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LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House of Representitives Mar 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- by Representative Phelps, provide relative to prior to the legislature and application to grades assigned
- by Representative Chassell, student discipline to prohibit students in certain grades from being assigned
- by Representative Chassell, student discipline to prohibit students in certain grades from being assigned
- House Bill by Representative Guyman, expropriation, to assign court costs to the expropriating authority
- House Bill by Representative Guyman, expropriation to assign court costs to the expropriating authority
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, received and accepted multiple resignation notices from members representing Districts 37, 39, 60, 69, 97, and 100, and then recognized the election and qualification of the members-elect who filled those vacancies: Doyle Boudreau, Reese Broussard, Chasity Verrett-Martinez, and Edwin Murray. Each member-elect was sworn in, and the House also appointed committees to notify the Senate and the governor that it was ready to conduct business for the 2026 regular session.
The chamber then handled a large number of procedural actions related to prefiled legislation. By motion and without objection, the House suspended rules to refer prefile bills to committee and introduced a broad slate of House bills and resolutions. Topics included the state budget and appropriations, retirement system changes, carbon capture and sequestration, criminal justice and bail, public safety, education, health care, local government matters, transportation, and several memorial or commemorative resolutions. Several resolutions and bills were noted as lying over, and some prefiled bills were withdrawn from the files.
The House also received a Senate message that SCR 1 had been adopted, and the resolution was taken up without objection. The chamber then recessed for a joint session with the Senate to hear the governor’s address and a presentation honoring Technical Sergeant Adam W. Brister with the Distinguished Flying Cross. In his remarks, Governor Jeff Landry highlighted his administration’s priorities, including education, tax reform, workforce development, health and nutrition, insurance reform, transportation infrastructure, fiscal discipline, and criminal justice reform, while urging support for his agenda and several related bills and constitutional amendments.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted and the measures be properly assigned
- Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted and the measures be properly assigned
- Carbone: I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted and the measures be properly assigned
- Representative Carbone that the Committee of the Whole report be adopted and the bills be properly assigned
- Committee of the Whole... ...the Committee of the Whole report be adopted and the bills be properly assigned
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a journal approval, and recognitions including the Doctor of the Day and guests. Members also adopted a proclamation honoring National School Social Work Week, with remarks emphasizing the role of school social workers in student mental health, crisis intervention, and family support. The chamber then moved through first readings and multiple Committee of the Whole calendars.
On the first calendar, the House considered HB 2123, HB 2140, and HB 2144, all dealing with gold and silver or child support beginning at pregnancy. HB 2123 and HB 2140 were amended and recommended do pass; HB 2144 drew debate over paternity, genetic testing, rape-related pregnancies, and whether support should begin before birth, but it also received a do-pass recommendation as amended. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole report and engrossed those bills. On a later calendar, the House advanced HB 2492 on urban growth boundaries, HB 2875 with clarifying amendments, HB 2946 on housing affordability and construction costs, and HB 4115 and HCR 2051 on ballot initiative petition rules and disclosure. Supporters said those measures would improve transparency and ensure Arizona initiatives are driven by residents, while opponents argued they would make it harder for citizens to qualify measures and would burden direct democracy.
The House also considered HB 2175 on hate-crime law, HB 2270, HB 2416, HB 2495, HB 2557, HB 2697, HB 2940, and HB 4010. HB 2175 prompted a failed attempt to add a Garcia amendment that would have included gender identity and removed political affiliation from the hate-crime statute; the House later adopted the Committee of the Whole report without that amendment. HB 2557 was described as a medical-records bill changing timing from calendar days to business days, and HB 2697 was explained as a Good Samaritan-style measure extending protections for expired opioid antagonists such as Narcan. HB 2940 drew substantial opposition from Democrats and health advocates who said it would cut people off SNAP and Medicaid/Access and could violate pension protections, while the sponsor argued it would reduce ineligible enrollment and save money; it still advanced as amended. HB 4010 also advanced as amended.
