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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Other - PSCOC Oct 8th, 2025
Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force
Transcript Highlights:
- Council also grants the authority for technical corrections to be made as necessary to ensure compliance
- and effective implementation of these programs.
- With that, we believe that the programming of spaces falls within the policy that was issued regarding
- I think there's still a reason to support that program. I think the task force has mentioned.
- Of course, they still need to be vetted, but still, obviously a program that the districts are looking
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-16 (2:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And Lord, grant them your grace and peace.
- Now we'll go back to the regularly scheduled programming of CS for CS for Senate Bill 232.
- Regularly scheduled programming of CS for CS for Senate Bill 232. Please read the next bill.
- This school is an after-school program, and they have graduated some amazing students.
- And state programs like Medicaid are burdened with rising dental costs.
Summary:
The Senate opened with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, doctor and guest introductions, and then moved to the special order calendar. Early bills passed included measures on the Florida Trust Code (SB 806/HB 1173), school district reporting requirements and educator misconduct reporting (SB 1374), debt collection email communications (SB 232), service of process updates (SB 576/HB 157), public lodging and food service establishments (SB 606), lien waivers and releases (SB 658), Crime Stoppers public records exemptions (SB 710), health care licensure and foreign-country business interests (SB 768, amended), diabetes management in schools (SB 772/HB 597), platting procedures (SB 784), fentanyl testing in hospitals (SB 1346/HB 1195), third-party reservation platforms (SB 940), electronic landlord-tenant notices (SB 1164/HB 615), leaving the scene of a crash restitution (SB 1378/HB 479), background screening for athletic coaches (SB 1546), surrendered infants and infant safety devices (SB 1690/HB 791), and affordable housing/Live Local Act changes (SB 1730, amended). Several other bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on trespass, higher education, transportation services, the UCC, altered sexual depictions, firearms during emergencies, Brownfields, false reporting, health care billing, motor vehicles, utility services, and others.
Most of the debate centered on a few controversial bills. Senators debated the fentanyl testing bill in support of faster detection and life-saving treatment, and the surrendered infants bill drew opposition over safety, anonymity, and liability concerns, though supporters argued baby boxes provide a monitored safe surrender option. The affordable housing bill received an amendment and broad support as a continuation of the Live Local Act, with changes to zoning, parking, height, and litigation procedures. The day’s most contentious measure was the agriculture/consumer services package (SB 700), where senators argued over the bill’s fluoride-related preemption; opponents criticized the policy and process, while the sponsor emphasized broader agriculture, consumer protection, and FFA-related provisions. That bill passed 27-9.
Votes on the other major bills were largely bipartisan and often unanimous or near-unanimous, with several bills passing 35-37 yeas and few or no nays. The Senate also adopted a motion to immediately certify all bills passed that day to the House. The session concluded with announcements recognizing visitors, including Taiwan representatives, and remarks about a lantern-lighting observance tied to the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride, followed by adjournment until the next scheduled meeting.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Ideal is a self-funded program governed by the State College Savings Program Board, which consists of
- While the program is officially called the Ideal Idaho College Savings Program, again, you can use it
- As you can see, 2025 was a great year for the program.
- Ideal funds can wrap around these programs to pay for things these programs may not.
- First, I think this is a wonderful program.
Committee:
Senate Education
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee approved the minutes from January 28, January 29, and February 2, 2026, and then voted to print RS 33-246, which related to pending and temporary rules from the State Board of Education’s Division of Career Technical Education. No opposition was noted on the minutes or the RS, and the motions carried by voice vote.
The committee then received an update on the Ideal Idaho College Savings Program (Idaho’s 529 plan) from Executive Director Don Hall. He described the program’s structure as self-funded and governed by a board of constitutional officers, and reviewed its tax advantages, investment options, and expanded uses for K-12, higher education, trade schools, apprenticeships, student loan repayment, and Roth IRA rollovers. He also highlighted recent growth, including an 11% increase in new accounts, broader use in north and central Idaho, and employer participation through payroll direct deposit and a state tax credit for employer contributions.
