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TX
Texas 89th Regular
Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 15th, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill relates to continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists on identifying existing victims
- The additional offenses include... ...continuous sexual abuse of a young child or disabled individual
- If we allow these loopholes to continue, we're not just looking the other way; we're enabling abuse.
- We built something stronger, a culture that continued beyond our doors.
- I'll continue to work with stakeholders on this.
Bills:
HB 1301, HB2278, HB2776, HB2820, HB3848, HB3920, HB4172, HB4215, HB4284, HB4285, HB4463, HB4517, HB4690, HB4765, HB4766, HB4767, HB4768, HB4769, HB4773, HB4830, HB5506
Keywords:
alcohol, beverages, winery permit, restaurant, malt beverages, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, alcohol production, home brewing, family use, craft beverages, massage therapy, licensing, criminal offenses, sexually oriented businesses, public safety, bingo, charitable gaming, operating capital, regulation, funding
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- But ultimately, when we talk about affordable housing, what we are talking about is this statutory reference
- So what we have here, if I may continue, thank you, is that out of the $150 million, a key point to make
- joint application for development, where we could redevelop existing affordable housing, as the statutory
- to hit different areas of the state, hitting that significant area of regional impact, and we'll continue
- We gathered information on potential barriers or challenges, statutory impediments, cost drivers, and
Summary:
The Committee on Community Affairs held its first meeting and heard presentations focused on affordable housing implementation under the Live Local Act. Florida Housing Finance Corporation described its role in administering rental and homeownership programs, including SAIL, SHIP, the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program, disaster recovery efforts, supportive housing, and the Live Local funding and tax incentives. Officials said the first year’s $150 million Live Local rental allocation was fully committed to 23 developments producing 3,171 units with mixed-income set-asides, and they outlined how projects were selected through competitive solicitations tied to statutory priorities such as mixed-use development, publicly owned land, foster youth, rural areas of opportunity, redevelopment, and housing near military installations. They also discussed the tax credit contribution program, the missing-middle property tax exemption, sales tax rebates, and the year-one ad valorem exemption for qualifying affordable projects.
Members asked detailed questions about the data and program design, including the use of area median income figures, per-unit subsidy levels, county targeting, tenant relocation during redevelopment, and whether the programs were helping lower-income households. Florida Housing said it uses competitive scoring and data from the Schimberg Center and that redevelopment projects are supposed to include tenant relocation plans. The homeownership portion of the presentation covered the Hometown Heroes program, which provides down payment and closing cost assistance to first-time homebuyers, with exceptions for active-duty military and veterans. Staff said the program has assisted more than 21,000 families and leveraged over $6.5 billion in first mortgages, and members asked about repayment rates, credit scores, and whether participants were staying in homes long enough to show the program was serving intended buyers.
The committee then heard from OPAGA on two required Live Local evaluations: affordable housing strategies in other states and affordable housing policies in Florida. OPAGA reported that Florida has a high share of cost-burdened households, with 1.5 million households cost burdened and 1.4 million severely cost burdened, and that Florida’s counties and municipalities reported more than $1.4 billion in affordable housing expenditures in fiscal year 2023-24. The report identified 13 innovative out-of-state programs, with three considered high-potential for Florida implementation, and summarized Florida local government practices such as SHIP-funded homeownership and rental assistance, expedited permitting, mixed-income zoning, rehabilitation programs, and interlocal cooperation. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the presentations and questions.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor. (2-6-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Section two of this bill would amend KRS 371.45, which reinforces the existing statutory language by
- We'll continue to work on it.
- to be told, and even future stories continue to be told as the history unfolds.
- to be told, and even future stories continue to be told as the history unfolds.