In the final portion, the House took up HB 2324, HB 2573, HB 2601, HB 2876, and HCR 2004. HCR 2004, on photo enforcement, was amended to allow cities with photo radar to put the issue to local voters; supporters framed it as a compromise and a local-choice measure, while opponents argued photo enforcement saves lives and reduces speeding-related crashes. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole reports, then reconsidered earlier failed bills HB 2055, HB 2150, HB 2426, and HB 2755. The chamber also passed several third-reading bills, including HB 2264 and HB 2373, while HB 2413 failed. The transcript ends amid debate and voting on HB 2862, a sentencing bill involving crimes committed while wearing a mask.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Carbone, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted and the measures be properly assigned
- Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted and the measures be properly assigned
- Representative Carbone that the Committee of the Whole report be adopted and the bills be properly assigned
- The Committee of the Whole report be adopted and the bills be properly assigned.
- motion before you is the adoption of the Committee of the Whole report and the bills be properly assigned
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Caucus of the Whole - Act 73 Overview - 2026-01-16 - 12:00PM
Vermont House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So the student would be bringing whatever money would be assigned to them based on their characteristics
- them</c><00:10:02.560><c> based</c><00:10:02.880><c> on</c><00:10:03.040><c> their</c> would be assigned
- to them based on their would be assigned to them based on their characteristics<00:10:04.240><c> whether
- Creates a uniform education tax rate, which will then be multiplied by the different factors assigned
- </c><00:35:30.720><c> to</c> by the different factors assigned to by the different factors assigned to
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
ECD Public Hearing - Thu Apr 17, 2025 @ 10:30 AM HST
Economic Development & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- spirit of aloha as invoked in chapter 575 of HRS, we respectfully request that one of the seats be assigned
- spirit of aloha as invoked in chapter 575 of HRS, we respectfully request that one of the seats be assigned
- that one of the respectfully request that one of the seats<00:23:21.200><c> be</c><00:23:21.440><c> assigned
- <c> member</c><00:23:22.640><c> of</c><00:23:22.720><c> the</c><00:23:22.960><c> IA</c> seats be assigned
- to a member of the IA seats be assigned to a member of the IA community<00:23:23.919><c> association
Summary:
The Economic Development Technology Committee met on April 17, 2025, to hear STR 121, a resolution to form a working group to explore legalized gaming in Hawaii. Supporters, including DBED, labor representatives, and some industry interests, argued the measure would allow the state to gather more information, consider economic growth, job creation, investment, and tax revenue, and include a range of viewpoints before any final policy decision. Several supporters emphasized that a working group would help ensure informed decision-making and community input.
Opponents argued that legalized gambling would disproportionately harm low-income residents and Native Hawaiians, increase addiction and related social harms, and bring crime, corruption, and human trafficking. Some cited examples from other states, illegal game rooms in Hawaii, and concerns that gambling revenue would be limited while social costs would be high. Others said the conversation should be led by local communities rather than industry stakeholders, and one testifier requested community representation on any working group for a potential stadium-area project.
The committee also heard from witnesses who framed the measure as a way to address money leaving the state and to create a regulated alternative to illegal gambling. No vote or final action on STR 121 was taken during the hearing, and the chair noted the committee would need to adjourn in time for floor session if the hearing ran long.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- What about intersex people, and what about babies that can't be assigned sex at birth?
- I was assigned male at birth, I'm a cancer survivor. Oh my goodness. When is this going to stop?
- Katie was assigned female at birth in the early 1960s in Carthage, Texas.
- You can't know based on appearance the sex that someone is assigned at birth. I don't want to.
- But because I was assigned female at birth, you don't see me as a threat.
Keywords:
gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct, abortion, civil liability, abortion-inducing drugs, qui tam actions, Texas Citizens Participation Act, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, healthcare regulations, impact fees, water conservation, reuse projects
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources, May 27, 2026 - PM
Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- I think the director's homework assignment on that, and I'm not sure that it's inviolable. Okay.
