Video & Transcript Research : 'computer science'

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US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, April 1, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is the same Donald Trump administration that rejects science.
  • This is the same Donald Trump administration that rejects science.
  • This is the same Donald Trump administration that rejects science.
  • And the investment we make in science now will save lives for generations to come.
  • <04:46:26.878> company and he through his new computer company and he through his new computer
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Apr 2nd, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you're someone on this committee who supports vaccine choice or is skeptical of the science around
  • And you got to keep it, I don't, I'm not too... computer literate but so you got to keep this on your
  • computer or something for 10 years I believe There's a mechanism for that that I don't know myself as
  • So as often as we, for example, in my office, we keep changing. computers and computer systems and the
  • I mean, to learn something different about computers and the systems we have.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee Jun 23rd, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • every major systematic review of the evidence, including the Cass review, has concluded that the science
  • I'm a computer support tech and starving artist, but I do support AB 412. Thank you.
  • Naomi Padron, on behalf of the Computer and Communications Industry Association, respectfully opposed
  • Jason North, computer science major in Sacramento, I oppose.
  • Naomi Pajorna on behalf of the Computer and Communications Industry Association.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee Jun 17th, 2026

Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Consider a student who graduates in computer science, gets a remote job outside of the state.
  • And he's got all the sciences already from getting dual credit, doing dual credit, and having a degree
  • committee aware, but we've been making some progress there because I don't like the fact that the computer
  • sits on my desk, over the course of its useful life, I'm going to want to... ...the fact that the computer
  • my desk, over the course of its useful life, I'm going to wind up paying NDIT over $6,000 for a computer
Summary: The committee convened, approved the prior meeting minutes, and received a memo summarizing major audit items. The State Auditor’s office and outside auditors then presented a series of audits, many of which were clean with unmodified opinions and no findings, including the Bank of North Dakota, the Guaranteed Student Loan Program, the Office of the Governor, the State Treasurer, the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Environmental Quality, Lake Region State College, and the Office of the Governor. The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association audit was also clean overall, but it repeated findings about limited segregation of duties and auditor assistance in preparing financial statements, which the auditor said were expected to continue because of the organization’s small size. Committee members asked about out-of-state board addresses, and the association explained those members were North Dakota residents using South Dakota mailing addresses. Several audits did include findings. The Council on the Arts audit identified two issues: payroll charged to federal awards without supporting time records, and $12,825 in Cultural Endowment Fund spending that was not allowable under state law, including staff training, retreats, and executive director candidate travel. The Department of Public Instruction audit found unsupported scholarship applications in the paraprofessional-to-teacher program, but additional testing confirmed the funds were credited properly and students completed required school district work, so no improper payments were identified. The University of North Dakota audit found a lack of documentation and transparency in School of Law admissions decisions; the auditor said the law school used a holistic process but did not keep notes or evaluation tools to show why applicants were admitted, waitlisted, or denied. UND leadership said the school is in good standing with the American Bar Association and agreed better documentation is needed, and the auditor said the issue was the missing documentation, not ABA accreditation itself. The most extensive discussion centered on the North Dakota Racing Commission audit, which found four findings: overspending the promotion fund’s 25% operating cap, grant conditions not being met, improper breeder fund awards, and improper procurement. The auditor said promotion fund spending exceeded the cap by $327,447 and the fund balance dropped sharply over the audit period. Racing Commission director Bruce Johnson said the agency had become complacent, that grant requests were treated as routine, and that controls and documentation need to be tightened. He also explained that the breeder fund overpayments involved two horses whose ownership transfers were not properly documented before racing, and that the procurement issue stemmed from an advertising contract that proceeded without proper written procurement procedures after a misunderstanding with the State Procurement Office. The auditor said the Racing Commission will now be audited every two years because of the findings. The committee also received updates on Dakota College at Bottineau’s bank reconciliations, which Minot State University said had been brought current after an 18-month backlog, with only one account still needing cleanup; members asked for a written report on the corrective actions. The North Dakota Fair Foundation was reported to have dissolved, with remaining funds transferred to another nonprofit account for continued support of the state fair. Finally, the Department of Public Instruction provided an update on school meal debt, revising the earlier estimate to about $1.1 million based on incomplete district survey responses, and said the Anti-Lunch Shaming law likely increased meal debt because schools must feed students regardless of account balance. Members discussed the need for a more accurate year-end debt figure and possible future reporting at a later committee meeting.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • As you can see, I don't have a computer in front of me, so I'm not going to be able to see your chat.