- to be told, and even future stories continue to be told as the history unfolds.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00
Roll Call 00:27
SB 76 Discussion 01:20
SB 76 Vote 04:51
SB 59 Discussion 05:50
SB 59 Vote 20:49
SB 313 Discussion 23:46
SB 313 Vote 28:18, 958, all
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor met and first took up Senate Bill 76, sponsored by Senator Greg Elkins. The bill would raise the construction retainage/escrow statute threshold from $500,000 to $2 million to reflect inflation, and would also make any contract term waiving the escrow protection void and unenforceable. Elkins said the measure would not apply to government contracts and was intended to protect contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers from delayed payment. The committee voted 9-0 to pass the bill with a favorable expression and send it to the floor.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 59, sponsored by Senator Jimmy Higdon, with a committee substitute adopted first. Higdon said the substitute limited the bill to existing church property and the measure would allow religious institutions to build affordable housing on their property while still requiring local governing-body approval and compliance with building codes. Supporters framed it as a housing-supply tool and a way to use nonprofits and churches to help address Kentucky’s housing shortage, while questions focused on tax impacts, local control, and whether the bill could be used for single-family homes or other developments. A public witness from Henry County opposed the bill, arguing it could enable discriminatory housing and reduce local tax revenue. After discussion, the committee voted 9-0 to pass SB 59 with a favorable expression.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 313 from Senator Phillip Wheeler, which would designate June as Kentucky History Month. Wheeler and Kentucky Historical Society Executive Director Scott Alvi said the bill would help promote Kentucky history statewide, especially in connection with the U.S. 250th commemoration in 2026, and would build on existing June observances such as Statehood Day and Boone Day. The committee approved the bill with favorable expression, and the chair announced it would proceed to the floor.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (04/03/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- emissions is is uh better statutory emissions is is uh better statutory language<00:13:18.399>
- references to important statutory references to important statutory declarations<00:25:14.320>
- Roman 4 feels like it's a continuation of efforts to dismantle the New Hampshire Saves program.
- They are highly artificial. it's a con a continuation of efforts to it's a con a continuation of efforts
- we want to make sure they can continue we want to make sure they can continue to<01:36:54.400>
- references to important statutory references to important statutory declarations<00:25:14.320>
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- When these bills continue to... ...try to set up this bureau.
- I want to make just another comment before you continue.
- I strongly urge that we continue that work and continue to recognize that all children do need a sufficient
- And we'll continue to work. Thank you.
- This bill is only delaying the statutory requirement to re- Delaying the statutory requirement to reset
Keywords:
special education, office of special education, deputy secretary, public education department, IEP, individualized education program, students with disabilities, IDEA, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, dyslexia, dyslexia screening, structured literacy, reading intervention, multilayered system of supports, MTSS, student assistance team, free appropriate public education, FAPE, special education compliance, charter schools
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Minerals, Business & Economic Development, February 16, 2026
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- all of these would require statutory all of these would require statutory changes<00:48:52.160><
- or statutory references that changes or statutory references that would<00:48:54.480>
be <00:48 - And then that continues to if you engage in these transactions.
- And then that that continues to if you And then that that continues to if you engage<01:24:29.440>
- <01:27:49.280>
the illegal, but they continue the illegal, but they continue the transaction
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/20/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- 01:27:35.679>
that <01:27:35.840>could continue to hear things that could continue to hear - graduated to college and I'm continuing graduated to college and I'm continuing homeschooling<01
- > our<01:46:17.760>
right <01:46:17.920>to continue to protect our right to continue - We had guidelines, rules that had no statutory authority.
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the The statutory recognition provides the The statutory recognition provides the legal
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Education (3-3-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- That part of the statute just still continues, and it's really not necessary.
- That part of the statute just still continues, and it's really not necessary.
- That part of the statute just still continues, and it's really not necessary.
- That part of the statute just still continues, and it's really not necessary.
- Those do a continually... they do an annual audit. That's a separate system. I'm sorry.
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Education met with a quorum and first took up Senate Bill 68, which was presented by Kentucky Department of Education staff as a cleanup measure to reduce duplicative or outdated reporting requirements. The bill, as amended by a committee substitute, would streamline reporting on local wellness policies, school breakfast programs, school budgets, audits, and school nutrition assessments, while preserving existing requirements to adopt wellness and physical activity policies and maintain audit obligations. Members asked whether removing reporting on physical activity and related topics would weaken oversight; KDE responded that districts would still have to adopt the policies and be reviewed under federal nutrition monitoring, but the state reports were often incomplete, hard to compare, and not especially useful. The committee adopted the substitute and passed SB 68 unanimously.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 207, the School Innovation Act, sponsored by Senator West. The bill would create an optional program allowing school districts to apply to the Kentucky Board of Education for waivers from certain administrative regulations and establish three-year “schools of innovation,” potentially with third-party partners, to give struggling schools more flexibility and a fresh start. Senator West said the model was inspired by a visit to a school of innovation in South Carolina and by examples from South Carolina and Indiana, and he argued that the bill would let districts try new approaches without mandating participation. He also said existing “district of innovation” language in statute is a relic and that the bill would replace it with a school-based model.
