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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Children and Family Law (02/20/2025)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
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and <00:08:20.080 - It enhanced and expanded the certification process and the monitoring of those certified residential
- <00:24:29.640>
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every <00:24:31.480>time <00:24:31.760>the - I think it was well explained that the retroactive application normally wouldn’t be allowed, but because
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- So I thought you had to go to the VA to get, you know, to put in your application for your disability
- They're not certified. They're not qualified. There's no requirement for education.
- He asked whether those applicants who missed the deadline were affected.
- , nor those who had submitted applications before the deadline.
- We have pending applications coming in right now.
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and heard a series of bills, mostly from the Senate, covering military affairs, courts, veterans’ services, tobacco/vape regulation, and emergency alerts for missing persons with disabilities. Several measures were described as cleanup or modernization bills, including SB 317 adding the House and Senate military committee chairs to the Louisiana Military Advisory Council, SB 357 updating court administration and appellate e-case management provisions, SB 421 modernizing electronic records language, and SB 232 and HB 597 addressing judicial compensation and related funding/commission issues. The committee also heard SB 164, which would add public works employees to the definition of first responders, and SB 510, which would regulate certain licensed establishments that allow on-premises consumption of hemp/THC products and related age restrictions. These bills were generally presented as technical updates or alignment with existing practices, and the committee reported them favorably after brief questions and, in some cases, amendments.
A major portion of the meeting focused on SB 208, which revises Louisiana’s law on services provided to veterans after a prior version was struck down. Senator Kathy and LDVA representatives said the bill is intended to protect veterans from unaccredited “claim sharks” by limiting fees and creating state-level safeguards, while an opponent argued the issue is preempted by federal law and should be left to Congress and the pending appeal. The committee also heard extensive testimony on SB 34, which would create “Bryan’s Call” emergency alerts for missing children and adults with cognitive or developmental disabilities, including wireless alerts and responder training. Family members and disability advocates described fatal risks from elopement and drowning, and supporters said the bill would fill a gap between Amber and Silver Alerts; the committee moved the bill favorably. Another bill, HB 302, sought to restrict vape sales near schools; the sponsor and Alcohol and Tobacco Control discussed possible language changes, and public health testimony supported broader protections for youth. Several bills were voluntarily deferred, including HB 1190, HB 1097, and HB 374-1, and the committee adjourned after reporting the remaining measures favorably.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jun 25th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- really started off as endorsed as a bill that would um really just allow physician assistants to certify
- Nurses were able to certify desks.
- Doctors were able to certify desks, but physician assistants weren't, and in some communities, that's
- Uh, Hospital 117 sought to allow physician assistants to certify them, but then, um, also the Department
- would, uh, it started off as a pretty long bill, uh, that would have required all types of license applications
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Those audits will focus both on certified redemption centers and on beverage distributors.
- application.
- um certification application. um certification application.
- Uh certified recycling >> Oh, I'm sorry.
- looking for increasing certified looking for increasing certified redemption<01:02:55.440>
centers
Summary:
The informational briefing focused on the Office of the Auditor’s recent audit of Hawaii’s deposit beverage container program and the Department of Health’s response. State Auditor Les Condo reviewed the program’s structure, noting it was created to increase recycling and reduce litter, but said prior audits have repeatedly found weak internal controls, reliance on self-reported data, and an “honor system” approach. He cited examples of underreporting and overpayment risks, including a Whole Foods settlement and secret-shopper testing at a redemption center where the program reimbursed more than what was actually paid to consumers. Condo said the special fund continues to grow, increasing by more than $12 million between FY24 and FY25, and that the 2024 audit found no meaningful progress in implementing earlier recommendations. He also noted that many prior recommendations were later codified in law, including risk-based audits and internal control requirements, and said the office will audit the program again in about a year.
