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MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty One - Thursday, April 30
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 2426 is the parental rights bill.
- to pull parents into the education process.
- I support parents' rights, but this is not the way. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
- And so this saves our parents, our children. It saves them money.
- The way I read the bill, that parents still go through the...
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, approved the previous day’s journal unanimously, and then adopted a motion suspending House Rule 98 to allow members to wear hats on the floor. Members also introduced several special guests, including the Eugene High School Class 2 basketball champions, family members, scholarship recipients, and other visitors. One member used a lengthy personal privilege speech to criticize a recent U.S. Supreme Court voting-rights decision and warn about threats to democracy and minority voting power.
The chamber then took up committee reports and several bills. It approved a motion to go to conference on the property-tax omnibus measure tied to Senate Bills 1066 and 1088. House Bill 3329, repealing expired tax credits, passed 142-0. House Bill 3405, clarifying the SALT deduction and improving tax-credit accounting, also passed 138-0. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2426, a parental-rights bill that also drew criticism over a school financial-ledger requirement and possible burdens on schools and student safety, failed on third reading 70-60.
The House next passed House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1233, a professional-licensing bill involving CPA exam access and other occupational licensing changes, by 129-6 after adopting an amendment removing compact language and rejecting a nursing-home physicals amendment. It then passed House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1408, which raises the maximum rural interstate speed limit to 75 mph and, through multiple amendments, also carried a mix of transportation-related provisions including vehicle inspections, hands-free enforcement, motorcycle lighting, driver education, and specialty license plates for women’s professional sports; the final vote was 82-53. The Speaker also appointed a conference committee for Senate Bill 1066. The final item mentioned was Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Bill 863, described as an interscholastic athletic oversight/appeals bill, but the transcript cuts off before its final action is shown.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Jan 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We go into large-scale rooms, but PTAs, parents.
- Sometimes the children control, and parents aren't sure what they can do.
- As a parent, I find this to be important, and I hope no parent ever has to endure this.
- This bill is a betrayal to survivors. parent ever has to endure this.
- day the child was born and the rights of that parent, those parents exist, or whether it was the day
Summary:
The committee heard a lengthy presentation from Miami-Dade State Attorney Catherine Fernandez-Rundle on human trafficking, describing it as a major criminal enterprise in Florida driven by online recruitment, local victims, and organized traffickers. She outlined Miami-Dade’s task force, victim-centered prosecution practices, training efforts for schools, hotels, transit workers, and other partners, and community-supported services such as the Project Phoenix shelter and Thrive Clinic. She also urged better interstate communication about known traffickers and noted that prior legislative changes, including restrictions on tattooing minors, came from trafficking cases. Senators asked about school-based exploitation, technology and social media recruitment, and information-sharing with other states; Fernandez-Rundle said training and technology remain essential and offered to share materials and tour the facility.
The committee then considered CS for SB 656, which Senator Bradley said would codify FDLE’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force funding program and rename/expand the online sting operations grant program to better support investigations, training, technology, and personnel. The bill was supported as a needed response to online child exploitation and was reported favorably by unanimous roll call. The committee also passed SB 892 by Senator Martin, which streamlines sentencing procedures for habitual felony offenders and related designations by reducing paperwork delays tied to clemency and requiring clearer notice before pleas; it too was reported favorably unanimously.
The most extensive debate centered on SB 164, which would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow civil damages for the death of an unborn child. Senator Graal said the bill uses existing statutory language defining an unborn child and is intended to let parents recover damages when negligence causes a pregnancy loss. Supporters argued it recognizes unborn life and should be strengthened; opponents warned it would function as a personhood measure, create liability risks for doctors, businesses, friends, and family members, chill miscarriage and abortion-related care, and worsen Florida’s OB-GYN shortage. Several speakers raised concerns about abuse by rapists or abusive partners and about impacts on IVF and emergency care. The committee heard extensive questioning about the bill’s scope and its relationship to existing criminal statutes, but no vote on SB 164 was taken in the portion provided.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Jan 28th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- We go into large-scale rooms, and PTAs, parents.
- We go into large-scale rooms and PTAs, parents.
- And I don't know, and I try to tell parents, you have the right.
- Compensation to grieving parents for their, quote, unborn child.
- As a parent, I find this to be important, and I hope no parent ever has to endure this.
Summary:
The committee heard a lengthy presentation from Miami-Dade State Attorney Catherine Fernandez-Rundle on human trafficking, describing Florida’s high victim counts, the role of online recruitment, common victim and trafficker profiles, and several case examples involving sexual exploitation, labor trafficking, and interstate trafficking. She highlighted Miami-Dade’s task force model, partnerships with law enforcement, schools, businesses, and shelters such as Camillus House’s Project Phoenix and the Thrive Clinic, and said the office relies heavily on technology, training, and victim-centered prosecution. Members asked about school-based trafficking, warning signs, social media platforms, and information-sharing about offenders across states; Fernandez-Rundle said more training and better interstate communication are still needed.