Committee members asked about fiscal impact, eligibility, and whether the bill was limited to failing schools. Senator West said the fiscal note was indeterminate because participation is voluntary and could range from none to many districts, but he expected little direct budget change and possible outside philanthropic funding if a district chose to participate. He said the bill does not limit participation to the bottom 5% of schools and would be left to local district discretion. Members also raised whether high-performing or specialized schools could use the model; West said yes, if a district chose. Supportive testimony emphasized that the bill could reduce burdensome oversight and allow schools more flexibility to innovate. The discussion ended with continued questions and no final action recorded in the excerpt.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for the opportunity continues.
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against We will continue to defend against We will continue to defend against - you have my word that as we continue you have my word that as we continue forward<00:52:57.680><
- <00:53:33.839>
to until that happens, we we continue to until that happens, we we continue - <01:26:39.520>
work I I look forward to the continuing work I I look forward to the continuing
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EDN Public Hearing - Thu Feb 19, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- They continue to um perpetuate the past.
- place and we're going to continuously place and we're going to continuously refine<01:02:39.280>
- is capped out at the $175,000 statutory is capped out at the $175,000 statutory limit<01:36:38.960
- <02:24:25.359>
the Uh recommendation is to continue the Uh recommendation is to continue the - you so much to everybody who's continued you so much to everybody who's continued to<02:25:58.000
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 2485, which would require cardiovascular screening for student athletes. The Department of Education and Department of Health said they support the bill’s intent but noted that many screenings are already part of existing school-entry and well-child exams. The Attorney General’s office asked for clarifying language on who performs the screenings, where results go, how “positive findings” are defined, how referrals would work, and whether funding would be appropriated if DOE must hire health professionals. The American Heart Association strongly supported the bill, citing the risk of sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes and arguing that sports physicals are an effective opportunity for early detection. No vote was taken, and the committee moved on after testimony.
The committee then heard HB 89, concerning a school psychologist working group and possible licensing or credentialing of school psychologists. The Department of Education and Board of Psychology supported the measure. The Hawaii Psychological Association said it supports licensing school psychologists but asked to be included in the working group, arguing it is an important stakeholder. The Hawaii Association of School Psychologists opposed including HPA, saying the issue is between school psychologists and DCCA and that HPA is not part of their organization. Testimony and discussion focused on the long-running disagreement over whether school psychologists should be regulated under the Board of Psychology or another mechanism, and on title protection and scope of practice. No action was reported during this portion.
The committee also took up HB 2445, relating to standardized emergency responses for immigration enforcement at or near schools. The Department of Education said it already issued internal law-enforcement guidance and questioned whether the bill was necessary, while also raising concerns about the bill’s 1,000-foot buffer language and the limits of school authority over activity off campus. The Board of Education echoed those concerns and suggested the bill may need clearer definitions. Supporters, including the White Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and an attorney testifying on Know Your Rights training, argued that recent federal changes have increased ICE activity near schools and that a law is needed to ensure clear, public protocols, staff training, and family protections. A student testifier said the measure was a top priority of the state student council. The transcript ends during testimony, with no vote or final committee action shown.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- After we left the meeting, we continued communications over the next several months trying to get answers
- As a matter of fact, the WSC rejected this and continued with litigation in both the Federal District
- There's a statutory framework there.
- I ask that you vote favorably for this bill and consider the benefits of these statutory changes for
- this state continues to support.
Bills:
HB937, HB2078, HB2080, HB3322, HB3350, HB4212, HB4630, HB4896, HB4951, HB5348, HB5675, SB565, SB971, SB1662, SB2124
Keywords:
special districts, notice requirements, Water Code, government transparency, public meetings, meeting notice, transparency, public engagement, notice, elections, groundwater management, water conservation, joint planning, environmental impact, desired future conditions, groundwater, conservation district, environmental quality, regulatory review, water utility
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- continuity of care. Um next slide. continuity of care. Um next slide.
