feels that they are not adequately able to conduct oversight over those schools.
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Summary:
The New York State Senate Committee on Higher Education met on April 21, 2026, with a quorum present and considered nine bills. The committee advanced bills addressing licensing discrepancies for junior and assistant landscape architects (S.1834A), SUNY/CUNY research foundation financial reporting (S.6745), credits for volunteer firefighters and EMTs enrolled in SUNY or CUNY (S.7367), campus pool and health membership for disabled veterans (S.7784A), early licensure eligibility for dental residents in multi-year specialty programs (S.8401A), a 90-day grace period for certain social workers awaiting limited permits (S.9303), interior designer certification standards (S.9673), and a transfer of excess tuition reimbursement account funds to support proprietary vocational school oversight (S.9682). One bill, S.948 concerning occupational therapists, was held pending resolution with the State Education Department.
Members asked questions on several measures, including whether firefighter/EMT credits were tied to service rather than coursework, how the dental residency bill would work in practice, and the funding source and purpose of the proprietary school supervision account transfer. Support was noted for the interior designer bill from ASID, CIDQ, and IIDA, while most other bills had no listed support or opposition memos. The committee explained that the fund transfer bill would move up to $500,000 from a tuition reimbursement account balance above $2.5 million to help the Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision address oversight needs.
All of the bills taken up and moved were reported out of committee, with some sent to the floor and others to the Finance Committee as indicated by the chair. Several were reported without recommendation from individual members. The meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- The price or the evaluation of the property will go into the school system, where it counts toward their
- So it allows school districts to be able to maybe borrow more money against their bonding.
- I guess my one concern with that would be that you're kind of extending the credit of the school district
- And a lot of times the school districts, there's usually in the Chapter 100 bonds that I've been associated
- with, usually the school district is actually paid some money up front for that.
Committee:
House Legislative Review
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So imagine not being able to go to medical school. appointments, not being able to go grocery shopping
- At that time, they sent me to the Texas School for the Deaf, which uses sign language for communication
- I was even a cheerleader at my school. school.
- After graduation from Texas School for the Deaf, I attended college at Southwest College.
Committee:
House Human Services
Keywords:
commercial sexual exploitation, child sex trafficking, human trafficking, child welfare, foster care, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, juvenile probation, risk assessment, needs assessment, trauma screening, child abuse prevention, exploitation screening, validated screening tool, evidence-informed tool, conservatorship, juvenile justice, at-risk youth, trafficking prevention, Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 02/17/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> fund that and yet still keep School fund that and yet still keep School affordable<00:36:43.839>
- It serves 14- to 24-year-old kids, both in school and out of school, and it prepares our youth to enter
- We're not only serving the youth of Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center. school and out of school um and
- It school and out of school um and It prepares<01:34:51.239><c> our</c><01:34:51.360><c> youth</c><01
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- We all went to high school, and I graduated from a private school, mind you.
- We all went to high school, and I graduated from a private school, mind you.
- We all went to high school, and I graduated from a private school, mind you.
- We all went to high school, and I graduated from a private school, mind you.
- We all went to high school, and I graduated from a private school, mind you.
Committee:
House Water & Land
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several bills. HB 114, concerning employment in the State Historic Preservation Program, drew support from DLNR, which said the measure would help retain qualified archaeologists, architects, and other professionals by preserving current pay levels for a limited number of positions. Members raised concerns about expanding exempt positions and the effect on union coverage, and DLNR said it was also working with DEHRD on longer-term reclassification issues. No vote was taken on the bill in the portion provided.
HB 12, relating to tort liability, drew strong opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice, which argued the bill would create overly broad immunity for landowners, conflict with Hawaii’s comparative fault framework, and undermine existing recreational liability law. Supporters said it would reduce liability concerns and encourage landowners to allow hiking, hunting, search-and-rescue training, and firearms-related uses on private land. The committee then moved on without any recorded vote in the excerpt.
The committee also discussed HB 29 on counties, but no county representative was present, and members questioned whether the proposal should instead proceed through condemnation if it involved a forced sale. HB 175 on property maintenance received DLNR comments that the bill should be narrowed to noxious weeds and that fire-related provisions were more properly handled by county fire departments and the State Fire Marshal. HB 331 on permits drew support from several state agencies, but the Honolulu Board of Water Supply opposed it unless “repetitive construction” was defined more clearly; members and agencies discussed narrowing the bill to avoid unintended impacts on water and utility infrastructure. The committee also heard strong support for HB 3 on North Shore beach management, HB 309 on fish ponds, and HB 306 on water code penalties, though the Board of Water Supply raised concerns about increased fines and suggested an alternative governor’s bill and clearer administrative rules.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 36 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- guests of Representative Gomez and Representative Sabadosa, the Hilltown Charter Cooperative Public School
- Please welcome the Hilltown Charter Cooperative Public School in East Hampton.