Senator Fevella said the briefing was needed because he has seen little progress over the years and emphasized the program’s goals of reducing litter and promoting recycling. He noted that Hawaii has lost a glass recycler, underscoring broader challenges in the system. Department of Health Deputy Director Kathleen Hoe said the department is committed to addressing longstanding problems and said the director’s office meets with the program twice a month. Program staff outlined steps being taken to respond to the audit, including revising accounting and inspection/enforcement manuals, retaining third-party services, and implementing risk-based audits of distributors and redemption centers. They said internal control process documents from distributors were due June 30, with about 200 received and roughly 100 still outstanding, and that enforcement letters are being sent.
The department also described plans for electronic reporting to reduce manual entry and improve accuracy, as well as a broader legislative proposal for a tiered audit system. Under that proposal, larger distributors would remain subject to the current every-other-year audit requirement, middle-tier distributors would be audited every five years, and smaller distributors would be exempt. Officials said the governor had temporarily waived enforcement of the 2025 independent audit requirement because of cost concerns for smaller distributors, while the department reviews submitted audits and considers a longer-term fix. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the informational briefing.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
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again the task of certifying teachers. again the task of certifying teachers - And our application volume is average is about 5,000 applications a year.
- Uh we I've testified applications.
- Riverton reviewing an application. Riverton reviewing an application.
- they initiated their application. they initiated their application.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- and the Louisiana Congressional Delegation to take necessary and appropriate actions to pass H-2B-certified
- and the Louisiana Congressional Delegation to take necessary and appropriate actions to pass H-2B-certified
- Senator McMath is an act in Title 56 relative to menhaden, providing restrictions and requirements applicable
- Senator McMath is an act in Title 56 relative to menhaden, providing restrictions and requirements applicable
- amendment changes are: it requires an affidavit of a certificate of merit from a licensed, board-certified
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Fiscal Policy Apr 2nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And there has been legislation past year that required high school students to be comes certified in
- CPR before they school students to be comes certified in CPR before they graduate.
- The bill also requires space, Florida to establish an application process.
- We're projects seeking funding from application process.
- It makes applicants for a learner.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Jan 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- FDLE's 21-year-old MEPIC application is responsible for issuing all alerts requested by local law enforcement
- FDLE's 21-year-old MEPIC application is responsible for issuing all alerts requested by local law enforcement
- It's the certified officer series as well as classification staff, maintenance staff, non-certified,
- This recommendation is supported by the Supreme Court's opinion certifying the need for 13 circuit court
- However, because applicable statutes and jury instructions reference an officer's execution of a legal
Summary:
The committee received a presentation on the Governor’s fiscal year 2026-2027 public safety budget, which totals $8.2 billion for the public safety silo and includes funding for the Departments of Law Enforcement, Juvenile Justice, and Corrections, along with courts and legal affairs. The Governor’s Office highlighted recurring reductions and vacancy eliminations, while agency heads outlined their major requests: FDLE sought funding for fentanyl enforcement, career offender registry staffing, alert-system upgrades, alcohol testing modernization, officer wellness, criminal intelligence, and immigration-related intelligence work; DJJ requested money for the Florida Scholars Academy, uniforms, residential services, a new Broward detention center, and facility maintenance; and DOC requested major increases for officer pay, additional staff, facility construction and maintenance, communications upgrades, inmate health care, pharmaceuticals, and food service. Members questioned FDLE about immigration enforcement and public records burdens, and DOC about staffing, capacity, mental health services, contraband, housing, and whether prison beds were being used for immigration detainees. Public testimony also urged better prison conditions and basic necessities for incarcerated people.
The committee then took up and reported favorably CS/SB 156, the Jason Rayner Act, which would strengthen penalties and clarify that a person may not resist an officer with violence when the officer is performing official duties. An amendment conforming the bill to House language was adopted, and the bill passed with Senator Smith voting no. The committee also adopted an amendment and reported favorably CS/SB 54, which concerns use of substances affecting cognitive function and limits certain medical-record disclosures to information relevant to investigations of violent offenders; Senator Smith voted no on that measure as well.