  • As you can see, I don't<00:15:21.920> have<00:15:22.000> a<00:15:22.240> computer
  • front<00:15:22.880> of<00:15:22.959> me,<00:15:23.279> so don't have a computer
  • in front of me, so don't have a computer in front of me, so I'm<00:15:23.680> not<00:15:23.839
  • and technology, its research sciences and technology, its research institutes<01:03:23.839> and
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The Committee on Water and Land met on February 3, 2026, and heard testimony on several bills, with the chair emphasizing a two-minute limit and noting that bills would die if the hearing ran past noon. For HB 1848, the Commission on Water Resource Management and the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development both supported the measure with technical, non-substantive amendments. Testimony focused on requiring early consultation about water availability in district boundary amendment petitions, with water officials explaining that the petitioner should submit a written statement reflecting consultation and that the goal was to identify water constraints earlier in the development process. The Land Use Commission’s representative opposed the bill, arguing that water availability is already addressed through existing environmental review and agency consultation, that the issue had been raised and rejected before, and that the proposal could create unnecessary delay or litigation. The committee then heard HB 1728 on rainwater catchment systems. The Commission on Water Resource Management said it acknowledged the bill’s intent but deferred to counties and other regulatory agencies, including the Department of Health, on regulatory implications. Hawaii Realtors testified in support. No vote was taken during the portion of the hearing shown. For HB 1652 on storm water management systems, the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association opposed the bill, arguing it would weaken protections created by Act 281 (“Sharkey’s Law”) and increase drowning risk for children by exempting certain water features from safety requirements. The American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii supported the bill, saying the language clarifies and better balances child safety with practical green stormwater infrastructure, including depth-based limits and exemptions for certain agricultural ponds. The Hawaii Farm Bureau also supported the agricultural pond exemption, saying such ponds are used for irrigation, livestock, and fire control and are generally away from the public. A private testifier, Allison Schaers, opposed the bill and described her daughter’s drowning in a detention basin, arguing that poor maintenance can turn stormwater features into dangerous hazards. The hearing ended without any recorded committee action or vote in the excerpt provided.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division II (02/05/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's the downside of having a computer, I guess. We're trying. You're doing great.
  • <00:52:45.440> of<00:52:45.559> having<00:52:45.720> a<00:52:45.880> computer
  • <00:52:46.240> I the downside of having a computer I the downside of having a computer I guess
  • So Academy of Science and Design, for example, owns their building. fiscal year the appropriation number
  • <01:51:44.199> and building so Academy of Science and building so Academy of Science and design
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Finance Committee Division II met with the New Hampshire Department of Education to review school nutrition programs and related funding. Department staff Melissa White and Kelly Rambo walked through a packet covering the National School Lunch Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, Community Eligibility (CEP), After School Snack Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and Summer Food Service Program, explaining that these are federally funded USDA programs, with some state supplemental funding in certain areas. They also reviewed reimbursement rates for lunch, breakfast, child/adult care, and summer meals, noting that summer rates follow calendar-year timing while most others follow the state fiscal year. Members asked several questions about how the funding works, especially the difference between federal reimbursements and the state match. Staff explained that the state lunch line in the budget is a fixed match amount tied to federal participation, while breakfast funding is broken out by meal type and reimbursement category. They also discussed why FY 2022 federal spending was much higher during COVID, when USDA covered meals at the free rate for all students, and why FY 2023 and FY 2024 dropped as normal income-eligibility rules returned. A committee member also asked about the “severe need lunch” two-cent rate, and staff said they did not know USDA’s formula. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on summer meals and the distinction between the Summer Food Service Program and Summer EBT. Staff explained that SFSP provides meals at approved sites, which can be open or closed sites, while Summer EBT is a separate DHHS-operated benefit program that provides funds to families. They said some schools or sites may not qualify under USDA rules, but eligible children can often use another nearby open site, and the department posts an interactive map and phone line to help families find locations. The committee also discussed the Community Eligibility Provision. Staff said New Hampshire currently has three CEP schools, that the eligibility threshold had recently been lowered from 40% to 25% identified students, and that the program allows participating schools to offer free meals to all students while the local district covers the non-federal share. Members asked whether any districts in the 25% to 40% range had joined; staff said no. The department offered to provide the eligibility report in Excel and noted that the CEP intent is to reduce application burden, though the lower threshold can make the local cost share harder for some districts to absorb.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • power of being able to research and find out whether there's any secret files being kept on their computer