- analytics interact with the statutory analytics interact with the statutory mandated<00:30:45.039
- <00:31:56.960>
to ASD or related condition continues to ASD or related condition continues - <01:09:43.120>
We're continuing to refine the work. We're continuing to refine the work. - to work on that and continue to continue to work on that and continue to do<01:25:38.320>
it <
Bills:
HF3378
Keywords:
human services, Optum reports, data privacy, transparency, legislative oversight, 1183, house
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 12th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- So Austin continues. But thank you, Madam Chair.
- This council supports continuous improvement in the workforce system and here's an example of one of
- There's a statutory, even when the property is foreclosed, the owner has a right to redeem it.
- It's important to note that homeowners assist, there is no, there is statutory.
- So we look forward to continuing the conversations with Representative Ortaz and working with the committee
Bills:
HB406
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This feature helps us take our next steps as we continue to move digitally.
- I look forward to continued work and. stakeholders to make this an even better bill.
- In the rulemaking is part of the continuing conversations we'd like to see.
- We're going to continue to work with stakeholders.
- To that effect, we continue to work with stakeholders and do anticipate a committee substitute.
Bills:
HB1951, HB2715, HB3092, HB3237, HB3278, HB3511, HB3592, HB3675, HB3778, HB3782, HB3826, HB3970, HB4016, HB4049, HB4341, HB4344, HB4406, HB4427
Keywords:
collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- a concern of development and making sure that improper or illegitimate legal development doesn't continue
- I believe that's the case, but we'll continue to have the discussion just for your comfort.
- The administration stated they had no worries about breaking the statutory audit requirements.
- a win for everybody in Texas: for the cities, for the people, and it holds those cities. to that statutory
- The bill clarifies and aligns the statutory wording on who can be a signatory on these petitions, and
Bills:
SB1079, SB1243, SB1504, SB1579, SB1708, SB1844, SB1851, SB1879, SB1921, SB1951, SB2237, SB2238, SB2406, SB2407
Keywords:
SB 1079, Texas, county government, commissioners court, Local Government Code, Chapter 263, surplus property, salvage property, data storage device, hard drive, electronic media, digital records, confidential information, protected information, privacy, records retention, information security, data destruction, device disposal, sensitive data
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It relates to the continuation of functions of vocational rehabilitation division administered by the
- The Texas Workforce Commission has shared concerns over a lack of statutory requirements for fraud, waste
- There is currently no statutory guidance concerning these issues in all other TWC programs.
- amending Chapter 201, Texas Labor Code, House Bill 33,700 would ensure that all programs at TWC have statutory
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Mar 31st, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- Judge, you're testifying for House Bill..." "3376 and representing the statutory probate judges of Texas
- "The statutory probate court judges.
- "There is a way to opt out, I think, Member LaHood, but I would say the statutory probate courts for
- The trouble is then they may not be able to afford to continue making the... payments.
Keywords:
electronic devices, family violence, criminal prosecution, protective orders, tracking, harassment, family allowance, decedent's estate, surviving spouse, minor children, inheritance, child support, maintenance, HB 1734, Family Code, Section 155.207, suit affecting the parent-child relationship, SAPCR, continuing exclusive jurisdiction, jurisdiction transfer
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
April 1, 2025 - 12:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- I urge you to support this bill and help us to continue to try... For all Floridians.
- I urge you to support this bill and help us to continue to transform lives through opportunity and hope
- We know so much more about this, and we’ll continue to learn more. Thank you.
- We know so much more about this, and we’ll continue to learn more. Thank you.
- And so for you to continue this is very, very, very important. I can speak personally.
Summary:
The Human Services Subcommittee met with a full agenda and reported all measures favorably. The committee first heard HB 1327, which would codify the Hope Florida program in state law, and HB 1329, the related public-records exemption for Hope Florida participants; both bills drew questions about oversight, duplication of services, staffing, and data privacy, and both passed 17-0 after an amendment to HB 1329. The committee then approved HB 391, allowing certified batterers intervention programs to include optional faith-based content while remaining grounded in required therapeutic models; an amendment clarified that participation in faith-based components must be strictly voluntary. Supporters argued the bill restores choice and access, while opponents raised concerns about church-state separation and uneven availability of secular alternatives; the bill passed 17-0.