Next, the committee considered Senator Berman’s bills on domestic and dating violence. CS/SB 296 would direct a study of a secure web-based alert platform for victims, including a discreet phone-number/code system and geolocation support, and would expand the Address Confidentiality Program to dating-violence victims. The bill drew emotional support testimony from survivors and advocates describing the dangers victims face when trying to leave abusive situations, and it was reported favorably. Its companion, CS/SB 298, would extend public-records protections in the Address Confidentiality Program to dating-violence victims; it was also reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Jan 26th, 2026 at 09:05 am
House Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Once we know the number of people who are in this potential applicant pool, then we'd be better able
- to those actual positions, and reasons applicants accept or deny positions, the number of alumni who
- to open positions, reasons applicants accept or deny positions, number of alumni successfully recruited
- Once we know, once we have the data of the number of applicants who are within this pool, we can begin
- What we will do is we will be recruiting applicants and letting them know what they are qualified for
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Aug 21st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- PEDs work to certify schools.
- And so we only have a handful of schools that receive applications. schools that receive applications
- The board received 56 applications with requests totaling $243 million this year, and it awarded its
- Based application processes for the 2026 funds that will be open to local and tribal governments.
- To how we do senior center projects right now where there is an application process prior to session
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Rule, or its application to any person or circumstances held invalid, the invalidity does not affect
- other provisions or applications of the act.
- It can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions
- of the act or rule that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
- I can assure you that every applicant that goes through our process is completely vetted.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment May 19th, 2026
Natural Resources & Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, this is only applicable if his bill passes. If the bill passes.
- Well, this is only applicable if its bill passes. If the bill passes.
- And to reiterate, we talked about the applications that were approved.
- And to reiterate, we talked about the applications that were approved.
- Okay, and you want certified mail?
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Chain of evidence and how that would be handled by a court regarding applicability and admissibility
- If SB 2721 is... consistent application of sunset standards.
- , thus ensuring that reasons for declination are provided to policy applicants.
- , thus ensuring that reasons for declination are provided to policy applicants.
- , thus ensuring that reasons for declination are provided to policy applicants.
Bills:
HB146, HB150, HB1500, HB1545, HB1562, HB2067, HB2520, HB2818, HB3214, HB3250, HB3466, HB3512, HB3623, HB4063, HB4395, HB4464, HB4668, HB4690, HB5331, HB3833
Keywords:
HB 146, Texas Capitol, State Capitol, State Preservation Board, Congress Avenue, Travis County, traffic lanes, lane closure, road closure, municipal authority, local control, Capitol area, downtown Austin, special events, construction traffic plan, pedestrian safety, public works, transportation policy, government code chapter 443, cybersecurity
Summary:
The committee took up several pending business items and reported a series of House bills out of committee, including HB 2467, HB 2468, HB 2518, HB 4310, HB 4386, HB 4490, HB 5323, and HB 149. Most of these were advanced on committee substitute motions and sent to the local and uncontested calendar or reported favorably to the full Senate. HB 2467 drew one nay vote, while the others were approved without opposition. HB 4310 and HB 4386 were described as committee-substitute versions with changes narrowing disclosure requirements and preserving attorney-client privilege in certain circumstances.
A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 149, an AI governance bill. The substitute was explained as addressing biometric identifier capture and storage, exempting certain AI uses for security and fraud prevention, clarifying definitions, restricting AI systems that simulate explicit child sexual content, adjusting Attorney General investigative authority, refining sandbox program waivers, reducing Texas AI Council powers and membership, and adding DIR coordination provisions. The committee adopted the substitute and reported the bill favorably.
The committee then heard extensive testimony on HB 1500, the DIR sunset bill. The author said the bill would continue DIR for 12 years, restructure its board, update advisory committees, require regular cybersecurity assessments and penetration testing for state agencies, improve IT procurement training, and transfer the e-grants program to the Comptroller. A Texas 2036 witness supported the bill as a way to strengthen governance, procurement, and cybersecurity. Members asked detailed questions about the bill’s structure and then left HB 1500 pending.