  • /c><01:37:23.520> but<01:37:23.639> I<01:37:23.719> can being kept on their computer
  • but I can being kept on their computer but I can never<01:37:24.080> imagine<01:37:24.480>
  • 22.800> I<03:46:23.159> wasn't<03:46:23.399> able<03:46:23.600> to the science
  • perspective I wasn't able to the science perspective I wasn't able to like<03:46:25.199> consistently
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 451, which would create a postconsumer paint stewardship program in New Hampshire. Prime sponsor Representative Karen Ebel described the bill as a bipartisan, broadly supported model based on PaintCare programs used in other states. She said consumers and businesses could drop off leftover paint at participating retailers or municipal household hazardous waste sites, with the paint then collected and recycled by the stewardship organization. She emphasized that the program is intended to reduce landfill disposal, improper dumping, and contamination of groundwater and soil, while also helping municipalities save on hazardous waste handling costs. Members asked several questions about how the program would work and how it would be funded. Ebel explained that the program would be financed by a small fee charged at the point of sale on paint products, not a general sales tax, and that retailers could either list it separately or roll it into the price. She said the fee would cover the Department of Environmental Services’ administrative costs, which were described as minimal, and that the program’s structure was developed with DES and industry input. Questions also addressed whether cans would be recycled and how collected paint would be processed; Ebel said the ACA and PaintCare representatives could provide more detail, but that the paint and containers would be handled through recycling or other approved disposal methods rather than landfilled. Representative Judy Aron, a co-sponsor and chair of the House Environment and Agriculture Committee, testified in support, saying the bill had been developed over several years with stakeholders and would keep toxic paint out of landfills while saving municipalities and taxpayers money. Representative Peter Bixby, the ranking member of Environment and Agriculture, also supported the bill, saying his committee had heard it many times and that it had strong bipartisan enthusiasm. No vote was taken during the hearing.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 6, 2025 - 01:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so it's not a perfect science, but we do try our best to not just say, hey, it's, you know, wash
  • You can buy a car, a house, a Picasso, whatever you want, online from your computer or your phone.
  • You can buy a car, a house, a Picasso, whatever you want online from your computer or your phone.
  • So most auctioneers He's like... computer or your phone.
Summary: The subcommittee heard and approved four bills focused on reducing or modernizing professional regulation. HB 6015, by Rep. Oliver, repeals the word “reusable” from the wine keg statute to allow businesses more flexibility in container materials; members joked about the possibility of a Home Depot bucket, and the bill passed 16-0. HB 339, by Rep. Abbott, creates an alternative temporary licensure pathway for surveyors and mappers based on employer recommendation and exam passage, but members raised concerns about qualifications, liability, and oversight; Abbott said he was open to amendments, and the bill passed 14-1 with Rep. Overdorf dissenting. HB 139, by Rep. Lopez, allows pawnbrokers to use digital transaction forms instead of only printed forms; a technical amendment added readability and placement requirements for digital forms, and the bill passed unanimously. HB 195, by Rep. Chambliss, lets the Department of Corrections coordinate with DBPR boards so inmates who complete licensure-related classes can receive credit toward professional licensure; supporters framed it as a second-chance and workforce bill, an amendment clarified that DBPR handles professions without boards, and the bill passed favorably 15-0. The committee then received a presentation from DBPR Secretary Melanie Griffin on the department’s role overseeing more than 1.7 million businesses and professionals across over 30 fields. She highlighted enforcement and complaint data, including more than 24,000 inspections and complaints handled in the last fiscal year, a preference for education and voluntary compliance over formal discipline, and the department’s alternative dispute resolution program, which returned $2.7 million to consumers and saved $270,000 in costs. Griffin also reviewed recent deregulatory and efficiency efforts, including endorsement/reciprocity reforms, fee waivers, reduced processing times, and shorter call wait times, and said DBPR is continuing to look for ways to cut red tape while protecting public safety. Members questioned Griffin about permitting, continuing education, complaint processing, board vacancies, fraud in cosmetology and construction, coordination with other agencies, and whether schools can block students from taking state exams over unpaid tuition. DBPR staff said complaints are generally processed within 60 days, schools cannot bar graduates from taking the exam because of tuition debt, and the department works with other agencies when issues cross jurisdictional lines. The panel discussion that followed featured industry representatives from landscape architecture, building/code administration, pools, roofing, construction, HVAC/electrical, and hospitality, who generally supported reducing local permitting burdens, standardizing requirements, improving reciprocity and training pathways, and using technology and clearer scopes of work to make licensure and inspections more efficient.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Feb 24th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V