The committee then took up CS for SB 656, which would codify FDLE’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Funding Program and rename/expand the online sting operations grant program to better support investigations, training, technology, and personnel. The bill was supported as a timely tool to combat online child exploitation and was reported favorably on a unanimous roll call. The committee also passed SB 892, which streamlines sentencing procedures for habitual felony offenders and related violent offender designations by clarifying notice and clemency-related paperwork requirements; it too was reported favorably unanimously.
The remainder of the meeting focused on SB 164, which expands Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow parents to recover civil damages for the death of an unborn child. The sponsor said the bill is intended to recognize unborn children in civil law and allow recovery when a pregnancy is lost due to another’s negligence. Opponents from the ACLU, reproductive rights groups, medical insurers, and domestic violence advocates argued the bill is overly broad, could function as fetal personhood legislation, and could expose doctors, friends, family members, businesses, and abusive partners to lawsuits while chilling medical care, IVF, and pregnancy-related treatment. Supporters from pro-life organizations urged broader language and stronger protections for unborn children. No vote on SB 164 was taken in the portion provided.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part II) Mar 26th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- , parents of toddlers, and their siblings.
- So we want to educate them on how to be a parent and how to manage their money and... Thank you.
- I'm with the Parent Guidance Center. Usually, I come to the table representing parents and to...
- That's because there's not supervision 24/7 in the home; it's just the foster parent.
- The way that this bill is laid out right now, The foster parent would not have to let the state or parents
Bills:
SB397 , SB481 , SB596 , SB760 , SB855 , SB1195 , SB1196 , SB1233 , SB1257 , SB1318 , SB1368 , SB1388 , SB1398 , SB1524 , SB1558 , SB1589 , SB1677 , SB1792 , SB2034
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Yes, for the parents, yeah. Correct.
- There are some income eligibility for parents, but it's very, very low.
- So the surrogate versus the intended parent.
- So the surrogate versus the intended parent.
- But if you're requiring at least one intended parent, you're going to require at least one of the parents
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:23:15.600><c> as</c><00:23:15.720><c> a</c> taxes of their parents as a taxes of their parents
- </c><00:23:19.120><c> reside</c> dependent um and those parents reside dependent um and those parents
- They can ask their parents not to claim them and sort of hope that their parents don't claim them if
- Catch-22: they can ask their parents whether they're being claimed; they can ask their parents not to
- </c><00:28:08.519><c> or</c> uh parent or uh parent or Guardian<00:28:11.000><c> um</c><00:28:11.600>
Committee:
House Election Law
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Banking and Insurance Jan 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm here both as a NICA board member and also a parent to Ian Oliver.
- And I can tell you this: no parents are asking for anything extravagant.
- So today, as a parent, I ask you, if you're a parent, a human, to see these individuals behind you.
- We would suggest that parental presence is essential and that NICA should recognize that.
- What's the limit that a parent can be provided in terms of getting care for their kid?
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum present and took up a full agenda of bills, beginning with SB 1286 by Sen. Wright. That bill expanded the state recruitment bonus program to include newly employed firefighters, created a DFS grant review panel, and established a PTSD institute within DFS for first-responder behavioral health. Fire chiefs, the Florida League of Cities, and others supported the measure, and the committee reported it favorably.
The committee then considered SB 198 on virtual currency kiosks by Sen. Rousan. A substitute amendment was adopted that clarified daily transaction limits, registration requirements, expiration rules, and OFR authority to deny registrations. Testimony focused on protecting seniors from crypto-ATM scams while giving the industry regulatory certainty. The committee also favorably reported CS/SB 198. Members next approved CS/SB 772, which allows portable electronics limited licensees to sell eyewear insurance, and CS/SB 1504, which updates insurance customer representative licensing pathways by allowing a high school insurance and personal finance course to count toward pre-licensure education.
The committee also favorably reported Sen. Gruters’ CS/SB 1038 and CS/SB 1040, which together create the Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve and its trust fund framework, and CS/SB 1440, which expands public records exemptions and cybersecurity-related protections for financial institutions, loan originators, money service businesses, and credit unions. Sen. Burton’s SB 1668 on the NICA program drew extensive testimony from a NICA board member and family advocate, who urged stronger funding to preserve lifelong care for catastrophically injured children; the bill was reported favorably despite concerns from the Florida Justice Association about benefit restrictions and retroactivity. Finally, the committee approved CS/SB 570, creating a DFS task force on payment scams, after an amendment reduced FDLE’s required representation. At the end of the meeting, Sen. Burton requested to be recorded in the affirmative on SB 1286, and Sen. Passidomo requested affirmative votes on tabs 3, 5, and 9; the committee then adjourned.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 10, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT HAVING ANY PARENTS AS REPRESENTATIVES?