- Hilltown Charter Cooperative Public School in East Hampton.
- Please welcome the Hilltown Charter Cooperative Public School in East Hampton. Thank you.
- School, medical appointments, and more.
Summary:
The House received a Governor’s message on fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations, which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. The Committee on Rules reported several resolutions, including honors for Abby Goodman, a resolution reaffirming Massachusetts-Taiwan friendship, recognition of the Cambodian-American community’s Khmer New Year celebration, and Elks National Youth Week; the House suspended the rules and approved them. The House also concurred with Senate petitions on assisted living residences and medication administration in rest homes, sending them to the Committee on Aging and Independence.
The main legislative business was House Bill 5279/5375, the transportation bond bill financing long-term improvements to municipal roads and bridges. Ways and Means recommended a substitute bill, House 5375, with a $2.737 billion general obligation bond authorization, and the House adopted the amendment and ordered the bill to a third reading. Later, the House took up House 5375 directly, heard support from members emphasizing Chapter 90 road funding, municipal flexibility, rural road mileage distribution, and broader transportation investments, and then passed the bill to be engrossed by roll call vote, 155-0.
The House also passed House Bill 5371, authorizing grants of easements or takings of certain parcels of land to the city of Boston, to be engrossed. In addition, the chamber received and filed the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s report on the March 31, 2026 special election for the 5th Essex District, adopted an order to escort the Governor and Executive Council into the chamber, and administered the oaths of office to Representative-elect Andrew Tarr. The session ended with an order to adjourn until the next day at 11 a.m. in informal session.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- So this would prohibit the sale of vapor products near school.
- It just mimics the language for alcohol sales near school zones.
- "Near school zones? And I'll take any questions that I might be able to answer. We have amendments.
- near school zones? And I'll take any questions that I might be able to answer. We have amendments.
- Baton Rouge has an ordinance that prohibits vapes within 500 feet of schools.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary B
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Ways and Means May 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- If you look at the MFP information, we're not supposed to be building schools, but I'm not sure that
- Supposed to be building schools, but I'm not sure that we're not going to see some of that coming out
- I think you mentioned the schools as one, and of course, inheritance, you know, there's been some school
- I mean, a school can receive turn lanes as an example. And I think we're going to see some of that.
- But building a school, I think we have—there may be some statutory issues with that.
Summary:
The Ways and Means Committee met on May 26 and first took up Senate Bill 406, which authorizes the city of Slidell to seek voter approval for a local hotel and motel occupancy tax. The bill was described as a local measure giving the city council authority to place the tax on the ballot, with members noting that similar taxing authority exists in many other municipalities. Representative Wiley moved favorable passage, there was no objection, and the bill was reported favorably.
The committee then received an update from the Division of Administration’s Office of Facility Planning and Control on capital outlay savings identified through cash-flow review and project “scrubbing.” Officials said they found about $50 million in savings from updated cash flows, over-appropriations, projects bid under budget, and reduced appropriations in bundled projects. They explained that bundling projects, including some LED-related projects, allows agencies to shift savings within a bundle and manage overruns or underruns more flexibly.
Members praised the savings work but asked whether the process could be moved earlier so the House could benefit sooner, and whether similar reviews could be expanded to other administering agencies and non-state projects. One member raised concerns about whether some projects, including schools and certain NGO-related items, should qualify for capital outlay funding at all, and urged a review of the statutory definition and project approval criteria. Staff said they would look at the definition, review recommendations from prior discussions, and consider ways to tighten the process. The committee then adjourned without further action.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- If you look at the MFP information, we're not supposed to be building schools, but I'm not sure that
- Supposed to be building schools, but I'm not sure that we're not going to see some of that coming out
- I think you mentioned the schools as one, and of course, inheritance, you know, there's been some school
- I mean, a school can receive turn lanes as an example. And I think we're going to see some of that.
- But building a school, I think we have, there may be some statutory issues with that.
