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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EDU-LBT, EDU Public Hearings 02-06-2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • and public charter schools to take certain steps to report incidents of harassment and implement procedures
  • incidents of harassment<00:01:43.920> and<00:01:44.159> implement<00:01:44.560> procedures
  • <00:01:45.040> of harassment and implement procedures of harassment and implement procedures
Summary: The joint committee first heard SB 3179, which would require the Department of Education and charter schools to report harassment incidents involving educational workers and adopt procedures for handling them. DOE supported the bill, while the Attorney General recommended clarifying amendments to limit the measure to harassment directed at workers because of their position, to limit DOE legal assistance to temporary restraining order actions, and to clarify whether the harassment must come from outside the school system. Members also discussed whether the bill should cover non-DOE individuals on campus, whether investigations could be handled in-house, and whether training should be embedded in existing workday or school-year training rather than added as a separate requirement. The committee later voted to pass the bill with amendments as SD1. The committee then took up SB 2872, which would require retired teachers or administrators rehired into shortage or hard-to-fill positions to be paid the entry-level salary for that position. DOE supported the bill, and the Attorney General requested clarifying language about its effective date and that it would not affect already matured rights and duties. The Employees’ Retirement System administration emphasized that the bill should retain a 12-month break in service to preserve the pension system’s tax-exempt status and noted the importance of consistent classification of eligible positions. Members expressed support for using retired educators to help fill staffing gaps, but no final action was taken in the portion provided. The committee also heard SB 2391, which would provide annual step increases for public school teachers under bargaining unit 5, subject to funding. The Attorney General said the bill could conflict with collective bargaining procedures and Chapter 89, while DOE said unit 5 includes more than teachers and asked that the benefit be considered for other bargaining units as well, with funding provided if enacted. HSTA strongly supported the measure, arguing that annual step movement is already recognized in the collective bargaining agreement as a recruiting and retention tool. Testimony totals were noted as 16 in support, two in opposition, and three comments. Finally, the committee heard SB 3282, which would establish a statewide framework for the federal workforce Pell Grant program to fund short-term workforce education and training. The Attorney General suggested clarifying that the matter is one of statewide concern because UH is involved. UH and the Chamber of Commerce supported the bill, and DLIR testified that it is coordinating with DOE, the Workforce Development Council, and national groups on implementation. Members questioned whether the Workforce Development Council or DLIR should handle rulemaking and administration, and DLIR said the council is advisory while the department has grant administration expertise. The committee then moved into decision-making after discussion of possible amendments and implementation concerns.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Mar 19th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • establish clear chains of command, create protocols for public communication. and standardized procedures
  • The Secretary of State has rigorously... procedures to make sure non-citizens cannot vote and legal permanent
  • This provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure was established. when newspapers were more widely read
  • that was... was my diamond ring or that was my vehicle or whatever, So through the Code of Criminal Procedure
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • All I’m saying is whatever procedures that the governor used, I want us to adopt them because it works
Bills: HB245, SB16, SB59, SB62, SB79, SB88
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Jul 21st, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Before consideration on the floor, some of the committee procedures in the resolution provide more notice
  • And then to establish procedures and rules for that committee to operate under. Understood.
  • Again, we're following the same procedures that were used in 2021 and 2020.
  • As I mentioned earlier, these procedures were adopted 31-0 in 2021 and in 2023.
  • I believe it's in our best interest to carry out the same procedures and process in this session.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/26/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Summary: The committee heard and acted on several bills. HB 2749, as amended, would allow certain nonviolent class 4, 5, or 6 felonies to be redesignated as class 1 misdemeanors after five years and after completion of sentence terms, with exclusions for crimes such as cruelty to animals, weapons misconduct, and failure to register as a sex offender. Supporters framed it as a redemption and reintegration measure, and the committee adopted the amendment and gave the bill a due pass recommendation on a 6-0 vote with one not voting. HB 2870 would prohibit certain level 2 and level 3 sex offenders from living together in the same single-family dwelling, with exceptions for relatives, community reentry centers, and certain existing supervised facilities. The sponsor and neighborhood residents described a real-life situation in Chandler involving multiple offenders in one house and argued the bill would protect families; opponents warned it could push people into homelessness and undermine supervision. After testimony from residents, housing operators, and a structured-housing provider, the committee approved the bill 3-2 with two not voting. HB 2862, which increases penalties for offenses committed while wearing a mask to conceal identity, drew support from the City of Scottsdale and opposition from the ACLU over First Amendment concerns; it passed 3-2 with two not voting. HB 2364 would create criminal penalties for mailing or delivering abortion-inducing drugs, including felony penalties for providers and a misdemeanor for ordering such drugs by mail. Supporters said it would enforce existing law and protect women; opponents argued it conflicts with Proposition 139 and constitutional protections for abortion access. The committee gave it a 4-3 due pass recommendation. HB 2244, supported by Phoenix Vice Mayor Keisha Hodge Washington, would streamline satisfaction of eviction judgments when tenants have paid and allow sealing of eviction records in some cases; it passed unanimously 7-0. HB 2573, which removes the 45-day waiting period before some repeat DUI offenders can apply for an ignition interlock restricted license, also passed unanimously 7-0. The committee also considered HB 4117, a strike-everything amendment creating a new offense for interfering with a religious service or worship by obstructing access or engaging in disorderly conduct intended to disrupt the service. Supporters, including ADL and Jewish community representatives, said it would protect worshippers from obstruction and intimidation; opponents argued it was vague, unnecessary, and could chill protest speech. After extensive debate, the committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and gave the bill a due pass recommendation. Finally, HCR 2004, a mirror resolution to SCR 1004, would require voter approval for local photo enforcement systems and periodic reauthorization; it was discussed with support from city and league representatives, but the transcript ends before a final vote on that measure.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources, February 10, 2026

Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is House Bill 85, post-election audit procedures.
  • Uh, we're already doing this procedure.
  • <00:54:55.680> Basically, already doing this procedure.
  • Basically, already doing this procedure.
  • document procedures, and finish on time. document procedures, and finish on time.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Feb 9th, 2026 at 01:36 pm

Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • And again, I go back to Article 5, Section 5, which says the governor shall nominate and, with the consent
  • And I'd also remind the committee that in the Wildlife Commission bill, we also created a nominating
  • I just think with the nominating commission on the front end, with this on the back end, we would finally
  • There's actually a rule of procedure for how subpoenas are done. And you wouldn't do any of this.
  • We have a rule of procedure by how we do that. It's Rule 45. We've got to be impressed.
Bills: SB40, SB104, SB136, SB164
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections May 15th, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • simplifying the voting process by continuing a single, uninterrupted voting period with standardized procedures
  • Getting all the right stuff to everyone, and it's quite a procedure.
  • And it states there that the procedures prescribed for the security of the ballot boxes.
  • would like to see the Secretary of State's office oversee a study on this process, to prescribe procedures
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections Mar 27th, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • The date, time, and place of the second and third logic and accuracy tests and the... procedures if there
  • the presiding judge to complete reconciliation of votes and voters, along with ballot security procedures
  • The procedures for ballot security and information for the livestream, and rather than a county clerk
  • Choosing a nomination method for the 2021 statewide races, their publicly live-streamed debates led to
  • District nominations in 2022 and a state house race in '23.