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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Education Pre-K - 12 Feb 3rd, 2026

Education Pre-K - 12

Transcript Highlights:
  • It for an educational circumstance in our state of Florida.
  • to protect and enshrine in our state constitution.
  • statutory categories used in state, school improvement policies.
  • So are we contemplating the state actually publishing...
  • We need the state to publish textbooks because we can't find any.
Bills: S0824, S1170, S1620, S1738, S7036
Summary: The Education Pre-K-12 Committee considered several K-12 bills and resolutions. SJR 1104, by Senator Massullo, would place on the ballot a proposed constitutional amendment protecting voluntary religious expression in public schools; supporters said it simply codifies existing law and protects student and employee rights, while opponents warned it could entrench religious pressure and exclusion. The resolution was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 1738, by Senator Yarborough, on educational facilities; an amendment removed crime-prevention-through-environmental-design language and adjusted transparency/safe-space provisions, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. SB 824, by Senator Truenow, was amended into a transparency measure requiring districts to submit annual reports on unimproved land holdings to DOE, and it was reported favorably. Appointments in tabs 7 and 8 were recommended for confirmation. The committee then took up SPB 7036, a comprehensive education package by Chair Simon. The bill would expand educational emergency triggers, adjust Title I withholding uses, align charter school rules with school improvement processes, update safety and early learning provisions, expand literacy and math interventions, and revise educator pipeline policies. Members raised concerns about a provision that could allow the state to develop instructional materials; Simon said that section was still being considered and would need guardrails. The committee adopted a motion to submit the bill as a committee bill, and it was reported favorably. SB 1620, by Senator Leak, proposed a “school board members’ bill of rights” giving board members direct access to district documents and staff, limiting district attorneys’ dual representation, strengthening nepotism rules, and prohibiting nondisclosure agreements. Volusia County school board members and others testified both for and against the bill, with supporters citing transparency and accountability and opponents warning about confidentiality, staff pressure, and undermining the superintendent’s authority. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, SB 1170, by Senator Calatayud, as amended, would allow parents of students in self-contained ESE classrooms to request cameras, with district policies governing review, notice, timelines, and appeals. Parents, advocates, and educators testified strongly in support, while one witness opposed it as an unfunded mandate. The committee reported the bill favorably.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Edfin Committee Meeting - 2025-04-28

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Among school buildings for support staff.
  • Article 10 is the State Agency's Article.
  • The state academies, and Section 6 is the Perpich Center.
  • Please state your name for the record and you may begin.
  • We represent 84,000 members across the state.
Bills: HF1388
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare Mar 18th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • Notably, it offers the compact states a way to handle disciplinary issues that cross state lines.
  • It's most needed for our state.
  • Bolton, with Baton Rouge General; and Louisiana State Council of Emergency Nursing.
  • It is not negotiated on a state-by-state basis.
  • But this is crossing state lines.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 28th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They are still the first in state history.
  • Not only did they win a state championship.
  • They were also academic state runners-up with a 3.91 GPA.
  • and earning state titles in seven events.
  • This is the state intending to offer evidence of instances.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 28th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yes, it's work in other states. They've established this sort of protocol in other states.
  • The question I have is in the medical coding, how is this going to be coded and how is this going to
  • All of it has a billing code.
  • in other states?
  • and the other states.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 28th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And whereas the Carl Albert High School Boys Swim Team secured its third state.
  • Not only did they win a state championship, they were also academic state runner-ups with a 3.91 GPA.
  • They secured the Class 6A state championship for the fourth consecutive year.
  • and earning state titles in seven events.
  • third in the state with an impressive team Academic all-state honors, placing third in the state with
Summary: The Senate began with ceremonial recognitions for several student groups and community visitors, including Carl Albert High School’s boys and girls swim teams, the Lady Titans basketball team, and the Choctaw High School speech and debate team. Senators and coaches highlighted the teams’ state championships, academic achievements, and perseverance, and the chamber also welcomed visiting groups from Aline, Owasso, and Tulsa County. After the presentations, the Senate returned to general order and took up a series of House bills. Among the measures considered, House Bill 3720 expanded the Local Food Freedom Act by raising the gross annual sales threshold for local food establishments from under $75,000 to $250,000; it passed 39-4. House Bill 3849 updated the Oklahoma mentoring children of incarcerated parents program and passed 42-1. House Bill 3882 created a revolving fund for industrial and lake access improvement projects and passed 33-9, then also passed the emergency clause 39-4. House Bill 3919 reduced county free fair association boards from nine members to five to address quorum problems and passed 45-0. House Bill 3941 codified a pay raise for a court secretary and passed 45-0, including its emergency clause. House Bill 4118 updated the family caregiver tax credit and passed 44-1. House Bill 4141 removed the sunset on the statewide sexual assault nurse examiner coordinator position and passed 45-0. The chamber also debated several policy bills more extensively. House Bill 4268 created a growth-based teacher compensation program using Oklahoma Teacher Empowerment Funds and restored a $5,000 stipend for national board-certified teachers; it passed 45-0 and its emergency clause also passed 45-0. House Bill 4342 allowed prior instances of domestic violence or abuse to be admitted as propensity evidence in court, with supporters saying it would help interrupt the cycle of abuse and opponents raising due process concerns; it passed after debate. House Bill 4428 required public pension plans to base proxy voting decisions solely on financial considerations, and House Bill 4429 required proxy advisors to disclose when recommendations were not based on financial analysis; both passed after debate, 35-8 and 37-7 respectively. Two Rule 7-9 motions to pull House Bills 4422 and 4423 from committee and place them on general order failed by recorded vote. The Senate then announced Denim Day for domestic violence and sexual assault awareness, noted a few final reminders, and adjourned until April 29, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 16th, 2026 at 10:48 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's designed to build capacity, resilience, and consistency.
  • We are actively working to address staffing shortages across the state.
  • In New York City in New York State right now, they were inspired.
  • And we have a state and a federal version.
  • Those are provided by the State Investment Council on projections of the Early Childhood Education and
Bills: SB132, SB241
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 16th, 2026

