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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 2/18/26

Education Policy

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  • safe and it's taking a toll on us and safe and it's taking a toll on us and those<00:14:54.399><
  • Why do I hear them about them camping in the middle school parking lot to do the same and the lots of
  • lot, middle school parking lots, and elementary schools throughout his districts.
  • I believe you that ICE has been staging in school parking lots and circling schools during the school
  • And we need to do and practical.
Bills: HF3435, HF3409
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 27 (2-13-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

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  • placed by title and sponsor only and placed by title and sponsor only and placed upon<00:10:55.839
  • <00:13:29.200> just rain and water gets in there and just rain and water gets in there and
  • do it and they've done it well and do it and they've done it well and they're<00:22:18.640> happy
  • <00:34:30.560> by and will be and should be provided by and will be and should be provided
Summary: The House convened, prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance were offered, a quorum was established, absent members were excused, and the journal was approved. The chamber also received notice that the Senate had passed several bills and requested concurrence. Members then reviewed a slate of second-reading measures, including bills on child care, gubernatorial transitions, campaign finance, local public agency transactions, unclaimed property, state contracts, mental health treatment, economic development, aviation task force continuation, and a child care study resolution. The House then took up and passed House Bill 459 on licensed occupations. The sponsor said the bill would require licensure boards to collect workforce data and would recognize certain out-of-state marriage and family therapists who meet Kentucky standards. House Bill 293 on vehicle wheels was also passed after its sponsor explained it was narrowed to require rubber on heavier horse-drawn equipment to reduce road damage while exempting lighter personal transportation; it passed 80-8. House Bill 379 on postsecondary education passed unanimously after a committee substitute added provisions on governing board attendance, collection of enrollment-related debts by the Department of Revenue, formalizing Northern Kentucky University’s role with the Center for Mathematics, and allowing preliminary presidential evaluations in closed session. House Bill 526 on members of the bar generated the most debate. A floor amendment was adopted to add explanatory language and delay the bill’s effective date until July 1, 2027. Supporters argued the bill would make bar membership voluntary while preserving Supreme Court authority over admission and discipline; opponents warned it would weaken attorney oversight and public protection. A motion to suspend the rules to consider another amendment failed 22-? against the required 51 votes. The bill then passed 70-21. House Bill 264 on theft by deception was also advanced after a floor amendment added vacant lots to the property covered by the bill’s fraud presumption; the sponsor said it targets real estate scams involving property listed without authority.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Or tin, and we're going to go out of order just a little bit based on who's here to present and who's
  • And if you'll come up to the table to a microphone and state your name and who you're.
  • There are 9 brick and mortar accredited programs in the state of Oklahoma and two online brick and mortar
  • and licensing.
  • The shock of course, but I think the the program and developing it and and having conversations especially
KY
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  • and and and in benefits, who are injured and and and in need<00:15:29.040> of<00:15:29.199>
  • And and I would ask and you don't have And and I would ask and you don't have to<00:17:38.160>
  • question and and then some comments. question and and then some comments.
  • earlier and I looking at our members and earlier and I looking at our members and they're<00:29:
  • up and talk about your first one and up and talk about your first one and then<00:32:04.799>
Summary: The committee heard testimony from Rep. Ashley Tackett Laferty on a bill to extend minimum line-of-duty hazardous duty retirement benefits to certain CERS and KERS non-hazardous members who are injured in the line of duty and cannot return to that work. She used a video and examples from Eastern Kentucky first responders, including a deputy who lost a leg and an emergency management director who lost an eye, to argue that some injured officers and responders fall through the cracks because their employers did not elect hazardous-duty coverage. She said the proposal would provide 25% of pay to the disabled officer, plus 10% for dependent children and minimal health benefits, and noted estimated actuarial costs of about $2.9 million for CERS and $0.542 million for KERS, funded through small employer-rate increases. Members asked how far back the bill would reach, how many people might qualify, and whether the benefit would apply only to active employees or also to past injuries. Laferty said the bill would include a five-year window for recent situations and could potentially cover a total of 3,333 positions statewide that could be certified as hazardous, though benefits would only apply if the person was injured in the line of duty and disabled from returning to that work. Questions also focused on whether a non-hazardous employee could qualify if injured in a hazardous situation; Laferty said yes, if the position could be certified as hazardous, but only for the bill’s minimum benefits. Rep. Josh Calloway and others noted that local governments choose whether to pay the higher hazardous-duty contribution rates, which they said often drives the coverage decision. The committee then heard Rep. Daniel Gberg present a separate bill revising school leave rules so teachers and school employees may use accumulated sick leave to observe religious holidays not on the school calendar, with a required personal statement and advance notice. He said the change would address a longstanding inconsistency for teachers who observe non-Christian holidays and currently may have to choose between unpaid leave or improperly using sick days, and he said prior concerns about retirement service credit and maternity leave were reduced by other policy changes. The discussion ended without a vote, with members indicating they had the relevant materials and that the bill would be revisited later.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 5/18/25