Transcript Highlights:
  • Secondly, we focus on the best science.
  • , each year of science research in cancer in Texas.
  • Tuition Exemption: a member is eligible to receive tuition exemption benefits for fire science courses
  • Now Their computers log gift shop revenues and visitation as well as many other responsibilities.
  • Cancer moves fast but science moves faster.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

WAM-EDU Informational Briefing 01-14-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Hundreds of people responded to the survey that the library is a place where they use computers, get
  • computer classes, and access free Wi-Fi.
  • <00:48:20.520> they<00:48:20.640> get where they use computers they get where they
  • use computers they get computer<00:48:21.400> classes<00:48:22.280> they<00:48:22.480><
  • c> access<00:48:22.800> free<00:48:23.160> Wi-Fi computer classes they access free
Keywords: 912, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on the Arts May 14th, 2026

Joint Committee on the Arts

Transcript Highlights:
  • But a few things, this is not rocket science either.
  • You know, I could remember the days where we didn't have computers and before you know it, now they're
  • I mean, if you look in the past, the original Apple computer was this big, you know, and now we can have
Keywords: 987, senate, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on the Arts held an informational hearing on California’s first sector-specific creative economy strategic plan, “California’s Future: Creative Strategies for Cultural Resilience, Economic Growth, and Global Leadership.” Chair Allen opened by framing the creative economy as a major state asset and urged support for arts funding in the May Revision, including California Humanities, museums, public media, cultural districts, LA28 arts programming, and AB 2319, which would create a $100 million post-production incentive. He also emphasized the need for next-step funding to implement the strategic plan and noted concerns about federal headwinds and declining creative-sector jobs. California Arts Council Director Danielle Brazel, Institute for the Future’s Rachel Hatch, CDE’s Allison Frenzel, and Workforce Development Board representative Michael Weoff described how the plan was developed through AB 127 and related legislation, a 30-plus-member work group, and an interagency process. They outlined the plan’s phased approach and six priority areas, including preparing the workforce, stabilizing businesses, increasing revenue through cultural tourism, leveraging state incentives, defining and tracking ROI, and building state capacity. Testimony highlighted workforce pipelines, apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs, digital badging, and cross-agency coordination, with speakers stressing that the sector is shaped by AI, climate change, affordability, capital access, and social cohesion. A second panel of artists and advocates described on-the-ground implementation and the need for better data and support. Ricarlo Handy discussed the Handy Foundation’s apprenticeship pipeline into film and TV jobs and the difficulty of capturing freelance and 1099 creative work in state data. Joanna Reynolds described Arts for LA’s Creative Jobs Collective, which aims to create 10,000 living-wage creative jobs in Los Angeles County by 2030. Alejandro Gutierrez Chavez urged the state to embed artists in health, aging, behavioral health, and climate resilience systems, and Roxanne Messina Kaptur spoke about the need to treat arts careers as viable professions and expand residency and school-based artist programs. Senator Rubio, who joined the hearing later, shared her own background in teaching and the arts, supported arts education and small theaters, and raised concerns about AI, asking how schools and educators can adapt. In the final panel, Rebecca Ratzkin reported on 26 town halls across eight regions, where more than 1,100 people attended and generally affirmed the plan while asking for better access to information, new financial models, clearer definitions and data, and stronger networks. Julie Baker of California for the Arts and California Arts Advocates argued the plan is an urgent blueprint for a sector that generates $288 billion and more than 820,000 jobs, but remains below pre-pandemic employment levels and is losing market share. She and others called for funding, statewide definitions, better data collection, and cross-agency implementation, while committee members and witnesses repeatedly emphasized that the plan will require political will and resources to move from strategy to action.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • On your computer, you said it was a legacy system. How old is that?
  • of this last year, when NBC News reported that the University, I think it was North Texas Health Science
  • Also, a computer refresh is on the horizon for us.
Bills: SB1, SB 1
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

