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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Feb 26th, 2025

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have a school choice child who wants to graduate and is still in high school.
  • .program out of their what, 20, 22, 24 technical schools.
  • We have partnered with over a dozen school districts and impacted over 50 schools.
  • That’s what kind of drew me to the school, as we have a school, but it's also... ...is we have a school
  • So, anyway, it helps our K-12 schools to have this capability that's hosted at the cyber school.
Bills: SB175, SB195, SB196, SB199
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 9th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 181 by Representative Bacallup: Medicaid Program; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
  • House Bill 181 by Representative Bacallup: Medicaid Program; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
  • of a local school board and local school superintendent, reported from Education with amendments.
  • The Treasury has a lot of loan programs now. SBA has loan programs.
  • They have one plumbing program already at one of the schools.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPN-AEN Informational Briefing 04-15-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Their transitional facility program is to manage capacity resources should there be a rapid response.
  • And so we don't use that program on the outer islands. It's only on Oahu. Process.
  • And so we don't use that program on the outer islands.
  • use that program on the outer<00:16:32.000> islands.
  • ,<00:53:22.840> but mean, I was in high school, but mean, I was in high school, but ultimately
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PSM-HWN Informational Briefing 04-15-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • there's program space on every module. there's program space on every module.
  • program space on the modules themselves. program space on the modules themselves.
  • will have the program space there. will have the program space there.
  • inmates from programs. inmates from programs.
  • also to to provide cultural programs. also to to provide cultural programs.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Jun 1st, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • He was a long-time believer in the Crate and School Choice Bill.
  • He was excited about the prayer in public. school bill that we passed in this chamber, SP11.
  • Mitchell attended schools in Grapevine, as well as I.M.
  • Terrell High School in Fort Worth, he was baptized at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.
  • Home Mender Terriers, Advanced Graphics, and the Louisville Independent School District.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • Automated savings programs are...
  • is a voluntary program.
  • It is a portable state IRA program, and workers may take it from job... to job.
  • This bill creates the Alabama Retirement Savings Program, and it's a...
  • We've also got a lot of different programs...
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Fri Mar 6, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 24

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And in the case of a program like universal free school meals or in the case of school meals, when we
  • And in the case of a program like universal free school meals or in the case of school meals, when we
  • And in the case of a program like universal free school meals or in the case of school meals, when we
  • We should extend those as well to the charter school programs.
  • We should extend those as well to the charter school programs.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - House Judiciary

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • approved training and certification program or that have purchased school safety-related equipment.
  • Finally, the bill authorizes an eligible school to adopt written... ...certification program that is
  • elementary school.
  • program, if schools opt into this program, you’re going to have some insurance companies that are not
  • There was no school safety plans in like 40% of the schools.
Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard and advanced several bills. HB 2763 would require legislative approval before the Arizona Game and Fish Commission could close a state-run shooting range. Supporters, including the sponsor, a Prescott doctor, gun-rights advocates, and Game and Fish, argued that range closures can push shooting into unsafe desert areas and that the legislature should have a voice; the bill passed 8-1. HB 2417 would let courts, at a defendant’s request, use speed-inhibiting devices instead of license suspension for certain speeding and racing offenses. The sponsor and supporters said it would help people keep working and reduce recidivism, while an Arizona Trucking Association representative warned the bill was overbroad and conflicted with federal law; the committee adopted an amendment and passed the bill 7-2. HB 2345 created a felony for unlawfully present persons possessing falsified CDLs and imposed vehicle forfeiture and employer penalties; trucking industry testimony said it was preempted by federal law and unenforceable, but the sponsor said he would keep working on it, and the bill passed 5-3 with one present after amendment. The committee also considered HB 2666, which increases penalties for sexual extortion involving victims ages 15-17. The sponsor and supporters from the anti-trafficking community and county attorney’s office said the bill responds to a serious and growing online exploitation problem affecting teens. Defense and juvenile-justice concerns focused on whether the bill could sweep in minors, create mandatory consecutive sentences, and fail to account for age-related defenses; the sponsor and supporters said they were open to discussing amendments, but the bill passed 8-0 with one present. HB 2175 would add political expression and political affiliation to Arizona’s bias-crime sentencing enhancements and create new misdemeanor-level enhancements for certain bias-motivated offenses. The sponsor, ADL, and county attorney’s office said it fills gaps and targets conduct, not speech; the ACLU and defense testimony warned it could chill speech and give prosecutors too much discretion. The bill passed 6-2 after amendment. HB 2186 would allow a passenger in a traffic stop to satisfy identity requirements by verbally providing name and date of birth rather than producing physical ID. The sponsor said it was meant to fix an unconstitutional-vagueness problem and clarify the law after a prior court issue; there was little opposition, and it passed 7-0 with one present. The committee also began hearing HB 2364, which would add penalties for distributing or receiving abortion-inducing drugs by courier, delivery, or rail service; the sponsor said it would strengthen enforcement of existing Arizona restrictions, but the transcript cuts off before testimony, debate, or any vote on that bill.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs May 13th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are increasingly hearing concerns from our cities and counties just like our school districts about
  • And I guess speaking from that place of recently finishing law school and having been very engrossed
  • What kind of programs could we see as far as— That no new revenue rate for five years would be horrendous
  • Carl James Quintero, Texas Public Policy Foundation, for the bill. Please come forward.
  • I represent the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Fiscal Policy Mar 2nd, 2026