- I think the director's homework assignment on that, and I'm not sure that it's inviolable. Okay.
- </c><00:51:05.119><c> for</c> it's more of a homework assignment for it's more of a homework assignment
- I think the director's homework<00:52:25.359><c> assignment</c><00:52:25.760><c> on</c><00:52:26.000>
- on that I and I I'm homework assignment on that I and I I'm not<00:52:28.400><c> sure</c><00:52:28.559
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes the education finance bill, HF2433 5/16/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> in the committees that we're assigned in the committees that we're assigned to.<00:43:39.680><c>
- And regardless of the assignment she received each year or which building she was assigned to, she towed
- And regardless of the assignment she received each year or which building she was assigned to, she towed
- And regardless<00:57:15.920><c> of</c><00:57:16.079><c> the</c><00:57:16.319><c> assignment</c><00:57
- :16.720><c> she</c> regardless of the assignment she regardless of the assignment she received<00:57:
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Among other things, it does require the courts in any legal decision-making and parenting time to assign
- Parenting time to assign the highest priority to the personal safety of the child and the domestic violence
- I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted and the bills be properly assigned.
Summary:
The Senate opened with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and routine journal and appointment actions. Members also made brief announcements about caucus meetings and recognized guests from AIM Youth Mental Health, including a proclamation by Senator Epstein designating May 31, 2026, as Youth Mental Health Day in Arizona.
The chamber then met as the Committee of the Whole to consider House Bill 2995, relating to legal decision-making and parenting time in domestic relations cases. A committee amendment and a Mesnard floor amendment were adopted; the floor amendment emphasized child and victim safety in domestic violence cases, tightened standards for rebutting presumptions, and added an emergency clause. The bill was then reported out of Committee of the Whole with a do pass as amended recommendation.
Members next considered House Concurrent Resolution 2040, a proposed constitutional amendment concerning labor organization use of public resources in school districts. Supporters argued it would restrict use of district communication systems and public resources for union-related materials and work stoppages, while opponents raised constitutional, due process, contract, pension, and free speech concerns, and argued it would harm teachers and union communication. The Government Committee amendment was adopted, and after debate the resolution was reported out of Committee of the Whole with a do pass as amended recommendation by a 12-11 division. The Senate then adopted the Committee of the Whole report and adjourned until May 18, 2026.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Among other things, it does require the courts in any legal decision-making and parenting time to assign
- Parenting time to assign the highest priority to the personal safety of the child and the domestic violence
- I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted and the bills be properly assigned.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 11 Feb 18th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- correction of previous day journal, House and Senate bills, and joint resolutions on second reading, assignment
- Journal, House and Senate bills, and joint resolutions on second reading, assignment or reassignment
- But it mirrors that for guard members who are on active duty assignment.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, March 12, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- You have assigned great value to the life that you create.
- YOU HAVE ASSIGNED GREAT VALUE TO THE LIFE THAT YOU CREATE.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- is being assigned a particular shift or particular patients having received proper orientation to the
- as they weigh whether or not they would take a shift, these apps instead use automated systems to assign
- </c><00:30:19.680><c> shifts,</c> use automated systems to assign shifts, use automated systems to assign
- When shift<00:31:29.680><c> assignment</c><00:31:30.400><c> when</c><00:31:30.520><c> shift</c><00:31
- :30.840><c> assignments</c> shift assignment when shift assignments shift assignment when shift assignments
Summary:
The Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee met to discuss worker misclassification, beginning with approval of the March 4, 2026 minutes and a note that a late-posted bill would not be heard at this time. Chair Pinto opened the hearing by framing misclassification as timely and invited Lea Takapu of the Attorney General’s office to explain the issue. Takapu described misclassification as labeling workers as independent contractors when they are really employees, which can deprive workers of minimum wage, overtime, unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, and other protections while also reducing tax revenue. She said the Attorney General’s office and the MEAP partnership have been working on the issue and cited estimates that Minnesota workers lose billions annually and the state loses hundreds of millions to over a billion dollars in revenue, while noting that legitimate independent contracting is not the target.