Members asked about whether state tax credits could be combined with 529 deductions and about outreach efforts for the program. Hall said he would verify the tax-credit question and report back, and he outlined current outreach through social media, broadcasters, libraries, schools, sports sponsorships, and chambers of commerce. Senators suggested additional outreach at kids’ fairs. The committee concluded without further action and adjourned until the next day.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Education Postsecondary Mar 10th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- AND IT CREATES, A GRANT SUBSIDIARIES AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AFFILIATION AGREEMENT.
- THIS LEGISLATION SHIFTS ALLEGATIONS OF FINANCIAL FEES AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS
- WITHIN THE GRADUATION ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL EDUCATION GATE PROGRAM WHILE IT OFFERS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY
- LOCATED IN AREAS OF RURAL OPPORTUNITY, REQUIRES FUNDS FOR THE EXCELLENT NURSING PROGRAM TO BE USED FOR
- HEALTHCARE RELATED INDUSTRY PROGRAMS DIRECTING FUNDS TO CRITICAL WORKFORCE NEEDS, HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Local Government Committee Apr 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- VTA has a robust transit-oriented development program.
- And in an internal employee survey, 90% expressed interest in an employee housing program.
- By offering employees the option to... ...interest in an employee housing program.
- development program, but it does not allow... ...via our TOD program or joint development program, but
- For reconsideration, granted. Reconsideration is granted. Reconsideration is granted.
Summary:
The committee heard eight bills, mostly on local government, housing, and public agency contracting. AB 1658 would make permanent higher change-order authority for Santa Clara and Los Angeles counties on large construction projects; supporters said it would reduce delays and save money on major projects, and the bill passed 6-0. AB 2263 would authorize the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to develop employee-preference affordable housing; supporters said it would help with workforce retention and long commutes, and it also passed 6-0. AB 2134 would require city councils to allow parental leave without forcing members to seek public approval or risk losing their seats; supporters described the bill as necessary to protect new parents in local office, and it passed 6-0. AB 2188 would raise Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s contracting authority to $250,000, with supporters citing administrative savings and faster project delivery; after committee amendments, it passed 6-0. AB 2033 would let general law cities use job order contracting for repair and maintenance work, with safeguards against employee displacement; supporters called it an efficiency tool, while AFSCME opposed it over workforce impacts, and it passed 8-0 after amendments.
AB 1768 would authorize Los Angeles County and Contra Costa County to ask voters to approve a temporary transactions and use tax to help offset major federal health care cuts and preserve clinics and public health services. Supporters from community clinics, Planned Parenthood, labor groups, counties, and health organizations said the measure would let voters decide how to respond to funding losses; opponents, including CalTax and some cities, raised affordability and tax-burden concerns. Members also discussed equity concerns within Los Angeles County and the importance of local control. The bill was moved out on a 5-2 vote and left on call. AB 2415 would allow the city of Folsom to shift housing obligations away from its historic district and toward other transit-oriented sites; supporters said it would preserve the historic district while still meeting housing goals, and it passed 10-0.
AB 2741, heard at the end of the meeting, would give cities a grace period to fix housing elements that were certified by HCD but later found noncompliant by a court, especially where cities relied on overlay zones. Supporters from the League of California Cities, Redondo Beach, and real estate groups said cities acted in good faith and should not be immediately subjected to builder’s remedy; opponents from California YIMBY and legal aid groups argued the bill would weaken housing accountability and reward noncompliance. The transcript ends during testimony on AB 2741, before a final vote is recorded.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee Mar 19th, 2025
Communications and Conveyance
Transcript Highlights:
- Line program, and I think that is very helpful in terms of looking at affordability. Thank you.
- Talk to us more about the federal process that carriers have to go through to be granted COLA relief
- . program in the state that provides a discount for your phone service.