January 15, 2025 - 09:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • teacher-led education, too much. ...testing than, I think, education, teacher-led education, too much computer
  • Teachers, and nothing can replace a great teacher—not a device, not a cell phone, not an iPad, not a computer
  • colleges here in the state of Florida on teaching teachers how to use technology to teach math and science
Summary: The Student Academic Success Subcommittee met to review Florida’s cell phone and social media literacy law, with Representative Brad Yeager describing the 2023 policy as aimed at removing classroom distractions and teaching students how to use social media responsibly. He said the law was intended to keep phones out of classrooms unless used for instruction, require social media literacy education, and limit access to certain sites on school Wi-Fi and government devices. Yeager said feedback since passage has been mixed: many teachers support it and some have adopted inexpensive shoe-organizer or pouch systems, but implementation varies by school and administrator enforcement. He said he is not currently pursuing a broader statewide mandate. Superintendent Dr. Maria Vazquez and Timber Creek High School Principal Mr. Wasco described Orange County’s approach as bell-to-bell phone restrictions, while Pasco County’s Dr. Zetchy described a similar policy with some flexibility during lunch or passing periods at the high school level. Both districts said the policy was implemented with parent communication, town halls, surveys, and transition periods, and that concerns about emergencies were addressed by allowing phones to be returned at the end of the day and by establishing procedures for parent contact. They reported few theft problems and said discipline issues related to phones have generally been manageable, though some teachers still struggle with enforcement or with students trying to evade the rules. A major portion of the discussion focused on social media literacy instruction. Orange County said it uses counselor-led programs, Canvas courses, resiliency days, and curriculum materials to teach students about cyberbullying, human trafficking, privacy, and the permanence of online posts, with progress tracked through the learning platform. Pasco said it has some resiliency modules but lacks a fully built-out, pre-made social media curriculum and would welcome more guidance from DOE, especially for high school classrooms where instructional time is limited. Members also asked about student anxiety, 504/IEP accommodations, caregiver students, and parent education; the districts said exceptions are handled through school committees and that parent academies and district resources are being used to help families set boundaries and understand the risks and benefits of phones and social media. No votes were taken.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Agriculture (01/27/2026)

Environment and Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • >> Computer started. >> Thank you for putting the three holes in it. >> Yeah.
  • >> Computer<01:03:16.240> started.
  • Because, as has been said, I'm no scientist, but if these neonicotinoids are as toxic as the science
  • phones and computers, uh, it would<02:57:34.800> be<02:57:34.960> very<02:57:35.279>
  • system to be able to take this computer system to be able to take this on<02:58:26.720> this<
Keywords: 1189, house, all
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Jan 27th, 2026

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They learn everything that the teachers are teaching is they're learning it from a computer screen.
  • books and every time I would go science books and every time I would go to<01:53:39.119> school
  • It's not—it's science. We're learning now.
  • It's not it's this<02:06:00.800> is<02:06:01.040> on<02:06:01.280> science.
  • this is on science. we're learning now. this is on science. we're learning now.
Keywords: 1136, house, all
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session, 4/13/2026 #1