Members questioned how the committee could rely on estimates when the exact number of misclassified workers is unknown. Takapu responded that the figures were based on studies and complaint data, and that underground or undocumented work makes exact counts difficult. Chair Pinto noted the numbers were estimates and referenced a 2024 Legislative Auditor finding that Minnesota lacked an adequate, coordinated approach to proper worker classification, while saying progress had been made since then.
Several industry witnesses then testified in support of stronger enforcement. Kevin Pranis of LiUNA said misclassification remains rampant in parts of construction, especially drywall, stucco, thin stone, and broadband installation, and argued it is tax, unemployment insurance, and workers’ compensation fraud that harms law-abiding contractors and taxpayers. Matt Wollers of Braxton and Sons said his company loses bids to competitors that misclassify workers, creating a labor-cost advantage of 30% or more, and asked for meaningful enforcement rather than new legislation, including regular unannounced jobsite visits. Jesse Madison of Purple Tally Productions said misclassification is anti-competition and described examples from live events and entertainment, urging front-end checks on workers’ compensation, unemployment coverage, and W-2 versus 1099 status before work begins. The next testifier, Ben Ballou of the Minnesota Nurses Association, began his remarks as the transcript ended.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Number 13, it says for request to change assignment to schools outside the district for requests made
- to schools outside the change assignment to schools outside the district<00:50:55.160><c> for</c><00
- that's in their change or assignment that's in their best<00:52:03.280><c> interest</c><00:52:03.760
- This change of school or assignment changes the reason that a parent can request going outside of their
- The assignment is to where the student goes, though: public school within the district, private school
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, this bill, House File 3458, as amended, exempts tribes from the exclusive rights and assigned
- tribes from the exclusive<00:01:46.720><c> rights</c><00:01:47.119><c> and</c><00:01:47.360><c> assigned
- </c><00:01:47.840><c> service</c> exclusive rights and assigned service exclusive rights and assigned
- </c> and safely serve throughout the assigned and safely serve throughout the assigned areas<00:16:25.920
- </c><00:16:42.320><c> Assigned</c><00:16:42.959><c> territories</c> Long-term planning.
Keywords:
electric utilities, service areas, Tribal lands, Minnesota statute, energy regulation, utility rates, public utilities, Public Utilities Commission, PUC, ratepayer, consumer protection, affordable energy, energy affordability, ability to pay, just and reasonable rates, rate regulation, electric rates, natural gas rates, energy conservation, renewable energy
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 58-1 May 14th, 2026
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- correction in previous stage journal, House and Senate bills and joint resolutions on second reading, assignment
- Senate bills and joint resolutions on second reading, assignment, reassignment of bills and resolutions
- correction in previous stage journal, House and Senate bills and joint resolutions on second reading, assignment
- , reassignment of bills and resolutions, Senate bills and joint resolutions on second reading, assignment
Keywords:
legislative procedure, session calendar, deadline schedule, bill deadlines, joint resolution, Oklahoma Legislature, 61st Legislature, regular session, adjourn sine die, floor deadline, third reading, committee deadlines, bill drafting, appropriations, budget bills, ethics commission, agency rules, administrative procedures act, local and special laws, pension legislation
Summary:
The House convened, completed roll call, and heard an invocation and pledge before moving through several ceremonial presentations. Members recognized Monty Smith for 43 years of service with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, honored the Marlow Lady Outlaws girls golf team for winning the Class 3A state and academic state championships, and acknowledged the final group of pages for the 60th Legislature. The House also adopted HCR 1030, which sets the legislative procedure schedule and deadlines for the 61st Oklahoma Legislature.