- I am the program manager for the Communications and Broadband Policy Branch for the Public Advocates
- to co-invest in things like the BEAD program, the $42 billion program, to get next generation technology
Committee:
House Communications and Conveyance
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Without objection, members and guests will be granted privileges of the floor.
- Kids, it's my pleasure to introduce the Pinal County Farm Bureau Ag Ambassadors Program, the student
- leadership and outreach program made up of high school students from across Pinal County.
- Mom's Demand Action also has a wonderful program that I've been trying to get into my district called
- Without objection, senators are granted privileges of the floor. Hearing none, so ordered.
Summary:
The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, and heard introductions of guests. Members then adopted several procedural motions, including extending the second regular session, suspending the seven-bill limit for Representative Livingston on budget-related measures, and requesting the Senate return SB 1786 on artificial intelligence content verification for reconsideration. The House also moved into Committee of the Whole to consider calendar items.
In Committee of the Whole, the House recommended do pass on SB 1057, SB 1171, SB 1424, and SB 1515, while retaining SB 1178 on the calendar. SB 1171, dealing with fingerprinting and fraud prevention in health and human services, was amended and received supportive comments about accountability and Medicaid fraud. SB 1424, concerning firearm safety instruction in schools, drew extensive debate: a proposed Gutierrez amendment modeled on “Christian’s Law” to require secure firearm storage measures was defeated by division vote 23-31, and the bill itself was defended as age-appropriate firearm safety education while opponents argued it was an unfunded mandate, a parents’ rights issue, and an improper burden on schools. SB 1515, creating a public safety parity fund for DPS and corrections bonuses from rainy-day fund interest, was amended and recommended do pass.
The House then considered an additional Committee of the Whole for SB 1552, adopted a floor amendment, and recommended the bill do pass as amended. In third reading, SB 1021 failed 22-35, while SB 1215, SB 1345, SB 1456, and SB 1493 all passed, with SB 1345 drawing a floor explanation about an added regulatory requirement for health care facilities. The House also received first readings of several appropriations bills and announced a special Joint Appropriations Committee hearing on the budget the next morning before adjourning until Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Capital Budget Feb 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- the project cost share percentage and square footage formulas in the School Construction Assistance Program
- I want you to think about how are you going to pay for this program.
- You know, at statehood, we were granted lands mostly to fund something called the O3 Common School Trust
- Act requirements, as well as making sure that we're reaching out to those districts with a pilot program
- also excited about the fact that we did make some good adjustments to the small school modernization grants
Summary:
The committee first heard Substitute Senate Bill 5901, which would change the School Construction Assistance Program formula for school facilities on military bases. Staff explained that the bill would exclude instructional space on military bases from a district’s available inventory and add an extra 15% to the state funding assistance percentage for projects located on a military base. Senator Leonard Christian said the bill was intended to help districts such as Clover Park and Medical Lake, where base facilities reduce eligibility for off-base school construction funding. Testimony was strongly supportive from OSPI, Clover Park, and Medical Lake, while one citizen raised broader concerns about school funding and common school trust lands. The hearing on the bill was then closed.
The committee then heard Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5061, which would require annual adjustments to prevailing wage rates in most public works contracts, with exemptions for small works, residential construction, and certain other projects. Staff described the bill’s delayed effective date of July 1, 2028 and reviewed fiscal impacts, including significant L&I operating costs and an indeterminate but potentially substantial capital cost impact. Senator Steve Conway said the bill was a technical fix to align contract wages with regularly updated prevailing wage rates and noted that the bill had been amended to exempt small works and low-income housing projects. Proponents from labor and mechanical contractors said annual updates would better reflect negotiated wage schedules and help retain skilled workers, while opponents from contractor groups warned of unpredictability, higher project costs, and the need for a change-order safeguard if wage increases exceed 5%. L&I testified that the fiscal note reflected the need to rework its IT system to track annual adjustments. The hearing was then closed.