Maryland Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're having a bit of a computer issue. Give us just a moment. It's how it goes.
  • Can I just get the one hour computer. Can I just get the one hour layover?
  • The senator has said, "Politics is the science of addition, not subtraction.
  • The senator has said, "Politics is the science of addition, not subtraction.
  • is the science of addition, not<03:09:24.560> subtraction.
Summary: The Senate convened on the final day of session, heard an invocation, recognized guests and pages, and outlined a tentative plan for multiple sessions and breaks through the day. The chamber then took up several messages between the Senate and House, including a refusal to concur in House amendments to Senate Bill 311 on the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and the appointment of conferees, as well as a House message on House Bill 9007 establishing a conference committee on third-degree assault. The Senate also considered a series of second-reader bills. House Bill 6, requiring MHEC to collect data on pregnant and parenting students, was amended to exempt Maryland Global Campus and limit certain provisions to public senior higher education institutions and community colleges before being ordered to third reading. House Bill 182, concerning replacement of faithless electors, was amended to conform with Senate Bill 237 and then passed. House Bill 575, creating excused absences for student civic engagement, drew the most discussion; senators asked about the definition of civic engagement, county discretion, and whether students could use the bill for repeated protests. The floor leader explained that county boards would retain discretion and that the bill would not require weekly absences. The bill’s two amendments were adopted and it was sent to third reading. Additional measures passed with little or no opposition. House Bill 640 revised boards, commissions, and reporting requirements; House Bill 1335 required an independent study of IT and cybersecurity staffing and pay; House Bill 587 created a work group to review transportation procurement procedures; House Bill 854 established a nonpublic special education school renovation program; and House Bill 898 adjusted economic development provisions, including VLT proceeds and film tax credit language, after questions about the general fund impact. The Senate also advanced House Bill 1247 on Prince George’s County tax increment financing for an immersive entertainment venue, with amendments making it an emergency bill and addressing zoning and outdoor advertising issues.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Agriculture (02/17/2026)

Environment and Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • In terms of the science, I don't think there's any doubt about the effects on wildlife.
  • In terms of the science, I don't think there's any doubt about the effects on wildlife.
  • I sort of education for a reason and not science things.
  • Um, and yes, I did say science things for the record.
  • Representative Selig said he did say 'science things' for the record.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The subcommittee held an open work session on HB 1766-FN, a bill addressing cruelty to livestock, and focused on proposed language changes from the Department of Agriculture. Assistant State Veterinarian Nathan Harvey, speaking for the commissioner, explained concerns about the term “imminent danger,” arguing that the bill should allow seizure based on probable cause when an animal is starving or has a life-threatening condition, rather than tying action too closely to whether the owner is arrested. The department also proposed language on “extreme suffering” that would require euthanasia if the cost of treatment would exceed the allowable reimbursement amount under AGR rules, though members immediately raised concerns about using a dollar limit to require euthanasia. The department further suggested clarifying who may participate in investigations by allowing the state veterinarian or a designate, and noted that the current draft could be read too narrowly. Members discussed the $5,000 emergency care cap in the rules, with Josh Marshall confirming it is an aggregate emergency veterinary care limit. Several legislators said they were uncomfortable changing the bill from “may” to “shall” euthanize, arguing that treatment costs vary widely by species and condition and that a fixed monetary threshold could be too rigid. Representative Bixby also raised a separate concern that the bill’s language may be broader than intended and could apply to all animals rather than livestock only. The department agreed the bill should be limited to livestock and suggested using existing statutory definitions or adding a new section to make that clear. The discussion also turned to humane societies and other organizations that might investigate complaints or board seized animals. A representative from a humane organization said the groups with expertise in care often also have expertise useful to investigations, and that removing them entirely could be impractical because only a few facilities in the state can provide boarding. Members and witnesses explored alternative language that would allow for-profit and nonprofit organizations to participate in either the investigation or the care of livestock, but not both, to avoid conflicts of interest while preserving needed expertise. No votes were taken; the work session ended with agreement to consult the Office of Legislative Services and the department to refine the bill before the next meeting.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Agriculture (02/17/2026)

Environment and Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • In terms of the science, I don't think there's any doubt about the effects on wildlife.
  • I sort of education for a reason and not science things.
  • And yes, I did say science things for the record.
  • this<02:37:03.520> is<02:37:03.680> based<02:37:04.080> on<02:37:04.880> science
  • <02:37:05.280> that<02:37:05.520> came And this is based on science that came out of
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy and Administration (02/24/2026)

Education Policy and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • The appeal is simply the science behind it.
  • Clearly, the science is mixed.
  • >> Clearly, the science is mixed. >> Clearly, the science is mixed.
  • <00:27:38.400> Some >> There's science on both sides.
  • Science of reading is not a curriculum program I pick up.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate legislative Session Mar 23rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • professor with the joint appointment in the departments of pediatrics and psychiatry and behavioral sciences
  • The focus on science of reading, making sure that we are meeting kids where they are and recognizing