Bills:
SB406
Committee:
House Ways & Means
NY
Transcript Highlights:
- Department of Health to utilize a more transparent and accurate reporting system for cases of lead in school
- create and issue a five-year plan with its proposals to best mitigate the persistence of lead in school
- To do that, this bill would make it so that we not only test lead water levels in schools and school
- impacting our children to do that, this bill would make it so that we not only test lead water levels in schools
- , in school districts, but we actually keep track over time so that we can actually see whether the numbers
Committee:
Senate Health
Summary:
The meeting covered a long list of health and social services bills, many of them recurring proposals that had passed the Senate before or been vetoed in prior years. Topics included primary care investment, penalties for adult care facility safety violations, emergency insulin access, limited nursing services in adult care facilities, a State Medical Indemnity Fund ombudsman, hospital ownership and private equity oversight, controlled substances for people with substance use disorder, rescue inhaler information in the immunization system, nursing home closure procedures, Medicaid coverage for complex care assistance, increased personal needs allowances, parental education for minors with disabling conditions, physician and dentist loan repayment/support, higher public health penalties, direct Medicaid billing for licensed creative arts therapists, adoption registry information release, fetal and infant mortality review boards, reusable food and beverage containers, DNR and hospice decision rules, a special needs assisted living demonstration program, temporary licensure for out-of-state health professionals at a triathlon event, and lead reporting and mitigation in school water.
Sponsors described most bills as straightforward efforts to improve access, transparency, or care quality, while several members noted technical fixes or fiscal concerns on a few measures, including outdated program references and the need for funding to support expanded loan repayment eligibility. Some bills were framed as responses to prior vetoes or as renewed attempts to advance previously passed Senate measures. The chair also noted the committee still lacked a budget and expected additional meetings.
For each bill, members generally moved and seconded the measures, and the committee voted favorably, usually with some members recorded as without recommendation. Most bills were advanced either to first reading, finance, or higher education, depending on referral. No bill was defeated in the transcript.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- In that environment, schools outside the Power 2 conferences face a very short runway.
- Decisions are made by the Power 2, and they are failing to include more than half of the 138 schools
- Decisions are made by the power to and they are failing to include more than half of the 138 schools
- And you are different from what I've seen in other schools. So just thank you for that.
- Last year, among the 138 FBS schools in the NCAA, Boise State was sixth in GSR, tied with Alabama, and
Committee:
House State Affairs
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Consumer Protection & Business Feb 25th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It's my honor today to welcome and introduce some students from the Yakima Valley School District, the
- Acoma School District.
- It's my honor today to welcome and introduce some students from the Yakima Valley School District, the
- Acoma School District.
- They're all senators in the Yakima School District, and really appreciate the opportunity to introduce
Summary:
The Consumer Protection and Business Committee met on February 25, 2026, received a staff briefing on eight bills, and discussed several proposed amendments before taking action on four measures after caucus. The briefing covered bills on insurance disclosure and wildfire risk modeling (SB 5928), travel insurance regulation (SB 6248), wildfire preparedness grants and insurance eligibility (SB 6079), insurance fraud enforcement (SB 6031), assignment of post-loss insurance benefits (SB 6178), mortgage modification safe harbors (SB 5831), real estate marketing restrictions (SB 6091), and virtual currency kiosk consumer protections (SB 5280). Members also asked about the “Beckett’s Law” title amendment and whether amendments to the virtual currency kiosk bill conflicted; staff said the amendments generally could be reconciled, though some policy differences remained.
After recess, the committee deferred action on SB 5928, SB 6079, SB 6031, SB 6178, and SB 5280, and then voted to report Substitute Senate Bill 6248, the Washington Travel Insurance Act, out of committee with a do pass recommendation. Members spoke in support of the bill as a consumer protection measure and a benefit to the travel insurance industry. The committee then reported Senate Bill 5831, the Uniform Mortgage Modification Act, out with a do pass recommendation after members said it would preserve mortgage priority in certain modifications and noted the bill’s title-company-supported change.
The committee next considered Substitute Senate Bill 6091, which would prohibit real estate brokers from marketing residential property to exclusive groups of buyers or brokers except for health and safety reasons. Representative Corey withdrew the amendment naming the act “Beckett’s Law,” and the committee approved the bill on a 13-1 vote with one excused member. The chair and ranking member closed by thanking committee staff for their work, and the meeting adjourned.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Public Safety Subcommittee Feb 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 38 simply states that an inmate of DOC obtain a high school equivalency diploma, a GED, as
- This dovetails with the SARASTID Act by adding a high school equivalency diploma to the inmate's release
- file, which contains their birth certificate, a state ID or driver's license, and now a high school
- And also, a high school equivalency diploma is needed while they're in DOC to enroll in other programs
- The needs assessment when they come in to determine where they rank as far as school equivalency.