The committee also received a briefing on a proposed substitute to House Bill 2295, which would add funding for several new projects and make technical and language changes. Staff said the substitute would increase spending by $611,000 in bonds and $3 million from the Waste Tire Removal Account. The committee then moved into executive session and, by a vote of 18-0 with one excused, reported proposed substitute House Bill 2295 out of committee with a do-pass recommendation. The chair also announced plans for future executive sessions, including one on Substitute Senate Bill 5901, and adjourned the meeting.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships May 5th, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- related to family violence or child abuse without clear evidence of the effectiveness. safety of the programs
- Many of these court-mandated programs are criticized for lacking scientific basis, as there is limited
- Avoid organizations who have a vested financial interest in continued conflict or receive grants related
- Restrict their ability to claim property tax exemptions, qualify for a local home repair program, programs
- Grant me the opportunity. I will research that and get you an answer.
Bills:
SB387 , SB1335 , HB1671 , SB1760 , SB1839 , SB1923 , HB1928 , HB4942 , HB5628 , HB5642 , HB1980
Keywords:
judicial bond, guardianship, probate law, county judge, statutory county court, estates, inheritance, representative duties, court authority, personal representative, retroactive child support, parentage, genetic testing, family code, child's conception, incapacitated persons, court proceedings, guardianship fees, estate management, probate
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Jun 29th, 2026
Business, Professions and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Michelle Caldwell: In addition, AB 2783 continues a much-needed remote reporter pilot program necessary
- the sunset to January 1, 2031, tightens accreditation and approval requirements for schools and programs
- Grant Miller, on behalf of the California Veterinary Medical Association, we do not have a desire to
- Without objection, reconsideration will be granted. Thank you. Bill fails.
- Without objection, reconsideration will be granted. All right.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on State Government (2-12-26)
State Government
Transcript Highlights:
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- c><00:02:31.520><c> ecoin</c> department uh from the e UK ecoin department uh from the e UK ecoin program
- Um, but that's my concern about this bill is that we would potentially um be granting immunity to people
- </c><00:12:39.440><c> the</c> you're specifically granted the you're specifically granted the opportunity
- "Uh, who are relying on services and programs that nonprofits are delivering in partnership with the
Committee:
House State Government
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- Program and Fund, Opportunities Grant Program and Fund, favorable<01:18:13.320><c> with</c><01:18:13.400
- House Bill 1070, Department of Social and Economic Mobility Workforce Opportunities Grant Program and
- Amendment number three authorizes priority consideration for a grant under the program to applicants
- House Bill 352, concentration of poverty school grant program personnel and per pupil grants eligible
- program personnel and per pupil grants eligible uses, favorable with amendments, amendment number one
Summary:
The House convened with 122 members present, opened with prayer, and approved the previous day’s journal. The chamber then took up two congratulatory resolutions: one honoring Layla Wishard of Hagerstown for winning gold with Team USA at the Junior Roller Derby Association World Cup in Australia, and another recognizing Delores Millhouse as the 2026 Maryland Mother of the Year. Both resolutions were read and adopted with applause.
The House then considered a series of committee reports, primarily from the Committee on Economic Matters, and advanced multiple bills to third reading after adopting committee amendments and favorable reports. Measures included consumer contract protections in House Bill 103, workers’ compensation presumptions for hypertension in House Bill 347, broadband access and affordability in House Bill 382, housing and land-use changes in House Bills 548 and 894, data privacy in House Bill 711, franchise law changes in House Bill 730, a blockchain-based real property title pilot program in House Bill 810, bankruptcy exemptions in House Bill 1098, and telecommunications infrastructure protections in House Bill 1100.