The chamber then met in a joint session with the Senate to observe Veterans Awareness Day. Speakers from both chambers and the Oklahoma Veterans Council delivered remarks honoring veterans, Gold Star families, and military service, and highlighted recent policy achievements for veterans, including the full tax exemption for 100% disabled veterans, the exemption of military retirement pay from state income tax, improved funding for veterans’ homes, and restructuring of the Oklahoma Veterans Commission. The Veterans Council also presented its annual awards, naming Sen. Kerry Hicks as Outstanding Senator of the Year, Rep. Andy Menz as Outstanding Representative of the Year, Aaron Higgins as Veteran of the Year, and the Speed family as Veteran Family of the Year, and recognized Scott Howell for his service to the council. The joint session then adjourned.
Back in the House, members took up Senate amendments to House Bill 1370, which concerns the Corporation Commission plugging fund and a repealer tied to a state fuel-tax offset provision. The bill’s author explained that the amendment would prevent the state from capturing savings if the federal fuel excise tax is reduced, so any reduction would benefit consumers rather than state revenue. After questions about fiscal impact and the well-plugging fund, the House adopted the Senate amendments without objection and passed HB 1370 on final passage by a vote of 89-1; the emergency clause also passed 89-1. The House then recessed, later returned for a staff appreciation and sine die-style recognition, including a tribute to long-serving bill drafter Mark Carter, and recessed again while awaiting any additional legislation from the Senate.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Rules Committee Apr 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- differentiate our cases as quickly as we can with various priorities based on risk so that we can assign
- differentiate our cases as quickly as we can with various priorities based on risk so that we can assign
- are aware of the vacancy rate and what it means, and you are even trying in a very practical way to assign
- people the week of May to deal with the intake, to... ...trying in a very practical way to assign people
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Rules established a quorum and first approved several governor’s appointments not required to appear, including Rick Simpson to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and Trinidad Solis, M.D., and Gerald Talbert, M.D., to the Medical Board of California. The committee also approved reference of bills to committees and floor acknowledgments before moving to State Bar appointments requiring testimony.
The committee heard from George Cardona, reappointed as Chief Trial Counsel of the State Bar, who described reforms made after the Girardi matter, efforts to reduce discipline disparities, backlog reduction measures, and staffing shortages tied to a vacancy rate and increased incoming complaints. Senators questioned him about safeguards against misconduct, the John Eastman disbarment case, discipline disparities affecting Black and Latino attorneys, unauthorized practice of law by notarios, and the use of AI in complaints and pleadings. Public witnesses from the State Bar, SEIU Local 1000, and others supported his confirmation, and the committee voted 3-0 to advance him to the full Senate.
The committee then heard from Laura Enderton Speed, nominated as Executive Director of the State Bar. She emphasized restoring public trust, improving operations, addressing the February 2025 bar exam problems, and strengthening discipline and admissions processes. Senators asked about the State Bar’s structural budget deficit, the ongoing audit and investigations related to the bar exam, conflict-of-interest safeguards after Girardi, and plans for the future of the bar exam. Public testimony was uniformly supportive, and the committee voted 5-0 to advance her nomination to the Senate floor. The meeting concluded with final votes on the earlier items, thanks to Senator Jones for his service on the committee, and adjournment to executive session after a cake presentation.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/16/2026 - House Public Safety & Law Enforcement
House Public Safety & Law Enforcement Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- So I had a bill; we thought it was going to get assigned to this committee, but unfortunately it didn't
- So we thought it was going to get assigned to this committee, but unfortunately it didn't.
- And one question that he had asked was who gets assigned to taking turns cooking food for the station
- Who gets assigned to taking turns cooking food for the station.
Summary:
The Committee on Public Safety and Law Enforcement heard several public safety measures. SB 1520 would have required state agencies to share certain immigration-related data with the federal government and included a repeal date in 2029. Representative Abatia offered a strike-everything amendment to replace the bill with a firefighter support grant program to help pay for station food, supplies, and small appliances, but the committee rejected the amendment and then gave the underlying SB 1520 a due pass recommendation.