Fiscal Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senators, we will now take up tab 2, CS for CSSB 182 on school teacher training and mentoring programs
  • This bill establishes the school teacher training and mentoring program within the Department of Education
  • The program authorizes school districts and charter schools to place current and retired high-performing
  • The program authorizes school districts and charter schools to place current and retired high-performing
  • If they're at private school, if they're in homeschool, if they're wherever, is it a particular program
Summary: The committee first took up CS for SB 42 on specific medical diagnosis and child protective investigations. A late-file strike-all amendment was adopted that made only stylistic changes to align with the House version. Supporters said the bill would help DCF and child protective teams better identify rare medical conditions and give parents a chance to defend against mistaken abuse findings. The bill was then reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 1570, which restores a prior program to help locate missing persons with special needs through voluntary tracking devices and coordination with sheriff’s offices and CARD centers, with nonrecurring funding included. Members then advanced several education, disability, and public services measures. CS for CSSB 182 created a teacher training and mentoring program for high-performing current and retired teachers to mentor teachers in D- and F-rated schools, and CS for CSSB 794 required background screening for employees in residential and day training programs for people with developmental disabilities while directing APD to study support coordination quality, workforce issues, and service gaps. Testimony on SB 794 strongly supported better training, lower caseloads, and more consistent support coordination. The committee also favorably reported CS for CS SB 1168 on background screenings, CS for CS SB 214 to allow rural special districts to pay verified invoices directly, CS for SB 1376 to create grants for genetic counseling education, and SB 1574 (Maddie’s Law) to add newborn screening for biliary atresia; the latter drew emotional support and testimony that early screening could save lives and reduce transplant costs. The committee heard and passed a number of other policy bills, including CS for CS for SB 1510, the DEP agency package, after environmental groups warned that one provision could delay basin management protections and allow more septic systems in impaired watersheds; the bill still passed favorably. Members also approved CS for CS for SB 598 on funeral and cemetery regulation, SB 688 to license naturopathic doctors, SB 1318 on scholarship account reversion rules, CS for CS for SB 682 on domestic violence injunctions and penalties, SB 130 on workforce training for current and former inmates, and SB 1548, the latest Live Local affordable housing update. Several bills were briefly postponed or taken up later in the meeting. In the latter portion of the meeting, the committee approved CS for C.S. for SB 536 on criminal gang membership criteria, CS for C.S. SB 762 on assigning conflict capital cases across regional counsel offices, SB 1332 on career offender registration requirements, CS for CS for SB 1742 creating a new offense for indecent exposure of sexual organs to a child, and CS for SB 1750 increasing penalties for serious sex offenses and child sexual abuse material crimes. The committee also debated CS for SB 1226 on Public Employee Relations Commission procedures and union certification rules, including a late-file amendment setting a 60% threshold and 25% quorum for recertification; the discussion focused heavily on constitutional concerns, union rights, and differences between first responders and other public employees. The transcript ends while that bill’s debate is still underway, with the committee having already taken numerous favorable votes throughout the meeting.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:25:45.520> of Coalition, uh, which is a program of Coalition, uh, which is a program of
  • <00:28:50.880> Ultimately, program integrity efforts.
  • Ultimately, program integrity efforts.
  • <00:46:10.079> in<00:46:10.480> support foundation in support foundation in support as<
  • Peter Oshiro, program manager for the Department's Food Safety Branch.