Several bills drew questions and were special ordered for further review. House Bill 711, the Data Privacy Act, prompted extended discussion about whether its geolocation provisions could affect stadium and venue security tracking; the sponsor said the bill was intended to close loopholes around cell phone and vehicle location data and would not change existing permission-based rules, but the bill was still special ordered until the next day. House Bill 894, the transit-oriented development bill, also drew questions about local government concerns and was special ordered, with the floor leader saying county and municipal groups were generally satisfied with the amendments. House Bill 1100 was also taken up after the amendments were adopted, and the title amendment process began as the transcript ended.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- Rather than creating a new grant program or a new bureaucracy to do it, is to simply say we're going
- </c><00:55:16.119><c> program</c> rather than creating a new grant program rather than creating a new
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Committee:
Senate Taxes
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee Jan 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
A&B Education Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- Created this program is Doctor Lowe.
- Super excited about our partnership with Doctor Lowe and his Live program.
- Number four is to evaluate our curriculum and program.
- Most of the classes we offer through our virtual program are math-based.
- This live program includes six courses, each a semester long.
Committee:
House A&B Education Subcommittee
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The other part I had concern about is because there are also programs.
- The students attending our program say that gender-based programming makes them feel safe because it
- . programs and activities out of fear.
- It is not a program focused on race or identity.
- We need more programs like Girls on the Run, not fewer.
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
parental rights, education, social transitioning, diversity, equity, inclusion, school policy, student clubs, residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, school boards, transparency, public meetings, attendance, recording, released time, religious instruction
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
April 1, 2025 - 04:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- instructor-led drop-off programs.
- and educator-curated programs is, I think, a good one.
- We've navigated through a lot of perilous waters with this program and the funding.
- program must have publicly available and reviewable program descriptions of instructions and activities
- This bill also has free books for teachers and grant programs for free materials for Title I schools.
Summary:
The Student Academic Success Subcommittee met with a quorum and considered two bills. The first, PCS for HB 1565, would expand permitted purchases under the Personalized Education Program scholarship to include digital devices, clarify statutory terms, and distinguish between parent-directed part-time programs and full-time instructor-led programs. Rep. Hinson questioned oversight and misuse safeguards, while the sponsor said existing statutory and SFO oversight already applies. Public testimony included support from the James Madison Institute, and the bill was reported favorably by a 12-1 vote.
The committee then heard PCS for HB 1483, the SCORE Act, which would gradually align Florida’s school grading scale with the familiar A-F scale used for students over a 10-year transition. The sponsor argued that current school grades are inflated and confusing to parents, and said the bill would also expand early support identification from pre-K through 8th grade. Members raised concerns about the impact on public and charter schools, low-income communities, teacher workload, resources, property values, and whether the bill should be paired with funding and professional development. Public testimony included an ESE teacher asking about funding and class size, one opponent from Orange County teachers, and a proponent from Florida Citizens Alliance.
After extensive debate, the committee voted 12-5 to report PCS for HB 1483 favorably. Supporters said the bill would improve transparency and accountability for parents and create pressure to raise standards, while opponents warned it could sharply increase lower-rated schools without sufficient resources and could mislead the public about school performance during the transition.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Education Pre-K - 12 Feb 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We can measure growth within the program year Vpk and the end of that program.
- Granted, it doesn't answer every single question you may have.
- And that's been a fairly limited program.
- But that was I think that summarizes our historical assessment program.
- I mean, there's artificial intelligence, theirs different programs.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- streets into transitional housing and into programs.
- for the Crime Reduction Grant Act.
- Now, one of the first grants, one of the crime reduction grants that were given that first year of the
- for the Crime Reduction Grant Act.
- Now, one of the first grants that, um, crime rejection grants that were given that first year of the
Bills:
SB100
Committee:
Senate Senate Judiciary
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 20, March 5, 2026-PM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- Senate File 84, Voluntary Water Conservation Program.
- they be asked to be granted one.
- Um they deleted asked to be granted one.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- . programs. programs.
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- , and the Elderly Waiver and Alternative Care programs.
Committee:
Senate Human Services