The committee also heard a lengthy presentation on HB 150, which would create the Texas Cyber Command as a component of the University of Texas System, administratively attached to UTSA and located in San Antonio. The author argued the command would centralize cyber threat intelligence, incident response, and digital forensics, and would be able to support state and local entities, with optional services for local governments. Members raised concerns about university mission drift, governance, security, chain of command, procurement authority, gifts and donations, and civil liberties implications of proactive cyber monitoring. Witnesses from UTSA/NSCC and SecurityScorecard testified in support, emphasizing the security of the downtown San Antonio facility, the existing cyber ecosystem there, and the need for a dedicated cyber capability. The bill remained under discussion with no final committee action announced in the excerpt.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We encountered trouble with USPS delivering the certified letter and had to resend it several times,
- deemed admitted and issue an order that will become final if the respondent does not file a motion to certify
- This includes investigation, application, request for a ruling, termination, et cetera, but relevant
- That was my certified notice that I was late on the report.
- I didn't know that there was a report due, and that certified notice was...
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It provides a fair application in Texas.
- So the purpose of HB2841 is to allow buildings certified under IBHS to gain qualification into the TWIA
- So, what this bill does is it says that if you go a step further and ensure that you're... ...is certified
- So what happens is the state steps up and primes the pump, the contractors become certified, they become
- The flip side of that is that the contractor doing the work has to be certified in doing the work in
Bills:
HB778, HB 1266, HB1576, HB2213, HB2517, HB2518, HB2841, HB3306, HB3320, HB3388, HB3508, HB3520, HB3689
Keywords:
credentialing, healthcare, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, managed care, hurricane, windstorm, loss mitigation, grants, insurance discounts, property retrofitting, insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, board composition, coastal counties, property insurance, taxation, Texas FAIR Plan Association, premium taxes, maintenance taxes
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- They will be a highly skilled, certified workforce that Minnesota's economy needs to thrive.
- application for every industry.<00:12:34.160>
Whether <00:12:34.440>a <00:12:34.480> - They will be highly skilled, certified<00:13:23.240>
workforce <00:13:23.920>that <00:13 - :24.080>
the <00:13:24.200>Minnesota's certified workforce that the Minnesota's certified - We had some discussion around applications for a Tier 2 license.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine United States Special Operations Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by a closed hearing in SVC-217. Apr 8th, 2025 at 01:30 pm
Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- to ensure that all activities and operations of the Department are conducted in accordance with applicable
- Have you adhered to applicable laws and regulations governing conflicts of interest? Yes.
- recommendation to change the dual hat comes with a need for both the secretary and the chairman to certify
- clearance vetting capabilities in the department right now, there can be no exception about the application
- Defense and Energy, including through the entirety of the first Trump administration, have annually certified
Keywords:
national security, nuclear energy, Department of Defense, military readiness, public commentary, nominations
Summary:
The meeting convened with a focus on the scrutiny of various nominations and their implications for national security. Mr. Brandon Williams was nominated as the Undersecretary of Energy for Nuclear Security, drawing attention to the pressing need to modernize the U.S. nuclear arsenal amid growing threats from other countries. This was echoed in discussions led by committee members who expressed concern over military readiness and the management of military installations, with emphasis on ensuring accountability within the Department of Defense. Public commentary was notably supportive of the nominations, although some concerns were raised regarding the administration's broader strategies.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We've got a certified inspector program set up with AgriLife, and Dr.
- The certified inspector program set up with AgriLife and Dr.
- So, related to the certified inspector... ...to and so we can help track that through the system.
- So Joe Blow off the street could get one of these trainings, get certified, and at some point perhaps
- Either the certified inspector could do that as well. Certified inspector as well. Yes, sir.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- It requires our management boards to annually review every core curriculum course and certify that each
- simple compliance mechanism: no institution can spend its state appropriation until its board has certified
- Requiring boards to publicly certify curriculum and approve hiring in public meetings is an exercise
- No management board has ever been required to certify that the courses themselves...
- I worked, read hundreds of applications, interviewed students, worked on...