Ways and Means

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  • the teachers of Minnesota and in the police and fire areas and some other things that we were able to
  • Chair and Co-Chair Torkelson and members of the Ways and Means Committee.
  • Chair and co-chair Toklson and Mr.
  • And the police and fire um chose 1.25%.
  • it and you know get the access to it and it and you know get the access to it and then<00:09:21.760
Bills: SF2884, HF1889
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Apr 25th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • And the state is allowed and empowered to regulate drugs and often does do so more strictly than the
  • And if we allow local officials and prosecutors to pick and choose what is worthy of enforcement, then
  • Game Texas and yourself, and you are against the bill.
  • And, and I, and that's, uh, the medical emergency is, is in, uh, subsection 5, and I, I understand that
  • A, a man, you know, horrifically rapes and impregnates a woman and, and coerces her and forces her to
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Energy Resources Apr 7th, 2025

Energy Resources

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  • There were only, however, 367 oil and gas enforcement dockets and 163 repeat oil and gas violators based
  • It's Atmos Energy, CenterPoint Energy, both gas and electric, Texas Gas, and West Texas utilities, and
  • And they're moving oil and gas off of the lease.
  • But in 2006, I made a trip down here to Austin, and I worked and lobbied, and we had some meaningful
  • Every well site on the 460s found hundreds and hundreds of problems and violations and turned them in
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Feb 24th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Committee on Water and Agriculture and Rural Affairs will come to order.
  • I'm going to be talking about the Texas Parks and Wildlife Senate Bill 384 Operation Game Thief program
  • I'm going to be talking about the Texas Parks and Wildlife Senate Bill 384 Operation Game Thief program
  • And we enhanced penalties and a deep dive on that from back then.
  • Thanks, Senator Johnson, and in that vein, as someone who's been there and done that, and not with water
Summary: The Senate Committee on Water and Agriculture and Rural Affairs convened under the leadership of Chairman Kelly Hancock, who opened the meeting with a prayer in remembrance of Chairman Perry, who was absent due to a personal loss. The session focused on the discussions surrounding SB384, which aims to support the longstanding initiative known as Operation Game Thief. Senator Flores presented the bill, emphasizing its essential role in the fight against poaching through public support. The operation has a successful track record of convictions but is currently dependent on donations and merchandise sales for funding. The committee aimed to vote on multiple bills during this session, contingent on achieving a quorum. Notably, discussions also revolved around fiscal notes on two bills that were set aside for later consideration, indicating the committee's intention to carefully manage their legislative decisions. The meeting showcased a productive atmosphere, with committee members actively engaged in the review and potential advancement of key legislative measures.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

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  • There are no new taxes and no effect on the general fund.
  • And that's basically we're going to change the name...
  • Um, and then I need to make sure I get my numbers right here from...
  • A little bit and just see what we're capable of doing.
  • We couldn't compete, so they film so much over there, and that really I want them... ...over there, and
Bills: SB45, SB73, SB169, HB243, SB177
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

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  • c> training sessions and and um the the training sessions and and um the the groups<00:08:23.120>
  • and and I I represent cter thank you and and I I bring<00:13:52.920> that<00:13:53.120> up<
  • and cabins and that those with boats and cabins and that sort<00:21:13.919> of<00:21:14.080>
  • is structured and supervised and allows for learning and play and all those things.
  • <01:12:49.320> and just talking about phrasing and and just talking about phrasing and and
Bills: HF656, HF655, HF633
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Feb 17th, 2026 at 08:30 am

Public Safety

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  • I mean, when somebody arrives on the scene and they see somebody who has black eyes and they're, and
  • Yes, it is already included, and then this adds to it and makes it to where it's 10%.
  • And you don't put them in a vault. And there's a mountain of problems that we had to face.
  • And as an administrator, I faced. And what this does is really plays into that.
  • And I sure appreciate everybody accommodating it. And we'll be back next week.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

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  • to and and the government And you want to and and the government wants<00:58:52.640> to<00:58
  • And we and what needs to be followed.
  • > give anyone who comes to me and and will give anyone who comes to me and and will give me<01:15