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • And just as an example for the committee, someone says, I'm having problems accessing the state building
  • But with a site review, we may find out, oh, the state building is historic.
  • Oh, the state building is historic, and so only one entrance-exit needs to be ADA compliant.
  • We do not.” “...level of all our state obligations and buildings.
  • of the state, a state employee.
Bills: SB132, SB241
Summary: The committee first heard HB 158 as amended, which would require state agencies receiving appropriations from the Grow Fund to submit accountability and evaluation plans to the State Budget Division and the Legislative Finance Committee. LFC staff said the bill would put existing practice into statute and formalize agency reporting and evaluation responsibilities. The bill drew no opposition testimony, and after questions about whether agencies or LFC would do the evaluations, it passed on a 9-0 due pass vote. HB 255, the Public Safety Workforce Building Program, was then presented as a bipartisan measure to consolidate public safety workforce funding into a competitive grant program for local law enforcement, fire, detention, and public attorney offices. The sponsor said it would not require a new appropriation. There was no opposition testimony, and the committee approved it on a 9-0 due pass vote. The committee then took up SB 309, which would replace the lottery’s 30% return requirement with a fixed floor return for several fiscal years, with a reversion to the current law if the floor is not met. Lottery officials and supporters argued the change would let the lottery offer more competitive prizes, including higher-value scratchers, and potentially increase scholarship revenue; opponents, including Think New Mexico and a nursing student, warned it could cap long-term growth and reduce scholarship funding. After extended debate, the bill passed on a 7-2 due pass vote. Later, SB 79, creating a statewide mosquito-borne disease prevention program through the Department of Health, was presented by its sponsor as a response to West Nile virus and warmer winters. Testimony from the sponsor and the state entomologist emphasized rising mosquito risk and the need for county grants and statewide coordination. Although the committee initially moved to table the bill because funding had already been included in the budget, that motion failed and the bill ultimately received a due pass vote. The committee also heard HB 295, which would create a centralized accessibility reporting position in the Department of Health; after testimony for and against, an amendment stripping the appropriation was adopted, and the bill passed 5-3. The committee then heard HB 124, establishing an Office of New Americans within Workforce Solutions to coordinate workforce integration for immigrants with lawful status. Supporters described barriers faced by immigrant workers and the need for bilingual training and centralized assistance, while the sponsor said the office would have no first-year budget impact. The bill passed 6-4. Finally, the committee considered SB 273 and SB 274, both involving state financial support for affected entities and the Patient Compensation Fund. SB 273, which would provide temporary state assistance to communities affected by economic disruption, passed after debate about precedent and economic recovery. SB 274, which sought repayment from the Patient Compensation Fund for prior state infusions, drew opposition from hospitals and physicians who warned of higher surcharges and questioned the timing and legality; discussion continued around the committee substitute and the fund’s statutory restrictions.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Health Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • safety and labeling decisions away from qualified scientists and regulatory experts and creates a state-by-state
  • So shipped to all of our other states.
  • ><00:20:00.400><c> a</c> these products and would it create a these products and would it create a state-by-state
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Bills: HB139, HB172, HB156
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Apr 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • Being that we don't want to exempt that state agency due to the fact that they're incarcerated, moved
  • Bill 1595 just regulates how state agencies interact with commercial driving training schools, except
  • for DOC, prohibiting state agencies from recommending specific CDL schools or discriminating in grant
  • Chairman. 1303 transfers property and records from the advisory council of workers' compensation to the
  • To register with the secretary of state and then notify of any changes in their status.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Apr 16th, 2026