Summary:
The House Education Committee met on April 29, 2026, with a quorum present and heard several higher education and K-12 bills. SB 234 by Sen. Presley, which would provide grading for medical school students, was briefly discussed and reported favorably without objection. SB 142 by Sen. Reese, dealing with continued management and oversight of Board of Regents support fund matched endowments if a related constitutional amendment passes, drew questions about endowment matching, oversight, and the roughly $75 million in unmatched requests; it was also reported favorably without objection. SB 482 by Sen. Reese, expanding the role of career coaches in middle and high school graduation planning and reporting on career development fund spending, received support from BESE and others, with committee members discussing counselor workload and district flexibility; it was reported favorably without objection.
The committee then took up SB 64 by Sen. Hodges, which would require two people to review initial video/audio recordings from cameras in self-contained classrooms when complaints arise, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. HB 1063 by Rep. Owen, a broad higher education governance bill that would increase board oversight of curriculum, hiring, faculty senates, and discipline, generated extensive discussion and testimony from Rep. Owen and a representative of Parents Defending Education Action, but the author said he did not want to vote on it yet and moved to voluntarily defer it; the committee agreed without objection.
HB 818 by Rep. Riser, as amended, was converted into a reporting bill requiring public inventories and state reporting on assessments, with Cynthia Posey of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers explaining the amendments; the committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill favorably with one opposition card noted. Finally, SB 28 by Sen. McMath, carried by Rep. Carver, would lower the age for associate teachers from 25 to 21 to help address the teacher shortage; Department of Education staff said the change could expand the pipeline, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee also announced it would meet the following week on Wednesday, May 6, and then adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
Transcript Highlights:
- The state-certified apprenticeship training programs run by unions and our contractor partners spend
- The state-certified apprenticeship training programs run by unions and our contractor partners spend
- A number of farmers want to include used equipment in their grant applications but are not able to do
- Each of the past several years, the program received over $100 million in applications, with only 30
- companies like Zurn Elkay and our competitors have high-capacity commercial-grade filters that are certified
Summary:
The committee held a hearing on S.2542, the Mass Ready Act, a $3 billion environmental bond bill aimed at climate resilience, water infrastructure, conservation, and related permitting reforms. Secretary Rebecca Tepper and administration officials described the bill’s major investments in flood control, coastal resilience, DCR roads/bridges/dams and parks, drinking water and wastewater upgrades, PFAS remediation, land conservation, food security infrastructure, and expanded Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness funding. They also explained proposed streamlining measures for environmental permitting, flood risk disclosures, a Connecticut River Resilient Commission, and a new Resilience Revolving Fund to provide low-cost financing for municipal resilience projects. Committee members asked about affordability, useful life of projects, how the revolving fund would be capitalized, and how the bill would help communities such as Lawrence, Methuen, and coastal towns; officials said the fund would initially use existing trust resources, not new fees, and could later support special obligation bonds once it has a track record.
Several witnesses supported the bill but urged larger authorizations or additional provisions. Boston Harbor Now asked for more funding for MVP and the state’s resilient coast plan, and supported permitting reforms for nature-based and hybrid solutions. The Massachusetts Rivers Alliance urged inclusion of drought-management language from separate bills, plus a statewide flood buyout program and a water reuse commission. Green Roots called for dedicated funding for outdoor and indoor air quality monitoring and indoor air quality improvements, especially in environmental justice communities affected by traffic and airport pollution. Conservation and forestry advocates requested more funding for urban tree canopy, local nurseries, and workforce training, while also raising concerns about PFAS impacts and the need for clearer municipal reforestation language.
Agriculture and water infrastructure groups focused on food security and drinking water needs. The Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership and the Mass Food System Collaborative backed the food security infrastructure grant program and farmland protection funding, warning that the program needs continued support in fiscal 2027 and that farmland loss is accelerating. The Massachusetts Waterworks Association said the bill does not go far enough on drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure, citing large statewide capital needs and PFAS compliance costs, and asked for recurring funding and broader eligibility for climate resilience grants. A Product Stewardship Council representative also urged funding for a waste reduction needs assessment, citing growing landfill constraints and rising disposal costs. No votes were taken during the hearing."}{