- PARENTS THEY ARE INVOLVED.
- STUDENTS GUIDE THE PARENTS TO THE DATA.
- WE ARE WORKING ON GETTING OUT PARENT PORTALS WHICH WE ALREADY HAVE BUT ENHANCING THEM TO HER PARENTS
- LIKE THE PARENTS TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, IT IS ONLY OUR INFORMATION.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- And these parents are buying these for 11- and 12-year-olds in our county.
- Those are things that some parents just don't know, unfortunately.
- That’s where the money’s going to come from for the penalty is from that parent.
- That youth resource deputy sheriff has that rapport with these children and the parents.
- That's where the money's going to come from for the penalty is from that parent.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Summary:
The committee held a panel discussion on micro-mobility device regulation and enforcement, focusing on e-bikes and e-scooters. Sheriff Robert Hardwick and Chief Jamie Cruz described serious injuries involving children, including crashes at high speeds, and argued that current law is outdated because it folds e-bikes into the bicycle statute. They urged a separate statewide framework with clearer age limits, licensing or training requirements, helmet rules, and penalties for modifying devices to go faster. Both also emphasized that parents should bear responsibility and that enforcement should include education, progressive discipline, and, if needed, civil citations.
FDOT District 6 Secretary Daniel Iglesias and DHSMV representative Lonnie Groner said their agencies are prioritizing education, outreach, and better data collection. They noted that micromobility devices are increasingly common, create safety and accessibility issues on sidewalks and shared-use paths, and are difficult to track because crash reports often do not identify them consistently. Members discussed whether motorized devices should be barred from sidewalks, whether riders should be licensed and insured, and how enforcement could be made uniform statewide. The panel also said manufacturers have not been meaningfully engaged and that local approaches vary widely.
The committee then heard 2026 legislative priorities from FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue and DHSMV Executive Director Dave Kerner. Perdue outlined FDOT’s large five-year work program, ongoing congestion-relief projects, investments in ports, airports, rail, workforce, heavy equipment, facilities, and cybersecurity, and the need to do more with flat revenues. Kerner summarized DHSMV’s agency bill priorities, including requiring a Florida address and proof of residence for vehicle registration, updating identification requirements, aligning tank vehicle and motor carrier rules with federal standards, improving IFTA administration, raising the crash-report damage threshold, and allowing electronic notices. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the presentations and questions.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 19th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- More than 30 states agree, which is why they filed a federal lawsuit against Meta, the parent company
- And, you know, certainly I believe in educating parents and, and, you know, some of the social media
- Even with these genes, but you know parents can also... ...create that social media account for their
- , is that parents first...
- Parents can't say well you can go to... the movies but not rated R.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- So thanks to your parents.
- And as a parent, that really does raise serious concerns for me.
- Would you be open to adding parental control to this?
- Would you be open to adding parental control to this?
- Parental control. Now, just remember, this is for Bessie. Staff, if you can. Parental control.
Committee:
House Education
Summary:
The committee first took up HB 987, which would move the Louisiana Geological Survey under the LSU Energy Institute to streamline energy-related programs. The author and members described it as an efficiency measure, and the committee reported the bill favorably without objection.
Members then heard HB 513 on name, image, and likeness rules for intercollegiate and interscholastic athletes. The bill was presented as a product of a task force and was supported by the Attorney General’s office, coaches, and a student athlete, who emphasized the need for guardrails, education, and protections against exploitation by agents or third parties. Questions focused on high school enforcement, parental consent, and what students may legally do; the committee ultimately reported the bill favorably.
The committee also considered HCR 26, which asks BESE to incorporate the science of human growth and development, including prenatal development, into science or health standards and to provide instructional materials. Supporters said it would improve science education and show fetal development more clearly, while opponents raised concerns about medical accuracy, political influence, and lack of safeguards. An amendment requiring parental consent for instruction was offered but failed on a roll call vote, and the resolution was then reported favorably.
Later, the committee reported HB 608 favorably as amended to protect confidentiality of documents tied to intercollegiate athletics revenue-sharing, while preserving public disclosure of overall institutional spending. It also advanced HB 380, creating a pilot program to expand CDL workforce training through a community college and school partnership, and HB 392, which would require suicide hotline information on school websites, student ID cards, and, through amendment, visible signs in schools. The committee then reported HB 476 as amended, requiring Safe Haven law flyers in school restrooms, and began discussion of HB 682 to authorize veterans as school resource officers, with amendments addressing qualifications and training.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- or resource parents.
- I'm a resource parent.
- I'm a former foster parent.
- My wife and I are proud adoptive parents, and we were foster parents in our younger days.
- Yeah, he and his wife were both long-time foster parents. Parents.