Members also advanced HB 1065, creating an Alzheimer’s disease awareness initiative through the Department of Elder Affairs, with broad support from members who shared personal experiences and emphasized early detection and public education. HB 1163, dealing with recovery residences, passed 12-5 after debate over local zoning authority, home rule, and whether the bill would help or hinder placement of level four recovery homes near urban cores. Several members said they supported recovery housing in principle but wanted more clarity on task force findings and local impacts before fully backing the measure.
The committee next approved HB 969, which shifts evaluation of school district mental health assistance programs to OPAGA and requires reports on outcomes and effectiveness; members stressed the need to know whether substantial mental health funding is improving student outcomes. HB 1191, which decriminalizes allowing children to travel to school, play outdoors, or stay home for reasonable periods and codifies current DCF policy, passed 16-0 with support framed around parental rights and child development. Finally, HB 1207, the Tristan Murphy Act, passed 15-0 and would expand mental health diversion and treatment options, including training for first responders, a forensic hospital diversion pilot, a behavioral health data repository, and additional evaluation requirements before inmate work assignments. The meeting adjourned after all agenda bills were reported favorably.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 02/03/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- we we know of that that can uh continue we we know of one<01:13:41.360>
County <01:13:41.760>< - to invest in STDs on their own continue to invest in STDs on their own um<01:13:49.679>
because <01:14:31.480>that the crews um would likely continue that the crews um would likely continue - Chair, and yeah, thank goodness for the federal prosecutions, and hopefully they'll continue.
- behind um would largely be uh continued behind um would largely be uh continued going<01:21:42.239
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several bills and a Department of Corrections budget overview. On Senate File 9, Senator Rest explained a bipartisan campaign finance refund bill that had previously moved through the Elections Committee and the tax bill process. Members asked about the $10 minimum contribution threshold for reporting and refund eligibility, and Rest said it was a reasonable number suggested by Senator Karan to make the system more efficient. The bill also included data practices language classifying certain refund-related information as private data, with a separate nonpublic classification noted for receipt validation reports. The committee voted to recommend the bill to pass and re-refer it to the Taxes Committee.
The committee then took up Senate File 11, a sales tax exemption for firearm safety devices such as trigger locks and gun safes. Rest described the bill as an extension of prior tax exemptions and clarified that it does not apply to the firearm itself. An A1 clarifying amendment defining “government entity” by reference to statute was adopted. Members discussed the bill’s scope and data privacy language, including a provision making purchase or transfer information private if collected by a government entity. The committee then voted to recommend the amended bill to pass and re-refer it to the Taxes Committee.
Next, the committee heard Senate File 456, a bill to update Minnesota’s drug statutes to address fentanyl more directly. Anoka County Assistant County Attorney Sebastian Mesa and Senator Oumou Verbeten testified in support, arguing that fentanyl has become more dangerous than methamphetamine and that the law needs to be updated to give prosecutors a better tool. Members discussed overdose trends and whether more recent statistics were available; one member noted 2023 fentanyl deaths exceeded 1,000, while another said national fatal overdoses had declined since mid-2023. The bill was laid over, with the committee noting it would wait for fiscal analysis before further action.
Finally, Commissioner Paul Schnell gave an overview of the Department of Corrections, describing its mission, staffing, prison population, community supervision responsibilities, and budget context. He emphasized rehabilitation, evidence-based practices, reentry support, and the public safety benefits of reducing recidivism. No vote was taken on the department presentation.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- ahead and dive in, and then wherever we stop, we'll come back this evening upon adjournment and continue
- However, as you can see on line 77, we do have that statutory reserve amount in there.
- So to keep the $100 million statutory reserve in the school foundation program, there was about $350
- line 77, we do have that statutory line 77, we do have that statutory reserve<01:14:15.280>
amount - So to keep the $100 million statutory So to keep the $100 million statutory reserve<01:15:13.199
Keywords:
911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety, mental health, detention, competency evaluation, treatment, contractual agreements, Wyoming, budget, funding, education, wildfire prevention, healthcare, community colleges, grants, economic development