Summary:
The Public Safety committee met and first considered HB 2993, as amended by a PCS, which would create 11 Council of Government-based positions to help rural law enforcement pursue grants and equipment funding. Members questioned the estimated $1.1 million annual cost, whether the program would mainly benefit rural areas rather than metro counties, and how the money would be administered through Oklahoma Homeland Security. The bill author explained that each COG would receive one funded position and that the money would stay within each COG. The committee voted 7-2 to report the bill favorably.
The committee then heard HB 3850, which would require inmates to obtain a high school equivalency diploma as a condition of parole and would place the diploma in the inmate’s release file to improve employability and reduce recidivism. Questions focused on whether the requirement applied to all inmates, how it would affect release eligibility, and whether existing DOC programs already provide similar training. The author said the bill would build on current law and could help reduce waiting lists for equivalency programs. The committee voted 8-1 to pass the bill.
Next, HB 3595, with a PCS, would create a revolving fund in the Department of Public Safety to award counties grants for traffic-control public safety equipment, especially for events where vehicles could be used to harm crowds. Members discussed the bill’s dependence on future appropriations and its status as a vehicle for the idea while budget issues are resolved. The committee voted 7-2 to report it out. The committee also unanimously passed HB 3763, requiring two hours of domestic violence training as part of continuing education for law enforcement, and HB 3760, a tax credit for donations to qualified law enforcement foundations, with the author noting a planned amendment to include COGs and certain other nonprofits. The chair announced one more meeting the following week and then adjourned the meeting.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The argument there was if we put our kids in school together at the same time, we now have freshmen..
- The argument there was if we put our kids in school together at the same time, we now have freshmen,
- If we put our kids in school together at the same time, we now have freshmen with seniors, and for whatever
- This use of social media is fairly prevalent for high school-age students, which is why we see a fairly
- This use of social media is fairly prevalent for high school age students, which is why we see a fairly
Summary:
The House Judiciary, Rules Committee approved the minutes from February 3, 2026, and the chair announced upcoming deadlines, including that after February 13 there would be no new RS hearings or introductions except substitute bills. The committee then introduced three RS drafts. RS 3301 C1, presented by Rep. Mike Moyle, would state Idaho public policy that Idaho courts should apply American law and protect citizens from foreign laws that would violate fundamental constitutional rights; it was introduced unanimously. RS 33202, a Capitol Mall security bill, would set limits on tents and other structures on the Capitol Mall, define camping, and allow property to be held for at least 90 days; after a brief recess to review the draft, it was also introduced unanimously. RS 33047, presented by Rep. Tanya Burgoyne, would require people convicted of sexual offenses to pay for their own psychosexual evaluation before sentencing; members asked about who currently pays and why the bill was needed, and it was introduced unanimously.
The committee then heard House Bill 540, sponsored by Rep. Bingham, which would add Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections records to public-records exemptions for safety and security purposes, aligning it more closely with the Department of Corrections. The sponsor said the bill protects sensitive procedures, witnesses, victims, transport records, and intake/assessment records, with no fiscal impact. The bill was moved to the floor with a do-pass recommendation and passed unanimously.
House Bill 541, sponsored by Rep. Steve Tanner, would expand Idaho’s internet enticement law to cover 16- and 17-year-olds, with a five-year age-gap requirement for the offender, mirroring other “Romeo and Juliet” style provisions in Idaho law. Testimony from the Attorney General’s office and ICAC cited online enticement data, the prevalence of teenage victims, and the need for consistency with existing sexual-battery statutes; the Idaho Fraternal Order of Police also supported the bill. The committee sent HB 541 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation, unanimously.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- of Education develop a generative artificial intelligence in education framework, to require local school
- districts and public charter schools to adopt certain... ...to define terms, to revise provisions regarding
- of Education develop a generative artificial intelligence in education framework, to require local school
- districts and public charter schools to adopt certain... ...education framework, to require local school
- districts and public charter schools to adopt certain policies, to require the State Department of Education
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jan 20th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- While in high school, Betsy traveled to Washington, D.C., to join the Poor People's Campaign, a movement
- degree at the University of Iowa, studying art and dance, working two jobs to put himself through school
- 2010, he was named Covina Citizen of the Year, and in 2015, he was inducted into the Covina High School
- Deputy Mayor Brenda Shockley, and Karen Bass's Office of Economic Opportunity, Englewood Unified School
- Deputy Mayor Brenda Shockley, and Karen Bass's Office of Economic Opportunity, Englewood Unified School
Summary:
The Senate opened with roll call, prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a brief recognition of Senator Seyarto’s upcoming birthday. The pro tem introduced Matu LeMay of the Quebec National Assembly, who was visiting to discuss California-Quebec environmental collaboration, including their long-standing linkage of cap-and-trade markets. Messages from the Governor and Assembly were deemed read, journals were approved, and Joint Rule 62A was suspended to allow certain bills to be heard in Appropriations Committee with shortened notice.