Summary: The House Committee on Health heard testimony on a series of bills related to public health, pharmacy regulation, disability access, and health care infrastructure. HB 1535, creating an income tax credit for automated external defibrillator installations, drew support from the Department of Health, tax department comments, and public testimony emphasizing AED access in community and transit settings. HB 1765, requiring safety warnings for spear fishing gear, received comments from DLNR and strong support from a free-diving safety advocate who described blackout risks and argued for point-of-sale warnings. HB 1549, which would repeal the law prohibiting drug paraphernalia, drew mixed testimony: the Department of Health, the Public Defender, and harm-reduction advocates supported repeal as a public health measure, while HPD and a county prosecutor opposed it, warning it could encourage drug use and create public safety issues. The committee also heard HB 1550, which would exclude drug testing products from the definition of drug paraphernalia. The Department of Health and harm-reduction advocates supported the bill, saying drug checking tools save lives and help prevent overdoses, while one written opponent was noted. HB 1995, allowing people who are blind or deaf to receive disabled parking permits, drew opposition from the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the Disability and Communication Access Board, and other opponents, while a few written supporters were also noted. HB 1671, allowing licensed dental hygienists to place interim therapeutic restorations in public health settings, received support from the Department of Health and several oral health organizations, with the Board of Dentistry offering comments. HB 1643, establishing a framework for pharmacy audits and record retrieval, prompted the most extended discussion. The Board of Pharmacy and independent pharmacy representatives supported the bill as a needed framework to limit burdensome audits and protect patient care, while HMSA raised concerns about possible conflicts with upcoming federal PBM reforms and potential unintended consequences. Committee members questioned both sides about timing and workload, and supporters argued the bill was needed now to protect rural and independent pharmacies. Finally, HB 1978, appropriating funds for a new outpatient care center in North Kona, received strong support from Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, Queen’s Health Systems, the Kona-Kohala Chamber, and others, who described it as a long-term investment in West Hawaii’s health care capacity and economy. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • went through a lot 15 years ago, maybe longer, regarding supernumeraries and needing to phase that program
  • went through a lot 15 years ago, maybe longer, regarding supernumeraries and needing to phase that program
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Apr 9th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • This program will be implemented through rulemaking at the PUC.
  • We have programming in over 20 prisons in Texas, including our character, um, education program called
  • , energy efficiency programs.
  • It's a low-income assistance program, or it's an energy efficiency program, they don't necessarily push
  • it out all the time to say, take full advantage of these programs.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 9th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have programming in over 20 prisons in Texas. including our character education program called the
  • , energy efficiency programs.
  • . what energy efficiency programs are available in their territory.
  • program.
  • But I do manage all of our electrification programs.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 9th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Schools built under project labor agreements (PLAs) cost 16.25% more than schools that were bid through
  • This is a registered apprenticeship program. Is that right?
  • Are you familiar with any such situation where the school...
  • But to give you specific examples of the school board or the school district you're talking about, I
  • Again, going back to the school districts, there's a claim that there are school districts that have
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 8th, 2025

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • The program provides financial assistance to expiring appraisers and certified supervisory appraisers
  • I represent. which is the foundation appraisers coalition of Texas, it's the trade group for real estate
  • TxDOT has $100 billion in their 10-year program. It's going to be a lot more work.
  • The fact that that high school kids, and when I was in high school, I had friends that would do this,
  • So, yeah, there are setbacks from schools.