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • It just exempts DOC, being that we don't want to exempt that state agency due to the fact that they're
  • Senate Bill 1595 just regulates how state agencies interact with commercial driving training schools,
  • Senate Bill 1303 transfers property and records from the Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation to
  • Senate Bill 2180 requires agents of certain foreign principals to register with the Secretary of State
  • From the front door to the room in a state-owned hotel or lodge.
Summary: The committee heard a series of Senate bills, most of them receiving unanimous or near-unanimous do-pass recommendations. SB 1595, as amended, exempts commercial driver training schools administered by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections from provisions regulating state agency interactions with CDL schools; the amendment was adopted and the bill passed 9-0. SB 1303 transferred property and records from the Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation to the Workers’ Compensation Commission, SB 2180 required certain foreign principals’ agents to register with the Secretary of State, SB 2072 expanded title-theft protections and allowed broader law-enforcement investigation and fee waivers, SB 1772 clarified when vehicle lights must be used, and SB 1209 excluded Sundays and federal holidays from eviction timelines; each passed without opposition or with overwhelming support. Members also advanced SB 137, a mirror bill to a House measure dealing with a corrections-related issue, after discussion about retroactivity and possible amendments on the Senate side; it passed 9-1. SB 1944 adjusted an agriculture payroll threshold exemption and passed 10-0. SB 372 clarified that a person may carry a weapon from the front door to a room in a state-owned hotel or lodge and passed 9-1. SB 1636 allowed a victim’s family to request a cold case review from any law enforcement agency and passed 11-0. SB 1256 was amended to remove language requiring certain written judicial findings, then passed 11-0. Additional bills approved included SB 1827, which updated definitions in the Government Tort Claims Act; SB 2104, a cleanup and integration measure following adoption of the Oklahoma Uniform Trust Code; SB 1226, clarifying when a driver must stop after an accident involving property damage; and SB 1876, allowing a foreign insurer to be served through its registered agent rather than only the insurance commissioner. The committee adjourned after reporting all measures out favorably.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 9th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States. Salute the flag of the state of Oklahoma.
  • So she is majoring in political science prelaw and she's interested in tax in the state policy.
  • Majoring in political science prelaw and she's interested in tax in the state policy.
  • Sergeants, please Escort the state champions onto the floor. Senator Fricks, thank you, Mr.
  • two and 1 victory over Howe, earning their first fast-pitch state title since 2006.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 9th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Salute the flag of the state of Oklahoma. Its symbols of peace unite all people. You may be seated.
  • Salute the flag of the state of Oklahoma. Its symbols of peace unite all people. You may be seated.
  • Sergeants, please escort the state champions onto the floor. Senator Frick. Thank you, Mr.
  • The state championship game was held at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.
  • They saw a thrilling 2-1 victory over Howe, earning their first fast-pitch state title since 2006.
Summary: The Senate convened, the roll was called, and a quorum was declared. The chamber opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then proceeded to a series of floor introductions recognizing the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Sameed Faruqi, and psychologist of the day, Dr. Jeffrey Martindale, along with several interns and guests on the floor and in the gallery. A major ceremonial item was the introduction of the Oakdale/Oktaha Lady Tigers fast-pitch softball team, which was recognized for winning the 2025 OSSAA Class 2A state championship. Senator Fricks presented a citation honoring the team’s resilience, sportsmanship, and community pride, and the coach briefly thanked the Senate and described the long-term connection between the players and the school program. The Senate also recognized the Oklahoma Alzheimer’s Association in the gallery. No legislation was debated or voted on in the transcript; the only formal action was a motion adopted to adjourn when the clerk’s desk was clear. Committee announcements noted that HHS would meet at 1:00 and Revenue and Taxation would meet later in the afternoon, and the Senate adjourned until Tuesday, February 10th at 1:30 p.m.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Transportation Mar 27th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Of the Texas Transportation Code.
  • Afar has one of the most important ports of entry in the United States.
  • We're building a second span expansion.
  • You see, you see Mexican companies buying fuel here in the United States.
  • And Vicky Lopez is a state representative in the state of Florida, correct? Yes, sir. OK.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Mar 27th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Pharr has one of the most important ports of entry in the United States.
  • We saw an influx of investments take place on the northern states.
  • So we're working hand-in-glove with the state of Tamaulipas.
  • And Vicky Lopez is a state representative in the state of Florida, correct? Yes, sir. Okay.
  • that the state has.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Mar 27th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • that the portion of State Highway 48 between its intersections with State Highway 550 and Fisherman's
  • court or presumably in federal court in a particular state.
  • criminal records is likely preempted by this code section.
  • Not be their fault in the state of Texas. That's a fair point.
  • Are they generally from parts throughout the United States?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management May 22nd, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • a newly designated historic property. building.
  • This is impacting just one building on one quarter of the lot that the building sits on.
  • them buying the building.
  • across the state today.
  • I’m glad to be here in the state. Thank you for your time.
Bills: SB2215, SB2639
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part III) Aug 27th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • in the United States.
  • It's time to take that step like four other states have done.
  • We do not have the healthcare system that Texans deserve in this state.
  • , so TEA or ISDs choose, complies with state law.
  • Your state senate is well led by him as our presiding officer.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Aug 27th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • First, if a document creating a lien on real property is filed, With the Secretary of State by an inmate
  • They would file an affidavit stating that with the Secretary of State.
  • The Secretary of State must request the assistance of the Office of Attorney General to determine if
  • This allows the Secretary of State to refuse a document filed to create a lien on real property if the
  • Today, one amendment provides statutory authority for state agencies to administer the grant program,