The chamber then considered three gubernatorial appointments. Courtney Welch was confirmed to the California Housing Partnership Corporation Board of Directors by a 29-1 vote, Janessa Goldbeck was confirmed to the California Veterans Board by a 28-0 vote, and Tom Huntington was confirmed to the State Parks and Recreation Commission by a 28-0 vote. The Senate also adopted the consent calendar, which included Senate Bill 607, by a 37-0 vote.
The remainder of the session was devoted to adjournment memorials honoring Elizabeth “Betsy” Hammer Carr, Alberto Ronel, William Louis “Bill” McIntyre Jr., and Joy Atkinson. Senators described their activism, public service, community leadership, and personal impact, with particular emphasis on Carr’s social justice work, Ronel’s health care service and the need for worker safety, McIntyre’s business and civic contributions, and Atkinson’s decades of mentorship and leadership for Black women in politics. Family members and guests were recognized in the gallery during the memorials.
The Senate announced that the next floor session would be Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 9 a.m., with the chamber in recess until later that day for adjournment proceedings.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Press Conference: Lt. Governor Dan PatrickRegarding the gubernatorial veto of Senate Bill 3 (89-R), and issues relating to the upcoming special session. Jun 23rd, 2025
Texas Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- hemp THC industry are prioritized over the safety of Texas children and... the well-being of Texas schools
- I'm sure if they haven't already they're going to sue us on school choice and the 10 amendments.
- in his own proclamation, one of the things he lists is we will not allow hemp and vape shops near schools
- They get to continue operating as they are near our schools.
- They're all built in the same spot around schools or most of them.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The Windham School District is the school that serves the adult prison.
- School districts, Independent School Districts (ISDs), as well as Open Enrollment Charter Schools, technical
- colleges, community colleges, and the Windham School District are all eligible applicants.
Bills:
HB1821 , HB1822 , HB1943 , HB3882 , HB4263 , HB4476 , HB4628 , HB4631 , HB4885 , HB4923 , HB5461 , HB5483 , HB5525
Committee:
House S/C on Juvenile Justice
Keywords:
juvenile records, sealing, privacy, criminal justice, youth rehabilitation, legal procedures, juvenile court, record sealing, nondisclosure, age jurisdiction, criminal justice reform, juvenile board, compensation, Winkler County, juvenile justice, county funding, grants, career education, technical programs, workforce development
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
April 1, 2025 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- I wish he could be here today, but he nabbed the role of Lord Farquaad in his school musical, and today
- One of my other children was in school with two siblings with Duchenne.
- watching those children become increasingly more disabled was heart-wrenching for everyone who was in school
- One of my other children was in school with two siblings with DeShane's.
- with them. ...was heart-wrenching for everyone who was in school with them.
Summary:
The Health Care Budget Subcommittee met and took up four bills. First, CS/HB 633 by Rep. Koster on managing entity reporting and transparency for behavioral health services was amended to clarify reporting requirements and timing, and to address the bill’s fiscal implementation through conferencing. Members and one public speaker supported the measure, emphasizing accountability and better use of state funds. The bill was reported favorably.
Next, CS/HB 531 by Rep. Hunschofsky on background screenings was amended with a strike-all that would require ACCA to create a public webpage with screening education, level-two screening standards, and a searchable catalog of positions requiring screening. Because the amendment changed the bill’s relating-to clause, the chair noted it would be temporarily postponed under House Rule 7.11D and returned to the committee later.
The committee then heard HB 1089 by Rep. Booth, which adds Duchenne muscular dystrophy to the recommended newborn screening panel, subject to appropriation. A parent testified in strong support, describing the benefits of earlier diagnosis and treatment, and several members spoke in favor. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, CS/HB 907 by Rep. Anderson created the Sunshine Genetics Program, an opt-in newborn whole-genome sequencing program, and established the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at FSU and a Sunshine Genetics Consortium. An amendment made funding contingent on appropriations and added Nicholas Children’s Hospital and Florida International University to the consortium board. After supportive testimony and debate, the bill was also reported favorably. The meeting then adjourned.