Committee:
House House Judiciary
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Jul 1st, 2026
Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
Transcript Highlights:
- support from the other parent.
- their co-parent under the scrutiny of a government agency.
- parent to withdraw from their other responsibilities as a parent.
- parent to withdraw from their other responsibilities as a parent.
- a relationship with both of their parents.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Education Policy Committee Mar 11th, 2026
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- >> That's totally up to that parent.
- So are we giving the parents have a may.
- </c><00:26:19.039><c> are</c> shall is to ensure that parents are shall is to ensure that parents are
- So it's where the parent does get to make that choice if they so choose.
- So it's where the parent does get to make that choice if they so choose.
Committee:
House Education Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:48:52.720><c> under</c> parental consent already exists under parental consent already exists
- Either a parent or legal guardian can give verifiable parental consent.
- When a includes involving parents.
- </c> the parents. the parents.
- </c> is the role of a parent. So thank you. is the role of a parent. So thank you.
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Families & Children (2-11-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- These services were for foster parents and both DCBS foster parents and therapeutic foster parents to
- Foster parents parents and Therapeutic Foster parents to<00:48:30.440><c> help</c><00:48:30.640><c>
- That's the norm, but sometimes the parent will terminate parental rights.
- That's the norm, but sometimes the parent will terminate parental rights.
- <c> rights</c> parent will terminate parental rights parent will terminate parental rights that<00:53
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 85, sponsored by Senator Meredith, which would move the Office of the Ombudsman from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the State Auditor’s office and make related cleanup changes. Meredith said the bill grew out of a prior task force and a two-year transition from Senate Bill 48, and he argued the move would create independence, improve access to the ITWIST database, ensure complaints are not lost in the handoff, and add confidentiality protections for whistleblowers. Auditor Allison Ball and her staff said the bill would codify access and procedures after earlier disputes and a court-mediated settlement, and they described the measure as necessary to make the new structure work effectively.
Members asked how the Ombudsman would handle complaints and verify services in cases involving waiver recipients and other cabinet services. Ball and her staff said the Ombudsman would investigate complaints, make inquiries, and provide accountability outside the cabinet structure, with timelines and procedures similar to the Auditor’s office. The committee also discussed staffing and whether the office would need more personnel; Ball said the office already had about 100 people but could use more. The bill passed 10-0 with favorable expression.
The committee then approved an agency amendment to administrative regulation 922 KAR 1:001490 concerning foster parent background checks. Cabinet staff explained the amendment corrected a drafting error by removing references to civil determinations in a second section of the regulation because the system cannot search those determinations, while still allowing the required checks under state and federal law. Senator Herron asked what a civil determination meant, and staff said it could involve a court finding in a custody or abuse case, though such findings are now typically handled through the child abuse and neglect registry. The amendment was adopted.
Afterward, the committee began a discussion on Kentucky foster children housing and related issues. Ball and Ombudsman staff presented a preliminary assessment of children placed in office buildings, saying the review covered 49 children placed over a four-month period and showed a different picture than the public narrative of only older, high-acuity youth. They reported that some children had no documented behavioral or disability issues, many came directly from home, the average age was 13, the average stay was four nights, and placements were spread across several regions rather than centered only in Louisville. Members raised concerns about the lack of formal policies and procedures, staff safety, and how to ensure children are treated appropriately, and Ball said the Ombudsman was continuing a deeper review. No final action was taken on that discussion in the portion provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - Part 1 - 03/17/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:48:10.440><c> authority,</c> religious freedom, parental authority, religious freedom, parental
- Parents want choice, and parents know best what their children need and should have and all of this.
- Parents want choice and against it.
- Parents want choice and parents<01:10:14.400><c> know</c> parents know parents know best<01:10:16.280
- </c> Um I met with a group of Somali parents Um I met with a group of Somali parents a<01:15:29.880><
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 094 Apr 18th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- My parents made me go to parents.
- Many parents have bit against parents.
- And parents, you know, the kids need to be with the parents.
- 36.320><c> parents.
- </c> with the parents. with the parents.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Rethinking Paying Subminimal Wage to Persons with Disabilities Task Force Apr 24th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- That's one thing that parents always hear is that they're going to lose what they get.
- And as a parent navigating it, I I know the system is not set up for parents to know how things work.
- I'm the parent here.
- The communication and, especially as a parent who thinks that she knows a lot.
- It may be overstepping because I don't know as many parents at my son's school as I wish I did.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- about special ed has calmed down because we've had an incredible bureau that works on training and parent
- work, parent training, teacher training, and goes all over the state to deal with these issues.
- We've ensured that the parents of developmentally delayed three- and four-year-old children don't have
- And finally, very quickly, as a parent of a student with disabilities, Finally, very quickly, as a parent
- Parents are kind of scared that they're doing away with virtual learning.
Committee:
Senate Senate Education