SB 1216 would repeal the sunset on traumatic event counseling for public safety employees and expand coverage to crime scene and digital forensics technicians. Supporters said the program helps officers and firefighters cope with trauma and that utilization is relatively low, while members asked about costs and usage. The bill passed 12-0. SB 1391 would create an AZ POST pilot program for law enforcement stress management, funded at $950,000 and run through a nonprofit, with emphasis on prevention, peer support, and family impacts. Some members objected that it was too prescriptive and looked like a vendor bill, and the committee failed to give it a due pass recommendation.
SB 1493 would require employers to pay taxable costs, attorney fees, and expert fees when a law enforcement officer wins a wrongful termination appeal and the employer still refuses reinstatement. Supporters argued it was a fairness and due process measure for officers who must appeal twice to be made whole, while members debated whether similar treatment should apply in criminal cases and whether the bill should also restore other lost compensation. After adopting a chairman’s amendment, the committee gave SB 1493 as amended a due pass recommendation and then adjourned.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance. (3-11-26)
Banking & Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- We clarified that there is no assignment of benefits on an insurance policy, that it's just the transfer
- We clarified that there<00:02:26.879><c> is</c><00:02:26.959><c> no</c><00:02:27.200><c> assignment</
- of</c><00:02:27.760><c> benefits</c><00:02:28.160><c> on</c><00:02:28.400><c> an</c> there is no assignment
- of benefits on an there is no assignment of benefits on an insurance<00:02:29.040><c> policy,</c><00
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 22 Afternoon Session Mar 10th, 2026
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative, who would determine, or under whose oversight would it be determined, that an assignment
- doing this because you feel like that's not sufficient, that students are able to then look at the assignment
- in advance and understand what that rubric or expectations are for the assignment?
- As a former teacher myself, I know it extends on to the university as well: what if the assignment itself
Bills:
HB4104, HB3722, HB3787, HB3700, HB3701, HB3310, HB3404, HB2964, HB2398, HB3024, HB3499, HB3278, HB3279, HB3645, HB3649, HB2293, HB3260, HB3176, HB3177, HB3114, HB3172, HB3322, HB3323, HB4248, HB3720, HB2210, HB1322, HB1937, HB3301, HB4107
Keywords:
Oklahoma criminal law, felony classification, Class B5, Class D1, sentencing enhancement, repeat offender, domestic violence, stalking, voyeurism, peeping tom, clandestine recording, hidden camera, privacy offense, sex offender registry, Sex Offenders Registration Act, protective order violation, animal cruelty, cockfighting, dogfighting, public safety
Summary:
The House convened after a quorum call, welcomed visitors in the galleries, and then took up a series of bills. HB 4104, relating to the Sex Offenders Registration Act, was explained as making second or subsequent misdemeanor “peeping tom” offenses a felony and making felony convictions under that statute registrable; it passed 91-0. HB 3722, an elections bill, drew extended debate over whether a voter registration application should be considered incomplete if the applicant leaves party affiliation blank; supporters said the state should not infer intent, while opponents argued the change would create an unnecessary barrier and could disenfranchise voters. The bill passed 75-18. HB 3787, as amended, clarified that any person appointed to fill an unexpired term in an elected office must be a U.S. citizen; it passed 79-13. HB 3700, from the Oklahoma Free Speech Committee, requires colleges and universities to grade students on academic content rather than opinions or beliefs, and it passed with an emergency clause. HB 3701 codifies the Regents’ process for reviewing low-performing degree programs and passed with an emergency clause as well.
The House also passed HB 3310 on state government transparency and accountability 94-0, HB 3404 creating a framework for prescribed burn associations and financial relief 89-4, HB 2964 on medical records fees after amendment 92-0, HB 2398 allowing postsecondary institutions to designate credentials of value 70-20, HB 3024 on transparency for state employee pay and bonuses 79-9 with an emergency clause, HB 3499 allowing special judges to hear certain title-issuance cases 84-5, HB 3278 providing corrections for Open Meeting Act violations without going straight to district court 82-4, and HB 3279 updating public corruption rules to address contract and post-employment conflicts 10-? (the transcript indicates passage but the exact final tally is unclear). The session ended with adjournment until Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 10:30 a.m.